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On August 16th 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. In November 2008 this IUOMA platform at NING became the home for members.
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Letters received in June 2020 from France
Posted by Ilya Semenenko-Basin on July 9, 2020 at 10:00pm 0 Comments 0 Favorites
Mail from Jolly Good England!
Posted by Carien van Hest on July 9, 2020 at 9:31pm 0 Comments 1 Favorite
You made me laugh, Alan Brignull. "Etiquette spéciale de couleur bleue, comportant les mots PAR AVION" :-D
fun feel mail postcard from dani martin - thank you!
Posted by marlies wilding on July 9, 2020 at 6:51pm 0 Comments 0 Favorites
very cool etiquette rules from carien van hest - thank you!
Posted by marlies wilding on July 9, 2020 at 6:26pm 0 Comments 2 Favorites
Thank you Melanie Reed
Posted by kozyurt on July 9, 2020 at 11:32am 0 Comments 0 Favorites
Recently received wonderful mailart from Melanie Reed, USA. Small collage books, a card, and a haiku in a decorated envelope. Many thanks Melanie.
https://kozymail.blogspot.com/2020/07/mailart-received-from-melanie-reed-usa.html
Many THANKS Melanie
Posted by Ti Ar Raden on July 9, 2020 at 10:49am 0 Comments 0 Favorites
Unfortunately I did not manage to fold the sedan chair.
Mike Parsons sends summer dragonflies
Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 9, 2020 at 9:57am 0 Comments 0 Favorites
Cascadia sent the Diorama Diaries No1
Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 9, 2020 at 9:55am 0 Comments 0 Favorites
So glad to have a copy of this first issue,
celebrating the opening of the Cascadia Post Office.
Others have blogged this edition,…
ContinuePoetry during Covid from David Stone
Posted by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on July 9, 2020 at 9:54am 0 Comments 0 Favorites
A large A4 envelope arrived with many pages of poetry,
David wrote during the months of lockdown,
a whole series of "Citadel" poems,…
ContinueIncoming: Jimmy Connors and Charlotte Geister
Posted by William M on July 9, 2020 at 9:46am 3 Comments 2 Favorites
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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. 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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La linea gialla project
November 1, 2019 at 6pm to October 31, 2020 at 7pm – PADOVA
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4 de Octubre " Día mundial de los animales "
November 7, 2019 to September 30, 2020 – La Plata
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Umanità Nova centenary contest
January 1, 2020 at 6pm to December 31, 2020 at 7pm – Italy
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Adjusting: a postal art exhbition
February 20, 2020 at 6pm to September 20, 2020 at 7pm – The Courthouse Gallery
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Health
March 30, 2020 to August 31, 2020 – Arlington MA
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Latest Activity
"You can also send "orphaned" add-and-pass sheets to Josh Ronsen. He's here on IUOMA.
He makes wonderful little zines out of these sheets and sends them out as mail art trades. I've got a couple in my collection and they are fun!"
"You will, Jennifer!"
"i like how all stamps are canceled except the german one on the second card"
Mail from Jolly Good England!
You made me laugh, Alan Brignull. "Etiquette spéciale de couleur bleue, comportant les mots PAR AVION" :-DSee More
"Hi Edamameg, I wonder if any of your students would like to have their pieces of mail art exhibited in Hong Kong.
Details: https://www.hksea.org.hk/mail-art"
ADD & PASS
This group is for members to connect with other members who are willing to send and receive Add & Pass mailart. It is not project specific, but rather simply for finding individuals who are willing to receive and forward miscellaneous items.…See More
WANTED!!
"So, is that an 1851 Colt Navy .44 (replica) you're sportin'? Where do y'all get black powder handguns in France?"
"It should have arrived today. Maybe tomorrow but I'm thinking the post office people have decided not to let us play!"
"Mary Anne - thanks for trying a second time - fingers crossed!"
"Ciao Domenico! ricevuto!!! Grazie! io al momento non faccio Mail Art... in futuro...chissaà ... un abbraccio , b"
"Ciao Henning, ricevuto! Grazie!!! io per il momento non faccio Mail Art... un abbraccio, b"
"Received from Ann Golden with a very up to date comment. Since I am here, news from my crows. Yesterday the parents were feeding the youngster on top of a tree and after they encouraged it to fly. Seemed a bit worried and not very…"
"Ann! Your name and address is illegible as it is written with blue biro on the blue envelope. It took some detective work to find who had sent me all these lovely goodies. The clue was the Crows. And I like the pun very much indeed."
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Birthday notice
Started by Carien van Hest in Other on Tuesday. 0 Replies 2 Favorites
In the right column of the IUOMA homepage one can see whose birthday it is today, and tomorrow. Is there a possibility to see whose birthday it is next week from today (or maybe two weeks is better?), so that people can prepare a real birthday mail?…Continue
Outgoing envelope pics
Started by Samantha Price in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Jayne Barket Lyons Jul 3. 8 Replies 4 Favorites
To all who post their outgoing mail art, specifically addressed envelopes, i invite u 2 be mindful & consider waiting 2 post ur pics until its received buy the recipient. iv’e seen a few pieces 4 me this past week alone & honestly, it really…Continue
MAIL ART & ART PEDAGOGICS.
Started by Mikula Lüllwitz in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Jennifer Wallace Jun 26. 4 Replies 1 Favorite
Dear Mail Art Family,does anyone of you out there know of any projects or literature dealing with the connection of MAIL ART and ART PEDAGOGICS ? Maybe there are pedagogues who read these lines... and maybe someone of you already brought MAIL ART…Continue
Tags: thesis, Pedagogics, Children, Master, Teacher
Mail Artists Addresses?
Started by Litsa Spathi / NOBODY in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by annie Jun 14. 549 Replies 54 Favorites
I think, it would be very imteresting to have a mailing list of all of us.
Presentazione della Retrospettiva di Coco Gordon, Italy 2020
Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Discussions Jun 12. 0 Replies 1 Favorite
COCO GORDON “Timeless, Senzatempo”La natura tra performance e Exploding Booksdi Sandro Bongiani "I empower myself to make…Continue
Mostra Retrospettiva di Coco Gordon
Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Information Jun 12. 0 Replies 0 Favorites
SPAZIO OPHEN VIRTUAL ART GALLERYMostra Retrospettiva di Coco Gordon“Timeless, Senzatempo”La natura tra performance e Exploding Books Opere 1958-2020a cura di Sandro BongianiDal 15 giugno al 28 agosto 2020Inaugurazione: 15 giugno 2020 ore…Continue
Making Artists and Mail art enthusiasts in VA - call for work
Started by Beth Allums in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Vincent Wang Jun 10. 4 Replies 1 Favorite
My high school art students are making some cool collages and ATCs and are loving the idea of swapping mail art. We'd love to do a semester-long swap and collect mail art to curate a mail art show for our New Kent Celebrate the Arts event May 2nd.…Continue
When they come back..
Started by Vel Crowe in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Alan Brignull Jun 2. 5 Replies 0 Favorites
...what do you do with them?Every now and then a piece of ail art will come back to me with a notation such as Recipient has moved; or No such Address, or like that--it happens to everyone, right?Well, what do you do with a card that you've sent…Continue
a knuckle-dragging neanderthal of a newb, is nonplussed
Started by Vel Crowe in PROBLEMS. Last reply by Jennifer Wallace May 31. 5 Replies 0 Favorites
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
Starting a IUOMA mail art group
Started by Melanie Reed in PROBLEMS May 29. 0 Replies 1 Favorite
I would like to start a surrealist group. How would I go about this?Continue
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