{"id":136,"date":"2024-06-05T13:14:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/collage-communities\/?p=136"},"modified":"2024-06-07T16:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:15:58","slug":"philadelphia-collageworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/collage-communities\/philadelphia-collageworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia CollageWorks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Spin the Bottle<\/em> by Heather Sandler
4\u201dx4\u201d; paper and oil pastels on a wooden panel. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia CollageWorks<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HISTORY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A longtime subscriber of Kolaj Magazine<\/em>, Annie Stone started Philadelphia CollageWorks after being inspired by an article about a collage group that met regularly in New Orleans. In 2019 Stone organized the first Philadelphia World Collage Day in collaboration with InLiquid and used it as an opportunity to take names of those interested in being part of a collage group. Afterward, she reached out to several other art organizations in Philadelphia. She asked them to put out the word to their collage artists’ members so they could be invited to gather for the group\u2019s first meeting in her apartment. Many artists at that first meeting are still members and have helped build a strong and vibrant collective of people of all ages, experience, and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MISSION <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia CollageWorks (PCW) is a members\u2019 collective for creating, studying, and appreciating collage, assemblage, and mixed media. PCW\u2019s purpose is to nurture a supportive environment where artists of all levels are free to create, explore, and experiment. PCW is committed to promoting collage as a respected creative expression through engaging in individual and collective exhibitions and community outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He Didn\u2019t Look Anything Like His Picture<\/em> by Sharon Ostrow
8\u201dx8\u201dx0.75\u201d; mixed media collage. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ASSOCIATION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Several PCW members belong to various other organizations including InLiquid, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Artessa Alliance, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Tri-State Artists Equity, and Art Sisters among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JOIN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To become involved, anyone who collages that is relatively local to Philadelphia can join the group by contacting Stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members post on Instagram and Facebook using the hashtag #philadelphiacollageworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Purple Haze<\/em> by Wendi Furman
12\u201dx12\u201d; salvaged fabric and cotton thread. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

KEY ACTIVITIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia CollageWorks meets monthly, either online or in person, depending on circumstances. Attendance ranges from 10 to 17 members, where they work on collage, discuss techniques, share experience, knowledge, and ideas about collage, visit members\u2019 studios, and have discussions on various topics regarding how they can grow and move forward as collage artists personally and as a group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group also works on projects that have been exhibited, with specific themes, such as \u201cBlock Party\u201d where members collaborated with one another in teams of 3 to 4 members, working on square cradle boards and creating each team\u2019s definition of a block party as well as their single-color small collages that eventually took the form for their \u201cRainbow Show\u201d representing the LGBTQ flag of Philadelphia that included over 500 collages. PCW is currently working on submitting proposals to showcase a 2-year project called the \u201cVoices of Diversity: Connecting Through Collage\u201d which consists of 440 5\u201d square collages made at 18 events that were held at 14 organizations and venues to represent the diversity of the Philadelphia community that will be hung together for display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONTACT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

EMAIL<\/a> | INSTAGRAM<\/a> | FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Top of the World<\/em> by Wendy Raskas Greenberg
8\u201dx8\u201d; mixed media on wooden panel. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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