South County Art Association, Kingston, Rhode Island

Abstract Composition with Vintage Materials

November 9th, 9- 3

What makes a collage feel balanced? What gives it movement, or a sense that every piece belongs exactly where it is? This workshop answers those questions.

Over the course of a single day, you'll work with vintage papers, book pages, ledger sheets, maps, stamps, and envelopes to build small abstract compositions. A central premise of this workshop is that the materials themselves are compositional tools. Each collage focuses on a core principle of visual design: movement, balance, emphasis, and harmony. By the end of the afternoon, you'll have a body of work and a new way of seeing. Throughout the day, student work is connected to the broader history of collage and abstract art.

Newport Art Museum School, Newport, Rhode Island

Fragments of Art and Memory: Writing + Collage Workshop

November 21, 12-3

Fragments of Art and Memory is a 3-hour workshop that combines collage with memory-based writing prompts. Through this combination of writing and art, participants will explore connections between words and images, drawing ideas and
inspiration from their own lives.

The workshop will feature collage as the primary art form, but artists and writers of any medium are welcome. Working in sketchbooks and journals, artists will generate new ideas for their individual art practices.

No previous writing experience is required.