Current Exhibition
Stories Told • Sarah Z. Short
Fragments of Paper and Prose
October 4-27, 2024
AiR is please to present its 17th exhibition which opens on Friday October 4th during Westerly’s First Friday Arts Crawl. The exhibition spotlights Sarah Short, a mixed-media abstract collage artist and Charlestown, RI native.
The exhibit features 100 works from Short’s collage-a-day project along with 24 larger works inspired by them.
Scroll down to view the collected works below.
Stories Told Collection
Fragments of Paper and Prose
“It begins with a fragment of text from a vintage book. This snippet becomes the seed of an abstract collage, each layer adding depth as I chase the unfolding story, crafting a path through the composition ...”
A Collection of Twenty Four New Collages
Now available
“It begins with a fragment of text from a vintage book. This snippet becomes the seed of an abstract collage, each layer adding depth as I chase the unfolding story, crafting a path through the composition ...”
Vintage Magazine Collage Release
Coming Tuesday October 8th, 10am
We are thrilled to collaborate with Sarah to offer nine of her vintage magazine collages as giclee prints through AiR Studio Gallery during the month of October!
The prints will be sold unframed, and shipped shortly after the show - Stories Told, closes on October 27th.
The Making of a Collection
Step inside the studio of Sarah Z. Short
my first solo show opens at @airstudiogallery soon! My camera roll is full of images that tell the story of the work that happens in preparation. Collecting materials, letterpress printing, figuring out compositions, resting the pieces and then reworking them… it’s a lot.
Sarah Z. Short
Workshop with Sarah Z. Short
Abstract Collage Composition with
Vintage Materials
A one-day, in-person workshop
Saturday, October 19th
9:30am - 4:30pm
Price: $190.00
For beginning and intermediate artists, all materials will be provided and you’ll learn:
• Which vintage magazines to use and where to find them
• Basic collage techniques and materials
• Compositional strategies to elevate your collages into fine art
• Strategies to scale up your small collages into larger polished pieces
• An introduction to contemporary artists to inspire you