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title: Curating Collage Workshop
description: Five-week virtual workshop with Kolaj Institute training collage artists as curators. $600 tuition; limited grants available. Apply by May 31, 2026.
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status: closed
createdAt: "2026-05-25"
updatedAt: "2026-09-30"
programType: Workshop/program
organization: Kolaj Institute
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/kolaj-institute
deadline: "2026-05-31"
location: Kolaj Institute
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compensationRange: $600 USD tuition fee. Limited grants available to offset the workshop fee for artists from places facing historic economic disadvantages.
disciplines:
  - collage
  - mixed media
---

# Curating Collage Workshop

**Hosted by:** Kolaj Institute

**Type:** Workshop/program | **Location:** Kolaj Institute | **Deadline:** May 31, 2026

## About This Program

> "Curating collage; exhibition-making; navigating the art ecosystem"

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.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** collage, mixed media
- **Note:** Open to artists at any stage of their career. Focused on collage-based practice. Limited grants available particularly for artists from places facing historic economic disadvantages.

### Additional Requirements

Apply at kolajinstitute.org/artist-development/. The workshop is open to self-motivated artists at any stage in their career who want to develop their collage-based practice.

## Compensation & Benefits

$600 USD tuition fee. Limited grants available to offset the workshop fee for artists from places facing historic economic disadvantages.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 25, 2026
- **Deadline:** May 31, 2026
- **Program Start:** June 20, 2026
- **Program End:** July 12, 2026

## Contact

**Email:** info@kolajinstitute.org

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://kolajinstitute.org/artist-development/