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From my most recent masterclass on how to draw accurately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnJTVj2u9I0
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Join me in just under an hour for the Draw Along show at http://be.net/live (5:30pm, ET/ 2:30pm, PT). Today, we’ll draw a squirrel hiding behind a tree stump, learn about Intaglio printing, and I’ll draw *YOUR* request at the end of the show! #arteducation #illustration
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INTRODUCING OUR NEW HERITAGE TRAINEES!
As part of the Royal Academy’s 250th anniversary celebrations and the Heritage Lottery Fund, the RA has taken on three trainees to work throughout different departments during 2017/18. My name is Patrick and I am based within Learning, there is also Wes in Digital and Masa in Collections, I am sure you will hear from them soon.
These first five weeks have been such a whirlwind, meeting so many new wonderful and interesting people and having the opportunity to explore the Royal Academy in ways that I have never done before. As a group of trainees we were given an in-depth introduction program that other members of my team have been extremely jealous of, I have delved deep into the archive and rummaged through the silver collection traditionally donated to the RA by new academicians.
Sometimes the RA can look, – to an outsider, – like a stalwart of the artistic establishment, an inaccessible and intimidating place for certain groups. However, being based within the learning team I have been able to witness first-hand several access groups, which have been developed over years closely with community groups to help gain access to hard to reach audiences. A brilliant example of this is the monthly Art Club, where homeless people come together to make and discuss art. It showed me how these groups are more than just about the art, they help participants to feel valued, accepted and included. It allows them to build the confidence to increase their social activity, which can go on to help people get back on their feet. Hearing stories of past attendees getting jobs as a direct influence of Art Club is inspiring and hopefully something I can continue to be involved in throughout my traineeship.
Throughout the year I hope to keep you all informed of my progress and the activities I will be involved with for the 250th anniversary celebrations. This year is going to go fast and I cannot believe I have already been here for five weeks!!!
Take care all,
Patrick
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Our team of volunteers paid visits to our storage facility this week to photography a wide array of objects related to the history of the RA and the practice of making art. One highlight was this set of fire buckets complete with RA branding! Before the age of fire extinguishers, these proud red buckets were dotted around Burlington House and the RA Schools.
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A study of a skeleton by Benjamin Robert Haydon, circa 1805 while he was studying in the RA Schools.
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Some artwork my students made before school got shut down. My heart hurts, I miss these kids.
Clay can be overwhelming. Honestly it’s been one of the things that has taken me the most years to try to figure out how do I manage this. So here are my tips from what I have learned after 7 years.
First- use CARDBOARD for kids to put their clay on while working. Helps keep your tables clean, clay doesn’t stick to it, and won’t stick to the tables. Seriously. Works great.
Second- ZIP LOCK BAGS. Ok this should probably be number one because it is legit the BEST. Get yourself some gallon bags. Write kids’ names on them. Everyone gets a bag. They put their projects and any small amount of extra clay in the bag at the end of the period. The bag keeps the clay moist for over a week + and really helps with organization!
Carts, if you have them! Trays, if you have them!
I have each table put their clay onto one tray– easy to collect and distribute. Then put the trays onto a cart. If you don’t have a cart, shelving units like: https://www.amazon.com/Furinno-99557BK-GY-Turn-N-Tube-Multipurpose/dp/B007KLYD46/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=plastic+shelving&qid=1554674471&s=gateway&sr=8-4 are great. I have purchased several of these before, they’re pretty sturdy, easy to put together & move.
Other tips, small containers (like take out containers, small jars) are great to use for slip. Just put a chunk of clay in the container with some water and mix. Put the containers in a bag to keep from drying out.
BABY WIPES AND LOTION. Honestly, baby wipes are my favorite for so many reasons. I use them all the time for clean up. Sink washing is just such a mess. Too many kids at the sink at once. Sure, some kids prefer the sink, and they usually go after a baby wipe, but baby wipes help so much. I buy baby wipes in bulk. I stand at a cart/table and kind of monitor/control– kids bringing me excess amounts of clay (small amounts can go into their bags), I give kids wipes for their hands (3-4, sometimes more), then after they wipe their hands, they can also wipe the tables with them!, kids putting clay into bags, bags onto trays, bringing me the containers of slip (I put them into bags), kids putting clay tools back into a container at their table, kids stacking cardboard. After kids wipe, they can either go to the sink, get more wipes, and then they get lotion.
I collect the trays and put them on a cart or a shelf in the closet to keep them organized by table number.
Lastly, you need this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073XZFHGR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
to cut your clay. Seriously, it’s the greatest. The ones with the wooden handles suck. I tried making my own, using regular fishing wire, other wire….. no… just get this. It’s $10. Seriously, best $10 I have ever spent. No more hurting my hands cutting clay.
