{"id":7331,"date":"2018-08-05T20:32:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T00:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=7331"},"modified":"2020-02-24T11:18:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T16:18:40","slug":"morgantown-collage-collective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-events\/morgantown-collage-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgantown Collage Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7332\" src=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola-Janevski-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola-Janevski-1.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola-Janevski-1-300x284.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola-Janevski-1-600x568.jpg 600w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola-Janevski-1-560x530.jpg 560w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola-Janevski-1-260x246.jpg 260w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola-Janevski-1-160x152.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\nCOLLAGE MEET-UP<\/p>\n<h2>Morgantown Collage Collective<br \/>\nat Monogalia Arts Center<br \/>\nin Morgantown, West Virginia, USA<br \/>\nThursdays, 5-7PM<br \/>\nNext meeting: 9 August 2018<\/h2>\n<p>West Virginia is getting a collage collective.<\/p>\n<p>The effort is being spearheaded by collagist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nikola_janevski\/\">Nikola Janevski<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As I returned to Morgantown, still under the heavy influence of the creative energy from Kolaj Fest New Orleans, I wanted the feeling to continue,&#8221; writes Janevski. &#8220;The sense of belonging, community, and creativity that I experienced at Kolaj Fest is hard to describe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Two days after the event, I asked the local art center where I go for life drawing events weekly and drum circle sessions, if it was possible to get space for a Morgantown Collage Collective. The employees were excited and supportive of the idea.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7335\" src=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morgantown-Collage-Collective.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morgantown-Collage-Collective.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morgantown-Collage-Collective-300x185.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morgantown-Collage-Collective-600x370.jpg 600w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morgantown-Collage-Collective-560x346.jpg 560w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morgantown-Collage-Collective-260x160.jpg 260w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Morgantown-Collage-Collective-160x99.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Janevski created a Facebook group and began inviting others to participate. &#8220;We already have some professors from West Virginia University&#8217;s English department joining the group. Also, we&#8217;ve received support from several professors from the West Virginia University School of Art &amp; Design as well as many members of the community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Morgantown Collage Collective is a free and open-to-the-public group that focuses on making and promoting collage. The group meets weekly for two hours at the Monongalia Art Center. No previous art experience is required. All you need is a desire to make art.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7334\" src=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola_Janevski_Preface.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola_Janevski_Preface.png 425w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola_Janevski_Preface-300x482.png 300w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola_Janevski_Preface-260x418.png 260w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola_Janevski_Preface-160x257.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can bring scissors, glue, and old magazines with you. They will also have supplies ready for you to use. Come and join them for 2 hours of art making, socializing, and collaborating with other artists and art enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>This event is 18+ and no drugs, alcohol, or tobacco.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more at Morgantown Collage Collective Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/morgantown.collage.collective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>INFORMATION<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Monogalia Arts Center<\/strong><br \/>\n107 High Street<br \/>\nMorgantown, West Virginia 26505 USA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/maps\/place\/Monongalia+Arts+Center\/@39.6281699,-79.957582,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x4bf13aa4b655f63a?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwit7O38ldfcAhVlyoMKHTjzA3cQ_BIwEnoECAcQCw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MAP<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.monartscenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WEBSITE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Images by Nikola Janevski<\/strong><br \/>\n(top) untitled, made during Kolaj Fest New Orleans<br \/>\n(centre) <em>Preface<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLLAGE MEET-UP Morgantown Collage Collective at Monogalia Arts Center in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Thursdays, 5-7PM Next meeting: 9 August 2018 West Virginia is getting a collage collective. The effort is being spearheaded by collagist Nikola Janevski. &#8220;As I returned&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-events\/morgantown-collage-collective\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65,4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nikola-Janevski-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2QTD7-1Uf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16675,"url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/kolaj-fest-new-orleans\/special-agent-collage-collectives-mission-27-locative-kolaj-at-kolaj-fest-new-orleans-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":7331,"position":0},"title":"Special Agent Collage Collective\u2019s Mission 27: Locative Kolaj at Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2025","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"6 January 2026","format":"gallery","excerpt":"PROJECT AT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS 2025 Special Agent Collage Collective\u2019s Mission 27: Locative Kolaj PROJECT SUMMARY Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2025 was a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society that took place 25-29 June. 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