New York Collage Ensemble

New York, New York, USA

HISTORY

Two NY-based collage artists, Isabelle Milkoff and Susan Lerner, were chatting over coffee when Isabelle proposed the idea of forming a New York City collage community. They contacted a number of artist friends and all met for the first and only time in person on February 27, 2020. From there, nine like-minded (mixed media, textile, analog collage) artists from the NY metro area became the NY Collage Ensemble. The founding members are Amy Putman, Patti Robinson, Carol Paik, Orit Tenzer, Meghan Larimer, Stacey Burgay, Deana Masselli, Isabelle Milkoff and Susan Lerner.

MISSION

The New York Collage Ensemble was formed as a way to meet, network and collaborate with other analog collage artists in the New York metro area. The mission of the NY Collage Ensemble is to foster a supportive community to share ideas, collaborative projects and inspiration revolving around collage.

JOIN

To join, follow @NYCollageEnsemble on Instagram for open calls, collaborations and zoom collage parties. Post work on #nycollageensemble for a chance to be featured. All collage artists are encouraged to participate. Once Covid restrictions cease, the group will resume in-person meetups and all collage artists in the NY metro area are welcome to attend.

KEY ACTIVITIES

The founding members meet monthly on-line to plan activities. The first collaboration involved creating accordion collage books that were passed from artist to artist. They hold open calls on Instagram and themed collage parties on zoom. The group is currently in the planning stages of creating a workshop, a charity fundraiser, and other collaborative activities.

CONTACT

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