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Sabrina Schmider !

Posted by Ilya Semenenko-Basin on May 6, 2024 at 3:56pm 0 Comments

Sabrina Schmider sent me this Christmas card from Hannover a long time ago, and I will publish this thing on the threshold of summer!

MONSTER-A-GOGO !

Posted by Ilya Semenenko-Basin on May 6, 2024 at 1:11pm 0 Comments

I am very glad that the MONSTER-A-GOGO sent me his work six months ago. The mail came, of course, not directly, but through an intermediary. Probably, since then, the MONSTER-A-GOGO has not participated in the art mailing list.…

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I received a mail art from Tactile Arts Post Project

Posted by Lau Wilmet on May 6, 2024 at 12:19am 0 Comments

Thank you so much for your Mail Art ! Very funny images ! I send you something as soon as possible !

I received a mail art from Mikel Untzilla

Posted by Lau Wilmet on May 5, 2024 at 11:32pm 1 Comment

Hi Mikel ! Thank you for your great Mail Art ! Both card and tiny arts gave me a smile !

 

I receive a mail art from Sil Dubois

Posted by Lau Wilmet on May 5, 2024 at 11:28pm 0 Comments

Hello Sil ! Merci pour ton Mail Art ! Magnifique une fois de plus !

I received a mail art from Zorica Obradović

Posted by Lau Wilmet on May 5, 2024 at 11:25pm 0 Comments

Hi Zorica ! Thank you for great collage Mail Art !

 

I received a mail art from Hélène Lagache

Posted by Lau Wilmet on May 5, 2024 at 11:21pm 0 Comments

Salut Hélène ! 

Merci pour ton Mail Art à la fois gaffeur et poétique ! J'aime beaucoup !

I received a mail art from Deborah McMenamy

Posted by Lau Wilmet on May 5, 2024 at 11:19pm 0 Comments

Thank you Deborah for your wonderful Mail Art ! See you !

 

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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. The Main address of the Union is at the TAM-address, P.O.Box 1055, 4801 BB - Breda - Netherlands. 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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A place for digital artists to talk about their art.  We can share information and techniques.  This will also give us a place to talk about the acceptance and sometimes non-acceptance of this new art form.
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Perry Hoffman replied to Litsa Spathi / NOBODY's discussion Mail Artists Addresses?
"Yes!! I’m also curious as to the best place or places to announce calls would be. I’ve been out off commission for while and not finding some of the sites I used to employ to get our a call. Thanks for any assistance..…"
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Mail Artists Addresses? 579 Replies

I think, it would be very imteresting to have a mailing list of all of us.

Started by Litsa Spathi / NOBODY in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Perry Hoffman 1 hour ago.

How Mail-Art changed the World 1 Reply

Dear all Mail-Artists,as a Germany-based cultural anthropologist, I am interested in how Mail-Art emerged, how it reacted to upheavals in the past, and how it deals with current social change movements. I work with postcards and their role in times…Continue

Started by flo abgrund in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ilya Semenenko-Basin on Thursday.

Alla 60. Biennale Internazionale di Venezia un emporio equosolidale a cielo aperto 1 Reply

 Lettera aperta  di Sandro Bongiani al Direttore della 60. Biennale Internazionale di Venezia Adriano Pedrosa “A Venezia un emporio equosolidale a cielo aperto”Un bazar coloniale del sud del mondo destinato a passare come una precaria biennale…Continue

Tags: Biennale, 60, di, Venezia, 2024

Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Bruno Cassaglia - poetArtist Apr 28.

Mail art envelope orientation query 2 Replies

Hey mail art friends, is it correct that if I want to send a mail art envelope with the envelope design and its address info oriented to portrait style vs landscape style, it costs extra postage?Continue

Started by Melanie Reed in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Predrag Petrovic Apr 28.

Little notion/s on sending. Before sending... 1 Reply

Hello to all who would like to exchange with me.Please read first my IUOMA page, there's clearly stated what I like and what I don't. Don't put me, or you, in unpleasant situation for any given reason, since it is rude and inappropriate. Once again,…Continue

Started by Predrag Petrovic in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Valentine Mark Herman Apr 26.

SPAZIO THETIS VENICE “MAIL ART, ART IN TRENCH” Mail Art meeting by Ruggero Maggi

Arte Moderna e ContemporaneaVENEZIA / “MAIL ART, ARTE IN TRINCEA” - SPAZIO THETIS ItaSPAZIO THETIS VENEZIA“MAIL ART, ARTE IN TRINCEA”incontro di Arte Postale a cura di Ruggero MaggiMERCOLEDì 8 MAGGIO 2024 ore 17.00 …Continue

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Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects Apr 21.

received from Czechia !

Interesting collage-card, in amazing envelope, which itself is an piece of art, and all of that, by Simona Mihalcova, from Praha (Prague), Czech Republic (Czechia) THANK YOU, SIMONA ! Not often I receive such amazing and uplifting work!…Continue

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Started by Predrag Petrovic in Mail-Art Projects Apr 18.

received from Ireland !

I received amazing envelope from Ireland, from Deborah McMenamy. Inside were 4 of her original works (and when i say ''original'' I mean really ORIGINAL !) Rarely i receive such amazing artwork, interesting, funny, and mysterious, all in one) that…Continue

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Started by Predrag Petrovic in Mail-Art Discussions Apr 18.

''SNAIL SONGS'' Postal Art project 1 Reply

It is about the snails and the songs that various nations are using to call the snail to get out from its housing! Please send the lyrics of the song (text) and possible translation into English. All will be translated from your language or from…Continue

Tags: Aleksandar-Jovanovic, Serbia

Started by Predrag Petrovic in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Penelope Timm Apr 18.

Pavilion Locust Valley Active Marginal Generation Everywhere

Press releasePavilion Locust ValleyActive Marginal Generation EverywhereFor this collective event, 28 selected artists of different nationalities are presented in 28 individual rooms, each with a solo show of selected works. …Continue

Tags: 2024, Biennal

Started by Giovanni Bonanno in Mail-Art Projects Apr 17.

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