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Incoming mail art from the States of America

Posted by Carien van Hest on April 1, 2023 at 10:23am 0 Comments

All sent by NonLocalVariable:

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Incoming from Karen Champlin (USA)

Posted by Hélène LAGACHE on April 1, 2023 at 8:27am 0 Comments

Merci beaucoup chère Karen.…

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Abstract Expressionism from Thomas Brown

Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 1, 2023 at 8:14am 0 Comments

Fabulous painted mail art cards, two of them!

and also a few extra surprises:…

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From BonnieDiva and Monster A Go-Go

Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 1, 2023 at 8:12am 0 Comments

BonZine #24 has arrived in Greece,

thank you, Bonnie, for all that you sent!

And an art envelope by Monster A Go-Go also arrived,:…

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From Carol rogola

Posted by Lulu Flanagan on April 1, 2023 at 3:11am 0 Comments

It’s a playful truth…..I played scrabble with 103 year old Marianne!

Gracias, Juan Petry for all this treasure!

Posted by Marcia Rosenberger on April 1, 2023 at 3:10am 0 Comments

In December Juan gave us a Dada stamp, wonderful!

Other beautiful printings followed until now.…

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From janiasea

Posted by Lulu Flanagan on April 1, 2023 at 3:08am 0 Comments

2023032831 from Mikel Untzilla

Posted by Sarah Roe on April 1, 2023 at 12:47am 1 Comment

mail art from Non Local Variable

Posted by Franny Wahinehae on March 31, 2023 at 10:08pm 0 Comments

Thanks! Love the artistamps and random statements like "Elon Musk Eats Bugs."

Laurent Wilmet 230328

Posted by Mikel Untzilla on March 31, 2023 at 9:54pm 1 Comment

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. 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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Juan Petry replied to Juan Petry's discussion DADA COW 2023 - YOUR individual rubber stamp gift for Christmas in the group Mail-Art Cow group
"wauh, that is a great contribution and i would like to add this part in a future documentation. vor now we are welcoming guests (just now are some looking your works in the gallery in spain!) and we will continue to promote the Mail Art…"
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Carien van Hest commented on Maxima Strange's group Paper dolls/Posable figures
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Carien van Hest left a comment for Bradford
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Incoming mail art from the States of America

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Willemien Visser left a comment for Thierry Février-Quesada
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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) left a comment for William M
"enjoying the art in Zine 25: thanks so much, William, happy that we now have postal services, yay!"
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Hélène LAGACHE left a comment for Thierry Février-Quesada
"Bienvenue. Pour recevoir des courriers il faudrait mentionner ton adresse postale."
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Incoming from Karen Champlin (USA)

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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Heleen de Vaan's group Orange lovers
"Splash of vibrant orange on Thomas Brown's abstract expressionist card...wow!"
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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)'s blog post Mike Dyar sends EAT ART
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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) commented on Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)'s blog post Mike Dyar sends EAT ART
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Unfilled positions to Mission of Dadaland 2 Replies

Hereby, by the will of Allmighty Postal God, we declare some unfilled positions needed to be filled soon. If you are an optimistic sender, you can perhaps broaden your perspective and apply:   1: Superintendant for air mail envelopes and woolen…Continue

Started by Predrag Petrovic in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Francis Lammé on Monday.

The rules of Mail Art 19 Replies

Dear friends,I would like to ask you about the rules and canons of Mail Art as they developed throughout the sixties, seventies and eighties. Which of the rules and canons are binding? Which ones cannot be neglected?  A Mail Art artist has published…Continue

Started by Ilya Semenenko-Basin in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Ilya Semenenko-Basin Mar 24.

Invitation to participate in the international project “IS CONTEMPORARY ART A PRISON?” Double International Collective Exhibition

OPEN CALLInvitation to participate in the international project“IS CONTEMPORARY ART A PRISON?”Double International…Continue

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Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects Mar 24.

Artist Image X-Change #3 headed out today!

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Started by ArtbyJac in Mail-Art Projects Mar 23.

unfilled postitions to the Mission of Dadaland, certified by the Allseeing Mighty Postal God 2 Replies

Hereby, by the will of Allmighty Postal God, we declare some unfilled positions needed to be filled soon. If you are an optimistic sender, you can perhaps broaden your perspective and apply:1: Superintendant for air mail envelopes and woolen…Continue

Started by Predrag Petrovic in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Carien van Hest Mar 23.

position accepted !

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Started by Predrag Petrovic in Mail-Art Projects Mar 21.

First 5 appointments in Dadaland

Hereby, by the will of Allmighty Postal God,I did appoint today first 5 positions in Dadaland :1) Bradford   = Submarine Pilot2) Juan Petry = Egg-plantist3) Ilya Semenenko Basin = Chief of Library of Lost and Found Books4) nonlocal variable   = …Continue

Started by Predrag Petrovic in Mail-Art Projects Mar 21.

Literature about mail, post, postman, etc. 20 Replies

This book came to me, with the content written on stamps (Shaun Tan: Takes from Outer Suburbia).Do you know (illustrated) (children) books about: mailpostpostmanstampsetc.?No matter the language is.Thank you!…Continue

Started by Szabó Zelmira in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Carien van Hest Mar 20.

Sugar Cube Zine an ongoing mail art call! 6 Replies

    Please submit 1 8x5" work of art signed and dated. this will be photocopied for the zine, the originals archived for a late in life project!    Please mail in an A9 or similar sized envelope and decorate the mailing envelope as this will be used…Continue

Tags: #zine, #zines, #callforentries, #mailartcall, #mailartproject

Started by Stephanie Lentz Morrison in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Stephanie Lentz Morrison Mar 15.

Call Mail Art

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Started by Lara Favaro in Mail-Art Projects Mar 14.

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