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In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. In November 2008 this NING platform for IUOMA became the home for members
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Incoming from USA/Cascadia Artpost
Posted by Hélène LAGACHE on March 10, 2026 at 4:30pm 0 Comments 1 Like
A new envelope full of beautiful stamps from Jack. It's a pleasure to admire all the little wonders created by all the other participating mail artists.…
Incoming from Spain/Sandra y Edgar
Posted by Hélène LAGACHE on March 10, 2026 at 4:25pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Arrival of young Spanish mail artist…
ContinueI really havent moved but they gave us rural P.O.Boxes so I no longer I have to drive into tisdale for mail
Posted by Medwolf on March 10, 2026 at 3:47pm 0 Comments 1 Like
From Maxie (Germany): Mus musculus sütterlinicus, niedelig objects from Miniaturendrechslerei Uhlig + a reminder of “Art of the Hand”.
Posted by Isabelle Dehennin on March 10, 2026 at 2:02pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
Thank you, Maxie. Mice and hamsters are my totem animals (the mouse discovers the world, the hamster preserves…
ContinueCascadia Artpost 260306
Posted by Mikel Untzilla on March 10, 2026 at 12:42pm 0 Comments 3 Likes
Lanny Quarles
Posted by Ficus strangulensis on March 10, 2026 at 7:33am 1 Comment 1 Like
I was just 'trapped' in an endless looking at his online images and am SUPER impressed!
incoming: David Stafford and Maxie Eulig
Posted by William M on March 9, 2026 at 3:41pm 0 Comments 5 Likes
More wonderful work from David.
Some nice work from…
i received Mail Art from jean jacques Dorne
Posted by Zack on March 9, 2026 at 10:23am 0 Comments 6 Likes
jj's envelopes often feature some striking portraiture -
inside, two photo-postcards featuring images of art appreciation -
and i always love learning about new art & design folks from…
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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.
Events
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Convocatoria e invitación de Mail art A(rt)viso una Poesía (arte aviso una poesía)
May 26, 2025 to March 26, 2026 – Lo barnechea. Región Metropolitana. Código postal. 7690000.Chile
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FANTASTIC HERBARIUM (VOL.2)
June 30, 2025 at 6pm to June 30, 2026 at 7pm – Firenze, Italy
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The Market Gallery - UK Exhibition Opportunity
July 20, 2025 to July 7, 2026 – The Market Gallery, 15 Market Place, South Shields, UK
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Exhibition – International Mail Art Call – Exercises to Undo the Judgment of the Body (or to Create a Body without Organs for Oneself)
December 8, 2025 at 9pm to April 1, 2026 at 11pm – Federal University of Paraná
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Mail art project for children: Calimero e Grisù
December 21, 2025 at 6pm to April 19, 2026 at 7pm – Italy
Latest Activity
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Perle a poeti e ai porci..."
"Arrival of young Spanish mail artist Sandra, with the help of her dad Edgar, a musical and poetic piece of mail art. Thank you Sandra, I love the colors!Gracias, Sandra, me encantan los colores!"
""pittura spaziotemporale " è una riflessione sulla pittura,
è antipittura, " pittura x i funerali della pittura" ... sarà all'interno delle buste di Mail Art, sarà digitale x IUOMA...…"
Groups
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Anna Banana (1940-2024)
65 members
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ArtiStamps Creators
354 members
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Mark Pawson - Mail Art S…
13 members
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ThE/ CuT-UP/ TecHNiQUE/
100 members
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TREES
247 members
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Self Portraits
155 members
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BRAIN CELL - RYOSUKE COH…
348 members
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Spammers Mail-Art
64 members
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Ask Anything
277 members
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Mail Art Archives
91 members
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ADD & PASS - The X Files
127 members
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Mail-Art History
85 members
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RAK's (Random acts of Ki…
108 members
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Richard C. Fan Club
96 members
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Show us your Artspace!!!
211 members
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Rubber Stamps
277 members
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Mail-Art Cafe
309 members
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Sponsor Group IUOMA
48 members
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Mail-Art Books
198 members
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Mail-Art Projects List
647 members
Photos
Polls and Surveys - A new one each month!
Forum
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 on Friday.
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
Tags: 2026, Maggi, Ruggero, Memorial
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
Tags: Letterpress
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.
Buffalo NY
Is there anyone in Buffalo NY that would post a letter for me? Continue
Started by michael thompson in Mail-Art Projects Jan 16.
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