⚡️Upcoming Roundtable Discussion- Writer’s Corner at Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2025⚡️
Friday, 3.15- 4.45pm (CDT), June 27th, 2025,
At: New Orleans Healing Center Suite 250,
2372 St Claude Ave,
New Orleans, LA 70117,
United States.
In addition to the aforementioned symposium, I am delighted to be hosting this roundtable discussion with the great Kirk Read and Erica Trabold.
This informal workshop is a space for those with a writing practice to connect with one another.
Author and collagist Kirk Read (Portland, Oregon, USA) will kick off the space with an exercise centered on visual and word practices. He wrote, “We will explore how these language and visual practices inform each other, how they compete and argue and agree in our minds and hands. Using generative writing experiments, we will create titles, move past stuck places and animate our personal writing. We will use fast collage paste-up to breathe life into our writing practice and quickly tap into the weird parts of our creative landscape.”
In the past year, Erica Trabold (Lynchburg, Virginia, USA) has been using prompts to take her practice to unexpected places. “One collage prompt even resulted in an entire series I wouldn’t have other wise made,” she wrote. “As a writing professor, I assign and use prompts constantly—but I had never explored them in the visual art space.” Trabold will share what she’s learned.
Anthony D Kelly (Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland) often uses the cross activation of collage practices and literary mediums to spur on new moments of inspiration and to deepen the experience of both for an audience. He believes in both words and images as seeds which can give rise to each other and that by “changing channels” between these modes of expression we can nurture unexpected and exciting new works. Kelly will invite participants to consider this concept and lead a short playful visualization exercise along these lines to free up the imaginative process.
For more about the Roundtable Discussions at Kolaj Fest 2025 CLICK HERE.
To learn more about about the wondrous Kolaj Fest and to download the festival events program
CLICK HERE.
For more from the Kolaj Institute and Magazine CLICK HERE.
Image: “A Dream of the Awakening Spring” (2020) - Digital Collage - Anthony D Kelly
✂️Upcoming Symposium - Curiosity, Wonder, Joy, & Portals at Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2025✂️
⚡️Upcoming Symposium- Curiosity, Wonder, Joy, & Portals at Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2025⚡️
Saturday, 2-3pm (CDT), June 28th, 2025,
At: Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St Claude Ave,
Room 252, New Orleans, LA 70117,
United States.
I am really honored to be presenting research and work on my upcoming Lexicon of Wonder project at Kolaj Fest 2025 as part of a symposium on Curiosity, Joy, Wonder and Portals alongside the amazing Breasia Hayes, Savannah Greene & C.Joi Sanchez.
I have been formulating the Lexicon of Wonder project over the last number of years and it is soon to be completed and released in the form of exhibitions and a publication. The first iteration of the Lexicon of Wonder exhibition will take place at Áras Inis Gluaire later this Summer with details coming soon.
Check out a note below from the organizers about the Symposium and my part in it:
”With its roots and history in the Surreal, collage is a well-built path to exercise curiosity. What happens if I put these two things together? Collage’s ability to bridge time and geography makes it a vehicle to explore new realms. During the Symposium at Kolaj Fest New Orleans, we will hear from Anthony D Kelly, Breasia Hayes, Savannah Green, and C. Joi Sanchez, each who are engaged in projects that explore wonder and joy and how life experiences take one down creative paths.
Anthony D Kelly is an artist, writer, and integrative psychotherapist from Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. “At the beating heart of my art practice are both wonder and play. Collage is a way for me to connect with myself, my community and the world around me,” wrote the artist. “I often hold a concept, word or idea in mind until an image coalesces and presents itself internally. I then sit and begin to sift through materials both digital and analogue for something that resonates.” Kelly will present his project, “Lexicon of Wonder”. He wrote, “Wonder and Awe are complex emotions arising in response to experiences of profound beauty, connection, natural phenomena, or through bearing witness to the incredible capacities, courage or talents of other human beings. They can also arise at times of great personal crisis or fear such as witnessing the raw power of nature at a time of natural disaster.” Kelly will speak about project origins, his ongoing research into the emotional states of wonder and awe, the role poetry plays in the project, and his plans for an exhibition and publication.”
For more about the Symposium itself CLICK HERE.
