Good Art Pens? 85 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 Carl Middleton yesterday.

Mail art is alive...and well?

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Started by michael thompson in Mail-Art Projects on Tuesday.

News from Moscow: Mail Art to The Garage Museum 4 Replies

In 2019, I wrote on the IUOMA portal:“If you want to get rid of excess postal art, you can donate your collection of postal art to the Museum of Moscow. With my participation in the Museum of Moscow, an archive of postal art for art historians and…Continue

Started by Ilya Semenenko-Basin in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ilya Semenenko-Basin Mar 6.

Helping to Start a Permanent exhibition on the Island most  Far and isolated on  the planet 6 Replies

Helping to Start a Permanent exhibition on the Island most Far and isolated on  the planet TRISTAN DA CUNHAhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/325192418785691 Please send one of your Art Work…Continue

Tags: Ocean, gallery, Atlantic, South, DA

Started by MoriceMarcuse in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by MoriceMarcuse Mar 1.

MEMORIAL RUGGERO MAGGI "COME  UN BATTITO D’ALI” - Progetto a cura di Sandro Bongiani 2 Replies

Ita COLLEZIONE BONGIANI ART MUSEUM     OPEN CALL / MEMORIAL RUGGERO MAGGI 2026http://www.collezionebongianiartmuseum.it/  Invito a partecipare al Progetto…Continue

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Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) Feb 18.

Letterpress Xmas Card Collection - Storage Issues 1 Reply

Over the past decade I have been part of a Letterpress Christmas Card exchange - I probably have around 200 hand printed cards.Does anyone have any room for such a collection or would be interested in using it for another project?Drop me a line for…Continue

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Started by Carl Middleton in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ilya Semenenko-Basin Feb 18.

end of public mail delivery 17 Replies

Alert! For the first time, since January 1, 2026, a country's public service, PostNord in Denmark, is discontinuing mail delivery. If other nations follow suit, it will spell the end of mail art sent through the public system.Continue

Started by nicolas de La Casinière in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Juan Petry Feb 13.

Did anyone see this? Thoughts? 4 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 Eduardo Cardoso Feb 12.

My Offer : Lots of My Mail Art for You - REQUEST : Donation to IUOMA ! 7 Replies

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 Feb 8.

💌❗ 4 Replies

"Serbia is officially following 'global trends'—postage prices just went up! Still affordable, but hey, at least we’re staying trendy! 😁😁😁🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣❗"Continue

Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Jan 17.