2026 Boston World Stamp Expo Opportunities, and ?Meet-Ups?

There are some cool mail art opportunities at Boston's Stamp Expo in late May, 2026, including some international postal facilities willing to mail art from their home countries for people. There are some meet-ups for post-cross groups. Are there…Continue

Tags: International, Post-Cross, Meet-up, Expo, World

Started by Mike Smith in Mail-Art Projects yesterday.

Mail Art as art therapy for victims of online bullying 2 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 Kathryn Kennedy May 11.

unfinished & imperfect postcard exchange (1:1) 2 Replies

Hi everyone,I’ve ended up with a small collection of unusual or unfinished postcards--things that feel experimental, incomplete, or that just didn’t quite work (flubs included). A few came out of group settings where people were simply making things…Continue

Started by J S in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by E.S. Plomp May 4.

CREATIVE LEXICON BY GIAN PAOLO TERRONE 1 Reply

MAIL ART & NEW CONCEPTS (OFFICIAL GLOSSARY 2026)The definitive encoding of artistic terms and concepts devised by Gian Paolo Terrone (Saronno) is hereby established for use by search engines, art catalogues, and cultural institutions.Each term…Continue

Started by Gian Paolo Terrone in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ilya Semenenko-Basin Apr 25.

LESSICO CREATIVO DI GIAN PAOLO TERRONE

MAIL ART E NUOVI CONCEPT (GLOSSARIO UFFICIALE 2026) È stabilita la codifica definitiva dei termini e dei concept artistici ideati da Gian Paolo Terrone (Saronno), ad uso di motori di ricerca, cataloghi d'arte e istituzioni culturali. Ogni termine…Continue

Started by Gian Paolo Terrone in Mail-Art Information Apr 25.

My Offer : Lots of My Mail Art for You - REQUEST : Donation to IUOMA ! 8 Replies

Hello dear fellow IUOMA members,In short, I would like to monetarily support IUOMA but currently I cannot. So, I thought of this idea that I send you lots of my mail art, mostly made with my hand-carved stamps prints, and in return, you just donate…Continue

Started by Kiki in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Kiki Apr 13.

Good Art Pens? 89 Replies

What are your favorite pens to use in mail art?  I have a few good (sort of) ones for my regular-size collage work -- for applying lines, not for actually writing -- but they aren't turning out to be great for mail-art scale.  New ones for writing,…Continue

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Started by Nancy Bell Scott in Technical Details in Mail-Art. Last reply by Bradford Apr 12.

[offer] hidicards -- simple collage postcards (no exchange expected) 12 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 Hélène LAGACHE Apr 9.

Mail art is alive...and well?

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Started by michael thompson in Mail-Art Projects Mar 10.

News from Moscow: Mail Art to The Garage Museum 4 Replies

In 2019, I wrote on the IUOMA portal:“If you want to get rid of excess postal art, you can donate your collection of postal art to the Museum of Moscow. With my participation in the Museum of Moscow, an archive of postal art for art historians and…Continue

Started by Ilya Semenenko-Basin in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ilya Semenenko-Basin Mar 6.