Surrealist artists of the early 20th century adapted the game “Exquisite Corpses” as a means of bypassing realism and logic in favor of chance and collaboration. Based on a word-based parlor game, each contribution to the whole is made blind to the parts that came before so that the full creation isn’t revealed until the very end. Our version will be visual-art based and made with a combination of collage, dry media and watercolors.

Interesting fact: While often shown as a human-like form with folds between the head, torso, legs, and feet, the name “Exquisite Corpses” actually came from one of the game’s original word versions that delivered the delightfully bizarre phrase: “The exquisite corpse will drink the new wine.”

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What We’ll Use:

Ink pens, pre-cut collage materials, alcohol markers, drawing pencils, watercolor, and colored pencils

When:

Sunday, January 18th, 2026, 10am to 12:30pm

Please arrive 15-20 minutes early 

Where:

1801 NW Upshur St., Suite 310

CALL to be buzzed in: 503-213-0878

Please call rather than text!

Cost: 

$30 per person $10 materials fee

Includes:

→2.5 hours of mark making in a supportive, friendly environment

→Access to a beautiful array of high-quality art media (no need to bring anything)

→Color and materials play to spark your creativity

→Light snacks non-alcoholic beverages

→A piece of collaboratively-made artwork that’s yours to keep

→That wonderful feeling of joy and connectedness that comes from making art in a supportive, engaging environment