"#029 - Richard Canard (USA)"
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A new piece of Mail Art has arrived in the post from the US. Joseph S. Bridges, who lives in Mayneville, Ohio, sent me a collage entitled ‘Just Dust’, whilst Jason Bartlett from Providence, Rhode Island, sent me something in a bright red envelope. I haven’t opened that envelope yet. Hurray! Many thanks to the senders.…
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Today's mail from Raymond S.
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Somehow people always think that if a group of artists work together that then there must automatically be some kind of organisation that coordinates it all. Well, in mail art there are many groups working together. These groups themselves also work together, but there is NO organisation that arranges all the things that go on in the mail art network. The I.U.O.M.A. is the Union that mail artists can become a member of. The Union has no rules. Everybody who is active in mail art and hears about the Union can become a member just by saying so.
In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. I invented this name and made forms for people to become a member of this (fictive) union. About 300 mail artists reacted in a year, and official membership cards were made, even a official Union Magazine was published. Anybody who was a member of the Union could also claim a special function within the Union.
Even today, people still join the Union. And somehow it gives power, to say that YOU are a member of the International Union too. It is just the center for archiving all the things that are going on. But I am not in control of the Union. I just invented it. And to make it official, I made myself General-President of this Union. Sure was impressive when I travelled to the USSR in 1991 and went to visit some friends there who were also members of this Union........
Today online on Ning there are thousands of members. On December 2nd 2018 the 5000th member joined in.
Events
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CALL FOR MAIL ART: "SHE SPEAKS: Women’s Voices and Visions"
January 24, 2026 to December 31, 2026 – Lake Worth Beach, FLorida USA
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CALL FOR ART – TREES
February 1, 2026 at 6pm to July 31, 2026 at 12pm – MITTE37 - Kunstraum in Burgdorf
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INTERNATIONAL MAIl ART PROJEKT "SOLIDARITY"
March 4, 2026 at 6pm to October 1, 2026 at 7pm – BERLIN
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INTERNATIONAL MAIl ART PROJEKT "SOLIDARITY"
March 4, 2026 at 6pm to October 1, 2026 at 7pm – BERLIN
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Prayer of Peace for the World
March 15, 2026 at 6pm to September 1, 2026 at 7pm – St. Rose of Lima Church
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"#028 - Richard Canard (USA)"
"Hi Helena!
I'm happy to exchange! My address is
Coco Muchmore, PO Box 373, Perry, KS 66073
Hope to hear from you!
Coco"
I received Mail Art. Thanks!
A new piece of Mail Art has arrived in the post from the US. Joseph S. Bridges, who lives in Mayneville, Ohio, sent me a collage entitled ‘Just Dust’, whilst Jason Bartlett from Providence, Rhode Island, sent me something in a bright red envelope. I…See More
"hello mail art artists,
if you are living in any country involved in actual wars and battles, please add me as a friend and write me a message here on IUOMA. i am looking for positive thinking active passionate mail art artists who want to address…"
"Hi, Bradford - I am alive and well in Plano, Texas. Sorry about the confusion. Best to you & yours - Stan"
Rock man with bone hat
This is pareidolia induced from a limestone boulder on the balmy shoreline of Lake Michigan.Potawatomi State Park, Door County, Wisconsin.
"These are all 💯% fabulous! Keep 'em coming. "
"I cut the heavy gloves open and then glued them onto construction paper; I also fixed the thumbs with glue. It's flexible."
"Received "Let IT Bee" a hand carved print postcard. Great Card!, honoring our endangered pollinators.
And in return I'm sending "Petroglyph - 19 " . My contemporary response to some of the historic native art of the South…"
Groups
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Anna Banana (1940-2024)
67 members
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ArtiStamps Creators
359 members
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Mark Pawson - Mail Art S…
13 members
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ThE/ CuT-UP/ TecHNiQUE/
102 members
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TREES
248 members
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Self Portraits
156 members
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BRAIN CELL - RYOSUKE COH…
350 members
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Spammers Mail-Art
64 members
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Ask Anything
279 members
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Mail Art Archives
93 members
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ADD & PASS - The X Files
127 members
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Mail-Art History
85 members
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RAK's (Random acts of Ki…
109 members
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Richard C. Fan Club
97 members
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Show us your Artspace!!!
212 members
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Rubber Stamps
281 members
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Mail-Art Cafe
313 members
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Sponsor Group IUOMA
48 members
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Mail-Art Books
199 members
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Mail-Art Projects List
651 members
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Forum
Mail Art as art therapy for victims of online bullying 8 Replies
People who have been harmed online are often expected to keep using digital spaces as though nothing happened. Cyberbullying attacks identity, erodes confidence, and leaves people hypervigilant in the very spaces they are expected to inhabit. Most…Continue
Started by Kathryn Kennedy in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Eduardo Cardoso on Tuesday.
Documentation of sent Mail Art 13 Replies
Since the beginning of my involvement in Mail Art that I keep a digital archive of sent material.Do you document in any way the Mail Art you send to others? Or do you just let it go its way and forget about it?Continue
Started by Eduardo Cardoso in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Kathryn Kennedy on Tuesday.
Worldwide diminishing postal service 5 Replies
Please complete the situation regarding the postal services in your country.Sad news: starting next month, mail will only be delivered three times a week in The Netherlands. Reason: cutbacks. Stamps are becoming more expensive.Continue
Started by Carien van Hest in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Treah Pichette Jul 11.
ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED 29 Replies
are there any volunteers for the research?a few days ago they didn't want to receive my envelope at the post office.The reason was the ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED.They say that any color can be used except red.Red is supposedly for controllers.If anyone…Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Jul 6.
👽👽👽 2 Replies
Today, I learned what it feels like to have mail-art returned. It isn’t so terrible, really—as long as you can embrace life exactly as you live it.…Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Jun 29.
[offer] hidicards -- simple collage postcards (no exchange expected) 15 Replies
hello mail artists,during full-time caregiving seasons, i've made postcard-sized collages in spare moments. they are very simple, sometimes oddly composed--but they exist.all are made from found materials, and most include images of women.rather…Continue
Started by J S in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Kit Gonzales Moore Jun 29.
NETWORK PROJECT: Co-Conspirators Wanted to Spread Anti-Machine Zines 12 Replies
Calling all mail artists!,I have printed an underground zine fighting back against the corporate "efficiency trap," data-mining, and the trillion-dollar attention economy. It is a call to become illiterate to the algorithm and fluent in each other.I…Continue
Started by Matthew (mm2001) in Mail-Art Magazines and Publications. Last reply by Eva Jun 25.
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"Serbia is officially following 'global trends'—postage prices just went up! Still affordable, but hey, at least we’re staying trendy! 😁😁😁🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣❗"Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Ana Jun 24.
Help with addresses 13 Replies
Hello everyone,I would like to start by saying that my English is very basic, which is why I am viewing the website translated into Spanish. I am also working from my mobile phone, so everything looks quite small and a bit tricky to navigate!I am…Continue
Started by Ana in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ana Jun 12.
Projet art postal " Rémy " de Boubat
Bonjour à toutes et a tous,Voici mon nouveau projet d'art postal :http://alajoiedecreer.blogspot.com/ÉricContinue
Started by Eric CORABOEUF in Mail-Art Projects Jun 10.
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