Playing Card Art: Collage & Book Making Workshop
Transform a playing card into a work of art in this collage book making workshop for young creatives!
Date and time
Location
The Foundling Museum
40 Brunswick Square London WC1N 1AZ United KingdomAbout this event
- 2 hours
In this workshop, transform a simple playing card into a work of art! Enjoy collaborative warm-up activities, meet other young creatives and leave with a unique handmade creation.
Explore photomontage collage techniques, erasure and a range of mixed media experiments to create your own playing card designs, then assemble them into miniature booklets.
During the workshop, you will also have the opportunity to learn more about how to join our art collective and contribute to an upcoming exhibition at the October Gallery.
As part of Assemblage Collective's residency at the Foundling Museum, we are exploring some of its fascinating history through our workshops. In this session, we will be inspired by the playing card tokens, which were identifying objects parents left with their children at the Foundling Hospital in the eighteenth century.
This workshop is open to anyone aged 18-30 and you don't need any prior experience to join us. If you're looking to find out more about joining an art collective, want to be creative in a supportive environment, learn more about collage or book making, or simply have a chat with other like-minded people, this event is for you!
Still undecided? Check out some of these quotes from participants of our previous workshops:
‘Was a brilliant workshop, very supportive and nice in a city where people can be quite disconnected.’
‘First Assemblage Collective workshop! I really appreciate the chilled atmosphere and encouragement of creativity. Really great amount of materials provided too! Thank you.’
'I immediately felt comfortable talking to people even though I’m normally quite shy, especially because I’d come on my own.'
About Assemblage Collective:
Assemblage Collective is an interdisciplinary network of young creatives aged 18-30 founded in May 2020. The Collective aims to build creative communities beyond the bounds of formal education and to provide pressure-free environments where creativity can flourish through a range of workshops and events. Assemblage is currently in residence at the Foundling Museum in London.
Please visit the Foundling Museum website for accessibility information: https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/visit-us/access/
Image credit: Anna Cunningham
Frequently asked questions
Nope, we will provide all the materials you need. However if you'd like to bring along additional art materials or if you have your own set of playing cards that you'd like to embellish, you're more than welcome to bring them along!
This workshop is specifically aimed at young people aged 18-30. If you're not in this age bracket, please check out our other workshops, which are open to everyone!
Please visit this page to find the Foundling Museum's full accessibility information so you can plan your visit: https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/visit-us/access/
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We run a range of creative workshops, always striving for inclusivity and an environment that nurtures creativity and not pressure to achieve perfection.