In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. In November 2008 this NING platform for IUOMA became the home for members
Posted by Zeno Izen on September 26, 2026 at 11:25pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
weekend notes for sept 26 2026
received three items in the mail this week. I'll say more about that in a second but first I have to address something.
attached with this blog post you'll see picture of a sticky note that was stuck on the back of a postcard I received on Thursday. if you dont see the pic, the text on the note is 'mail for this person always needs the c/o matthew carey to be delivered: let others know as well: we have returned mail due to name not on…
ContinuePosted by Treah Pichette on September 26, 2026 at 7:53pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Another wonderful & mysterious collage by Craig. Love it!
Posted by William M on September 26, 2026 at 9:43am 0 Comments 4 Likes
Thanks to everyone who sent work!…
Posted by Mim Golub Scalin on September 26, 2026 at 1:00am 1 Comment 5 Likes
I sent an altered Bauhaus postcard to Richard and he
returned these delightful responses using the empty
word bubbles on the card. I love them.
Posted by Juan Petry on September 25, 2026 at 9:09pm 1 Comment 3 Likes
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Posted by Oberdada Jr. on September 25, 2026 at 7:09pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Thanks Rebekka & contributors, this was an interesting one! I'm happy to be featured on the cover too, but haven't run it through my scanner yet so no image sharing at the moment.
Posted by Matthew Stolte on September 25, 2026 at 3:48pm 1 Comment 7 Likes
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Outgoing pictured here with 2 more ahead of this.…
Posted by MH//ANTIPODE on September 25, 2026 at 3:22pm 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........
Today online on Ning there are thousands of members. On December 2nd 2018 the 5000th member joined in.
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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 Nick Tauro Jr on Thursday.
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 Sep 17.
Since the beginning of my involvement in Mail Art that I keep a digital archive of sent material.Do you document in any way the Mail Art you send to others? Or do you just let it go its way and forget about it?Continue
Started by Eduardo Cardoso in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Carmela R Sep 14.
I often have several scribble/sketchbooks going at once, and I rarely finish them.Some pages contain work I consider unsuccessful or difficult to look at—usually because I was experimenting, learning, or simply having an off day. But those pages…Continue
Tags: Sketchbook, page, trade/exchange/collaboration
Started by Josofa in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Denice Newton Sep 10.
Calling all mail artists!,I have printed an underground zine fighting back against the corporate "efficiency trap," data-mining, and the trillion-dollar attention economy. It is a call to become illiterate to the algorithm and fluent in each other.I…Continue
Started by Matthew (mm2001) in Mail-Art Magazines and Publications. Last reply by Jes Bidlack Sep 8.
A friend asks: What's the best adhesive for magazine collage that won't wrinkle the paper? I told him Spray Mount...anybody have any other suggestions?Continue
Started by David Stafford in Technical Details in Mail-Art. Last reply by Connor Engelsman Sep 7.
Please complete the situation regarding the postal services in your country.Sad news: starting next month, mail will only be delivered three times a week in The Netherlands. Reason: cutbacks. Stamps are becoming more expensive.Continue
Started by Carien van Hest in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Re Schmi Sep 6.
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 Re Schmi Sep 6.
are there any volunteers for the research?a few days ago they didn't want to receive my envelope at the post office.The reason was the ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED.They say that any color can be used except red.Red is supposedly for controllers.If anyone…Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Aug 7.
Many of us keep blogs and have twitter accounts, and I know that many of us post up our best work there. Personally I love seeing people's work on their blogs, and I follow the latest work of many mailartists on Twitter too, where the banter is…Continue
Tags: mailartists, twitter, blogs
Started by andytgeezer in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Franis Jul 21.
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