Collage has really come of age.
It’s grown up out of that pubescent crafty period, made it through the try-everything young adult phase to emerge today holding its own as serious art.
The show will also include an assortment of glass and pottery by local artists. A “Meet the Artists” opening reception is from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Monte Cristo Gallery, 1507 Wall St., Everett. For more information, call 425-257-8380. The show runs through Jan. 4. The Northwest Collage Society awards presentation will begin at 6 p.m. The Everett Cultural Commission’s presentation of the Richard Wendt Award of Excellence to the Imagine Children’s Museum for its extraordinary support of the arts in the community will follow at 6:30 p.m.
The Arts Council of Snohomish County’s Holiday Art Show features the Northwest Collage Society.
But not too serious.
Work by members of the Northwest Collage Society will be featured at the Arts Council of Snohomish County’s Holiday Art Show.
During the show, the collage society will have a table set up so any would-be collage artist can take a turn making a piece of original art.
“It’s so much fun,” said society member Donna Jean Perry. “If parents want to bring their kids they are welcome, so it’s not so formal.”
Perry, who is co-chairwoman in charge of the society’s shows, said that although she intends to have fun during the show she knows what it means to be the featured guild for the Arts Council.
There will be 31 collage artists participating in the holiday show with 55 pieces in the show from society members.
“This just shows we’ve kept the quality up and we’ve been improving,” said Perry, of Bothell. “We’re trying to promote it as a fine art medium, to keep it out of the craft and into the fine art medium and promote it as that and make sure it stays looking like fine art. So that’s why we’re particularly pleased that we’ve been invited back again.”
The society, which is 18 years in operation and is part of the National Collage Society, showed at the Arts Council Holiday Show only once before in the past 30 years, said Monte Cristo Gallery director Carrie Collver.
“It’s real fun stuff, really unique things,” Collver said. “It’s not just torn paper anymore.”
The Northwest College Society’s regional representative, Gail Larson, began her art career in watercolors and oils and then turned to collage because she gets to use all her skills, including design skills regarding value, composition and color and theme.
For a while, Larson did quite a bit with an Asian theme. “I’ve been expanding,” she said. “You grow. You don’t stay stagnant. In other words, you reach to explore other avenues.
“It’s evolved,” said Larson of collage art. “It’s a wonderful medium to be able to express yourself.”
In addition to the collage art, the Holiday Show will also feature blown glass artist Merrilee Moore and potter Matt Patton.
Patton, of Seattle, makes bowls, tiles and trays. Everyone looks forward to his work, Collver said.
“He’s always a big hit,” she said. “He’s a glaze genius.”
Arts writer Theresa Goffredo: 425-339-3424 or goffredo@heraldnet.com.
A collage by Pat Doran.
A blown-glass piece by Merilee Moore.
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