World Collage Day is 9 May 2026
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration of collage on the Second Saturday of May. Initiated by Kolaj Magazine in 2018, we invited artists and art venues to hold events on that day to celebrate collage. World Collage Day is about artists connecting across borders against a global context of entrenchment and separation. And the day is about an art medium that excels at bringing different things together to create new forms and new ways of thinking. Ric Kasini Kadour, the editor of Kolaj Magazine, writes, “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.”
Read the commentary, “Acts of Hope: World Collage Day 2022” on Kolaj Magazine‘s Website.
2026 World Collage Day Poster
COLLAGE ARTIST
2026 World Collage Day Poster Artist
Kolaj Magazine is pleased to announce the 2026 World Collage Day Poster artist is Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada collage artist Jessa Dupuis.
Living and working in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, Canada, Dupuis creates “art that allows people a moment in time to laugh, cry, wonder, and connect with their own narratives in her abstract visual storytelling.” Her art is rooted in a philosophy of persistent joy and beauty that works like a salve in these troubled times. “People tend to think we’re not allowed to have joy or we’re not allowed to find a spark of something good because everything is so bad. There’s a lot of bad, but if you take a look, there’s a lot of good. That’s where art is important. It’s not frivolous,” said Dupuis. “For all the artists that are out there doing what they do, and carrying on, and trying to bring sparks of joy to people, they are doing a great job, and it is very important. And I think a lot of people don’t even realize that subconsciously, it is important to them.”
The World Collage Day Poster is free for anyone to use. Click the image on the left to download a high-resolution pdf suitable for printing on an 11×17 piece of paper.
2026 World Collage Day Special Edition
PRINTED PUBLICATION
2026 World Collage Day Special Edition
In honor of World Collage Day, 9 May 2026, Kolaj Magazine is releasing a special edition of the magazine. The Special Edition is full of Cut-Out Pages and stories from inspiring collage artists. The printed magazine also includes an interview with 2026 World Collage Day Poster Artist Jessa Dupuis.
Those who purchase the Special Edition before 9 May 2026 will also receive a World Collage Day 2026 poster and a set of World Collage Day postcards designed by the poster artist.
The World Collage Day 2026 Special Edition ships in April 2026. Note: The World Collage Day 2026 Special Edition is not included in a regular subscription to Kolaj Magazine.
Kolaj LIVE Online
VIRTUAL EVENT
Getting Ready for World Collage Day 2026
Saturday, 21 March, 2-4PM EDT
Online, Free
World Collage Day is an annual, international celebration of collage on the Second Saturday of May. In 2026, it is on Saturday, 9 May. In this online event, Ric Kasini Kadour will share the impetus for the day’s creation and its philosophy. We will introduce the 2026 World Collage Day Poster Artist Jessa Dupuis from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, who will speak about the concept behind the poster and the series of postcards she designed for the day. Bring and share your ideas, questions, and thoughts about your own plans for World Collage Day 2026. The virtual event is free. RSVP required.
How You Can Get Involved
Organize an Event or Project
We invite artists, art centers, museums, galleries, schools, and communities to celebrate World Collage Day by hosting events and projects that bring communities together. Ideas include collage making meet-ups, docent-led tours of collage in a museum or gallery, activities for kids, slideshows or talks that appreciate collage’s role in contemporary art and art history, exhibitions of collage, and more. Consider a project that manifests the spirit of World Collage Day.
For artists, planning and hosting a World Collage Day event is an opportunity to build a relationship with institutions in your community. For institutions, World Collage Day is an opportunity to meet artists in your community and to engage with your audience.
The “Guide to Organizing and Submitting a World Collage Day Event” has tips for organizing an event and submitting the event to us. We will announce your event on the WORLD COLLAGE DAY WEBSITE and through our social media.
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EVENTS & PROJECTS
LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
Together in Pieces
9 May 2026, 6-9PM BST
OPEN Ealing Arts Centre
Unit 14 School Lane, Dickens Yard
London, England W5 2TD MAP
Join Brittany Lopez Burton, a local artist and teacher of regular collage workshops, for an evening dedicated to exploring the endless possibilities of collage. This hands-on event is perfect for anyone eager to dive into the world of mixed media, discover new techniques, and connect with fellow art enthusiasts. They’ll have multiple collage stations, each showcasing different artists and collage styles, including: Surrealist Collage, Abstract Collage, Painted Paper Collage, Zine Creation, Postcard Collage Art, Textile and stitch Collage, Ransom Note Style Collage, Torn Collage, and More!! This event is for adults and teens 16+. There is a £12 fee.
STOCKBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
Berkshire Art Center’s Celebration of Collage: Workshops & Events
9 May 2026, 9AM-7PM EDT
Berkshire Art Center
13 Willard Hill Road
Stockbridge, Massachusetts 01262 USA MAP
Celebrate World Collage Day with Berkshire Art Center and Berkshire artists for collage classes and inspiration throughout the day! 9-10AM Welcome Workshop: Collage Prompts to Jumpstart World Collage Day with Karen Arp-Sandel (VIRTUAL); 10:30AM-Noon Reclaimed & Reassembled: Intuitive Collage Workshop with Jody King Camarra (IN PERSON); 1-2:30PM Circular Collage for Delight and Insight with Karen Arp-Sandel; 3:30-5PM Collage in a Noisy World with Katie Malone-Smith (IN PERSON); 6-7PM Collage Club Hosted by The 97 Collage Project (VIRTUAL). These sessions are for adults. Pre-registration required for both in-person and virtual events.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA
Michael Eble: Mod Sampling
9 May 2026, 5-7PM CDT
Cole Pratt Gallery
3800 Magazine Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 USA MAP
“Mod Sampling” is a solo exhibition by Michael Eble featuring a new body of collage and paintings that merge acrylic, drawn elements, and found materials into vibrant abstract compositions. Eble’s work explores the legacy of abstraction through the visual language of modernism, using fragmentation, layering, and recognizable forms to invite multiple interpretations. Developed during a residency with the Kolaj Institute, the Lafayette-based artist researched mid-century architecture in New Orleans, particularly the style known as regional modernism. His studies included well-known landmarks such as the International Rivergate Center and the Louisiana Superdome, as well as lesser-known buildings from the city’s postwar architectural boom. Drawing from these structures, Eble created compositions that echo their geometry, color palettes, and structural rhythms. Through these works, Eble uses abstraction to reflect on architecture as a vessel for memory, place, and cultural identity, grounding modernist forms in the distinctive visual history of New Orleans.
DENVER, COLORADO, USA
Art Students League of Denver Community Collage Day
9 May 2026, 10AM-5PM MDT
Art Students League of Denver
200 North Grant Street
Denver, Colorado 80203 USA MAP
In celebration of World Collage Day, join ASLD collage & mixed media faculty artists, Robin Whatley, Deb Rosenbaum, Mark Friday, & Behnaz Ahmadian with a day filled with collage making! Join us for the morning, the afternoon, the morning or stay with us all day! This program is for adults and teens 16+. There are two sessions: 10AM-1PM and 2-5PM. Registration is $15 or $8 for ASLD members.
BARRANQUILLA, ATLANTICO, COLOMBIA
Barrancollage 2026
9 May 2026, 3-7PM COT
Biblioteca Popular Del Barrio La Paz
Calle 38 # 38 B-21
Barranquilla, Atlántico 080014 Colombia MAP
Barrancollage is a gathering that celebrates collage as a creative, experimental, and community-based practice. As part of World Collage Day, local artists and the public will meet at the La Paz neighborhood library in Barranquilla to explore the many possibilities of collage. The event features a group exhibition of artists from the city, an open collage workshop, and a discussion with local artists, who will share experiences, creative processes, and reflections on collage as a contemporary artistic language. Barrancollage thinks of collage not only as an artistic technique but also as a form of encounter in which different fragments—materials, memories, and perspectives—come together to construct new ways of imagining and building community. This event is for all ages.
For more information call or text +57 3006732945 or email artegatoqladra@gmail.com
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USA
Cut and Conjure
9 May 2026, 3-5PM EDT
The Free Black Women’s Library
226 Marcus Garvey Boulevard
Brooklyn, New York 11221 USA MAP
Cut and Conjure sessions happen several times a year. It is a community collage workshop session that invites people of all ages, races and genders to come and make collages inspired by a specific theme.
For more information email www.thefreeblackwomenslibrary.com
MILWAUKIE, OREGON, USA
Exquisite Community
9 May 2026, 10AM-Noon PDT
Ledding Library
10660 SE 21st Avenue
Milwaukie, Oregon 97222 USA MAP
Organized by MJ Connors Davison, “Exquisite Community” opens for its 6th year on World Collage Day at Ledding Library in Milwaukie, Oregon, USA. The exhibition runs, during regular library hours, through 6 June 2026.
WAREGEM, BELGIUM
Restriction
22 April 2026, 7PM – 6 May 2026, 5PM CEST
Stedelijke Kunstacademie Waregem
Olmstraat 25
8790 Waregem, Belgium MAP
As in previous years, Coupee Collage Collective set up an accessible and large-scale, collaborative project to promote the objective of World Collage Day worldwide and in Belgium. This year, they chose the theme “Restrictions”. We live in a time of increasing restrictions. Freedom seems less and less a universally accepted right, and control is popping up left and right. Thinking outside the box takes courage. At the same time, artists impose certain limits on themselves to fully explore creativity within these constraints. Does restriction lead to censorship, or does it open the doors of the unknown and unbridled? DEADLINE TO RECEIVE WORK: 19 April 2026.
