An UPDATE on our…
Collage Expedition: LOS ANGELES
1-7th December 2025
With Les Jones & Cecil Touchon
Hello. We’ve now confirmed our week in Los Angeles in December - the venue is booked and we’re excited to host a creative week of collaging in the city.
Thank you for your initial expression of interest. With the dates, venue and cost confirmed, we now need to know if you are still interested in joining us for the week.
If you are, please email us at:
hello@contemporarycollagemagazine.com
Please email by the 17th September and, if you have them, include links to your website and Instagram page.
NB. If you have already confirmed that you are still interested. Thank you - rest assured, we have your notification.
About the week
Dates : 1st - 7th December 2025
The week-long residency has a very simple concept. Each artist arrives in Los Angeles without any collage materials. Your challenge is to spend a week creating new collage art only with materials found or sourced in the city and surrounding areas.
You’ll have your own workstation in an open space with fellow collage artists and each day there will be the opportunity to share your work and receive feedback from Les, Cecil, and the wider group.
The Venue
We’re delighted to say that we have now secured the venue for our week in LA. It’s a bright, open studio in the Arts District of the city. This fourth floor studio is served by a lift and has its own kitchen and toilet. If you join us for the week, you will be given a front door code to come in and out as you please. We have the studio from 8am each morning until 10pm each evening.
What’s included…
We want you to maximize your time on the residency, pushing your collage practice in new directions and being inspired by your hosts and fellow artists. We also want to give you amazing value for your investment in the week.
Included in the cost of attending is:
• 5-6 days creating new collage works in an open studio
• Daily discussions and feedback from Les, Cecil and your fellow
attendees.
• Inclusion in an article about the week in CC. Magazine
• Inclusion in regular social media posts from CC. Magazine and on
Cecil’s Substack page - The Touchonian
• Photography of the week, including individual shots for you to use
on your own website and social media (Les is a photographer)
• Collage Swap : Bring three of your original collages to swap for
other artist’s works - a great way to acquire new art!
• Inclusion in wider PR about the week
• Inclusion in our end of week, one-day pop-up exhibition, which will
be held in our studio space
• Attendance at evening social meals and gatherings
• Bucket loads of inspiration!
What’s NOT included…
Travel, accommodation and meals are NOT included within the costs for the week.
About your hosts…
Cecil Touchon
Cecil Touchon is one of the world’s leading collage artists. His work is instantly recognisable and has appeared in countless exhibitions and is housed in many prestigious collections. He is also the host of the popular ‘Touchonian’ Substack site. @ceciltouchon
Les Jones
Les is the creator and editor of Contemporary Collage Magazine. He is also a collage artist, professional photographer, designer, speaker and facilitator with over forty years experience of working within the creative sector. He is also the creator of Elsie Magazine - a one-man creative magazine.
@lesjonescollage
How much does it cost?
The cost for the week is the same as our London Collage Week:
£960 • $1250 • €1125 per person
Feedback from the London Residency…
“For me, the residency became a chance to shake things up, to step outside my comfort zone, and to embrace the act of creating fully in the moment. I left London inspired, grateful, and ready for what comes next.”
Deborah Danelley
“I learned that having limited materials rather than a full studio of paper focused my attention and forced creativity. It cemented for me that I have a voice and that my voice works!”
Clare Schmehl
“I found the whole experience exhilarating. Working alongside like-minded, extraordinary artists who generously shared technical approaches and ideas was energising and inspiring. Our work space was like a field of wildflowers with dazzling collages constantly blooming around the room. I will always remember the atmosphere of camaraderie, the good humor and the endless creativity we shared that week in London.”
Steve Snider
What to do next…
If you’d like to be part of the week, please email us by the 17th September. When emailing please include links to your website and/or Instagram page. Our email address is:
hello@contemporarycollagemagazine.com
If we are over-subscribed, we will allocate places through a ballot. If you are offered a place, we will require a deposit of £200 ($250 or €250) to confirm your place.