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This week’s art: from Seth Leventhal and Robert Gregory! Very Cool stuff

Posted by Penelope Timm on October 27, 2026 at 9:30pm 0 Comments

1 A piece of mahogany veneer, I believe, a nice abstract obtuse piece of art, a scrap and a handwritten letter from Seth.

2 An envelope from Robert Gregory in the style of Richard Diebenkorn! Very nice, and a handwritten letter was enclosed. Thank you!…

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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........

Today online on Ning there are thousands of members. On December 2nd 2018 the 5000th member joined in.

 

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Seeking Ongoing exchanges

Hi!  I am new here.I am a long time correspondence enthusiast, but have always exchanged with personal friends and folks I have met along the way.  I am the type of person who is compelled to respond/reply if I receive something and I am looking for…Continue

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Started by K Ruby Blume in Mail-Art Projects yesterday.

[offer] hidicards -- simple collage postcards (no exchange expected) 16 Replies

hello mail artists,during full-time caregiving seasons, i've made postcard-sized collages in spare moments. they are very simple, sometimes oddly composed--but they exist.all are made from found materials, and most include images of women.rather…Continue

Started by J S in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by K Ruby Blume yesterday.

After Ray Johnson: Add (to) and Return To Mail Art Call 24 Replies

Call for ContributorsAFTER RAY JOHNSON MAIL ART PROJECT – INSTRUCTIONS/FAQHELLO!This is an invitation to participate in a mail art project dedicated to Ray Johnson, the founding father of mail art.ALTER OR ADD TO THE ENCLOSED COLLAGEI will send you…Continue

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Started by Rebecca T. in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by William M yesterday.

Did anyone see this? Thoughts? 8 Replies

In Kolaj #42, “Bye Bye Mail Art” reflects on the global Mail Art movement and the fragile networks that have sustained it for decades. Rooted in the experimental spirit of Ray Johnson’s New York Correspondence School and Fluxus, Mail Art fostered…Continue

Started by Margaret Jeddry in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Kit Gonzales Moore on Friday.

OPEN CALL 2027 3 Replies

Instagram - L'État-Sauvage d'AmériqueExhibition : June to october 2027Deadline : 15 may 2027Theme : Between sea and skyFormat : 105 x 148 mm (A6)There is…Continue

Started by L'État-Sauvage d'Amérique in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ilya Semenenko-Basin Oct 15.

Memorial Ruggero Maggi 1950-2025 - Sandro Bongiani Arte Contemporanea

SANDRO BONGIANI ARTE CONTEMPORANEAMemorial Ruggero Maggi 1950-2025M.A.D - Mail Art Day  “Come un battito d’ali” a cura di Sandro Bongiani                                           PREVIEW: 9 e 10 ottobre 2026EVENTO: da venerdì 16 ottobre 2026 a…Continue

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Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects Oct 15.

Mail Art as art therapy 10 Replies

People who have been harmed online are often expected to keep using digital spaces as though nothing happened. Cyberbullying attacks identity, erodes confidence, and leaves people hypervigilant in the very spaces they are expected to inhabit.  Most…Continue

Started by Kathryn Kennedy in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Kathryn Kennedy Oct 11.

Copyright infringent 41 Replies

I noticed in various contributions, that many artists (''artists'' perhaps ?) are using large number of other's people works, taken from newspapers, magazines, books,etc. That could inflict the copyrights. In many cases, nobody will discuss it, and…Continue

Started by Predrag Petrovic in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ana Oct 9.

Drawing score: anyone feel like trying it? 5 Replies

After looking at Sol LeWitt’s instruction-based drawings, I tried writing a small drawing score of my own.I would like to see what happens when the instructions travel without an accompanying image. If anyone feels like trying one interpretation,…Continue

Started by Isabelle Dehennin in Other. Last reply by Isabelle Dehennin Oct 8.

Dear IUOMA people, today, I am wondering..... 33 Replies

Dear IUOMA people,Today, I wonder, if you are a discriminative type of person or a type of person who suspect /has doubts more or less on certain other IUOMA members ?I happen to be Asian myself and so I am sensitive on these issues more or less.For…Continue

Started by Kiki in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Mail Art News Oct 8.

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