VENUE | ORGANIZER | CALL TO ARTISTS
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
Glasgow Collage Clubs’s 1st Birthday / World Collage Day Bash!
9 May 2026, Noon to 9PM BST
House of Toad
23 Park Circus
Glasgow, Scotland G3 6AP, United Kingdom MAP
Glasgow Collage Club has curated a lineup designed to get your creative juices flowing and celebrate the art of the “cut and paste”. During the day there will be B2B Collage Sessions; Collaborative Art; and a Pop-Up Exhibition celebrating local talent. The evening features an Expert Workshop with Jimmy Turrell. Why join the Glasgow Collage Club for the day? This event is their way of saying a huge THANK YOU to the fantastic community that has made their first year so special. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or have never picked up a glue stick, there’s a place for you here. This event is open to everyone. Tickets: For 1 of 3 Collage Sessions, £11.55; For the evening event and workshop with Jimmy Turrell, £27.80.
VENUE | ORGANIZER | REGISTRATION
PORTAGE-DU-FORT, QUÉBEC, CANADA
Collées-Collées
9 May 2026, 10AM to 2PM EDT
Art Pontiac Gallery
28 Mill Street
Portage-du-Fort, Québec J0X 2T0 Canada MAP
In partnership with Art Pontiac Association and Gallery, artists have organized a pop up exhibition of Collage Art. Three women artists from the Témiscamingue and Pontiac regions will meet the public and speak about their work. Dealing with the reality of rural environment and culture, every effort to promote art in this geographical context is a form of Collage, too. The artists need that inter-regional solid’ART-rity glue to come together and to support each other. That’s also how they want to celebrate by bringing their efforts and work to World Collage Day. This event is for the general public, as well as local handcrafters and artists.
LIMA, PERU
Sociedad de Beneficencia de Lima Metropolitana
9 May 2026, 11AM-9PM Peru Standard Time
Cultural Center of The Beneficencia de Lima – “Casa de Divorciadas” Headquarters
Jr. Carabaya 641
15001 Lima, Peru MAP
WORKSHOP: Illustrating Memory, 11AM-1PM
A collage workshop for adults led by visual artist Marisela Valdivia as part of the collage exhibition “Marisela Valdivia: Manifesto of Memory”. A creative space where participants will share the experience of illustrating their own story through collage techniques, using the format of a classic tale. Free
PANEL: Collages: Perspectives in Peru, 4-6PM
An open dialogue held in the context of World Collage Day and the exhibition “Marisela Valdivia: Manifesto of Memory”, featuring Marisela Valdivia (visual artist), Darinka Kihalich (curator and moderator), Yoel Acosta (visual artist), Erick Baltodano (collage artist) and Adriana Pardo (psychotherapist and collage artist) to reflect on the use, research, and preservation of materiality based on memory; visual art in relation to AI; and the importance of collage collectives in the contemporary Peruvian art scene. Free.
EXHIBITION: Marisela Valdivia: Manifesto of Memory, 7-9PM
Peruvian visual artist Marisela Valdivia invites us to explore memory and identity through analog collage, in which the act of deconstructing and reorganizing preexisting images symbolizes the fragmentation of the human being throughout life. Marisela Valdivia champions materiality as a transmitter of memory that transcends two-dimensionality, whose plasticity allows her to imbue memory with new layers of meaning that shape her identity as a woman. Curated by Darinka Kihalich. Free.
BUFFALO, NEW YORK, USA
All the Pieces: A Community Collage Experience with Jacob Kedzierski
9 May 2026, Noon to 4PM EDT
TENfold Gallery
Suite 110C
225 Louisiana Street
Buffalo, New York, 14204 USA MAP
Come to TENfold Gallery for a collaborative collage workshop in celebration of World Collage Day. Led by artist Jacob Kedzierski, this hands-on experience invites participants of all ages and backgrounds to explore collage as a form of expression, experimentation, and connection. Using a wide range of materials, from printed imagery to found textures, participants will create individual works while also contributing to a larger collaborative piece. No prior experience is needed. Whether you are new to collage or a practicing artist, this workshop is designed to be welcoming, creative, and community-driven. All materials will be provided.