To learn more about about the wondrous Kolaj Fest and to download the festival events program
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For more from the Kolaj Institute and Magazine CLICK HERE.
Image: “Communications Bananatron” (detail) by Anthony D Kelly
21″x9″; Digital Collage; 2024.
✂️Upcoming Exhibition - Fractured - Opening Thursday May 22nd - Saturday, June 7th 2025. At Gallery X, 11 Hume Street, Dublin, Ireland, D02T889.✂️
⚡️Upcoming Exhibition - Fractured at Gallery X⚡️
Opening 6-9pm Thursday May 22nd - Saturday, June 7th 2025.
At Gallery X, 11 Hume Street, Dublin, Ireland, D02T889.
All welcome .
I am delighted to be exhibiting in this upcoming exhibition at Gallery X and curated by fellow Collagistas Silvio Severino and Una Gildea.
Check out what they have to say below.
” Welcome to FRACTURED. Discover dynamic perspectives in this vibrant group exhibition, showcasing new works by leading artists. Through layered textures, deconstructed imagery and bold juxtapositions, each work offers a unique voice, uncovering the beauty of resilience and transformation, celebrating the art of piecing life together one step at a time.
The exhibition features amazing new work by 7 of the leading collage artists working in Ireland today:
Annabella Cuomo; Anthony D Kelly; Colin Eaton; Dolorosa de la Cruz ;
Silvio Severino; Una Gildea; Brian Palm
Una and Silvio are long time friends and collaborators. They have previously curated events such as the Dublin iteration of the international Collagistas festival entitled 'Big Village Small World' (2018) at Temple Bar Gallery & Studios ; and a successful contemporary collage group exhibition entitled 'New Reality: Contemporary Collage in Ireland' (2022-2023) which toured Ireland, including stints in Waterford, Cork and at Gallery X in Dublin.”
To learn more about Gallery X CLICK HERE.
✂️Upcoming Exhibition - Complex Pictures at Collage-O Rama - Opening this Friday May 9th - Saturday, June 7th 2025. At the Slip Gallery, 2301 1st Ave, Seattle, Washington, USA.✂️
⚡️Upcoming Exhibition - Complex Pictures at Collage-O Rama⚡️
Opening this Friday May 9th - Saturday, June 7th 2025.
At the Slip Gallery, 2301 1st Ave, Seattle, Washington, USA.
I am delighted to be exhibiting in this upcoming exhibition at Collage-O-Rama curated by Liz Ruest, Andrea Lewicki and hosted by the Special Agent Collage Collective. hosted by the Special Agent Collage Collective.
Check out what they have to say below.
COMPLEX PICTURES is an exhibition that brings digital work into the same space with displays of physical collage pieces and is an attempt to bring more recognition to artists who are invested in this area as a primary mode of practice.
At its most fundamental level, collage is a language of visual math, of addition to and subtraction from source material. In the book What Kind of Collage is That?, Katie Blake frames digital collage as “created partially or entirely with electronic means, such as software like Photoshop.” It’s not digital art in general, and it’s not simply a scan of a paper-and-glue collage. Artists were invited to expound on their collage methodologies, and the portable, location-independent aspect of working digitally was a consistent theme.
The 72 images accepted through the international open call represent styles of work ranging from narrative to surreal to abstract. Anthony D Kelly’s skill in integrating complex and visually rich material into strong compositions stands out, as does Diana Jahns’s use of layering with intelligent and poetic restraint. Jenny Lloyd gives us a maximalist approach with every element an asset to the overall whole. Nafisa Jabbarova draws upon a surrealist dream world with active, game-like scenes. Roberto Jackson Harrington introduces us to digital assemblage, presenting imaginative configurations of 3D objects and tableaus. Clive Knights’s work with physical transparency rather than software-facilitated layering expands the concept of digital collage. Eva Maria Reinhardt demonstrates the power of well-placed details such as a single, delicate line.
The exhibition will be shown on a dedicated screen at Collage-O-Rama (Slip Gallery, Seattle) as well as on the Special Agent Collage Collective website beginning on May 9.
