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from my canadian neighbor
Posted by Medwolf on June 11, 2025 at 9:30pm 1 Comment 1 Like
I did get mail today from a canadian neighbor, Thank You isabelle vachon for the tiny booklet on how we get there.. …
Great stuff from Steph in Tallahassee, yeah!
Posted by Julian Foster on June 11, 2025 at 3:57pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
S. Kim - Mail Art for Spring Mail Art Show
Posted by Mick Boyle on June 10, 2025 at 6:39pm 0 Comments 3 Likes
William Mellot _ Mail Art for Spring Mail Art Show
Posted by Mick Boyle on June 10, 2025 at 6:36pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
Mail art from Alison Buck, San Francisco, USA
Posted by Raphael Nadolny on June 10, 2025 at 4:37pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Lavoir art is arriving, Thanks Mikel
Posted by Julian Foster on June 10, 2025 at 1:58pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
postal strike
Posted by Medwolf on June 9, 2025 at 11:30pm 6 Comments 5 Likes
hmmm well I went into town today and mailed some mail art and the lady at our post office told me she felt guilty taking my money cause they are simply shelfing all the mail.. that nothing is going out and anything coming in isnt being sorted.. so now I get why I havent gotten any mail and no one has reported getting any from me lol I say geeze strike or get off the pot, I hate lil games now being played by canada post and the union.. some of us spend a lot of $ on mail cause we are…
ContinueTwo Great Collage Cards
Posted by Garrett Bliss on June 9, 2025 at 11:22pm 4 Comments 1 Like
Thank you M Stephens and Rachel Carter.
I received mail art of katerina Nikoltsou from Greece
Posted by Sabela Baña on June 9, 2025 at 7:56pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
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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. 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........
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from my canadian neighbor
I did get mail today from a canadian neighbor, Thank You isabelle vachon for the tiny booklet on how we get there.. …See More
Sugar Cube Zine,ongoing mailart call
Sugar Cube Zine was put on hold for about 3 yrs. I finally have the tools necessary to make my project a reality! Sugar Cube Zine edition 1 will be sent out within 2 weeks to all who participated. What makes Sugar Cube Zine unique is that it is…See More
"well my canadian neighbor your booklet and note arrived today.. Thank You so much I love the tiny booklet showing me how to get there and the little peoples clothespin is super cool"
"#506 future, 2019:
"Buddha & Der Alleskleber/Buddha & The All Addhesive" (2019)
Paper and cardboard on cardboard, 21 cm x 29,7 cm"
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POSTYOURART: Mail Art Workshop & Showcase - APPALACHIAN CREATIVE FRONT 7 Replies
Appalachian Creative Front is hosting POST YOUR ART mail art workshop, and benefit for postal worker unions. The event…Continue
Tags: workshop, show, events, event
Started by James Kellis in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by James Kellis yesterday.
My Offer : Lots of My Mail Art for You - REQUEST : Donation to IUOMA ! 1 Reply
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 on Sunday.
SANDRO BONGIANI CONTEMPORARY ART / INVITATION:
SANDRO BONGIANI CONTEMPORARY ARTINVITATION:As for several years we have been preparing the collective exhibition that will…Continue
Tags: Art, Contemporary
Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects May 30.
Museum for Fotocopy: 40 years Unruly Publishing
Dear Community,we are new here but actually 40 years in the business of Copyart. Located in Mülheim an der Ruhr the collection of Klaus Urbons celebrates its 40th birthday this year under the topic "Unruly Publishing". We would be happy to welcome…Continue
Started by Museum für Fotokopie in Mail-Art Projects Apr 23.
New Mail Art Call in Portugal 3 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 Zorica Obradović Apr 13.
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 Apr 8.
Making Artists and Mail art enthusiasts in VA - call for work 7 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
While supplies last, but I have many left to send and hope you will send one to yourself or someone you know. See my image in the comments below with the QR code to submit your mailing info!Continue
Started by Olivia Arrow in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Olivia Arrow Mar 30.
duchamp...... 1 Reply
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/does-marcel-duchamp-still-matter-2613660Continue
Started by carl baker in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ilya Semenenko-Basin Mar 10.
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