Visual artists and curators Nancy Hoogstad and Juliette Pestel are organizing the Social Glue Collage Festival in the context of the 750th anniversary of the city of Schiedam. We are working together with artists of KunstWerkt and of the international collective The Collage Club. Both the artists of The Collage Club and of KunstWerkt are excited to work together with the people of Schiedam and visitors.

The title of the festival, Social Glue, refers to the connection we are looking for during the festival. In a collage, you literally glue the source material together; separate parts connected form a new image, a new story. By connecting to another person, we get to know each other, discover together, learn and work together. Although we can be very different, we are connected to each other during this festival through analogue collage.

Schiedam is the starting point for this collage festival. The past, present and future of Schiedam is investigated. The collages made for the exhibitions in the festival are a sum of research into form, concept, feelings, ideas, material and - in most cases - glue for each artist.

During the festival we show collages and collage based works from participating artists; in the main exhibition at KunstWerkt exhibition space and in two satellite exhibitions at I-Punt and Jenevermuseum. The works show great diversity in collage and assemblage, it's inspiring to see how wide the definition of collage can be stretched. There will be workshops by The Collage Club artists, collage meet-ups, a lecture, an artist talk, a collage materials market and an auction of donated collages for charities in Schiedam.

Connected layers, connected people, individuality becoming a whole, just as we imagined when we started organizing the festival!

Workshops €7.50*
All materials will be provided.
More info and buy your workshop ticket here.

Meet-Ups, € 2.50*
All materials will be provided, but you can bring whatever material you'd like to share. Work on your own project, share ideas, tips & tricks and have fun creating.
More info and buy your meet-up ticket here. 

Walk-in workshops, free*
All materials will be provided, but you can bring whatever material you'd like to share. Just walk in and join for free!
•    Sunday September 14, 13.00 - 15.30 hrs
    Workshop for kids ages 5 – 12 during ‘Open Monuments Day’.
•    Sunday September 28, 13.00 - 17.00 hrs
    Community Collage Workshop, join COL-LAB Collective to make the longest collage of Schiedam! 

Lecture and Artist Talk, free*
Just walk in and join for free!
•    Sunday September 21, 13.00 - 14.00 hrs
    Lecture by Noortje Bronstring about collage as editorial illustration.
•    Saturday September 27, 13.00 - 14.00 hrs
    Artist Talk moderated by Aletha Steijns with participating artists.

Collage Materials Market*
•    Saturday October 4, 15.00 - 17.00 hrs
    For sale: collage materials like DIY collage packs, paper, magazines, books, ephemera, etc. Would you like to sell materials? Please contact us via our website or Instagram.

Auction*
•    Saturday October 4, 13.00 - 17.00 hrs
    Auction preview
•    Sunday October 5, 14.00 - 15.30 hrs
    Auction of contemporary collages made by international artists. The proceeds will go to charities in Schiedam (to be announced).
* May be subject to change

Participants
Jess Costanzo USA, Iris van Doorn NL, Margot de Korte NL, Zarka NL, Robert Hall UK, Cheryl C USA, Jo Parkin AUS, Kathryn Bird AUS, Carlotta Speroni IT, Francis Brunel FR, Kike Congrains PE, Kate Cuthbert AUS, Rocío Romero SP, Adam Wynn UK, Friedie Kloen NL, Marita Beukers NL, Jens Wortmann DE, Kellette Elliott USA, Teresa Ettel USA, SAGE NL, Geralda de Graaf NL, Svena Steinbrecher DE, Delphine Médioni FR, Miss.Printed NO, Saskia Risseeuw NL, Jurgita Vas UK, Jan van Dorp NL, Melanie Garcia CA, Sasha Zuidam NL, Sarah Kamp DE, Jeroen Staal NL, Ilona Bruins NL, Clashing Squirrel FR, Mark Murphy UK, Pauline Tonkens NL, Amanda Hobbs CA, Ben DiNino USA, Sydney Rose CA, The Scissorhands DE, Alicia Saadi USA, Tilly Heijster NL, Magriet Mostert NL, Lydia Selk USA, Inge Hoefnagel NL, Andie Wieringa NL, Nancy Hoogstad NL, Juliette Pestel NL

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www.juliettepestel.com/socialglue