Check out more about Complex Pictures & Collage-O-Rama CLICK HERE
Visit the Special Agent Collage Collective by CLICKING HERE
✂️BIG PAPER PASTE PARTY!! At The Linenhall, Castlebar, Co.Mayo, Ireland. Saturday May 10th 2025, 6pm -8pm.✂️
✂️✂️!!BIG PAPER PASTE PARTY!!✂️✂️
At The Linenhall, Castlebar, Co.Mayo, Ireland.
Saturday May 10th 2025,
6pm -8pm.
Get ready to cut, tear, glue, and celebrate! The Connacht Collage Collective is turning one, and we’re marking the occasion with a Big Paper Paste Party in honour of World Collage Day. This extra special session is open to everyone — no matter your experience or skill level. Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned pro, we invite you to come along and enjoy the simple pleasure of making.
For this birthday edition, DJ SIM Card will share some mood music while we create together.
“It is such a pleasure to celebrate the Connacht Collage Collective’s first birthday with a Big Paper Paste Party and on World Collage Day 2025 no less. It really has been a wonderful year of cutting, pasting and hosting this lovely community while watching it grow. So whether you are artistically established or creatively curious, please feel welcome to join us for our big celebration at the Linenhall Arts Centre. Here is to our future projects and meetings together!” Anthony D Kelly
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration held on the second Saturday of May. Initiated by Kolaj Magazine, the day is a call for artists and venues around the world to celebrate collage — a medium that brings together disparate pieces to create something new. World Collage Day reminds us of the power of connection.
As Kolaj editor Ric Kasini Kadour says, “We created World Collage Day because we wanted to honour this community of artists and to remind the world what a spirit of cooperation, mutual support, and creativity can look like.”
This is an adult workshop (18+), and everyone is welcome.
Help us celebrate the joy of collage and community. Let’s make together!
Advance booking advised HERE!
Follow the Connacht Collage Collective over HERE!
The Connacht Collage Collective is supported by Linenhall Arts Centre and the The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
Image: "Disco Inferno" (2021) - Digital Collage - Anthony D Kelly
⚡️Upcoming Exhibition - Frankenstein Re-imagined: A Collage Exhibition - Thursday April 3rd at 6pm (PDT) - San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street ,San Francisco, USA⚡️
⚡️Upcoming Exhibition - ‘Frankenstein Re-Imagined: A Collage Exhibition '⚡️
Opening on Thursday, April 3rd at 6.00pm (PDT).
San Francisco Public Library,
Main Library - Arts, Music & Recreation Department,
4th Floor 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102,
USA.
Exhibition runs through Monday, June 30th 2025. All Welcome.
I am delighted to be taking part in this upcoming exhibition at the beautiful San Francisco Public Library and its associated artists talk. Experience Mary Shelley's timeless masterpiece through the lens of contemporary collage artists. Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is re-imagined in this exhibition, where literature and art converge to explore its enduring themes.
Free community collage tables will also be open to members of the public for the duration of April.
"Collage artists, with their unique ability to transcend scale, place, and history, are well-suited to giving us pictures that bring vintage texts into the contemporary moment." — Ric Kasini Kadour, Kolaj Institute Director.
⚡️⚡️ITS ALIVE⚡️⚡️
Artists interpret Shelley's novel in the context of today’s world, addressing:
⚡️Science and artificial intelligence: Echoing Shelley's cautionary tale, artists reflect on the ethical dilemmas of unchecked technological advancement.
⚡️Queerness and intersectional identities: The monster’s isolation becomes a metaphor for marginalization, offering a lens on contemporary social dynamics.
⚡️Narcissism and modern relationships: Victor Frankenstein’s self-absorption provides a framework for examining personal and societal disconnection.
This exhibition invites viewers to engage with Frankenstein in a new light, where past and present collide in striking visual form.
Featured Creatures Include:
Claire Dannenbaum (Eugene, Oregon, USA) | Emily Denlinger (Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA) | Suzanne Greenberg (New York, New York, USA) | David Edward Johnson (Skaneateles, New York, USA) | Marta Janik (Warsaw, Poland) | Anthony D Kelly (Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland) | Maureen Letton (San Francisco, California, USA) | Anissa Malady (San Francisco, California, USA) | Rebecca Steiner (Lyme, Connecticut, USA) | Jessica TranVo (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) | Anthony Naimo (Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA) | Elzbieta Zdunek (Berlin, Germany)
⚡️Related Event: Presentation: Frankenstein in Collage Illustration - Artists' Perspectives--Sat., April 19th, 10 a.m. (PDT) , Virtual Library. For details Click Here.
