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FROM THE ARTIST DIRECTORY
Lamy, New Mexico, USA. Helen Becker’s process of collaging is a mechanical one of visualizing how pieces come together to create a whole image. Like an experiment, there is freedom to connect things that did not belong together a second ago, but do now. When cutting or tearing appropriately sized and shaped pieces, Becker challenges the accuracy of her spatial judgment. Collage sometimes hides artistic decisions. Witnessing layers of materials building up, she like to shelter these secrets.
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CALL TO ARTISTS
A five-session PoetryXCollage virtual residency, 21 February-22 March 2026. Final Deadline to Apply: 14 February 2026. In the Virtual Residency,"The Elusive X," artists will concentrate on the intersection between Poetry X Collage, the dynamic space where these two methods of creativity intersect and inform one another. Our core path of exploration will be: How do we bring the visceral, linguistic precision of poetry and the fragmented, material nature of collage together? Jennifer Roche will lead participants on a journey of inquiry to explore what poetry and collage means for them, their work, and our culture. Poet and collagist S. Erin Batiste will join the residency as a guest speaker to share her own work and inform the artists about what Black Fems are doing at the intersection of poetry and collage and why she thinks it matters. Ric Kasini Kadour will share Poetry X Collage’s history and speak about the curatorial and editorial visions which guide the project. LEARN MORE
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FOLKLORE COLLAGE SOCIETY
Field Notes are selections from a survey of literature about a particular piece of folklore, a fragment for a potential collage; or a collage reflecting on the theme. These can be points of departure for collage artists to pursue. In Folklore Collage Society, Volume 1, Carol M. Lynch shares stories of crows and her Wheel of Crows’ Fortune collage.
Folklore Collage Society is a printed journal dedicated to artwork and artists who activate, transmit, and celebrate folklore as a form of cultural expression and a strategy for community resilience. In its pages, stories, statements, essays, field notes, poetry, and song lyrics mingle with collage art that shows how collage artists are thinking about the folklore. Visit Kolaj Institute's Folklore Collage Society page to get a copy or to join upcoming residencies where collage artists explore working with folklore in their artist practice. LEARN MORE
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FROM THE ARTIST DIRECTORY
Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Bob Phillips’ digital collage interests were prompted by two events: the recent pandemic when our lives became insular and constricted, and teaching an introductory course in collage, at a local public art gallery. Themes or narratives always emerge from the intermingling of images as each collage materializes. Phillips’ titles are important as they tend to reinforce the incongruous nature of the medium; he’ll appropriate titles from various other art forms, films in particular. The presence of largely male figures indicates his identity and worldview as a queer man. Any formal or compositional solutions are really secondary to images colliding and difference dominating. MORE
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COLLAGE ON VIEW
Cherie Savoie Tintary and Amy Mower at the Hillsboro Public Library, Brookwood Branch, 2 March-29 April 2026. Giving paper a second life, the work in “Cut It Out” explores how creative reuse can be surprising and uplifting by making use of recycled vintage magazines, ephemera, and other repurposed materials. Cherie Savoie Tintary and Amy Mower bonded over a shared love for the mid-century era, using it to tell unique stories in the form of analog collage. The work explores the themes of fun and games alongside current world issues and personal relationships, resulting in work that inspires both thought and laughter. MORE
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COLLAGE ON VIEW
Steve Tierney at the Clifton School of Arts in Clifton, New South Wales, Australia, 13-16 February 2026. “Folded Light” presents new artworks by Steve Tierney that explore the human figure through collage. Built from layers of photographic imagery and torn paper, the assembled images transform familiar bodies into abstract compositions. The figures feel both present and unsettled, drawing attention to what is shown, what is hidden, and what feels exposed. The works in “Folded Light” reflect on how we see ourselves and others. By cutting and rebuilding the human form, Tierney creates space for vulnerability, ambiguity, and reflection. Meaning emerges not only from what is visible, but from what is altered or left incomplete. MORE
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SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION
In the feature, “Selections from the Collection”, we showcase artwork from the Kolaj Institute Collection that has been curated by participants in the Curating Collage Workshop. In this issue, Bac by Bianca Walker (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) is curated by Christine Karapetian (Jackson Heights, New York, USA). LEARN MORE AND GET YOUR COPY
Since 2011, Kolaj Magazine has documented, reported on, and explored the amazing artists who make up the international collage community. We hope you enjoy the articles and images in the magazine, but also, we hope it leads you to asking great questions and ultimately to great artwork.
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Kolaj 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. Your support of this magazine keeps us going and makes it possible for us to investigate and document collage and to promote a deeper, more complex understanding of the medium and its role in art history and contemporary art.
