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Posted by Monica on May 18, 2026 at 6:52pm 0 Comments

4 more fine mail art postcards arrived in Greece

Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 18, 2026 at 9:02am 1 Comment

From Serbia, Zorica, sent a fabulous "EGG", (here it is sideways)

and other nice cards from the USA, one without a name, so?

Thanks to you all for all the nice mail art you…

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Ask a Cow in Oregon

Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on May 18, 2026 at 9:00am 0 Comments

Jennifer Jones aka jjalltheway, sent a "Cow" Add 'n Pass...

now i do not really do AddPass anymore, but this is an exception...

jjalltheway was our #1000 member at IUOMA way back in the…

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My new Logo!

Posted by Jeff Swartz on May 17, 2026 at 6:57pm 1 Comment

  • Doodled this guy the other day. Be warned that he will probably accompany all my “mail arts” going forward. Possibly with Micky Mouse type gloves.

Incoming: Devin S. Turk, Jeff Swartz, and Subreal Alchemy

Posted by William M on May 17, 2026 at 6:31pm 1 Comment

A fun haiku card from Devin.



A very cool card from Jeff. Love that your mail art here bit.…



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From Carien van Hest in the Netherlands: I received a fine booklet of graphics on wonderful fine paper. Thank you!

Posted by Penelope Timm on May 17, 2026 at 5:48pm 0 Comments

1 Back and front

2 Pages 2 and 3, love the cut outs

3  pages 4 and 5 Love the orange color pop …

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MAIL ART FROM ZACK!!

Posted by Edgar y Sandra on May 17, 2026 at 11:33am 0 Comments

WHAT A WONDERFULL ENVELOPE!!!THANKS ZACK!!

WE LOVE IT ANDT THE ART INSIDE TOO!!!

WE ARE HAPPY TO RECIVE ART FROM YOU!!…

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MAIL ART FORM GERMANY---BART IS HERE

Posted by Edgar y Sandra on May 17, 2026 at 11:25am 0 Comments

Lovely mail art we received from MH/ANTIPODE.

Sandra loves camp-girl...and i love one piece taht i forgott post!!!(i carry to my job-oficce.Its ver cool!!)

Than ks MH/ANTIPODE!…

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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.

 

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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…See More
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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

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Started by Mike Smith in Mail-Art Projects 3 hours ago.

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.

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