⚡️Opening Reception: Thursday, April 3, 2025 (part of SF First Thursday Art Walk)
⚡️To purchase a copy of this magnificent book simply Click Here.
Image Credit: Frankenstein Re-imagined: A Collage Exhibition - David Edward Johnson.
With a very special thanks to organiser Anissa Malady and Maureen Letton for all your work on the ground.
⚡️Upcoming Exhibition - Mapping Stories | Scéalmhapáil Group Exhibition - Friday 28 February at 5pm - Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co.Mayo, Ireland⚡️
⚡️Upcoming Exhibition - ‘Mapping Stories | Scéalmhapáil'⚡️
Opening on Friday, 28 February at 5.00pm.
The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co.Mayo, Ireland.
F23 AN24
Exhibition runs until Saturday, 5 April 2025. All Welcome.The Linenhall Arts Centre and Visual Artists Ireland (VAI) are delighted to present ‘Mapping Stories | Scéalmhapáil' - featuring Thomas Brawn; Ann Conmy; Joanna Hopkins; Louise Hynes; Davinia Johnson; Anthony D Kelly; Katherine (Kate) Kelly; Jo Killalea; Sharon Ní Chuilibín and Martina O’Connor. Curated by Marianne O’Kane Boal.
About the Exhibition:
Mapping Stories | Scéalmhapáil' is a group exhibition at the Linenhall Arts Centre to mark the culmination of the Bolay Programme 2024. It features ten Mayo-based artists who have been mentored by curator Marianne O'Kane Boal over a three month period in preparation for this exhibition. The exhibition includes a diverse range of art forms; drawing, painting, sculpture, print, photography, film, audio and collage. These narratives within the exhibition are personal and collective, documenting self and other. They have an importance within County Mayo but equally contain a wider significance. Such multivalent approaches to mapping stories create a rich and nuanced series of works that reflect the shared discussion and reflection that was conducted in the preparation phase for the exhibition.
From the Curator 2024:
“Working with this group of artists and curating the exhibition has been a pleasure. It has been rewarding to individually mentor each of the ten artists and to explore a range of approaches and working methods. It has been important to have a common goal of the exhibition to prepare for and this has ensured that there is a collective purpose for the group but equally a place for each individual artist to reflect on their work and the theme. The Bolay programme delivered by the Linenhall Arts Centre in association with Visual Artists Ireland is an invaluable support to Mayo artists and it has been a joy to be part of”. Marianne O’Kane Boal, Curator.
Image: 'The Things We Did Not Talk About When You Were Here' (Detail) - Painting - Mixed Media – Oil, Ink, and Acrylic on Fabriano Paper - Martina O’ Connor.
For more about the exhibition and Bolay Mentorship Programme Click Here.
⚡️✂️KOLAJ LIVE ONLINE: Frankenstein Book Launch - Saturday, December 7, 2024, 6-9PM GMT✂️⚡️
⚡️KOLAJ LIVE ONLINE: Frankenstein Book Launch - Saturday December 7, 2024, 6-9PM GMT⚡️
A cohort of international collage artists worked together to illustrate Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's classic 19th century novel Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus with the 21st century reader in mind. Artists created illustrations that connected Shelley's text to contemporary issues. Artists explored the role of science and artificial intelligence, queerness, intersectional identities, narcissism, and modern relationships. Seventy-six illustrations appear in a new publication of the novel and in a folio of twenty-four prints available for purchase and as a traveling exhibition. In this Kolaj LIVE Online, project art director Christopher Kurts will speak about the project and interview artists who contributed to it. "Shelley's timelessness is proven by our ability to use her novel to reflect on our world today," said Kolaj Institute Director Ric Kasini Kadour. "Collage artists, with their unique ability to transcend scale, place, and history, are well-suited to giving us pictures that bring vintage texts into the contemporary moment."