What other tips do you want to learn about?
I really should post more. The amount of cool stuff my kids have done this year is insane. I love teaching digital art. Digital paintings, 2 point perspectives, creating buildings, a huge art show that 200 people came out to- we had the newspaper write about us and people write letters to the editor about it….. pretty cool. I don’t feel super appreciated by my admin this year, but I do feel appreciated by my kids & their families. Seeing their work… man they make me proud.
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Brooks Adams
In this special exhibit, the David L. Dickirson Fine Arts Gallery proudly celebrates the influence of educators who cultivate the practice and appreciation of art in West Virginia. Whether a college professor, a workshop host, or private instructor, the Tamarack artists featured in this show have played an important role in nurturing West Virginia’s artistic culture while encouraging aspiring artists of all ages.
In conjunction with Imparting Art, the gallery also has the privilege of displaying the top five winners of the New River Gorge National Parks Service’s Youth Arts in the Parks Appalachian Spring Wildflower Contest, a program that celebrates the intersection of art education and environmental appreciation.
Join us in the gallery on April 12 from 3 - 4:30 p.m for hors d'oeuvres, live music, and of course, wonderful works of art. This event is free and open to the public.
Opening Reception: Sunday, April 12, 2015 3:00-4:30 pm
Exhibition Dates: April 12 - June 12
Featuring:
Norma Acord, Homaira Ahmed, Richard Blevins, Mike Bowen, Mark Cline, John Coffey, Joe Ann Crawford, Pat Cross, Ginger Danz, Barbara Deligatt, iHarold Edwards, Mary Grassell, Ann Grimes, George Harper, Frank Hedgecock, Deborah Herndon, Vernon Howell, Ken Gilbert, Sandra King, Debbie Lester, Marietta Lyall, Leona Mackey,Bill McWhorter, Connie Mae Moeller, Rita Montrosse, Judy Reed, Ron Refsland, Ed Rehbein, Randall Sanger, Ben Schneider, Debbie Sisson, Carol Slovikovsky, Linda Charles Stone, Linda Stonestreet, Larry Sumpter, Ken Valko
CALL TO ARTISTS
POST IT!
Deadline: Sunday, 8 May 2022. Three years after the World Collage Atlas project, COUPEE launches a brand new project for World Collage Day. A huge exposition of hundreds of small collages, made by artists all over the world. But to achieve this they need you to spread the word, and to make lots of tiny Post it collages. The submitted collages will be exhibited the weekend of World Collage Day at de Krook, Ghent, Belgium’s public library and new tourist hotspot. Afterwards, a selection of the collages will be printed as Post-It blocs and the collection will be available for other expositions worldwide! MORE
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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one’s thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.
CALL TO ARTISTS
KAOS 2022 Open Call: Silence in Chaos
Deadline: Thursday, 5 May 2022. This year, the KAOS Festival of Contemporary Collage is questioning the meaning of silence, exploring the relationship between silence and sound and the visual. The jury will select 22 works from all the submissions, which will be exhibited in the form of printed digital collages and sound collages as part of a group exhibition at Layer House, Kranj, Slovenia and at street gallery Na mestu. Kolaj Institute’s Coordinator, Christopher Kurts, is on the jury this year. Kurts writes, “As a fan of plunderphonics and remix culture I’m excited to see the diversity of interpretations for this theme. How does one represent silence through sound and visuals?” MORE
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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one’s thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.
CALL TO ARTISTS
ColabCollage
Deadline: Tuesday, 10 May 2022 (residents of Europe only). Brazilian-Swiss collagist Ana Barros’ idea for World Collage Day 2022 is to create together! Ana will start a collage on an A6 sheet (148x105mm) and mail it to the participants to finish it. Participants have until Tuesday, 10 May 2022 to complete it and send her a photo (or scanned image). Ana will put all the artworks together and prepare a video with them to celebrate World Collage Day. For logistical reasons, Ana can only mail starter collages to residents of Europe. A digital starter collage will be made available for non-Europeans to take part. MORE
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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one’s thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.
WORLD COLLAGE DAY - LAKE FOREST PARK, WASHINGTON, USA
World Collage Day at ShoreLake Arts Gallery
14 May 2022, Noon-3PM PDT | Shorelake Arts Gallery | 17171 Bothell Way NE. Bring your scissors and join Andrea Lewicki, The Sewing Collage Artist, for a collaborative collage party celebrating World Collage Day! Together we will collage flowers that will later be sewn together to create a community garden mural. Glue sticks and paper will be available as long as supplies last. You are welcome to bring a magazine or collage materials to share. Lewicki will provide examples and templates. No previous collage experience is needed to participate in this free event! MORE
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World Collage Day is May 14th, 2022.
