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 is now shipping!
Note: The World Collage Day 2026 Special Edition is not included in a regular subscription to Kolaj Magazine.
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
Collage the World
9 May 2026, Noon-8PM CDT
Kolaj Institute Gallery
2374 Saint Claude Avenue, Suite 230
New Orleans, Louisiana 70117 USA MAP
When Kolaj Magazine created World Collage Day in 2018, they invited artists around the world to create events in their own locales that brought communities together in fellowship. World Collage Day is about bringing people together to connect across borders against a global context of entrenchment and separation and increasing social divisiveness. The day is about an art medium that excels at bringing different things together to create new forms and new ways of thinking. With that spirit in mind, we invite you to visit Kolaj Institute Gallery in New Orleans between Noon and 8PM on Saturday, 9 May 2026 to join in a marathon of collage making. Collage making will be hosted at various times throughout the day by New Orleans collage artists Bethanie Mangigian, Jaclyn McCabe, Kira Cahill, Kristen Keeley White, Carol M Lynch, and Kolaj Institute Director Ric Kasini Kadour. In addition to independent collage making, folks will be invited to contribute to a collaborative collage on a giant map of the world. This event is open to adults and children age 12+ when accompanied by an adult. Free.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
Le Lab Transmission et Québec Collage: Celebrating the Art of Collage in Montreal!
9 May 2026, 2-6PM EDT
Espace 4372 and Lab Transmission
4372 Avenue Papineau
Montréal, Québec H2H 1T5 Canada MAP
The public is invited to discover and connect through a series of welcoming events at Le Lab Transmission throughout May, in partnership with Québec Collage. Together, they spotlight this accessible yet still little-known practice, positioned at the crossroads of art, care, and community. There is an online collage challenge where Quebec Collage invites both professional and emerging artists to create a piece inspired by the theme of accumulation. A selection of works will be shared online and displayed in an exhibition at Espace 4372. (Deadline: May 7, midnight). There is a group exhibition bringing together artists and participants from the challenge will be presented 9-30 May at Espace 4372. Visits by appointment. The opening, in celebration of World Collage Day, is on 9 May, 2-6PM and the closing event on Saturday, 30 May, 2-6PM. Both events are open to the public. Starting on 6 May and running through 26 May, Le Lab Transmission is hosting a series of collage workshops for adults, visit the venue website for more info.
BREMEN, GERMANY
FIFTY/FIFTY: 100 collages, 2 artists
9 May 2026, 2PM to 10 May 2026, 5PM CEST
LOCKO KIOSK art & design studio
Bremerhavener Straße 40
28217 Bremen, Germany MAP
May 9th is World Collage Day. To mark the occasion, a two-day exhibition of collage art is taking place in Bremen-Walle at the LOCKO Gallery. On display and for sale are 100 collages by two collage artists—one from Bremen, the other from Lower Saxony. For Chrissie, aka @la_loocka, and Josh, aka @cut_cre_art_or, it was love at first collage. Since then, the two have been meeting regularly for lively collage sessions with loud music—either in Bremen or Göttingen. For the first time, they are exhibiting their work together. Fifty-fifty, of course. The official opening is at 2PM and ends at 5PM. Afterwards, the event continues at the Helga pub in Bremen-Walle with “Collage Karaoke.” This event is for adults 18+.
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND, USA
World Collage Day Meetup
9 May 2026, 2-4PM EDT
Pawtucket Arts Collaborative Gallery
560 Mineral Spring Avenue
Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860 USA MAP
A chance to meet up with other creatives and create collages together. No instruction given, but a chance to share materials, inspiration, techniques and conversation. Bring materials, tools and adhesives, or use the organizers’. All skill levels are welcome. This is a free, drop-in event. No registration is required. This event is for adults and teens.
KRAKOW, POLAND
World Collage Day 2026 in Krakow with Maria Filek, Marta Janik and Tanja Ulbrich
9 May 2026, 10AM-4PM CEST
Otwarta.art
ul. Karmelicka 32
31-128 Krakow, Poland MAP
“Hocus Pocus, Dragonocus!” Celebrate World Collage Day in Kraków with three dragon ladies: collage artists Maria Filek, Marta Janik, and Tanja Ulbrich. Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery through the power of collage. The organizers invite artists and all art lovers to explore the symbolic realm of their own artistic expression. There are two workshops: 10:30AM-12:30PM is “Hocus Pocus, Dragonocus!” with Maria Filek and Marta Janik and 1:30-3:30PM is “Inner Dragons: Gestalt Collage for Artists and Art Enthusiasts” with Tanja Ulbrich (conducted in English with Polish translation). The honorary patron of the event is the Wawel Dragon, one of the symbols of the city. This event is for adults.
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.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
Le Lab Transmission et Québec Collage: Celebrating the Art of Collage in Montreal!
9 May 2026, 2-6PM EDT
Espace 4372 and Lab Transmission
4372 Avenue Papineau
Montréal, Québec H2H 1T5 Canada MAP
The public is invited to discover and connect through a series of welcoming events at Le Lab Transmission throughout May, in partnership with Québec Collage. Together, they spotlight this accessible yet still little-known practice, positioned at the crossroads of art, care, and community. There is an online collage challenge where Quebec Collage invites both professional and emerging artists to create a piece inspired by the theme of accumulation. A selection of works will be shared online and displayed in an exhibition at Espace 4372. (Deadline: May 7, midnight). There is a group exhibition bringing together artists and participants from the challenge will be presented 9-30 May at Espace 4372. Visits by appointment. The opening, in celebration of World Collage Day, is on 9 May, 2-6PM and the closing event on Saturday, 30 May, 2-6PM. Both events are open to the public. Starting on 6 May and running through 26 May, Le Lab Transmission is hosting a series of collage workshops for adults, visit the venue website for more info.
