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On August 16th 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. In November 2008 this IUOMA platform at NING became the home for members.
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The mail I received in July 2020
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Honey Millmann Knows ME Too Well
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Mail from the U.K.
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A lovely collage in a beautiful envelope from Jennifer Wallace
Add/Pass from Mother Brando very vintage
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she's on the envelope...
and inside an Add/Pass by Bonniediva, I think I am slowing down with Add/Pass,
but surely I will add to the pages of this zine and send on, just this once?…
ContinueAdd/Pass and goodies from BonnieDiva
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Butterflies from Judy and her doggie Joey
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Add/Pass and many goodies from Kayenderes
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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. 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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La linea gialla project
November 1, 2019 at 6pm to October 31, 2020 at 7pm – PADOVA
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4 de Octubre " Día mundial de los animales "
November 7, 2019 to September 30, 2020 – La Plata
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Umanità Nova centenary contest
January 1, 2020 at 6pm to December 31, 2020 at 7pm – Italy
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Adjusting: a postal art exhbition
February 20, 2020 at 6pm to September 20, 2020 at 7pm – The Courthouse Gallery
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Health
March 30, 2020 to August 31, 2020 – Arlington MA
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"I can give you his address and you can exchange mail."
"Actually DeJoy (Pynchonesque name) was born in Brooklyn and things went south from there. He made his money doing logistical analysis for USPS and the DOD but the expertise he brings to the job will be used for evil purposes. That much is dependable."
"Cool! (even though I can't read most of it) "
"Thank you for the mail. I posted it to a blog here and to my tumblr. https://greatblackswamp.tumblr.com/post/626460567912300545/from-bonniediva"
"I received mail today from Bonniediva. https://greatblackswamp.tumblr.com/post/626460567912300545/from-bonniediva"
"Thank you for the postcard, Judy! What a lovely introduction to the world of mail art!"
"Hi Hilary,
I answered to your comments on two of my collages in the"photos" section. Don't know if you get a notification when someone posts something there so I tell you. Whatever, of cause we can exchange collages. And as you wrote…"
"Well take if still available."
Start Here at IUOMA
A group with information for newcomers to the IUOMA. Some hints and tips written by VHM and BJ to help you find your way at the IUOMA platform. For mentor of the Month we are always looking for volunteers.New members are encouraged to join this…See More
"Received these from Lynnda Cook, who always sends me good beginnings. Who would like these next? If no takers, I'll do what I usually do, send them to a random person. "
Going Bananas
"Good to know, Patricia.
Hilary, thank you again. To be honest, I had a sticker from a banana someone ate and wanted to do a collage to put it on but I didn't take into account that a collage of a banana isn't big enough for the…"
Corvidae
"Thank you two.
Hilary, I do cut the paper by hand, with a small sharp scissor. My brain is very detail-concentrated so I "have to" do it that way otherwise I am not satiesfied. "
"14.08.20 Dare Mister David Stafford, ( ... I'm sorry about the previous post. Obviously, I don't know what I'm doing--- I am a first-class "luddite".) ....I'll try to start again...your post: "Saving the US…"
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Trump vs The Post Office
Started by Amy Candiotti in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Amy Candiotti on Wednesday. 26 Replies 7 Favorites
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/04/24/trump-postal-service-loan-treasury/This is…Continue
How exactly can I get started here without the ability to post photos or to send a message???
Started by Hilary Konrad in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Hilary Konrad on Wednesday. 4 Replies 0 Favorites
I'm only resorting to posting this concern via this page and mode because I have tried all else. I cannot upload photos to add to my page, not even to shar on a blog posting (when I click add photos I get sent to a blank page of algorithm texts…Continue
Outgoing envelope pics
Started by Samantha Price in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Jennifer Wallace on Monday. 9 Replies 4 Favorites
To all who post their outgoing mail art, specifically addressed envelopes, i invite u 2 be mindful & consider waiting 2 post ur pics until its received buy the recipient. iv’e seen a few pieces 4 me this past week alone & honestly, it really…Continue
Gyotaku anyone?
Started by Ficus strangulensis in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Jenn Miltenberger Aug 2. 2 Replies 4 Favorites
I wonder if there might be enough interest in Gyotaku, Japanese fish printing, to have a group or maybe a sub-group of Ruud Janssen's Rubber Stamping group?Y'r ol' Bud, FikeContinue
The New SCE Whizbang
Started by Dr. Arcane in Mail-Art Projects Aug 1. 0 Replies 0 Favorites
It has been a long time coming, and the perfection of the 'Whizbang' has been done. Soon, it is 'Behold! The SCE Whizbang!More communications and pics, soon..Continue
Mail Art Call - Postal Outliers
Started by Fonda L. Portales in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Jenn Miltenberger Jul 29. 1 Reply 2 Favorites
All submission will be archived in the University's Special Collections and Archives and will be a wonderful complement to the collection of late Professor Tom Trusky.…Continue
Mail Artists Addresses?
Started by Litsa Spathi / NOBODY in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Summer Rountree Jul 26. 550 Replies 55 Favorites
I think, it would be very imteresting to have a mailing list of all of us.
When they come back..
Started by Vel Crowe in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Jenn Miltenberger Jul 15. 6 Replies 0 Favorites
...what do you do with them?Every now and then a piece of ail art will come back to me with a notation such as Recipient has moved; or No such Address, or like that--it happens to everyone, right?Well, what do you do with a card that you've sent…Continue
Birthday notice
Started by Carien van Hest in Other Jul 7. 0 Replies 3 Favorites
In the right column of the IUOMA homepage one can see whose birthday it is today, and tomorrow. Is there a possibility to see whose birthday it is next week from today (or maybe two weeks is better?), so that people can prepare a real birthday mail?…Continue
MAIL ART & ART PEDAGOGICS.
Started by Mikula Lüllwitz in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Jennifer Wallace Jun 26. 4 Replies 1 Favorite
Dear Mail Art Family,does anyone of you out there know of any projects or literature dealing with the connection of MAIL ART and ART PEDAGOGICS ? Maybe there are pedagogues who read these lines... and maybe someone of you already brought MAIL ART…Continue
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