Collaborative Collage: Making New Art with Old Images

Sometimes, the hardest part of making art is staring at a blank page. Luckily, generations of artists have come before you, and have left behind piles upon piles of images that you can use as a starting point for your own art. In this workshop, Rob Kelsey will walk you through the process of making original art by combining found images with new elements. From advertisements to newspaper articles to postcards to book covers, there are millions of existing images that you can use to help spark your creativity and create playful compositions where your work is able to sit in dialogue with that of another artist. We will talk through the whole process from start to finish, from image selection to idea generation to the actual art making itself, as well as concepts like composition, silhouette, narrative, and more. Bring your favorite drawing/painting tools, and a collection of found images, and lets see what stories we can tell together!