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Figuring it Out<\/em> by Alastair Strachan
8″x8″; collage on panel. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visual Poetry and Color<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
14 August-16 September 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVisual Poetry and Color\u201d is a traveling exhibition of collage artists and visual poets from around the world, presented by the International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction. This fourth iteration brings together approximately 180 works, including new contributions by artists from the United States and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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untitled by Celeyce Matthews
8″x8″; collage on panel. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The exhibition began in 2023 with 44 works gathered for a show in upstate New York through the international network of Willie Marlow, who curated the exhibition. Marlow donated the works to the Ontological Museum Archives with the proviso that another exhibition would be held. Cecil Touchon subsequently developed the project into a traveling exhibition, inviting artists to contribute additional works at each iteration and expanding the project into a global survey of collage and visual poetry. Previous iterations were presented in Troy, New York; Dallas, Texas; and Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from material provided by the <\/em>gallery)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong>

Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library<\/strong>
2400 Central Avenue
Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, USA
(505) 662-8250

Hours:<\/strong>
Monday-Thursday, 10AM-8PM
Friday, 10AM-6PM
Saturday, 10AM-5PM
Sunday, 1-5PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW Visual Poetry and Color at Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA14 August-16 September 2026 \u201cVisual Poetry and Color\u201d is a traveling exhibition of collage artists and visual poets from around the…<\/p>\n

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