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration of collage on the Second Saturday of May. Initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018, we invited artists and art venues to hold events on that day to celebrate collage. On the event website, you can download a free poster, order a copy of the World Collage Day Special Edition, and see events from around the world.
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FROM THE ARTIST DIRECTORY
Joyful, Whimsical & Dark
Winscombe, North Somerset, United Kingdom. Ros Cuthbert embraces joyful, whimsical and dark imagery. Musical, theatrical, ecological, socio-political and personal themes permeate her work. Cuthbert has worked with a variety of materials and for the past few years has explored collage with paint and graphic media. The colored or printed pieces offer a visual conversation between design and meaning which can allow the image to develop in surprising ways. MORE
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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one’s thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.
WORLD COLLAGE DAY - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA
CUTTING EDGE Collage-a-Rama Exhibition Artist Talk on-line via Zoom
14 May 2022, 11AM PDT | Arc Gallery, online via Zoom | 1246 Folsom Street
Celebrate the art of collage with San Francisco artists during the “CUTTING EDGE” World Collage Day Artist Talk in conjunction with the "CUTTING EDGE" Collage-a-Rama Exhibition in the Project Gallery at Arc. All of the work was made during collage-making sessions at Arc Gallery. Featured artists include Carrington Arredondo, Glenn Bachmann, Johnny Botts, Dianne Hoffman, Priscilla Otani, Barbara Pollak-Lewis, Steve Sweetser, Stephen C. Wagner, and Tanya Wilkinson. The exhibition runs 9 April-7 May 2022 with an opening reception Saturday, 9 April, 7-9PM. Register in advance for the Artist Talk on Zoom. MORE
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World Collage Day is May 14th, 2022.
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration of collage on the Second Saturday of May. Initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018, we invited artists and art venues to hold events on that day to celebrate collage. On the event website, you can download a free poster, order a copy of the World Collage Day Special Edition, and see events from around the world.
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COLLAGE ON VIEW
Corporeal Gestures
at the Portland State University School of Architecture in Portland, Oregon, USA through 29 April 2022. In 2019, collage artist Clive Knights put out an international call for submissions from collage artists, asking them to respond to nine “muses”, characterized as the bodily necessities of breathing, nourishing, sleeping, discharging waste, procreating, resisting the earth’s pull, communicating, aging and dying. The result is an exhibition of work by more than 100 collage artists from twenty-one countries. The work presents a diverse response to the ways in which our actions, rhythms, relationships and shared experience of being alive are both predetermined and made possible by the modicum of matter borrowed from the world that constitutes each of our bodies. The project challenged collage artists to consider how one’s body is activated in the world–acting, gesturing, making–amidst the shared rhythms pertaining to our common, mortal predicament in a single, unfolding cosmos. MORE
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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one’s thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.
WORLD COLLAGE DAY - FANØ, DENMARK
World Collage Day Exhibition
14 May-7 June 2022 | Fanø Plejecenter | Sønder Engvej 2. Between 15-20 amateur collage artists will have work on display for this exhibition. The call for artists asked for collage work from artists that had never shown in an exhibition before, giving an opportunity for those that are just beginning their collage journey. Located in the garden of the Care Center, there will be music and drinks. All are welcome. MORE
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World Collage Day is May 14th, 2022.
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration of collage on the Second Saturday of May. Initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018, we invited artists and art venues to hold events on that day to celebrate collage. On the event website, you can download a free poster, order a copy of the World Collage Day Special Edition, and see events from around the world.
EVENT WEBSITE
COLLAGE ON VIEW
The Art of Jean LaMarr
at the Nevada Museum of Art through 29 May 2022. “The Art of Jean LaMarr” is a major retrospective of the work of one the most influential Native American artists practicing today. The exhibition presents more than 100 paintings, prints, and sculptures spanning five decades of the art and activism of Jean LaMarr (b. 1945), whose melding of post-modern eclecticism and Native American motifs and subject matter has affirmed the dignity of Native American women, addressed the legacy of colonialism, and above all sounded a ringing “rejection of the idea of the vanished American Indian.” MORE
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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one’s thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.