For more information, send an email to contact@artresourceny.com or call (716) 249-1320
MARYBOROUGH, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
World Collage Day all day Cut’n’Paste
Saturday, 9 May 2026, 10AM to 4PM AEST
Jinx Art Gallery
92 Ellena Street
Maryborough, Queensland 4650 Australia MAP
In honour of World Collage Day, Nora Hanasy is hosting a collage marathon from 10AM-4PM with optional challenges. She will run a drop-in and create a collage of Maryborough using her photographs of her lovely little town. Every Friday, Hanasy has a collage session from 10:30AM-12:30PM. It started last year as Postcard Collage session and this year it is A4 Journal Collages. She comes up with a theme each week, collects and curates images that she prints out, free to use ones and her own photography, as well as providing magazines and printed papers. Saturday’s activities are open to all. The Friday collage session is only for her collage group.
SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, USA
Collaging with Community
Artdose Projects
1st Floor
1310 Wisconsin Avenue
Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081-2304 USA MAP
Bring your favorite collage materials and join us for a co-collaging afternoon! Receive insights, create new ideas and enjoy collaging with community! This event is hosted by Artdose Projects and the Sara Willadsen Studio. The public is welcome.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA, USA
Notice what you are noticing…
9 May 2026, 11AM-1PM EDT
Art Center Sarasota
707 North Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, Florida 34236 USA MAP
For World Collage Day 2026 at Art Center Sarasota, KatKolaj invites you to slow down and embrace the theme “Notice What You’re Noticing…” Inspired by the gentle awareness of Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing), this workshop encourages participants to pause and attune to the quiet details of their daily lives. Through collage, participants will explore the subtle shifts in light, texture, memory, and emotion that often pass them by. Participants are invited to reflect on small, meaningful moments and translate them into layered visual compositions. All basic supplies—including vintage papers, photographs, scissors, and glue—will be provided. Participants are also encouraged to bring their own photos, magazines, memorabilia, and ephemera to personalize their work. In this shared creative space, both the seen and the overlooked will be honored, discovering beauty in what is just beginning to be noticed. This event is for adults only, no experience is necessary.
KATOOMBA, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Collage Forage
9 May 2026, 3:30-5:30PM AEST
Bootlegger Bar
92 Bathurst Road
Katoomba, New South Wales 2780 Australia MAP
Hosted by Emma Anna and Cut X Paste, this snip session is a casual meet up and creative afternoon for beginners and seasoned collage artists alike. Share conversation, dip into a treasure-trove of materials and make collages inspired by the textures, shapes and colours of fungi. All materials are provided but please remember to bring your favourite scissors for cutting. Food and drinks are available to purchase at the venue. This event is for adults 18+ and is held up a flight of stairs.
DILLSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Collage & Conversation
9 May 2026, 3-5PM EDT
Dillsburg Area Public Library
204 Mumper Lane
Dillsburg, Pennsylvania 17019 USA MAP
Do you have an intense compulsion to cut, paste, and create? Do you have paper, scissors and glue always at the ready for your next adventure? If your answer is Yes, Collage may be the art form for you. Join the Scissors & Glue Collage Collective as they celebrate their 4th anniversary at the Dillsburg Area Public Library. World Collage Day is the perfect time to meet other collage enthusiasts and share the joy of cutting and pasting. Participants have the option to continue working on their own creations or starting something new. Breathe life into those collected treasures and join them! This event is for adults.
MADRID, SPAIN
Cut the System
9 May 2026, 5/7/2026 7PM to 5/9/2026 2PM CEST
Studio RGF
Arriaza, 11
28008 Madrid, Spain MAP
CALL TO ARTISTS: Cut the System, deadline 30 April 2026
To celebrate World Collage Day, Fantasía Collage launches an international open call for “Cut the System”. The system is made of images.
Cut the propaganda.
Cut the algorithm.
Cut the borders.
Cut the lie.
Break the official narrative. The organizers invite collages that challenge the norm and expose systemic violence–borders, surveillance, precarity, racism, exploitation, data control, and the climate crisis–while also imagining care, mutual support, and creative disobedience.
World Collage Day Events:
Opening Reception, Thursday, 7 May, 7PM; Guided Tour, Friday, 8 May, 7-9PM; Tour, Saturday, 9 May, Noon; Paste-up intervention/Taking to the Streets, Saturday, 9 May, 2PM, “The Pilgrimage of Holy Scissors”
VENUE | ORGANIZER | CALL TO ARTISTS
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
Collage Day at Stillwell Brewery
9 May 2026, Noon-3PM ADT
Stillwell Brewery
3670 Kempt Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 4X8 Canada MAP
The Halifax Collage Collective writes: “All materials provided to create a collage masterpiece: vintage books and mags, photography images, wrapping and tissue paper, stickers, stamps and ink, punches, glitter, colorful vinyl, etc. And of course glue and scissors! Delicious Stillwell will have alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Lunch items available for purchase as well!” This event is open to all. Youth are allowed in with adult supervision.
Past World Collage Day Events
