collage working club


​Collage explores new ways of re-imagining our surroundings and making strange what is familiar. As a ‘copy and paste’ medium it has never been more relevant in today’s image-saturated society. A springboard for many creative solutions, collage can be found as a tool for artists, graphic designers, architects, teachers, coaches and fashion designers, and it does not require elaborate materials to begin. 

Collage Working Club (CWC) is a weekly open workspace for artists working in the medium of paper. Organised in the format of alternate ‘drop in’ sessions and workshops masterclasses, it has both a regular facilitator, whilst also involving the artist community in the sharing of knowledge and skills. Providing materials, education and connections is the primary aim of CWC, and it will do this through the interdisciplinary art of collage as both an art form and a tool for personal growth.

The group is hosted by visual artist Nina Fraser, and occupies the physical space of Art&Craft Refúgio, part of Residências Refúgio and Largo Residências, a cultural and social project in Arroios, Lisbon.

Address: Largo Residências, Quartel GNR - Largo do Cabeço da Bola, 1150-081 Lisboa, Portugal
Opening times: Wednesdays 16h - 19h
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Please check schedule for information before arriving!



Sunday 1st October 2023 17 - 19h

Largo Residências, Largo do Cabeço da Bola, 1150-081 Lisboa, Portugal

Featuring; Alexandre Bisner, Anaïs Jung, Ana Gariso, Francisco Lourenço,
João Randow, Leticia Barreto, Luciana Figuera Navarro, Nina Fraser, & R.T Snott

Curator: R. T. Snott
Image credits: Anaïs Jung
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Some of our regular hosts
CWC is a growing community. The inclusive space allows everyone to enjoy collage, whether you are a beginner or a professional artist. We often circulate our SCISSOR SESSIONS and workshops hosts, to share our skills and learn from each other. 
Nina Fraser is the founder of Collage Working Club. She graduated in Textile Art from Winchester College of Arts (UK) in 2006, and is currently undertaking a Masters level course in Commissioning & Curating Contemporary Public Art from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She conceives her artistic practice as a shared journey, co-creating projects and practical structures to improve our social and human experience, and she regularly works collaboratively, within communities or inside artistic associations. Living in Portugal since 2014, she works as artistic coordinator of Art & Craft Refúgio - a project integrating migrants and refugees in central Lisbon. Her collages are exhibited worldwide, and have been published in magazines and books, including, most recently; “Collage Care: Transforming Emotions & Life Experiences” edited by Kanyer Art Collection, 2021.  .website // IG 
R T Snott  R. T. Snott (Goiânia, 1993) is a Brazilian visual artist who lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a self-taught artist and attended the Programa de Residências Artísticas 1.0 - Profissionalizante at A BASE, in Lisbon. Snott is part of the Open Up EU/New Hand Lab network through the Tufting Atelier in Covilhã, Portugal, and was a resident artist of the Residências Refúgio through the months of May and June of 2023 with the “os casulos são códigos” workshop project. Through a body of interdisciplinary work, Snott explores themes of territoriality, borders and identity formation within mesoregional scopes, bringing to the surface of the work thoughts about the relations between consumption and the landscape, and between immaterial culture and society. 
Ana Gariso is a PhD student in Communication Sciences - Major in Communication and Arts at FCSH. She works in the areas of Social Sciences with an emphasis on Communication Sciences, Urban Studies and Visual Culture. She collaborates with the street art project Yes You Can Spray , facilitating tours about graffiti and street art in Lisbon. She has been making collages since she was a small kid and recently found a like-minded crew in Collage Working Club. She is a cat person.
Letícia Barreto (n. 1974 Sorocaba/SP – Brazil) is a visual artist based in Lisbon, Portugal. She studied fine arts at Istituto Lorenzo di Medici in Florence, with Rotary Foundation´s scholarship. She holds a Master’s degree in Visual Arts and Intermedia from Évora University in Portugal. She has exhibited in Brazil, the USA, Ecuador, Italy, Portugal, Germany and France, and has worked with curators such as Diedrich Diederichsen, Anselm Franke, Amilcar Packer and Max Jorge Hinderer Cruz. 
About our venue partners
​Largo Residências' mission is to contribute to local development through the implementation of cultural activities and social businesses, driving artistic creation and dynamism and community involvement and integration. Read more...
Refúgio Residences aims to support the inclusion of people in refugee situations through mediation, cultural, documentary and reflective activities. Brings people, host institutions, services and the entire population closer together. Read more...
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