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Received last week from M Stephens and Non local Variable

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1Thank you M Stephens for the bifold card and ephemera! I have already used your vintage book pages in a composition.

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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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Deadline prolonged !

Me and the crew from "Oprem dobro" fanzine, decided to prolong a deadline for "Afraid of flying" project, as we want more members to participate !Now, deadline is 21st January 2027 ! See you in the mail ! Cheers !…Continue

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"Objects of Interest" Art Distribution Box::: Call for Contributions 10 Replies

Hello IUOMA compatriots! I am launching a community facing art project here in Albuquerque, NM USA and I'm asking for your…Continue

Started by Nick Tauro Jr in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Nick Tauro Jr yesterday.

A group for "Audio-Mail-Art" enthusiasts 9 Replies

Well, I'm a bit of newbie among you people, and maybe I haven't searched properly on this website, but I've been looking for any group here dedicated to audio-art within mail-art and couldn't find any (only comments and posts reffering to specific…Continue

Tags: audio-art, sound-art, cassette-culture, CD-culture

Started by Manuh Graciano in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Manuh Graciano yesterday.

Did anyone see this? Thoughts? 9 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 K Ruby Blume on Friday.

After Ray Johnson: Add (to) and Return To Mail Art Call 29 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 Mike Smith on Friday.

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🌀🐈‍⬛🎻 #ARTISLIFE . I’ve never been an artist but stickers have always been a passion 4 me & I love writing letters 2 my penpals it’s a different form of love.Continue

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Good Art Pens? 90 Replies

What are your favorite pens to use in mail art?  I have a few good (sort of) ones for my regular-size collage work -- for applying lines, not for actually writing -- but they aren't turning out to be great for mail-art scale.  New ones for writing,…Continue

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Started by Nancy Bell Scott in Technical Details in Mail-Art. Last reply by Mike Smith Oct 28.

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 Oct 27.

[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 Oct 27.

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.

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