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late stage postalism updates
Posted by missa 4 farmhouse art collective on September 9, 2026 at 10:54pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
the online gallery for our mail art exhibition late stage postalism is now live at farmhouseartcollective.org. 76 of the 100+ pieces are there so far, with more on the way. thank you also to everyone who participated. we were quite overwhelmed, in the best possible way, by the response. our mailbox has been the coolest one in town, and we appreciate your patience as we get everything…
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Posted by Cassaglia artista Neo-Fluxus on September 9, 2026 at 7:35pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Mail Art from New Mexico(hmmm?) and Washington, D.C.
Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on September 9, 2026 at 7:08pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Also more from Jeff Scurry, thanks!
Ancient columns arriving from David, naturally:-) And fine collage card, too!
(...and I still call it New Mexico, always will :-)…
ContinueMail Art that arrived during the summer break
Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on September 9, 2026 at 7:04pm 0 Comments 5 Likes
Thank you for the zine with horses, Mail Art Martha! and lovely mail art cards, too.
From the USA came mail art from Coco in Kansas and Treah in "Athens" (Vermont).
Many thanks to you all for…
ContinueIncoming Mail From the Visionary creator Zoric Obradović
Posted by Josofa on September 8, 2026 at 11:41pm 1 Comment 3 Likes
Love all of the art that was sent, looking forward to many more exchanges.
Mail from Mario in Italy
Posted by Leslie Levenson on September 8, 2026 at 9:57pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
Today I received the lightest aerogramme with heavy countenance all the way from Mario in Italy. Thank you!
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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.
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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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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Vision Art Palazzo Pignano Visione di un territorio
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INTERNATIONAL MAIl ART PROJEKT "SOLIDARITY"
April 19, 2026 at 6pm to October 1, 2026 at 7pm – BERLIN
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"this sounds interesting to me. I have a bunch of old sketchbooks too. sending a whole book would be pricey. maybe send one sheet and as it goes around anyone can add a sheet into the mix somehow?
it is an interesting idea, I'm game. maybe…"
"Hello from Japan ! Thank you for a friend request. Sure, let us exchange mail art ! Have a wonderful time through IUOMA 🙋🌿"
"Hello! I sent you a friend request. I'd love to exchange some handmade bookmarks and zines with you!"
Page Trade/Exchange?
I often have several scribble/sketchbooks going at once, and I rarely finish them.Some pages contain work I consider unsuccessful or difficult to look at—usually because I was experimenting, learning, or simply having an off day. But those pages…See More
"Susan Gnaedinger is getting a hang on 'gel plate printing' and here is her beautiful postcard of a plant probable from her garden? Moucho Thanks.
And heading back to IL is one of my experimental rubber stamp and stippling postcards."
"lol, my card got basically half destroyed (still looks nice though), but that's exactly why i don't use liquid glue any longer and stick to to gluesticks"
late stage postalism updates
the online gallery for our mail art exhibition late stage postalism is now live at farmhouseartcollective.org. 76 of the 100+ pieces are there so far,…See More
"late stage postalism virtual exhibition update - documentation is being added to our mail art gallery at farmhouseartcollective.org"
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Page Trade/Exchange? 1 Reply
I often have several scribble/sketchbooks going at once, and I rarely finish them.Some pages contain work I consider unsuccessful or difficult to look at—usually because I was experimenting, learning, or simply having an off day. But those pages…Continue
Tags: Sketchbook, page, trade/exchange/collaboration
Started by Josofa in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zeno Izen 4 hours ago.
NETWORK PROJECT: Co-Conspirators Wanted to Spread Anti-Machine Zines 16 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 Jes Bidlack yesterday.
Best adhesive for collage 86 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 Connor Engelsman on Monday.
Worldwide diminishing postal service 18 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 Re Schmi on Sunday.
Dear IUOMA people, today, I am wondering..... 32 Replies
Dear IUOMA people,Today, I wonder, if you are a discriminative type of person or a type of person who suspect /has doubts more or less on certain other IUOMA members ?I happen to be Asian myself and so I am sensitive on these issues more or less.For…Continue
Started by Kiki in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Re Schmi on Sunday.
ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED 32 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 Aug 7.
After Ray Johnson: Add (to) and Return To Mail Art Call 2 Replies
Call for ContributorsAFTER RAY JOHNSON MAIL ART PROJECT – INSTRUCTIONS/FAQHELLO!This is an invitation to participate in a mail art project dedicated to Ray Johnson, the founding father of mail art.ALTER OR ADD TO THE ENCLOSED COLLAGEI will send you…Continue
Tags: rayjohnson, mailart, exchange
Started by Rebecca T. in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Devin S. Turk Aug 3.
Mail art blogs and twitter accounts 57 Replies
Many of us keep blogs and have twitter accounts, and I know that many of us post up our best work there. Personally I love seeing people's work on their blogs, and I follow the latest work of many mailartists on Twitter too, where the banter is…Continue
Tags: mailartists, twitter, blogs
Started by andytgeezer in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Franis Jul 21.
Mail Art as art therapy for victims of online bullying 8 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 Eduardo Cardoso Jul 15.
Documentation of sent Mail Art 13 Replies
Since the beginning of my involvement in Mail Art that I keep a digital archive of sent material.Do you document in any way the Mail Art you send to others? Or do you just let it go its way and forget about it?Continue
Started by Eduardo Cardoso in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Kathryn Kennedy Jul 15.
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