An Introduction to Contemporary Collage
4-weeks (first 4) | Registration closed 9/10/2025
Contemporary collage artists and practices will be introduced each week followed by a collage making session. Participants should begin collecting paper ephemera (old books, magazines, catalogs, letters, handmade photos, papers etc...) to bring to each class to serve as source materials for their exercises. Short readings/instagram feeds will be shared each week.
- Materials: Paper ephemera (discarded books, magazines, patterns, postage stamps, stickers, catalogs, letters, handmade photos, papers etc.). Glue stick and a small container of Golden or Liquitex Heavy Gel (Matte preferred). Substrate (Stronger paper that you will be glueing onto). Sharp scissors (Fiskers are a good brand). Self-healing cutting mat. Xacto knife and replacement blades. Apron to cover clothes.
Monica Church
Monica Church has been working in collage for over four decades! Her recent collages are published in Cut Me Up Magazine (Issues 10, 11 & 14); Wilder Roam: On the Road; The Vassar Review: Interiors & Intimacies (2023); and The Extra Mule, No. 2. In 2023, at the Kolaj Fest in New Orleans, Church presented collages made while living in Vietnam at the symposium, “Exploring & Healing Place”, held at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Church studied at RISD, has a B.A. in visual arts from Bennington College and an M.F.A. in painting from The University of Kentucky.
Teresa Quinn
Teresa Quinn is a retired VC Student Affairs administrator, and whenever she has the opportunity, she is outside enjoying nature. She looks forward to sharing her passion for hiking and being in community with VCLLI members in the beautiful Hudson Valley.