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Thank you! I love the way the envelope was created to hold the nice altered postcard.

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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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NETWORK PROJECT: Co-Conspirators Wanted to Spread Anti-Machine Zines 13 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 Denice Newton yesterday.

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

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Started by andytgeezer in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Franis on Tuesday.

Worldwide diminishing postal service 10 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 Bradford on Monday.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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