Collage Retreat at Kolaj Institute

Monday, 9 December to Friday, 13 December 2024 at Kolaj Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Early Deadline to apply: Sunday, 20 October 2024
Final Deadline to apply: Friday, 1 November 2024

At Kolaj Institute, we believe there is great value in artists having dedicated, focused time to work on their artwork while being in community with other artists. To that end, we are hosting a Collage Retreat for artists to come to New Orleans and spend a week working at Kolaj Institute Gallery. We invite artists to work on a series of collage artworks, explore and make art about New Orleans as a place, work on a book project, create a collection of collage poetry, prepare art for an exhibition, or use the time to review, organize, and document one’s art practice.

From 10AM Monday to 4PM Friday, artists will have 24-hour access to the studio space which will be shared with five to seven other artists. Supplies (scissors, cutting knives, mats, and glue) and Materials (books, magazines, and paper) will be provided. Artists are welcome to bring their own supplies, especially if they want to work with specific materials.

After an orientation on Monday morning, artists will meet once a day as a community to discuss goals and progress for the week. On Friday afternoon, artists will make a presentation to the group about what they accomplished and how they hope to build on this work when they return to their own community. Artists will have the option for one-on-one curatorial support with Kolaj Institute’s director. A clinic on documenting and imaging artwork will be held on Friday morning. Large format printing is available for an additional fee.