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Join us to celebrate World Collage Day, May 11Created in 2018 by the Kolaj Institute and celebrated on the second Saturday of May, World Collage Day unites artists around the world. On May 11, we’ll connect beyond political, religious or personal beliefs in a space where artists and visitors can celebrate 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main gallery at Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas St. Bring scissors, paper, ephemera, a glue stick or nothing at all. We’ll supply what you need to make a collage.
We encourage collage artists from all areas of Nebraska to participate in World Collage Day.
While you're there, please take some time to look at the "Collage Nebraska" exhibit on display. Artist Carol Fettin has been considering collage for years and conceived of this show and larger efforts to highlight and celebrate this art form.
Whether we work in two or three dimensions with paints, photographs, found objects, clay, fiber or trash, we’ll explore the meaning of collage together in a group of invited artists celebrating and expanding upon ideas of collage during May 2024.
"What makes a piece of artwork a collage?" Fettin asks. "Many artists consider it a deconstruction of existing work or pieces of ephemera — using forgotten, abandoned and discarded papers and objects. The practice of taking these scraps of bits and bobs and reconstructing them into something meaningful is one way to describe collage.
Definitions for collage will vary for each of the artists participating in this show. We invite the public to consider questions with us during the month-long exhibit that exclusively showcases collage artists. We’re eager to celebrate artists from across the state, to connect and explore the possibilities this variable approach offers, and to see what new combinations result."
Exhibit dates:
May 1-26, 2024
Nicholas Street and Hallway Galleries
Hot Shops Art Center
1301 Nicholas St., Omaha, Nebraska 68102
closing reception: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 26, 2024
Participating artists are:
Marcia Bauerle
Doug Boyd
Melinda Eames
Jacqui Eihausen
Lori Elliott-Bartle
Carol Fettin
Amy Haney
Susan Hart
Carol Hines
Nik Hulstein
Pat Jones
Terry Koopman
Josh Kuester
Sarah Kuester
Jennifer Lentfer
Shawnequa Linder
Deb McColley
Turner McGehee
Juan Carlos Martinez
Sophie Newell
Bonnie O’Connell
Tom Prinz
Chuck Welch
Kathlene D’Agosta Wisler
and students who are taking classes with Sarah Kuester at Two Keys Creative Studios
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hot Shops Art Center, 1302 Izard St, Omaha, NE 68102-4214, United States,Omaha, Nebraska