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Posted by Mim Golub Scalin on April 12, 2025 at 4:52pm 0 Comments

Thank you so much Adam Roussopoulos 

Silvia Dubois, Carien van Hest, Michelangelo Mayo, Matt Ferranto (FRNTO) and Madisyn Aulbrey Mead

Posted by Ilya Semenenko-Basin on April 12, 2025 at 1:52pm 0 Comments

I haven't opened the envelopes yet. Silvia Dubois, Carien van Hest, Michelangelo Mayo, Matt Ferranto (FRNTO) and Madisyn Aulbrey Mead sent me their work. Thanks for the Mail Art!…







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"Untitled" by Alexandru Jakabházi, Romania; "Untitled" by Eduard Jakabházi, Romania; "Untitled" by Biró Ildikó, Hungary

Posted by Palettentheater Kollektiv on April 12, 2025 at 11:21am 0 Comments

Arrived yesterday for Verne’s Journey!!! Vă mulțumim, Alexandru Jakabházi! http://jakabhazi.blogspot.com, Vă mulțumim, Eduard Jakabházi! Köszönöm, Ildikó Biró! https://www.webgaleria.hu/biroildiko…

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Received from Cascadia Artpost (Washington, USA)

Posted by awyn on April 11, 2025 at 7:58pm 0 Comments

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Old photos for collage?

Posted by Jennifer Wallace on April 11, 2025 at 8:57am 5 Comments

Years ago I inherited lots and lots of old photos. I'm near the end of sorting through all these, have scanned those I wanted to share in the family history world, used some myself in a collage series for Circulaire 321, and now just want rid of them. Some go back to the 1910s, others are late 1940s or early 1950s, and there's a bit of everything in between. Some people love these as collage material. If anyone here would like some, message me.…

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Posted by Mikel Untzilla on April 11, 2025 at 5:24am 0 Comments

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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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POSTYOURART: Mail Art Workshop & Showcase - APPALACHIAN CREATIVE FRONT 3 Replies

Appalachian Creative Front is hosting POST YOUR ART mail art workshop, and benefit for postal worker unions. The event…Continue

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Asheville artist organizer- mail art casual, looking to get more involved 17 Replies

I've dabbled and have been a long time admirer of mail art. I'd like to get more involved, I have all kinds of art to mail.I'm also looking for people in the WNC region, I'm organizing an event that involves mail art and I'd love to get people…Continue

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Started by James Kellis in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by holly johnson on Tuesday.

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hi michael, a self made mail art came back because I didn't use a correct address? please send me the right one ! thanksfrancisContinue

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Making Artists and Mail art enthusiasts in VA - call for work 8 Replies

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

Started by Beth Allums in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Kiki Apr 3.

Hand drawn postcard, anyone? 1 Reply

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Started by Olivia Arrow in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Olivia Arrow Mar 30.

Is this for real? Junk mail, scam? 6 Replies

Is this for real? Junk mail, scam?March 25, 2025, Callan Gershom said…Good day,I picked interest in you after going through your short profile and demanding it is necessary for me to write to you immediately. I have something very important to…Continue

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New Mail Art Call in Portugal 2 Replies

The Cultural and Ecological Association Palettentheater Kollektiv invites mail artists to send contemporary, personal takes on Jules Verne’s “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” till the 31st of May. The exhibition is taking place at our…Continue

Started by Palettentheater Kollektiv in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Palettentheater Kollektiv Mar 12.

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