Steven Specht at The Other Side in Utica, New York, USA through 27 April 2024. Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Utica College in Utica, New York and a Signature Member of the National Collage Society. Originally trained as a psychobiologist, he recently re-focused his research on investigating the factors which influence how individuals perceive artwork. His collage work has won several awards and has been shown, since 2001, in group and solo shows in Australia and the U.S., including National Collage Society exhibitions. He is a frequent contributor to Kolaj Magazine.

Deadline to receive work: Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Artist Silvio Severino has issued an International Mail Art Call for the Cork Bike Week Art Exhibition, 11-19 May 2024, at The Friary in Cork, Ireland. This year’s theme is Velo/Bicycle/Cycling. There is no fee to enter. There is no jury. Work will not be returned. Artwork should be sent on an A6 sized postcard (10.5 cm x14.8 cm, 105 mm x 149 mm, 4.1″x5.8″). Do not send in an envelope.

at Apaixonarte in Lisbon, Portugal through 4 May 2024. “Eu sou outra pessoa” (I am another person) celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Carnation Revolution on 25 April 1974, the historic moment when Portugal freed itself from an authoritarian regime and paved the way for democracy, freedom and human rights. The work on display was made by Hilda Reis with the Art & Craft Refúgio collective, which represents a contemporary symbol of this freedom.

"Preservation Stations" reports on how Mark Vargo won a grant to make a series of collage-themed public sculptures that celebrate wildlife in Northern California. “I’m a collage artist... I’ve developed a passion for the potential this art form has to communicate. That’s why I chose this as my medium for the project.”

Tuesday, 7 May, 5PM EDT. Free Virtual Program. "Solace and Sisterhood" at Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington brings together the work of three artists of African descent who are friends and “sisters.” Through their artwork, viewers are given an intimate look into their experiences and their sisterhood, which has developed over several years. At this Kolaj LIVE Online event, exhibition artists Lavett Ballard, Amber Robles-Gordon, and Evita Tezeno will be joined by curator Dr. Lauren Davidson for a discussion about collage made from the lives of Black female experience. 

Candace Caston is a collagist originating from New Orleans, Louisiana, currently residing in Decatur, Georgia is in residence at Kolaj Institute in New Orleans 22-28 April 2024. In her work, she primarily uses paper and water-based media to explore the memory of place. During her residency, Caston will make a visual archive of New Orleans that she will use to make collage that explores memory and place. This work will be infused with parts of her family’s story and with her memories attached to New Orleans.

Deadline to Apply: Sunday, 28 April 2024. A week-long, in-person residency that coincides with Kolaj Fest New Orleans (12-16 June 2024), during which artists will explore the city, learn about the history and materials of street art, and make artwork for public display that Kolaj Fest attendees and New Orleanians will be able to view. This residency is an extension of the ongoing Kolaj Street Krewe project. Kolaj Street Krewe, an informal group of artists interested in this subject, explores the role of collage in street art as a practice and phenomenon.

Early Deadline to Apply: Sunday, 19 May 2024. A month-long, virtual/online collage artist residency in July that invites photographers and collage artists to come together in dialogue, learn from one another and make artwork for a series of exhibitions that explore the intersection of collage and photography. Unfolding in two tracks over the month, we will ask, What happens when a collagist picks up the camera? What happens when a photographer collages their pictures? Artists will shoot with their own camera, in whatever process they choose (film & develop or digital & print), and then make collage with the photographs they make.

Deadline: Sunday, 26 May 2024. Kolaj Institute partners with A’ the Airts and the Nithsdale Hotel in Sanquhar, Scotland to offer week-long residencies for collage artists in Fall 2024. Collage Artist Residency: Scotland is designed for artists working in collage who seek to make art in community with other artists. As part of a year long exploration of Castles as Buildings, Metaphors, and Systems of Power, while in Scotland, we will consider the castles of Sanquhar, Drumlanrig, and Morton; their history, folklore, and evolution. Residencies are intended for self-motivated collage artists, regardless of the stage in their career, who want to develop their practice, collaborate with others and who want to develop a practice of working with place, historic sites or history associations to create and present art that speaks to a general community about contemporary issues. Read the full call to artists on the website.