Studio Iris Jacobs · Workshops & masterclasses

The Art of Collage.

Cut, compose, discover.
A different way of seeing.

Hands-on contemporary collage workshops with Iris Jacobs. Explore visual storytelling, intuitive composition, texture and personal expression. For curious beginners and experienced creatives alike.

The practice
Contemporary collage
For whom
All levels welcome
Take home
Your own unique piece
Where
Available internationally

The experience

Follow your eye.
Find your own language.

Found images, unexpected combinations, a colour that catches your attention. Collage begins with looking—and discovering what happens when familiar things meet in unfamiliar ways.

Led by Iris Jacobs, the workshop combines practical guidance with space to experiment. Work with image, texture, shape and rhythm, moving between abstraction and figurative storytelling.

You’ll create your own collage while developing a sharper sense of composition, association and intuition. No previous experience is needed.

What you’ll explore

A little structure.
Room for surprise.

01

Images & association

Choose and combine materials through symbolism, contrast, mood and unexpected connections.

02

Composition & rhythm

Explore scale, cropping, repetition and placement to create movement, balance and tension.

03

Abstraction & play

Move between recognisable forms and freer visual experiments. Let the materials surprise you.

04

Your visual voice

Develop a piece that feels personal, with choices guided by your own eye and intuition.

Workshops & masterclasses

Different formats.
The same curiosity.

01 · A first encounter

Single session.

A focused introduction for festivals, community programmes, creative teams and private groups.

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02 · Time to develop

Course series.

Build your practice over several sessions, with time to experiment, reflect and develop your visual language.

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03 · Made for your setting

Tailored masterclass.

Designed with academies, museums, galleries, film schools, cultural centres and private hosts.

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For hosts & collaborators

Your space.
New possibilities.

I welcome invitations from cultural institutes, academies, museums, galleries, retreat venues and creative communities. I travel internationally to deliver workshops and develop programmes with local hosts.

Interested in facilitating together? Let’s explore a format that connects collage with your practice, audience or programme.

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Participant reflections

After the workshop.

It was an excellent experience with many valuable insights. Iris is extremely knowledgeable, professional, and approachable. I can highly recommend her, both the workshop and the course.
Marlene Collage Course · Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam
Thank you, I really enjoyed the workshop!
L. Moreira Workshop · FACTOR IJ
I really enjoyed the course and will definitely keep cutting and pasting.
H. Zeeman Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam
I really enjoyed the course. You’ve really got me happily back to work again. Thank you.
Marisol Collage Course · Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam