In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. In November 2008 this NING platform for IUOMA became the home for members
Posted by Chris Marino on November 2, 2026 at 8:44pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hi,
Please let me know if this type of promoting is not allowed.
This week has been undeniably eventful and exciting. I am still gleaming from my Halloween wedding on Saturday. Today, I've officially released my mini-album to the world, something I have been working on for many months and my first new music in two years.
For anyone interested in harsh noise / power electronics / industrial music, I will leave a link to the bandcamp page here. …
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Some Mail Art has arrived from Kiki in Osaka, Japan.
Posted by Treah Pichette on November 2, 2026 at 6:57pm 0 Comments 1 Like
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Last spring, I received some Mail Art from Richard Baudet. He lives in Marseille. In this case, the envelope is empty, and the images are drawn on it. Merci!…
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this Halloween-hued card came in some time ago, along with The Sticker Dude's re-issue of Carlo Pittore's comments on 'the eternal ring'. thanks Katerina and take good care of yourself; see you in the mail soon!
Posted by Zack on November 2, 2026 at 5:53pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Sub #7705
the other side features an apt Paul Robeson quotation concerning resistance, and these terrific stamps designed by Chris Ware -
always a pleasure to encounter Subreal…
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wow all this superposition, so many textures!
i feel like i've seen these creepy spectators in my dreams... just in time for Halloween.
thanks DSB
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.
January 24, 2026 to December 31, 2026 – Lake Worth Beach, FLorida USA
June 17, 2026 at 1am to January 31, 2027 at 12pm – Namur
September 1, 2026 at 6pm to December 10, 2026 at 7pm – Comunità Estensiva “Primavera”
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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 26 minutes ago.
🌀🐈⬛🎻 #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
Started by Madisyn A. Giovanni. in Mail-Art Projects 8 hours ago.
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 8 hours ago.
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
Tags: rayjohnson, mailart, exchange
Started by Rebecca T. in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by hiller 12 hours ago.
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
Tags: pen
Started by Nancy Bell Scott in Technical Details in Mail-Art. Last reply by Mike Smith on Wednesday.
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
Tags: #exchange, #mailart, #newbie, #newfriends
Started by K Ruby Blume in Mail-Art Projects Oct 27.
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.
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 Oct 23.
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.
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
Tags: 2026, Memorial, Ruggero, Maggi
Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects Oct 15.
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