Mail Art Call - Athens/Greece

International MAIL ART Exhibition in Athens

21-28 June 2010

On the occasion of the slogan “Donate a chance at life” of the Hellenic Society of Haematology, we are organizing a Mail Art exhibition in Athens, Greece and we are inviting artists from all over the world to participate and donate, with their work, the blood of life for their fellow-man.

Title: Human, Colours, Music

Technique: free.

Format: painting, drawing, print, collage, Envelopes, Postcards, Artistamps, small sculptures, ceramics (without frame or glass)

(Only original works will be accepted, photocopies or e-mails of works will not be accepted)

Size: post card (10x15 cm), ex libris, A4 (19x21 cm), 3d.

All works must be sending by post with postage stamps.

Works will not be returned, they will all be exhibited.

All proceeds will be donated to the Hellenic Society of Haematology (www.eae.gr/new/index.asp) and will be auctioned by it for its purposes.

The exhibition will be held in Syntagma Square in Athens from the 21st until the 28th of June 2010.


21-28 June is the European Week Against Leukemia and Lymphoma.

21 June is observed as World Music Day


The exhibition will also be presented in Thessaloniki on November 10th 2010 at Vellideio Cultural Centre, from the same organizers.


Artists who wish to take part in this exhibition as well should send their works until September 10th 2010. If you send your works for both exhibitions please note which one is for each exhibition.



Catalogue will be sent to everyone by the Hellenic Society of Haematology.

Online catalogue on the website:

http://human-colours-music-greekmailart.blogspot.com /



-Main Organisation:

-Hellenic Society of Haematology www.eae.gr/new/index.asp

-Under the auspices of the:

-José Carreras Friends Association of Greece-Fight against Leukemia (www.carreras-gr.blogspot.com and the

-Gina Bachauer International Music Association (www.bachauer.org)

-Exhibition coordinator - Curator: Thomai Kontou

-Special Music Consultant: Constantine P. Carambelas-Sgourdas


Deadline to be received: May 30, 2010


Works can be sent to:


Thomai Kontou

Xanthou 9,

40200 Elassona,

Greece


e-mail: thomaikontou@gmail.com


Please do not forget to note your address and e-mail.

Any artist is welcome to paint on music paper if they wish to. Examples of music paper can be found at the following website: www.dolmetsch.com/manuscriptpaper.htm

The exhibition will form part of the events presented in Athens during the annual World Music Day (June, 21).