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WORLD COLLAGE DAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organize World Collage Day Event or Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the many remarkable things about collage is its ability to extend across borders and barriers and to involve people regardless of skill level. Professional artists at the top of their game sit side by side with members of the general public who are picking up scissors for the first time. This is unique in an art world that often trades on hierarchy and status. The collage community is generous and kind and welcoming. It is one of our greatest strengths. World Collage Day is one day we show the world how we do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite artists, art centers, museums, galleries, schools, and communities to celebrate World Collage Day by hosting events and projects that bring communities together. Ideas include collage making meet-ups, docent-led tours of collage in a museum or gallery, activities for kids, slideshows or talks that appreciate collage\u2019s role in contemporary art and art history, exhibitions of collage, and more. Consider a project that manifests the spirit of World Collage Day. To get inspired, check out past events and projects from previous years on the World Collage Day page HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For artists, planning and hosting a World Collage Day event is an opportunity to build a relationship with institutions in your community. For institutions, World Collage Day is an opportunity to meet artists in your community and to engage with your audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2021, Kolaj Institute hosted a forum, “How-to World Collage Day.” You can watch it HERE<\/a>. In February 2023, we hosted another Kolaj LIVE Online forum, \u201cGet Ready for World Collage Day 2023.\u201d You can watch it HERE<\/a>. Both of these videos are great ways to familiarize yourself with the event and learn how other artists have organized events in the past. On Saturday, 21 March 2026 at 2PM EDT, we are hosting “Get Ready for World Collage Day 2026”. Visit the World Collage Day site<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now is the time to plan and whatever you decide to do, we want to hear about it. After you submit your event, we will announce your event on the World Collage Day website and through our social media. We invite people to come together around collage in their own communities and to connect to the world digitally using the hashtag #WorldCollageDay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIPS FOR SUBMITTING AN EVENT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Give the project a name. Write 3-7 sentences about your event or project and make or find 1-2 images that represent what you are doing. (Note: We don’t mean posters. These should be images of artwork free of texts and watermarks and a minimum of 1200 pixels wide.) We will announce your event on the WORLD COLLAGE DAY WEBSITE<\/a> and through our social media. When we receive your event, we will email with some helpful tips and other resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step One: Find a Space<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t have your own space, reach out to a partner who does. These can be galleries, libraries, cafes, bars, museums, or community centers. Work with the space to determine a time on 9 May 2026 to hold the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step Two: Define an Activity & Write an Event Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ideas include collage making meet-ups, docent-led tours of collage in a museum or gallery, activities for kids, slideshows or talks that appreciate collage’s role in contemporary art & art history, exhibitions of collage, and more. Visit the Past World Collage Day Events section on the World Collage Day<\/a> page for ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When thinking of a name for your event, use a unique name that doesn’t use the words “World Collage Day.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Write 3-5 (or more) sentences about your event. Some things to include: Who is leading it? What activities will people do during the event? What supplies or materials will be provided? Who will people meet? What will people leave the event with (i.e. a collage they make or a sense of connection to others)? What are you excited about the event?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t forget to include where the event is, when the event is, and if pre-registration is required and how to pre-register. Also, how do people get more information about your event?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When writing up your event, think about who your audience is, think about how you want them to feel when they leave your event. What’s the vibe for your event: playful, educational, a combination? If your event was a person, how would they talk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find images to promote the event. These can be images of artwork or images of the venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step Three: Submit Your Event<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is a helpful tool that gathers all the information we need to promote your event on our end. The form asks you for Event Title, Start & End Time, Organization name, the Name of the Venue name and address, contact information for the venue, and minimum of 3-7 sentences about what will happen there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMPORTANT: We also ask that you submit images of artwork that we can use to promote the event. Do not send posters or postcards, only artwork free of texts and watermarks and a minimum of 1200 pixels wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will announce your event on the WORLD COLLAGE DAY WEBSITE<\/a> and through our social media. When we receive your event, we will email with some helpful tips and other resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step Four: Promote your event locally<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Submit a calendar listing to local newspaper, radio, and television outlets. Announce the event online and through social media and ask other people to share it. Consider drafting a press release and sending it to the media with a request that they report on the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step Five: Enjoy World Collage Day, 9 May 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Take lots of pictures and post them to social media using the hashtag #worldcollageday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUBMIT YOUR EVENT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are using a Google Form to help organize information coming in about World Collage Day events. There is no cost to use the service, but you will need a Google account in order to upload images to the form. Use the form HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT KOLAJ INSTITUTE & KOLAJ MAGAZINE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kolaj Institute is a 501c3 Non-profit organization registered in the State of Louisiana, USA that supports artists, curators, and writers who seek to study, document, & disseminate ideas that deepen our understanding of collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st century movement. We operate a number of initiatives meant to bring together community, investigate critical issues, and raise collage\u2019s standing in the art world. LEARN MORE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kolaj Magazine<\/em> is an internationally-oriented art magazine dedicated to contemporary collage.
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