Call to Artists: Poetry & Collage Residency-New Orleans
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A five-day, in-person collage artist residency in New Orleans
at Kolaj Institute Gallery in New Orleans
8-12 April 2025, with two preliminary virtual sessions on 2 and 6 April 2025
Early Deadline to Apply: Friday, 28 February 2025
Final Deadline to Apply: Friday, 15 March 2025
Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis until space is filled. Artists are encouraged to apply well before the deadline. Also, please note, responses may not be sent out until two weeks after the deadline.
Since 2022, Kolaj Institute has explored the intersection of poetry and collage throughout its history. In Kolaj 32, Rod T. Boyer’s article “Mind the Gap: Collision and Context in Haiku and Collage“ compares the disjunction that occurs in haiku with a similar phenomenon in collage. Since then, we organized a series of residencies to explore the intersection of poetry and collage. The artists heard from guest speakers Kevin Sampsell, Renée Reizman, Rod T. Boyer, and the Poetry Foundation’s Fred Sasaki and were challenged to create page spreads to be included in PoetryXCollage, a printed journal of artwork and writing at the intersection of poetry and collage. We are interested in found poetry, blackout poetry, collage poems, haikus, centos, response collages, response poems, word scrambles, concrete poetry, scatter collage poems, and other poems and artwork that inhabit this world. To date, seven volumes of PoetryXCollage have been published.
To support artists working at the intersection of poetry and collage, Kolaj Institute is organizing an in-person artist residency at Kolaj Institute Gallery. The residency will coincide with the New Orleans Poetry Festival. From 10AM on Tuesday, 8 April to 2PM on Saturday, 12 April, artists will have 24-hour access to the gallery, studio, and material library where they can work in community to make collage poetry. In daily meetings, artists will share work and get feedback from one another. Prior to the residency, artists will meet virtually where Kolaj Institute Director Ric Kasini Kadour will make presentations on the history of the project, artist practice, and the ecosystem of Poetry & Collage. Through in person discussions, artists will explore how the art they make at the intersection of poetry and collage exists on the printed page and on the wall of a gallery. At noon, on Saturday, 12 April, artists will be invited to present their work and at 6PM, artists are invited to the opening of the exhibition, “Joy & Grief” at Kolaj Institute Gallery. By participating in the New Orleans Poetry Festival, we hope artists will connect with poets, editors, and publishers.
OUTCOME
After the Residency, artists will be invited to submit work for the PoetryXCollage journal and for an exhibition on Poetry & Collage at Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2025.
Artists will explore how the art they make at the intersection of poetry and collage exists on the printed page and on the wall of a gallery. By participating in the New Orleans Poetry Festival, we hope artists will connect with poets, editors, and publishers.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Collage Artist Residencies are intended for self-motivated artists, at any stage in their career, who want to develop their practice by exploring the intersection of poetry and collage while working in community with others. Residencies are open to any artist over the age of 21 from anywhere in the world.
COST
The cost of the residency is $750 per artist. A limited number of grants is available to offset the workshop fee and reduce barriers to participation in the program, particularly for those artists coming from places in the world that face historic economic disadvantages. Follow the link in the How to Apply section above to learn more.
Travel to and from New Orleans, accommodations in New Orleans, and all meals are the responsibility of the artist. Financial aid is not available to offset the expense of travel, accommodation, or meals.
RESIDENCY LOGISTICS
Wednesday, 2 April: History of Kolaj Institute's Poetry & Collage Project, Preparing for New Orleans, & Introductions
Sunday, 6 April: Artist Practice & The ecosystem of Poetry & Collage
Tuesday, 8 April, 10AM Orientation at Kolaj Institute and Poetry/Collage Making
Wednesday, 9 April: Poetry/Collage Making, Noon to 2PM Discussion
Thursday, 10 April: Poetry/Collage Making & NOLA Poetry Festival Opening Night at 7PM
Friday, 11 April: Poetry/Collage Making & NOLA Poetry Festival
Saturday, 12 April: Noon to 2PM: Presentation & Discussion of works. 6PM to 9PM: Opening of the exhibition, Joy & Grief.
QUESTIONS
If you have questions, send an email.