Just 3 places left for our…
Collage Expedition
Los Angeles
1-7th December 2025
With Les Jones & Cecil Touchon
Hello. Our Collage Expedition to Los Angeles is fast approaching and we’re excited to work with a diverse range of artists in producing new collage works with materials sourced from the city.
We’ll be spending the week in a light and airy open studio in the Arts District of Downtown LA and we’re looking forward to an amazing week of collage creativity.
There are now just 3 places left for the week. So, if you’d like to join us, please email us and include links to your website and Instagram page. You can email us at:
hello@contemporarycollagemagazine.com
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. The studio is close to art galleries and lots of cafes and restaurants.
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 professional
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 recognizable 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, the world’s leading magazine dedicated to collage art. 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…
“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 humour and the endless creativity we shared that week in London.”
Steve Snider
“For me, the residency became a chance to shake things up, to step outside of 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 stimulated my creativity. It cemented for me that I have a voice and that my voice works!”
Clare Schmehl
What to do next…
If you’d like to be part of the week, please email us at:
hello@contemporarycollagemagazine.com
When emailing please include links to your website and/or Instagram page. If successful, we’ll email you with an offer to join the Collage Expedition.
Looking forward to it!!