The Samara Collage Workshop was founded in 2015 by collage artist Irina Sevostyanova. The project was invented in the spring and launched in early autumn of the same year. The workshop is designed both for adults who have experience in art and without it. This was the first initiative specialized in collage in Russia, with an educational program and an emphasis on practical exercises. In addition to in-depth immersion in varieties of collage practices, the community is focused on exhibition activities. SCW members organize reporting exhibitions and participate in Russian and international exhibition projects. The first two years, the Collage Workshop was based at the Samara Regional Youth Library. Initially the meetings were held twice a week and free for all the participants. Since 2018, collage artists meetings have been held at different venues: in coworkings, in galleries, cafes, etc. The Samara Collage Workshop is a cell of the Russian community of collage artists Cut and glue.
The mission of the Samara Collage Workshop is to popularize the collage in Russia, namely in Samara.