What we’re about
The Mixed-Media Collage Artists Guild (MMCAG) believes that play is productive and that we all deserve to take up creative space!
"We would like to bring together collage artists of all levels to create a supportive community for mutual inspiration and learning. Collage is a medium so wide-ranging and diverse that is often not taken seriously in the arts community; a situation that we would really like to change.", Judith Devine, group founder.
The MMCAG is a program supported by the Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) and their mission to provide affordable access to space, tools, and resources for creating independently published media and artwork, and to build community and identity through the creation of written and visual art. Read more about the IPRC Mission and history.
We meet the third Saturday of each month (unless it is a holiday weekend). Most of our meetings are online via Zoom. Once a quarter we meet in person at the Independent Publishing Resource Center in Portland, Oregon USA; occasionally these are hybrid in-person/online meetups.
Suggested donation for participation is $6.00/event, but no one is turned away. We use your donations to pay for the Meetup platform we use to organize membership & events and as a digital archive of our 13 years of events! Funds are also used for space rental for our quarterly, in person meetups, and for paying artists to lead activities.
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Camp Catch-UpLink visible for attendees
Join us online to catch-up and create in community together!
In July and August we traditionally gather online to work on ongoing projects together, show off things we've been creating, share quick tips, favorite YouTube channels, workshops, and more!
The Mixed-Media Collage Artists Guild is currently not processing donations as we are working on setting up registration through the Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) website. For June, July, and August events are free!
Even though we're still free in August, please take a moment and complete registration for the event with the IPRC: https://www.iprc.org/event/mixed-media-collage-artists-guild-meetup-3/
- Make a scene! Mini-Dioramas with Cathy!Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC), Portland, OR
Please complete registration with IPRC to join! https://www.iprc.org/event/mixed-media-collage-artists-guild-meetup-4/
Join us for this workshop and learn how to create a three-dimensional scene to fit inside a small diorama, also called a shadowbox. You can use small magazine cutouts, paint, or draw the elements of your scene.
When gathering supplies to bring for your mini-diorama, you’ll want to plan a color scheme and a theme for it (for examples, see the photos below posted for this event). This will help you create a cohesive 3-dimensional piece of art. You also may want to add visual elements of fun, drama or surprise. A diorama tells a story, so you’ll want to think about how your selections either complement and/or contrast with each other, including:
- paint for the diorama box,
- elements for the diorama background, first layer, and second layer, and
- the Washi tape for the exterior of the diorama to “frame” your story.
Note - One pre-scored diorama box will be provided for each in-person attendee: 4 ¼” X 3 ⅛” X 1”.
Zoom attendees can order a diorama box in advance. Suggest ordering a minimum of 10 days ahead. Purchase “Tiny Diorama Box at: https://alphastamps.net/
What to bring:- Acrylic paint
- Something to use as a paint palette
- Old jar or plastic container
- Small, flat paint brush, approximately ½”
- PVA glue ("bookbinders glue") or other liquid glue in a bottle
- Small brush for glue (old/cheap), approximately ½”
- Waste paper
- Scissors
- Bone folder or your favorite burnishing tool
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Something to score/mark heavily on card stock
- 1 piece of plain card stock measuring exactly 4 ¼” x 3 ⅛”
- Card stock scraps: 4-6 small pieces, at least 4 ¼” long and 2” wide
- Washi tape: 15 mm (9/16”) width is a MUST; you’ll need 16” total
- Supplies to create your diorama background and elements.
- If painting or drawing: colored pencils, markers, watercolors, etc.
- If collaging: variety of magazine or other cutouts.
NOTE: your elements need to be small so that they can be seen in the diorama viewing window. The diorama box has a border, so the viewing window is: 3 3/16” X 2 1/16” (three and three-sixteenths inches by two and one-sixteenth inches).
Optional to bring:- Small, portable paper cutter
- Hair dryer
- Tweezers
- Bamboo skewer
- Your favorite scissors for making collage "fussy cuts"
Some additional, helpful workshop information will be provided to attendees via a Meetup message after sign-up -- a few days before this event.
