World Collage Day - Restriction
On the 9th of May 2026, the international “World Collage Day” will be held for the ninth time. This initiative is organised by the renowned Canadian organisation KOLAJ. “World Collage Day” celebrates artists who build connections across borders in a global context marked by both unity and division. A day dedicated to an art form that excels at bringing together different elements to create new forms and new ways of thinking.
Just as in previous years, Coupee Collage Collective aims to set up an accessible and large-scale collaborative project to help promote the objectives of World Collage Day in Belgium as well.
This year, we have chosen the theme “Restrictions,” and we will showcase the results of this call for submissions at the exhibition at the Stedelijke Academie of Waregem.
How to participate?
Participating is super easy, free, and guarantees your spot at the expo!
- Create one or more analog collages
- Let these two parameters serve as your limits:
> Use a standard postcard (A6, landscape or portrait, front or back)
> Incorporate (part of) a yellow ball into the collage
- Please send your collage by the 19th of April to:
> COUPEE COLLAGE COLLECTIVE, Slaveweg 2, 9620 Zottegem Belgium
- See your work at the exhibition RESTRICTIONS
> Expo 22/04 - 06/05
> All submissions will be showcased!
> Zaal 27, Stedelijke Academie Waregem
About the organisation
Slaveweg
2
9620 Zottegem
Belgium
Right from the start, COUPEE has set itself the goal of serving as a starting point for the exploration of contemporary Belgian collage art. It is not a gallery that represents a select group of artists, nor is it an organisation that acquires or collects collages. COUPEE is a platform where exhibitions, projects, and artists are connected, and collage is promoted as a fully-fledged art form to the general public.
They strive to achieve this goal in two ways. On the one hand, by putting collage art in the spotlight through its accessible, democratic nature. Through workshops or large-scale projects displayed in public spaces, COUPEE brings collage art to the attention of a broad audience.