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CALL TO ARTISTS
How do you want to manifest at Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2026? Our goal is to create an event that attracts a variety of people working in various capacities, such as art professionals at museums, galleries, and centers as well as academics, writers, and artists. Responding to the Call lets us know that you would like to be a presenter at Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2026. The program at Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2026 promises to be a unique experience. In building a program, our aim is to break down hierarchy and foster dialogue among art professionals working in a variety of capacities. To that end, Kolaj Institute works with presenters to craft a program. Early Deadline: 28 February 2026. LEARN MORE
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CALL TO ARTISTS
Final Deadline to Apply: 14 February 2026. A five-session PoetryXCollage virtual residency, 21 February-22 March 2026. In the Virtual Residency,"The Elusive X," artists will concentrate on the intersection between Poetry X Collage, the dynamic space where these two methods of creativity intersect and inform one another. Our core path of exploration will be: How do we bring the visceral, linguistic precision of poetry and the fragmented, material nature of collage together? Jennifer Roche will lead participants on a journey of inquiry to explore what poetry and collage means for them, their work, and our culture. Poet and collagist S. Erin Batiste will join the residency as a guest speaker to share her own work and inform the artists about what Black Fems are doing at the intersection of poetry and collage and why she thinks it matters. Ric Kasini Kadour will share Poetry X Collage’s history and speak about the curatorial and editorial visions which guide the project. LEARN MORE
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CALL TO ARTISTS
Early Deadline to Apply: 28 February 2026. A week-long in-person PoetryXCollage residency in New Orleans, Sunday, 12 April to Thursday, 16 April 2026. The focus of the residency will be about making artwork at the intersection of poetry and collage for the exhibition, "The Fragment as Verse." Artists will have 24-hour access to the gallery, studio, and material library where they can work in community to make collage poetry. In daily meetings, artists will share work and get feedback from one another. Prior to the residency, artists will meet virtually where Ric Kasini Kadour will make presentations on the history of the project, artist practice, and the ecosystem of Poetry & Collage and Jennifer Roche will present on her observations of the intersection. Through in person discussions, artists will explore how the art they make at the intersection of poetry and collage exists on the printed page and on the wall of a gallery. Artists will be invited to present their work at the opening of the exhibition, "The Fragment as Verse," on Saturday, 18 April 2026, 2-4PM. The in-person artist residency at Kolaj Institute Gallery will coincide with the New Orleans Poetry Festival (16-19 April 2026) where we hope artists will connect with poets, editors, and publishers. LEARN MORE
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CALL TO ARTISTS
At Kolaj Institute, our philosophy is that if we bring artists together, explore ideas and concepts, share knowledge, we can stretch and develop as artists. When we bring that knowledge and skill into our communities, we raise the standing of collage and contribute to the civic discourse. Kolaj Institute's Artist Development Program is a collection of three core workshops for self-motivated artists, at any stage in their career, who want to develop and expand their collage-based artist practice and work towards professional goals, particularly in the areas of exhibitions and publishing. LEARN MORE
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CALL TO ARTISTS
Kolaj Institute’s solo residencies in New Orleans are designed to provide artists, curators, and writers with dedicated time and space to work on a project. We are open to your ideas. We are looking for artists with an articulated goal for their time in New Orleans. That goal need not to be explicitly related to New Orleans, though priority will be given to those artists whose projects need time in New Orleans. These Solo Residencies are taking place at Kolaj Institute’s home in the New Orleans Healing Center and help further Kolaj Institute's mission to support artists, curators, and writers who seek to study, document, and disseminate ideas that deepen our understanding of collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st century movement. MORE
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NEW PUBLICATION
Folklore Collage Society is a printed journal dedicated to artwork and artists who activate, transmit, and celebrate folklore as a form of cultural expression and a strategy for community resilience. In its pages, stories, statements, essays, field notes, poetry, and song lyrics mingle with collage art that shows how collage artists are thinking about the folklore. In Folklore Collage Society, Volume 1, editor Ric Kasini Kadour lays out the inspiration behind the project. Kate Sutherland and Bella LaMontagne share Irish and Celtic folklore. Indira Govindan considers the story of Lakshmibai. Jennifer Lentfer offers an example of counter folklore. Jacoub Reyes explores Taíno oral histories. We share Field Notes about crows and witches turning into hares. Sarah Cowling and Eli Craven makes art of their own family folklore Leanne Poellinger explores the symbolism and community of apple pie. Dean Reynolds offers us photographic evidence of gateways between realms. Natalie Vestin shares stories of Swedish smallfolk. And Verónica Poblete Villanueva takes us to Algeria and shows us the dance of Ouled Nail Tribe. MORE
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NEW PUBLICATION
Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide
Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide is a collage. The book combines the text of a Polish human rights activist Martin Mycielski with the artwork of seven collage artists to create a space in which we can think about the rise of authoritarianism and how to navigate the troubling, difficult times in which we find ourselves. Organized as a series of lists, the book illustrates what to expect under authoritarianism and offers rules for surviving authoritarian regimes and engaging their supporters. The introduction traces how the text came into existence and how the artists came together to make collage about it. Ric Kasini Kadour shares historical examples of artists responding to authoritarianism; John Heartfield’s anti-fascist collage and a 1979 exhibition in East Germany that was described as a “victory over false consciousness.” Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide is a testament to the role art can play in our communities.