WORLD COLLAGE DAY - BOLOGNA, ITALY
Collazine: Artists at Risk Fundraiser
14 May 2022 | Collazine | Online. Wars, pandemics, climate change. The world seems to be an unsafe place to live in today and when we think that the only refuge may be in a better future, we realize that we are already living it, and should navigate it with care. It’s not possible to erase the past, but let’s imagine we have a blank sheet ready to rewrite a new story lived by moments of quiet, optimism and trust. We imagine a different future, but one so close that it can almost be touched. On the occasion of World Collage Day, Collazine will launch a fundraiser in support of Artists at Risk, a non-profit organization that since 2013 has been assisting artists who are politically vulnerable and are fleeing oppression and war in 26 locations, in 19 countries around the world. Artists at Risk hosts persecuted artists, writers, curators, critics and scholars by facilitating their safe passage from their countries of origin, hosting them at Artists at Risk Residencies and curating related projects. On rapso.org, unpublished collages made by ten international artists, inspired by the theme, a prompt to create a candid space in pursuit of a different future, will be made available for purchase. All proceeds will be donated to Artists at Risk. MORE
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World Collage Day is May 14th, 2022.
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration of collage on the Second Saturday of May. Initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018, we invited artists and art venues to hold events on that day to celebrate collage. On the event website, you can download a free poster, order a copy of the World Collage Day Special Edition, and see events from around the world.
EVENT WEBSITE
FROM THE ARTIST DIRECTORY
Reveal What’s Beneath
Brooklyn, New York, USA. Meghan Larimer’s collages are her visual diary, interpretations of thoughts and observations, therapy for her wild range of feelings, and a visualization of the poetic narrative in her head. They vary from whimsical to violent, dreamy and surreal. Inspired by the unintentional collage of New York and other cities, Larimer writes, “The street art and walls tell a story of the transient art that is constantly changing with every tag, poster, and attempt to cover it all up with a fresh coat of paint, only to be peeled away to reveal what’s beneath. I try to replicate this beautiful process in my work.” MORE
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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one’s thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.
WORLD COLLAGE DAY - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Hello Collage
14 May 2022, Noon-5PM CDT | Palacio de Minería | Calle de Tacuba 5, Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México. Artifício Postal, the community-facing, workshop-oriented collage practice of Selene Ramírez, is celebrating the ability to meet again on this year’s World Collage Day. Ramírez invites you to join her for a community experience centered around collage. Three events will take place throughout the day. The first event is a collage workshop from Noon-1:30PM. The second event is a meet-up from 2-5PM where artists and enthusiasts can discuss collage and get to know each other. The culminating event is a forum from 3-4PM where the public can get to know the people who are making collage in Mexico City. Each event takes place within the Palacio de Minería, a beautiful historical building located in the center of the city. All events are free and open to the public, however the first two events require registration. To register, send an email to [email protected]. MORE
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World Collage Day is May 14th, 2022.
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration of collage on the Second Saturday of May. Initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018, we invited artists and art venues to hold events on that day to celebrate collage. On the event website, you can download a free poster, order a copy of the World Collage Day Special Edition, and see events from around the world.
EVENT WEBSITE
COLLAGE RESIDENCY
Poetry & Collage Residency – Round 2
After learning a lot from March’s artists, Kolaj Institute heads back in for another round and we’re excited to announce the next twelve artists selected to participate in the Poetry & Collage Residency. Throughout April, through discussion and collaboration, the participating artists and writers will investigate what is at the intersection of collage and poetry. Their efforts will result in a publication of the work they’ve made throughout the month. MORE
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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one’s thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.
WORLD COLLAGE DAY - SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Belles Lettres: Collage in the Age of Covid Exhibition
12-22 May 2022 | Scratch Art Space | 67 Sydenham Road
A group of 10 Sydney-based collage students are showing their work with an exhibition opening on World Collage Day. During the Covid pandemic, Australia closed its borders and experienced one of the harshest lockdowns in the world. During this unique and uncertain time, students of the WEA, Sydney (Workers Educational Association, est. 1913.) were delivered a wonderful online weekly collage class by visual arts teacher, Brendan Vivian Smith. Over these weeks of stay-at-home orders the group created collage with images, materials, and papers that were at hand. The class also provided structure to the week and vital social connection. Collectively the group created new horizons, stories, and imaginings that brought beauty into their lives and kept their world large. This exhibition celebrates that work. MORE
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World Collage Day is May 14th, 2022.
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration of collage on the Second Saturday of May. Initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018, we invited artists and art venues to hold events on that day to celebrate collage. On the event website, you can download a free poster, order a copy of the World Collage Day Special Edition, and see events from around the world.
EVENT WEBSITE
CALL TO ARTISTS
Create for Ukraine
Sunday, 24 April 2022, 9AM EDT/3PM CEST. Art Therapist Julia Volonts facilitates a three-hour art therapy workshop on Zoom using collage for social action to provide community support, raise funds and further awareness on the war in Ukraine. Donation Fee to Participate: $25 USD. All proceeds will go to the Kyiv Collage Collective. MORE
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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one’s thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.