Featured creatures include:
Claire Dannenbaum (Eugene, Oregon, USA); Emily Denlinger (Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA); Suzanne Greenberg (New York, New York, USA); David Edward Johnson (Skaneateles, New York, USA); Marta Janik (Warsaw, Poland); Anthony D Kelly (Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland); Maureen Letton (San Francisco, California, USA); Rosie Lewis (York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom); Anissa Malady (San Francisco, California, USA); Rebecca Steiner (Lyme, Connecticut, USA); Jessica TranVo (Boston, Massachusetts, USA); Anthony Naimo (Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA); Elzbieta Zdunek (Berlin, Germany)
ABOUT KOLAJ LIVE ONLINE
Kolaj LIVE Online is a series of virtual programs in the form of forums, panels, workshops, artist talks, studio visits, and other activities that allow people to come together, learn and talk about collage, and connect in real time to the collage community. Our goal is to bring the community together in a spirit of mutual support and fellowship.Kolaj LIVE Online manifests Kolaj Magazine and Kolaj Institute by bringing together artists, curators, and writers to share ideas that deepen our understanding of collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st century movement. Learn more at the SERIES WEBSITE.
ADMISSION TO THIS EVENT IS FREE - REGISTER HERE
To purchase a copy of this magnificent book simply Click Here.
📢✒️ Intentional Selection Coverage in Kolaj Magazine #40✒️📢
📢✂️Intentional Selection Coverage in Kolaj Magazine #40✂️📢
It really is something to see coverage of this years Intentional Selection festival at the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co.Mayo printed within the hallowed pages Kolaj Magazine #40. I wanted to say a big thanks to Ric Kasini Kadour for “Ceiliúradh Pobail” his article providing coverage and support and insight into this summers festival.
Intentional Selection was really great to put together with Silvio Severino, Una Gildea and Deirdre Melvin. Personally, I discovered many new artists, as well as new works by some old favorites. As Ric states in his article “ Of all the art mediums, collage is about bringing people together, breaking down hierarchies, and celebrating creativity”.
Kolaj Magazine Issue #40 also features:
✂️”What Does Freedom Look Like?” a fantastic interview by Jennifer Roach with Annete Sagal, Katya Syta and Olha Syta of the Kyiv Collage Collective on their powerful continuing cultural work and the growth of the CUTOUT FESTIVAL in spite of the war.
✂️“I Contain Multitudes” fantastic coverage of a traveling group exhibition which considers blackness in American collage by Kelly M. Johnson.
✂️”Attention & Connection” a vitalizing and interesting article on the work of the Dutch collagist Anneke Stil by Helen Hartmann.
✂️A whole host of other writings and images from international collage artists doing incredible things.
For more from Kolaj Magazine #40 and the work of the Kolaj Institute CLICK HERE.
For more of the great work of the Kyiv Collage Collective CLICK HERE.
To find out more about whats happening in the Linenhall Arts Center CLICK HERE.
Cover Image: “Sunday June 8, ‘30. A Wonderful Day” by Joe Rudko.
⚡️✂️RECORDING- Words in Motion: Collage Poetry and Publication: (Panel Discussion& Showcase) on Saturday the 7th of September 2024. ⚡️✂️
⚡️✂️Intentional Selection – A Celebration of Collage✂️⚡️
Words in Motion: Collage Poetry and Publication: Panel Discussion & Showcase.
RECORDING AVAILABLE CLICK HERE
What a privilege it was to speak with Ric Kasini Kadour of Kolaj Magazine and the artist Eve Kimmerling about the vibrant intersection between Collage, Poetry and Publication. A massive thank you to Redfoxpress, for your wonderful showcase of beautiful collage and poetry books.
It was great meeting you again and I was delighted to pick up a few more of your books for my collection.
A massive thanks to Linenhall Arts Centre setting everything up so beautifully!
To learn more about Ric, visit www.rickasinikadour.com ; for Kolaj Magazine, visit www.kolajmagazine.com ; and for Kolaj Institute, visit www.kolajinstitute.org .
For more from Redfoxpress, and to peruse their beautiful books visit: www.redfoxpress.com
To delve further into Eve Kimmerling's work visit:
https://collage-reverie.com/