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NEW PUBLICATION
This project led by Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA-based artist Emily Denlinger speaks to the role of art, ritual, and resilience. Building on her own work, Denlinger engaged with thirty-nine artists at the 2025 edition of Kolaj Fest New Orleans to make locative collage photographs in an artist-created landscape inspired by global masking traditions. The resulting artworks are presented in this zine published by Kolaj Institute. "The project functions as 21st century folklore with each character potentially representing a magical creature or masked performer in some yet-to-be-imagined ritual," wrote Kolaj Institute Director Ric Kasini Kadour. "Like the odd, creature-like figures of early 20th century Surrealists, they, too, are a response to deeply troubled times and offer us the opportunity to find a collective effervescence to see us through them."
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PRINT MAGAZINE
Since 2011, Kolaj Magazine has documented, reported on, and explored the amazing artists who make up the international collage community.
In Kolaj #42, you'll discover "Little Beasts" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; Warsaw, Poland-based collagist Marta Janik; animated collage at the Glastonbury Festival; the radiating collage of Dana Hart-Stone; anti-authoritarian political collage projects from San Diego, California and Barcelona, Spain; contemporary challenges of doing Mail Art; a daughter reflecting on her mother's collage practice; a collaborative scanograph collage poem; collage book reviews; “Selections from the Collection” and and artist portfolios.
Our goal with every issue is that Kolaj Magazine is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of contemporary collage in art, culture, and society. MORE
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JOURNAL
PoetryXCollage is a printed journal of artwork and writing that operates at the intersection of poetry and collage. We are interested in found poetry, blackout poetry, collage poems, haikus, centos, response collages, response poems, word scrambles, concrete poetry, scatter collage poems, and other poems and artwork that inhabit this world.
PoetryXCollage, Volume Seven includes artwork and writing by Pablo Cabrera Ferralis (Leipzig, Germany); Natalie W Schorr (Greenville, North Carolina, USA); Hanna Madej (Wroclaw, Poland); Dianalog (Palm Springs, Florida, USA); Christy Sheffield Sanford (Saint Augustine, Florida, USA); and a selection of Asemic Writing Collage Poems from Anthony D Kelly, Laura Tafe, Thomas Mayer, and Janice McDonald, with commentary by Ric Kasini Kadour. On the Cover is a detail of BY CHANCE/LA DÉRIVE by Pablo Cabrera Ferralis. MORE
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NEW PUBLICATION
Frankenstein
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This new version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s classic 19th century novel Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus features seventy-six illustrations by International Collage Artists who delved into the novel’s rich narrative and visual potential and created thought-provoking artworks that reflect the essence of Frankenstein in a 21st century context.
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NEW PUBLICATION
Magic in the Modern World
Taking a broad view of magic and drawing from multiple histories, the book, Magic in the Modern World, proposes a way to think about magic in the 21st century, what it means to communities, and how it negotiates itself in systems of power. Generously illustrated, the book features the artwork of fifteen collage artists and dozens of historical images.
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ARTSHOP
"I Cut Therefore I Kolaj" T-shirt
Since we started Kolaj Magazine in 2011, people have been asking about t-shirts. Well, we finally made one. We are pleased to announce the "I Cut Therefore I Kolaj" T-shirt. We hope you like it and wear it with pride.
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TRADING CARDS
Kasini House Artshop works with the Kolaj Magazine Artist Directory to produce curated packs of the Collage Artist Trading Cards. Each card is a full color, 5.5” x 3.5” postcard with rounded corners. An example of an artist’s work is on the front of the card and the artist’s public contact information is on the back. Collage Artist Trading Cards come in packs of 15.
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About Kolaj Magazine
Kolaj Magazine is a quarterly, printed, art magazine reviewing and surveying contemporary collage with an international perspective. We are interested in collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st century art movement. Kolaj is published in Montreal, Quebec by Maison Kasini. Visit Kolaj Magazine online.
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About Kolaj Institute
The mission of Kolaj Institute is to support 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’s standing in the art world.
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