Curating Collage Workshop

A five-week, virtual/online workshop with Kolaj Institute designed to train artists as curators. In five virtual meetings over five weeks and through ongoing, online discussion, participants will explore the fundamentals of curating, how to create critical context for collage, and various strategies for navigating the art ecosystem and presenting collage to an audience. Topics include art writing; gallery and museum issues; documenting artist practice; and working with art professionals. The workshop will explore how to exhibit collage in commercial galleries, art centers, and museums; how to build exhibitions beyond the prevalent 'Cut and Paste' group show model; and what it means to be artist-centric, medium-centric, or viewer-centric in presenting collage. Participants will develop their skills by curating a collage from Kolaj Institute's Collection and by curating artwork from another workshop participant. Artists will leave prepared to develop an exhibition prospectus. Curatorial work developed during the workshop will be considered for inclusion in exhibitions at Kolaj Institute's Gallery in New Orleans.