COLLAGE::BOOKS 2025 – Call for Presenters

About the Open Call

Kolaj Institute is partnering with ARCMTL to produce a full day symposium on the subject of collage and the book on Friday, 3 October 2025 in Montreal. The symposium will be a part of VOLUME 8 MTL, Montreal’s annual conference and fair devoted to art publishing and artists’ books. VOLUME 8 MTL presents works and programming in both English and French, including artists and publishers from all over Canada, the US and elsewhere. The Symposium will be part of a series of events for collage artists that will take place 2-5 October 2025. These events will run parallel to the events organized as part of VOLUME MTL and include collage making, visits to book collections, and networking. Kolaj Institute is inviting artists, gallerists, writers, poets, publishers, academic researchers to join this conversation, presenting a paper, practice, or book at this symposium. Particular interest is in presentations about published books (self or otherwise) where collage plays a central role. Additional topics include publishing as artist practice, gallery experiences of publishing catalogs, zine making, collage as illustration, collaborative projects, curatorial projects resulting in books, artist books, book sculpture, unbound publishing projects, and artists working at the intersection of poetry and collage. In addition to the Symposium, presenters will be invited to exhibit (and sell) their books at VOLUME MTL’s book fair as part of a collective table organized and staffed by Kolaj Institute.

What is Offered

Opportunity to present a paper, practice, or book at the symposium, and to exhibit and sell books at VOLUME MTL’s book fair as part of a collective table.

Requirements

The call is open to artists, gallerists, writers, poets, publishers, and academic researchers. Applicants must be planning on attending The COLLAGE::BOOKS Symposium.

How to Apply

Submissions can be made via the provided link: https://kasini.submittable.com/projects/edit/10610380-df6b-4426-8261-459e97dd04e9. Presenters are expected to be planning on attending The COLLAGE::BOOKS Symposium.