Cut, stick, and be social! Join IS183 for this special World Collage Day edition of Collage Club! Learn how to make and swap (optional) Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) using fun collage techniques with our host, Karen Arp-Sandel and IS183 Director Lucie Castaldo to get your creativity flowing and close out this daylong celebration of the collage artform.

ATCs — Join the Movement! Artist Trading Cards are miniature pieces of artwork that are traded around the world. It is a great way to meet other artists and share your work. Prepare your cards by hand to 2.5 by 3.5 inches or purchase ready-made packs from Strathmore paper company.

The Basics

• ATCs are original, self produced, miniature works of art.

• Cards must measure 2.5 by 3.5 inches (64 x 89 mm ) Ideally cards should fit into traditional plastic trading card sleeves.

• Express your own personal style in any medium you choose.

• Remember to include your name and date on the back of each card. Also contact info if you wish, and edition number if it is a series.

• ATCs should never be sold, only traded! Face-to-face trading sessions are encouraged. Mail Exchanges are great, too. (Especially during covid.)

• Find groups online and through social media. No experience is required. Everyone is encouraged to create and trade ATCs!

Materials

scissors, glue (stick) , colorful paper, personal collage stash, magazines

Deluxe Collage Day Kits and Collage Cut-Out Sheets are available for purchase. In order to receive your kit or image booklet in time for this workshop, the deadline for purchase is Monday, April 26. Kits purchased after this date are not guaranteed to arrive by the workshop date.

Image provided is by Karen Arp-Sandel. I request no reproduction without permission.

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Online Classes at IS183

Register for a class (or series) on our website, and we will email you a Zoom meeting link along with instructions. Simply use the link to join the online class at the designated time! Download the Zoom app on your smartphone or tablet, or use your laptop/desktop web browser. The web browser client will download automatically when you join your first Zoom meeting. (Have a look at this Zoom overview.)

You will join a live, interactive lesson presented in real-time by an IS183 Faculty Artist. Small class sizes will allow you to engage personally with the instructor and other students, just like in the studio! Faculty lessons will primarily be demonstration-based, but may have segments in which students are challenged to work on independent assignments. Each class and faculty approach will be unique! 

Thank you for continuing to make art and support IS183 Art School! We look forward to seeing you in the (virtual) studios! 

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