"We are pleased to present the results of the mail art call on the theme of "Sisyphus."
Come one, come all!
THOMAS"
In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. In November 2008 this NING platform for IUOMA became the home for members
Blog Posts
Leslie Levinson Delights—a New Mailart Friend from an Old Neighborhood!
Posted by Thom Courcelle on January 30, 2026 at 5:25pm 0 Comments 1 Like
How excited am I to be the lucky recipient of some mailart from Leslie Levinson? Well, LET ME TELL YOU...I'm super excited to hear from this artist in my former home of Washington State!! Do I miss the Pacific Northwest? Hmmm....LET ME COUNT THE WAYS. I am back on the [frigid and snowy] east coast for good reasons—family and such. But I am always…
ContinueAwyn's Animals Keeping Cozy in the Winter Cold
Posted by Thom Courcelle on January 30, 2026 at 4:53pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Who doesn't want to crawl underneath a cozy quilt or a down comforter in the heart of a bracing great white North American winter and hear mythological stories from the ravens...or get a bedtime story read by a furry-cuddly bear family?
I just went outside in the NEGATIVE 2-DEGREE-FARENHEIT (negative 19-degrees Celsius) frigid snowy landscape…
ContinueColorful and Creative Postcards to Start-Off the New Year
Posted by Thom Courcelle on January 30, 2026 at 4:30pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Dave Stafford tries to make me jealous with a postcard photo showing the new heights he's reached with his adventure travels...MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, MR STAFFORD!! (Looks like a good place to escape all the craziness going on in the world!)
And, I'm very glad to have some work from Mr. Ed Giecek with his new mailing address! ...One of his…
ContinueReceived from Jean-Phillippe Gilliot (Saint-Ghislain, BELGIUM)
Posted by awyn on January 30, 2026 at 2:35pm 0 Comments 1 Like
This great cardboard postcard! Thank you Lubomyr Tymkiv
Posted by Pizo on January 30, 2026 at 1:20pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Fleur Helsingor 260123
Posted by Mikel Untzilla on January 30, 2026 at 5:46am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Ginger Louise Mason 260123
Posted by Mikel Untzilla on January 29, 2026 at 2:24pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Ryosuke Cohen + mail artists thanks!
Posted by Zorica Obradović on January 29, 2026 at 11:45am 0 Comments 4 Likes
David Stanley Aponte thank you!
Posted by Zorica Obradović on January 28, 2026 at 7:18pm 0 Comments 5 Likes
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. 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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Convocatoria e invitación de Mail art A(rt)viso una Poesía (arte aviso una poesía)
May 26, 2025 to March 26, 2026 – Lo barnechea. Región Metropolitana. Código postal. 7690000.Chile
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FANTASTIC HERBARIUM (VOL.2)
June 30, 2025 at 6pm to June 30, 2026 at 7pm – Firenze, Italy
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The Market Gallery - UK Exhibition Opportunity
July 20, 2025 to July 7, 2026 – The Market Gallery, 15 Market Place, South Shields, UK
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Self-portraits 2026
October 10, 2025 at 6pm to February 28, 2026 at 12pm – Granderson Lab
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Self-portraits 2026
October 10, 2025 at 6pm to February 28, 2026 at 12pm – Granderson Lab
Latest Activity
INTERNATIONAL MAIl ART PROJEKT "SISYPHOS" at Weltkulturerberaum Bruno-Taut-Siedlung
February 21, 2026 at 6pm to February 27, 2026 at 7pm
Exhibition Mail Art Call "SISYPHOS"21. - 27.02.2026, 16.00 - 20.00 UhrWeltkulturerberaum Bruno-Taut-SiedlungAm Falkenberg 16, 12524 BerlinVernissage: Samstag, 21.02.2026, 18.00 UhrFinissage: Freitag, 27.02.2026, 18.00 UhrSee More
"Hey! Moira! I just saw your page! Welcome, a MailArt coming your way!!"
[MAIL ART CALL] - HOW DOES THE ART INSPIRE YOU?
HOW DOES THE ART INSPIRE YOU?Deadline: 2026-05-31Submission address: [ITALY] - CRIS PILOTO - CP 18 - CAMPALTO - 30173 - VENEZIA (ITALIA)ou[BRASIL] - JUSSARA VILLASBÔAS DE ANDRADE = R. SÃO CLEMENTE, 249, APTO. 602. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. CEP:…See More
"Thank you, MomKat! I’m on a cruise ship heading to Hawaii and it’s a beautiful day."
"I will send today my work, hope that arrived safe to USA."
Groups
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ArtiStamps Creators
352 members
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gen Z mail artists
12 members
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Mark Pawson - Mail Art S…
12 members
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ThE/ CuT-UP/ TecHNiQUE/
97 members
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TREES
242 members
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Self Portraits
154 members
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BRAIN CELL - RYOSUKE COH…
346 members
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Spammers Mail-Art
64 members
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Ask Anything
277 members
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Mail Art Archives
90 members
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ADD & PASS - The X Files
126 members
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Mail-Art History
85 members
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RAK's (Random acts of Ki…
105 members
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Richard C. Fan Club
96 members
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Show us your Artspace!!!
211 members
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Rubber Stamps
276 members
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Mail-Art Cafe
305 members
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Sponsor Group IUOMA
48 members
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Mail-Art Books
197 members
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Mail-Art Projects List
647 members
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Polls and Surveys - A new one each month!
Forum
end of public mail delivery 16 Replies
Alert! For the first time, since January 1, 2026, a country's public service, PostNord in Denmark, is discontinuing mail delivery. If other nations follow suit, it will spell the end of mail art sent through the public system.Continue
Started by nicolas de La Casinière in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by nicolas de La Casinière on Wednesday.
News from Moscow: Mail Art to The Garage Museum 2 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 maha Jan 20.
💌❗ 4 Replies
"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 Zorica Obradović Jan 17.
Buffalo NY
Is there anyone in Buffalo NY that would post a letter for me? Continue
Started by michael thompson in Mail-Art Projects Jan 16.
a knuckle-dragging neanderthal of a newb, is nonplussed 15 Replies
NOTA BENNY, i just posted the same message as a blog post; my befuddlement knows no bounds. f this is not good etiquette here, please cut a rank beginner a break, okay? thanks a zillon!thurs 03/09/2017 15:30THIS ISN'T MEANT AS A GRIPE OR…Continue
Started by Vel Crowe in PROBLEMS. Last reply by stash! ephemera Jan 10.
My Offer : Lots of My Mail Art for You - REQUEST : Donation to IUOMA ! 5 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 Dec 25, 2025.
Tell me, who sent me two torn dollars?
Dear friends, please tell me, who exactly sent me two torn dollars in the mail? Someone used these two postcards to send me a very unusual art message with ruined dollars. Two $1 bills, torn in half, placed between postcards. The message arrived in…Continue
Started by Ilya Semenenko-Basin in Mail-Art Projects Dec 23, 2025.
The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, or My Ignorance and Ignorance?!? 3 Replies
The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, or My Ignorance and Ignorance?!?I drew a drawing on cardboard with this pencil. When I laminated, the drawing disappeared. An empty cardboard remained. On the second postcard, I just wrote the address with this pen,…Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Oberdada Jr. Dec 15, 2025.
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