100th Anniversary of Airmail Mail Art Call

[Bob Barzan]

Airmail 100 Mail Art Invitation

You are invited be part of the historic 100th anniversary celebrations of the beginning of airmail by creating a piece of airmail mail art and sending it to the Modesto Art Museum for the international exhibition in January and February 2011. Just follow the directions below.

Mail Art Theme: airmail, the beginning of airmail, future airmail, some aspect of airmail, faux historic airmail, zeppelins, space airmail, fantasy airmail, etc.

Format: Envelopes (letter, legal, DL, or C6 envelopes, maximum size 4.5x9.5 inches, 115x245 mm) post cards (same size limits), and stamps. We will frame and display only the side with postage and address. The postage and address should be part of the art work unless it is a stamp.

Deadline for all entries: Monday, 15 November 2010

Exhibition: Modesto, California, watch for details. Also online exhibit. Viewers and artists will be able to comment online about the art.

Documentation of Participation: on museum web site and to all adult artists

Return: mail art will not be returned, it will become part of the museum's collection

Send Entries to:

Airmail 100
Modesto Art Museum
404 Patrick Lane
Modesto, CA 95350 USA

Details: modestoartmuseum.org