In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. In November 2008 this NING platform for IUOMA became the home for members
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Sometime last week I received a postcard from Lynne Gurnee. She used elements from my last mail on her card.
Posted by Penelope Timm on July 14, 2026 at 12:21am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Mail art from last week!
Posted by Penelope Timm on July 13, 2026 at 11:04pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
1Ed Giecek set a very nice Lionel cut with painted highlights on watercolor paper.
2 Coco Muchmore sent a colorful postcard with luminescent paint and a summertime fun booklet of Picasso-esque drawings…
I received a Mail Art from Jennifer Wallace
Posted by Ilya Semenenko-Basin on July 13, 2026 at 10:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
So, another unpublished object: a little book arrived in the mail some time ago. This item was sent by Jennifer Wallace, who lives in Oswestry, Shropshire (UK). The cover is handmade, it is a brushwork. I had to fill out the blank pages and send the book further by mail. That's exactly what I did.…
David Stafford your post landed
Posted by borderlinegrafix on July 13, 2026 at 6:33pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Thank you note for the Zen Postcard from Vermont Thank you, Treah.
Posted by Ana on July 13, 2026 at 3:00pm 3 Comments 4 Likes
RIP in Mailart Heaven Mike Dickau
Posted by Ficus strangulensis on July 13, 2026 at 8:32am 0 Comments 3 Likes
I shall miss mike a LOT for his adventurous mailart and multitalents!
Incoming from Fike in the US
Posted by Voula Lazyshadows on July 12, 2026 at 4:48pm 0 Comments 5 Likes
Incoming from Richard in France
Posted by Voula Lazyshadows on July 12, 2026 at 4:45pm 0 Comments 5 Likes
Dear friend, i am always so happy to see you in my mailbox!
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. 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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I received a Mail Art from Jennifer Wallace
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ArtiStamps Creators
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Mark Pawson - Mail Art S…
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TREES
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Self Portraits
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Ask Anything
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ADD & PASS - The X Files
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Mail-Art History
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RAK's (Random acts of Ki…
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Richard C. Fan Club
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Show us your Artspace!!!
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Rubber Stamps
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Sponsor Group IUOMA
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Mail-Art Books
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Forum
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 on Saturday.
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.
The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, or My Ignorance and Ignorance?!? 5 Replies
The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, or My Ignorance and Ignorance?!?I drew a drawing on cardboard with this pencil. When I laminated, the drawing disappeared. An empty cardboard remained. On the second postcard, I just wrote the address with this pen,…Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Josofa Jun 6.
Best adhesive for collage 85 Replies
A friend asks: What's the best adhesive for magazine collage that won't wrinkle the paper? I told him Spray Mount...anybody have any other suggestions?Continue
Started by David Stafford in Technical Details in Mail-Art. Last reply by Josofa May 29.
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