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THIS WEEK AT KOLAJ LIVE ONLINE
Kolaj LIVE Online is a series of virtual programs in the form of forums, panels, workshops, artist talks, studio visits, and other activities that allow people to come together, learn and talk about collage, and connect in real time to the collage community. Events are free and open to everybody.
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COLLAGE EVENT
Meet the Gallerist: Christy S. Wood
at LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans
Tuesday, August 4th, 2020. 7PM-EST / 4PM-PST
Located in Arts District New Orleans, LeMieux Galleries has brought together "seasoned collectors and new art enthusiasts with artists who are committed to their vision" since 1983. This summer, Gallerist Christy S. Wood is celebrating her 20th year at the gallery (and five years as owner) with an exhibition of artists she has worked with over the last two decades. Wood will lead a tour of collage artists in the "Family" exhibition. Deedra Ludwig's playful installation shows collage on ping pong balls as a way to visually represent global humanity. The event is free and open to everybody. MORE INFO & REGISTER
KOLAJ LIVE ONLINE
Chaos To Order
Mystic Krewe of Scissors & Glue at Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Saturday, August 8th, 2020
1PM to 5PM-EST / 10AM to 2PM-PST
The Mystic Krewe of Scissors & Glue will live collage a 6-foot tall obelisk in the atrium of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. The event will be live streamed and, once an hour, participating artists will pause their work to speak about the process and approach. Participating artists are Christopher Kurts, Ella Campbell, Sean Lindsey, Savanna Meekins, Amy Newell, & Michael Pajon. In doing this, they shift the collaboration from artist practice to performance and demystify artmaking for the viewer. MORE INFO & REGISTER
COLLAGE ACTIVITY
Collage Castell
Inspired by a tradition at festivals in Catalonia, Spain, Collage Castell is an experiment in Human Tower building. The project is a collaborative collage making project and exchange. Here's how it works: Enclosed with the Kolaj LIVE Online Program Book are four Bauhaus-inspired starters on which we invite you to start a collage and then send to another artist to complete. Completed collages emailed to us will be posted in an online exhibition. LEARN MORE & JOIN
Fundraising Exhibition in Support of Kolaj Institute
As part of Kolaj LIVE Online, Kolaj Institute is hosting a Fundraising Exhibition to support the organization's residencies, publications, fellowships, and traveling programs. The artwork on sale benefits both the artist and the organization. EXHIBITION WEBSITE
COLLAGE ON VIEW
Up and Away
by Vanessa Compton
Vermont-based Vanessa Compton has lived in Dakar, Senegal studying the kora and its influence on hip hop music, and Kumasi, Ghana learning palm wine guitar with living master Koo Nimo. Her sculptures and collages have been exhibited in galleries across the US and appear in private collections around the world. MORE
COLLAGE ON VIEW
Saint by Enrique "Kike" Congrains
Enrique "Kike" Congrains is the Latin American Fellow at Kolaj Institute. A self-taught visual artist, Congrains specializes in paper work. His collages are based on clippings from old magazines and colored cards. His primary tools are scissors, blades and rubber cement. MORE
PUBLICATION
Kolaj LIVE Online Program Book
The Kolaj LIVE Online Program Book is your guide to the event. The 62-page book includes in-depth descriptions of the fourteen Kolaj LIVE Online events along with biographies of the presenters and institutional partners. The book serves as the catalog for the Kolaj Institute Fundraising Exhibition. It also comes with four starter collages to participate in the Collage Castell activity, a cat-themed Cut Out Page for the Cat & Paste Workshop, and a commentary about the creation of the event. MORE
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The Kolaj LIVE Online Program Book is sent automatically to members of the Silver Scissors & Golden Glue Societies and those who join before August 15th, 2020. These special subscribers support the work of Kolaj Institute while receiving an item from Kolaj each month. LEARN MORE
Our goal with every issue is that Kolaj Magazine is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of contemporary collage in art, culture, and society. Kolaj #29 reports on collage in this critical moment of world history.
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CURRENT ISSUE
KOLAJ #29
In the magazine: One of David Crunelle's lenticular collage is on the cover. Articles talk about the 'Cool Zone' of history; award winning collage; a new publishing project; how collage artists are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic; a report from Warsaw, Poland; going big with murals; an exhibition of Max Ernst collages; a profile of Amsterdam-based collagist Bob Bunck; and a Cut Out Page by Aylmer, Quebec artist Louise Héroux. Andrea Burgay and Clive Knights continue their conversation about excavation as a metaphor for ideas. And we have artist portfolios from Vancouver, Canada; Saugerties, New York; Tucson, Arizona; Mexico City, Mexico; and San Francisco, California. MORE
Each issue of Kolaj Magazine is dedicated to reviewing and surveying contemporary collage with an international perspective. We are interested in collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st century art movement.
