Kolaj Institute is now accepting applications for the PoetryXCollage Residencies, Spring 2026. Two residencies, a five-session virtual residency (The Elusive X) and an in-person residency in New Orleans (The Fragment as Verse on the Wall), support artists working at the intersection of poetry and collage. Participants will explore interdisciplinary practice, community exchange, and strategies for presenting work on the page and the gallery wall. Led by Jennifer Roche and Ric Kasini Kadour, the residencies include presentations, discussion, and peer feedback. The in-person residency coincides with the exhibition The Fragment as Verse and the New Orleans Poetry Festival.
Western States
Call for art and seeds
The Verdancy Project invites you to take part in our annual mail-in seed swap and seed packet art exchange. This is a chance to share seeds, create original packet artwork, and connect with others who enjoy both art and gardening.
Learn more and sign up at: https://www.verdancyproject.com/seedswap
Who can join?
Anyone in the U.S. There is no age limit.
What do I need to do?
Sign up
Pay the small participation fee
Create 11 seed packets with original artwork
Mail them to The Verdancy Project
Because of postage and customs issues, this swap is open to U.S. residents only.
What do I receive?
At least 10 packets of seeds mailed back to you
Seed packets featuring original art (you can frame them once the seeds are used)
Your artwork included in an online exhibition
A feature on our social media
A chance to connect with other creative gardeners
What does it cost?
The fee is $15.
This covers return postage, processing, packaging, and work to create the online exhibit.
You are responsible for providing your seeds (which can be from your garden), your art supplies, and the cost to mail your packets to us.
What kind of seeds should I include?
Seeds can be flowers, herbs, vegetables, or fruit.
Please send organically grown seeds.
You may send seeds you saved yourself, purchased seeds, extras from a seed company, or seeds gathered during travel.
Make sure the seeds are fresh (no more than 2 years old) and include enough in each packet for a good harvest.
Each of your 11 packets can contain a different variety.
PDF presentation on how to save seeds from an OSU Master Gardener.
About the packet design:
Packets must be 4×6 inches or smaller
You may make your own envelopes or use premade ones
You can create one design for all packets or make each one different
Include:
Common name
Variety
Year the seeds were collected
Any growing tips (optional, can be a separate sheet)
Your name and website/social media
Seal packets well so seeds do not fall out
Deadlines:
December 31, 2025 – Last day to sign up
January 31, 2026 – Seed packets must be received by this date
You will receive your seed packets back in February 2026.
Mail your packets to:
The Verdancy Project
30310 SE Division Dr.
Troutdale, OR 97060
Questions?
Email us at info@verdancyproject.com
Thinking About Artists’ Legacies: Information for Artists at Every Stage of their Career
Nov 12, 2025 ǀ 6:30 – 8:00 PM ǀ Live on Zoom | $35 Non-members ǀ Members $25 | Students $15)
Thinking About Artists’ Legacies: Information for Artists at Every Stage of their Career
An introduction to a very large and complex topic with Julia Schwartz
Join Pacific Rim Sculptors for a professional practices session with consultant Julia Schwartz on building an artist’s legacy. Learn practical steps for documenting your work, organizing files, creating a studio guide, and planning for the future so your art and vision can continue beyond the studio.
Here are the topics to be covered in the program:
• What is an artist’s legacy?
• Why take time away from the studio to do this work?
• Establishing legacy goals
• Thinking about who can help in the future – family, friends, colleagues, next generation scholars
• Cost considerations
• Documenting your work
• Keeping files up to date so others can use them in the future
• Building a studio guide so others can access your artwork, digital files, website, etc.
• Educational resources
This 90-minute session includes a one-hour presentation followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
OPEN CALL FOR CURRENTS 2026: ART & TECHNOLOGY FESTIVAL
CURRENTS New Media is now accepting submissions for our 17th annual Art and Technology Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Please feel free to forward our call for submissions to anyone in your network who you would feel would benefit from this opportunity!
Call for Submission:
CURRENTS 2026 Art & Technology Festival
Submission Deadline: December 5, 2025
Festival Dates: June 12 – 21, 2026
Every summer since 2010, CURRENTS New Media presents one of the leading art and technology festivals in the United States. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, CURRENTS brings together the work of established and emerging new media artists from the USA and around the world.
This year’s submission categories include:
Installations
Sound Environments/Installations
Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Environments
Artist/AI Collaboration
Robotics/Kinetic/Electro-Mechanical Objects and Installations
Multimedia Performance
Fabrication and 2D/3D Printing
Wearables
Experimental Single Channel Video, Experimental Documentary, and Animation
Submission Fee: – $25/single, $20 each/multiple
Due to the already high and escalating cost and risks of international shipping we may not be able to support this expense for international artists. We may be able to supply needed equipment.
Please read the Submission Guidelines before filling out the form
Begin your submission process HERE.
CURRENTS 2026 Festival Homepage
Festival Video Documentations on Vimeo
Our Mission:
CURRENTS New Media is an annual art + technology festival, year-round exhibition/experience space, and non-profit organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico USA. We support 21st Century art making and innovative creatives. Our festival, educational programs, and exhibition space give the public year-round access to immersive and expansive art experiences.
The Festival is the result of a collaboration between Parallel Studios, its partners throughout the city and the many volunteers who invest their time to support this project.
Questions? Contact us
Photo Shoot: 2025
A juried group photo show with an open theme at Black Box Gallery.
For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com/
Nests
Not limited to just birds, nests are structures that provide shelter for a wide range of animals, including insects, fish, amphibians, mammals, turtles, lizards, snakes, and other reptiles. Nests are structures for shelter. Artists are invited to create 2D or 3D works that are inspired by the concept or nature of nests.
Artists should consider a variety of natural, recycled, or repurposed materials for the artwork. This exhibit will be on view through January 2026 at the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery E-Box in Cathedral City, California.
The E-Box is an environmental experience in an unlikely space, a reclaimed 20′ shipping container. The E-Box is curated by S.C.R.A.P. Gallery (Student Creative Recycle Art Program) and CVAP (Coachella Valley Art Projects).
