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COLLAGE: PAPER PLAY X 4

Ground breaking art movements have used collage to make personal, political, and social statements. Now it’s your turn!

Over the four weeks of this class you will create collages using paper, magazines, comic books,
advertisements, textiles, yarn, beads, and clay while learning about the history of collage. We will talk
about Abstraction, Dada & Surrealism, Pop Art, and Feminist Art, and then create our own collages inspired by these examples. Students will leave class with four completed collages.

Each class concentrates on a single type of collage – a great way to explore your own creativity and to learn some art history at the same time.

Week 1: Abstraction

Week 2: Dada & Surrealism

Week 3: Pop Art

Week 4: Feminist Art

Each class is 2 hours, once a week.

$200 for 4 week course. $55 per class drop in fee.

Email kristen@kh1art.ca to request this workshop. 5 students required for the course to run.

Dr. Kristen Hutchinson is an art historian, visual artist, curator, and art consultant. She received her PhD in the History of Art from University College London in 2007. Kristen has taught art history courses at universities and colleges in Canada, the US, and the UK. She is currently writing a non-fiction book about supernatural creatures in contemporary art, film and television.

Image credits: Hannah Hoch, Julian House & Able Parris.

MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE

Collage isn’t just about paper and glue! Experiment with a variety of materials to create mixed media collages including clay, textiles, yarn, beads, magazines, illustrations, advertisements, comic books, paper, and much more.

We will start by looking at art historical examples from a variety of art movements and eras to inspire you. We will then alternate between collaborative exercises and individual studio time. Students will leave with one 12×12” or 14×14” collage and a number of smaller collaborative works.

5 hour workshop: $80.

Email kristen@kh1art.ca to request this workshop. 5 students required for the workshop to run.

Dr. Kristen Hutchinson is an art historian, visual artist, curator, and art consultant. She received her PhD in the History of Art from University College London in 2007. Kristen has taught art history courses at universities and colleges in Canada, the US, and the UK. She is currently writing a non-fiction book about supernatural creatures in contemporary art, film and television.

Image credits: Kurt Schwitters, Andrea Marceles & Joyce Weiland.

COLLAGE: PHOTOGRAPHY & GEL TRANSFER

Create collages from your own photographs! Experiment with a variety of materials to create collages using photography and gel transfers.

We will start by looking at art historical examples from a variety of art movements and eras to inspire you. We will then alternate between collaborative exercises and individual studio time. Students will leave with one 12×12” or 14×14” collage and a number of smaller collaborative works.

5 hour workshop: $80.

Email kristen@kh1art.ca to request this workshop. 5 students required for the workshop to run.

Dr. Kristen Hutchinson is an art historian, visual artist, curator, and art consultant. She received her PhD in the History of Art from University College London in 2007. Kristen has taught art history courses at universities and colleges in Canada, the US, and the UK. She is currently writing a non-fiction book about supernatural creatures in contemporary art, film and television.

Image credits: Hannah Hoch, Kiki Kogelnik & Wangechi Mutu

COLLABORATIVE COLLAGE

Create collage in collaboration with other artists! Experiment with a variety of materials in a series of collaborative exercises that will open up your creativity to new possibilities.

We will start by looking at contemporary and art historical examples to inspire you. Then we will play with a variety of collaborative exercises, interspersed with individual studio time. Students will leave with one 12×12” or 14×14” collage and a number of smaller collaborative works.

5 hour workshop: $80.

Email kristen@kh1art.ca to request this workshop. 5 students required for the workshop to run.

About the Instructor:  Dr. Kristen Hutchinson is an art historian, visual artist, curator, and writer. She teaches in the Art & Design, Faculty of Extension, and Women’s & Gender Studies departments at the University of Alberta. Kristen also offers independent seminars about art history, film, television, feminism, and popular culture in her home and has given collage workshops at numerous galleries. She is the co-director of fast & dirty, an Edmonton-based rotating collective of artists and curators. Kristen received her PhD in the History of Art from University College London and a BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design.

Image credit: Jennifer Rae Forsyth & Kristen Hutchinson

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