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Received from Ryosuke Cohen - Japan #Braincell

Posted by Paulo Alexandre Rocha Teles on March 27, 2025 at 8:34pm 0 Comments

Ryosuke have one of the project that i love...
This time i send my skulls to participate...

and now i received the Brain cell -1238 with my skull
love it...

Received from Willemien Visser - Netherlands #MailTrainArt

Posted by Paulo Alexandre Rocha Teles on March 27, 2025 at 8:17pm 0 Comments

MailTrainARt is a old call but never end...

Love to get work for it..

This time Willemien send me a nice Traincomposction using pages on which Dutch postal services edited series of trains..

love it.

many thanks for make my call alive ...…

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Received from Liliput - Mexico#BooKOfDeaD

Posted by Paulo Alexandre Rocha Teles on March 27, 2025 at 8:08pm 0 Comments

And for my great pleasure more two works from Mexico...

From Liliput Galeria Experimental

126 - Rebeca Martell "Angel"

1267- Devin Cohen "Colors"…

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Received from Lars Schumacher - Germany #BooKOfDeaD

Posted by Paulo Alexandre Rocha Teles on March 27, 2025 at 8:02pm 0 Comments

This week i received 2 beautiful works for my call BooKoFDeaD
125 - Lars send me:
Time travel to ancient Egypt...
love with many thanks Lars

info IUOMA

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. The Main address of the Union is at the TAM-address, P.O.Box 1055, 4801 BB - Breda - Netherlands. 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.

 

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Ruud Janssen commented on Ruud Janssen's group Sponsor Group IUOMA
"two donation already arrived after my message. That is a good reaction and helps a lot. Lets keep this alive so every IUOMA member can use the platform for free without us having any advertising here."
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Juan Petry commented on Jean Vengua's blog post Incoming mail art and opportunity from Juan Petry -- Thank you!
"btw. i was looking your personal website and blog and i saw a lot of interesting activities. please have a look at www.artsurprise.eu and www.casadeldragon.eu and think about collaboration."
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Juan Petry commented on Jean Vengua's blog post Incoming mail art and opportunity from Juan Petry -- Thank you!
"hi, never to late, social-dada is an ongoing project. there are 5000 cards in total in the world and i still have 300 of them to send to mail art artists. take your time. if you check the mad.anyfree.org website and if you try to insert the code,…"
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Ruud Janssen commented on Ruud Janssen's group Sponsor Group IUOMA
"Soon I will have to remove some non mail-art related groups on this platform because we are reaching a dangerous quantity of data. Would mean the hosting costs would triple. Can't afford that.  Also donations are slow this year. Must be…"
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Jean Vengua commented on Jean Vengua's blog post Incoming mail art and opportunity from Juan Petry -- Thank you!
"Hi, Juan. You're welcome. I only just now checked the MAD code, but it did not seem to work. The website looks interesting, though! I will send the Social Dada cards out probably this weekend. Hope it's not too late."
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Is this for real? Junk mail, scam? 6 Replies

Is this for real? Junk mail, scam?March 25, 2025, Callan Gershom said…Good day,I picked interest in you after going through your short profile and demanding it is necessary for me to write to you immediately. I have something very important to…Continue

Started by Jennifer Wallace in PROBLEMS. Last reply by Jennifer Wallace 16 hours ago.

Asheville artist organizer- mail art casual, looking to get more involved 16 Replies

I've dabbled and have been a long time admirer of mail art. I'd like to get more involved, I have all kinds of art to mail.I'm also looking for people in the WNC region, I'm organizing an event that involves mail art and I'd love to get people…Continue

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Started by James Kellis in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by holly johnson on Tuesday.

Making Artists and Mail art enthusiasts in VA - call for work 7 Replies

My high school art students are making some cool collages and ATCs and are loving the idea of swapping mail art. We'd love to do a semester-long swap and collect mail art to curate a mail art show for our New Kent Celebrate the Arts event May 2nd.…Continue

Started by Beth Allums in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Palettentheater Kollektiv on Tuesday.

New Mail Art Call in Portugal 2 Replies

The Cultural and Ecological Association Palettentheater Kollektiv invites mail artists to send contemporary, personal takes on Jules Verne’s “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” till the 31st of May. The exhibition is taking place at our…Continue

Started by Palettentheater Kollektiv in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Palettentheater Kollektiv Mar 12.

Mail Art call "HOPE" - model graphic provided

The Association ECHORAMA organizes the international 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁 project dedicated to the theme "𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘", 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.- Theme: 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗭𝗔 / 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘   - 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱, 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 below (MANDATORY)❗❗ IMPORTANT ❗❗𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁…Continue

Started by Laura Chiarello in Mail-Art Projects Mar 5.

The Crying of Lot 49? 8 Replies

Have any of you read The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon? I've recently read it, and have been creating a sizeable amount of art based on it. It is very related to mail, specifically unofficial mail  carrier organizations within the US. A good…Continue

Started by Liam Coerr in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Asterion Feb 27.

a knuckle-dragging neanderthal of a newb, is nonplussed 14 Replies

NOTA BENNY, i just posted the same message as a blog post; my befuddlement knows no bounds. f this is not good etiquette here, please cut a rank beginner a break, okay? thanks a zillon!thurs 03/09/2017 15:30THIS ISN'T MEANT AS A GRIPE OR…Continue

Started by Vel Crowe in PROBLEMS. Last reply by Sharon Greenberg Feb 9.

Project International Add & Return "Outsider Art Brut" 2025 dedicated to Jean Dubuffet

ENG I remember the participation in the Project International Add & Return "Outsider Art Brut" dedicated to Jean…Continue

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Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects Feb 5.

SALERNO / Mostra Collettiva Internazionale, Segni, tracce e carte d’artista

  Mostra Collettiva Internazionale, Segni, tracce e carte d’artista SANDRO BONGIANI ARTE CONTEMPORANEA“Segni, tracce e…Continue

Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects Jan 28.

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