Our Mission Collage Artists of America (CAA) promotes interest and participation in, and the study, appreciation and support of, collage, assemblage and related mixed-media art by providing resources such as educational programs, instructional workshops and art exhibits to its members and the public. To further maintain ties to the community, CAA awards commpetetive annual scholarships to deserving art students. Collage Artists of America is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Calendar 2026 Meeting Dates (online) January 23. Guest speaker: Dominique Gustin. March 20, Guest speaker: Sarah Z. Short May 22, Guest speaker: Katie Wolf September 25 November 20 Meetings are held on Fridays. Zoom opens 10:40 am Pacific Time. Meetings run from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Pacific Time. Exhibits MAY 2026. May 1 to May 26/ Online and in person at Betsy Lueke Center, Burbank, CA. "Freedom Reframed". Workshops TBA Artists OnlineActive CAA members may edit their profile page to include a link to their collage-related website.
| NEXT MEETING January 23, 2026, 11:00 am PST Guest Speaker: Dominique Gustin From Pixels to Beeswax: Evolving a Hybrid Practice in Contemporary Digital Collage and Encaustic Painting
Dominique Gustin is a multi-disciplinary artist working across photography, digital and mixed media, encaustic painting, poetry, contemporary collage, video and sound. She created Somnmigratory Studio to share her contemporary digital collage and encaustic paintings. Dominique studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has been making art and working in the arts for over thirty years. She lives in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. In this presentation, Somnmigratory Studio artist Dominique Gustin shares the development of her artistic process, combining photography, AI generated image fragments, and digital software with the physicality of encaustic painting. She will discuss how these techniques intersect, evolve, and ultimately inform the final artwork. Participants will gain insight into the workflow, materials, and creative decision-making behind her contemporary mixed-media practice. NEXT EXHIBIT
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