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
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.
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.
AMES, IOWA, USA
Community Collage Making
9 May 2026, 10AM-3PM CDT
Ames Public Library
515 Douglas Avenue
Ames, Iowa 50010 USA MAP
Celebrate World Collage Day with a hands‑on workshop at the Ames Public Library’s Farwell T. Brown Auditorium.. The day begins with a short presentation from local artists on collage styles, followed by open studio time with a wide range of provided materials. Artists Bob Anders, Deb Anders Bond, Kathy Svec, and Susan Norris will be available to offer guidance. No experience is needed—just come ready to experiment and create. Participants should bring a sack lunch and a good pair of scissors. Water, coffee, and snacks will be available. Parking is available on the street or in the city lot north of the library. This free event is open to ages 14 and up, and advance registration is preferred.
TO REGISTER: Visit the APL calendar or call the Adult Services Desk at (515) 239 5646, ext. 4
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.
HAMILTON NORTH, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Snipandglue Studio Exhibition
9 May 2026
The Creator Incubator
15/50 Clyde Street
Hamilton North, New South Wales 2292 Australia MAP
Leslie Duffin is opening her studio to offer an exhibition and sale of her snipandglue artworks. This exhibition will be held alongside the Creator Incubator’s birthday event.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA
Collage Workshop
9 May 2026, 10AM-1PM PDT
Julia Walck
4883 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90029 USA MAP
In this workshop, Collage Artist Julia Walck will teach you everything you need to know about collage! Julia will give a brief how-to collage tutorial, then you get to cut and paste using her personal stash of vintage magazines. This is a small class size, so if you have questions as you go, she’s around for one-on-one help. If you have a rough idea for a collage already, great! If not, no worries. PLAY is the best part of collage and the unknown is your friend. An idea will come to you along the way and it will all fall into place! You’ll take home your original collage, complete with a ready-to-frame photo mount. This event is for adults. There is a $50 fee. Registration is required.
DALLAS, TEXAS, USA
Cutting, Pasting and Community with the Dallas Collage Collective
9 May 2026, 3-6PM CDT
Bath House Cultural Center
521 East Lawther Drive
Dallas, Texas 75218 USA MAP
Celebrate World Collage Day with the Dallas Collage Collective, an informal group of collage artists from the Dallas area, with hosts Leah Flanagan, Cate Widmer and Selena Dixon. A fun, easy, creative way to let go, express yourself and explore the joy in making collage. Basic supplies are provided: base paper, a variety of collage papers, glue sticks and scissors but we encourage you to bring your own scissors or other supplies. Guidance will be available and all experience levels are welcome. This event is for adults of all experience levels.
Registration is required, space is limited.
For more information, and to register, contact Leah Flanagan at hello@flanzella.com, please put Dallas World Collage Day Event in the subject line.
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”
MADRID, SPAIN
Collage and Visual Poetry Workshop
9 May 2026, 11AM-2PM CEST
Galería Creatitis
Calle Hernán Cortés, 9
28004 Madrid, Spain MAP
This special workshop celebrates World Collage Day through a morning of creativity, visual play, and poetry made with images. Led by Adriana Bermúdez, the session invites participants to explore poetic transformation through three original collage exercises created especially for this occasion. During the workshop, participants will learn three collage techniques for creating visual poetry and discovering new ways to combine, transform, and reinterpret images. This event is for adults and is open to anyone interested in creativity, images, and collage, whether they are beginners or already have experience. No previous experience is required. It is a hands-on workshop designed to encourage experimentation, imagination, and personal expression.
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.
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.
WUPPERTAL, GERMANY
Collage Workshop & Postcard Exhibition: “Favorite Place”
9 May 2026, Noon-6PM CEST
Studio Herzfrisch
Friedrich-Engels-Allee 178
42285 Wuppertal, Germany MAP
Celebrate World Collage Day 2026 with Studio Herzfrisch on May 9th! Join their postcard exhibition, “Favorite Place”, and share your own creative collage. A large collage table filled with papers and treasures from different eras invites you to snip, glue, and play. Explore their Vintage Paper Market to discover unique materials and DIY kits to take home. Try their hands-on workshops, including Transfer Techniques and the Creative ATC Flow Circuit with 7 inspiring stations. Enjoy the lively, collaborative atmosphere as many creative minds come together. And of course, indulge in cake and waffles while you create and connect! This event is open to all.
CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA
Collage Marathon
Kannadi Cupboard
2nd floor, 49, Venkatesan Street
New Market, West Tambaram, Tambaram
Chennai, Tamilnadu 600059 India MAP
The Collage Marathon by Kannadi Cupboard is a simple crafting marathon that packs adrenaline. It begins with a participant sharing a cue for everyone to create collages, with each participant given 3 minutes to complete their collage. By the end of the 3 hours, every participant will have had a chance to give a prompt, and all the collages made during the session will be displayed for viewing in the gallery. This event is open to adults and teens 16+. The event is up two flights of stairs. There is no elevator.
CASTLEBAR, Co. MAYO, IRELAND
Connacht Collage Collective Big Paper Paste Party 2026
9 May 2026, 6-8PM IST
The Linenhall Arts Centre
Linenhall Street
Castlebar, Co. Mayo F23 AN24 Ireland MAP
Get ready to cut, tear, glue, and celebrate! The Connacht Collage Collective is turning two, 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. This event is for adults 18+.
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.
Deadline to submit events: Sunday, 19 April 2026
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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.
Past World Collage Day Events
