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25 YEARS IUOMA

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In 1988 the idea of the IUOMA was born. In 2002 a Yahoo group was started. In November 2008 this IUOMA platform became the home for members.

In 2013 the IUOMA will be 25 years old. This group is made to prepare this special event.

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Latest Activity: Dec 24, 2018

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Give me your CRAZY ideas to celebrate 25 years IUOMA 7 Replies

In this discussiongroup all members can place their crazy ideas on what we can do to celebrate the 25 years of IUOMA. I am interested to hear any idea that you have. We have the time to do the…Continue

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Started by Ruud Janssen. Last reply by Mail Art Martha Nov 10, 2012.

Logo's for the 25 years celebration 15 Replies

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Started by Ruud Janssen. Last reply by Ruud Janssen May 1, 2012.

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Comment by Svetlana Pesetskaya on November 30, 2011 at 5:25pm
Dear Ruud! We can celebrate a holiday in Russia with EXHIBITION Mail art! And to think up cards and posters! And to publish the small book devoted to this event!)))))
Comment by Mail Art Martha on November 29, 2011 at 8:52am

A commemorative artistamp?

Comment by Geneviève Chaussé on November 27, 2011 at 4:55pm

It would be possible for me to hold a mail-art exhibition here in Rawdon, Quebec, Canada. Each august we have a ''Intercultural Festival'. It would be amazing to present the ''25th anniversary of IUOMA'' with mailart from us, members all around the world : )

Comment by Nancy Bell Scott on November 27, 2011 at 3:39pm

Val, you are full of ideas, keep it up. I enjoy reading them.

Comment by Alexandre Gomes Vilas Boas on November 27, 2011 at 10:56am
Hello. Thanks, Ruud, for your invitation. Geetings from Brazil for all.
Comment by Mail Art Martha on November 27, 2011 at 9:57am

Gosh, you made me realize that I not only have been a member of IOUMA since it began but that I have been mailarting for 27 years, having started in 1986. I shall join in the celebrations of course. Cannot think of anything at the moment but no doubt it will come to me, perhaps the Shopping Trolley Gallery will come out from retirement.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 27, 2011 at 5:21am

Bonjour!

 

Here are today's absolutely brilliant suggestions -- choose one!

 

Suggestion #1: 25 x 25

 

1. IUOMA members are asked to join a special Group mailing to celebrate the 25th anniversary; (Assuming 10% sign up, we should have about 250 participants).

2. Everyone who joins up receives 25 special IUOMA anniversary stickers (from Ruud?).

3. On Anniversary Day (whenever that is) every person mails out 25 pieces of Mail Art to 24 people of their choice on the list, plus one to Ruud.(This may need refining to make sure that everyone receives something. Also the Breda post office might need to be alerted to what's coming it's way.) Each piece contains the anniversary sticker, plus whatever else they want to put on it to celebrtae the anniversary.

 

 

Suggestion #2: 25 x 25 x25

 

1. as above

2. as above

3. we try and get 25 different Mail Art exhibitions organised to coincide with the anniversary (one, hopefully, in Breda or somewhere where Ruud can get a copy of what's being mailed out). The exhibitions should have a common, but not necessarily identical, theme.

4. everybody who's signed up mails a piece of Mail Art (with sticker) to each of the 25 exhibitions -- who are thus guaranteed of receiving about 250 contributions,  enough to form the basis of an exhibition.

5. the organisers of each exhibition can run it in the normal way, asking for other contributions, selecting a theme, etc.

6. if there's going to be more than 25 exhibitions organised, then we call this:

 25 x 25 x25+ (the +/plus is important).

 

'That's great, Val!'

'Thank you", he says modestly.

 

Liberté, Egalité et Art Postal!

Val

 

 

 

Comment by Chris Day on November 27, 2011 at 12:34am

cool, I can probably organize an exhibit here at The Underground Gallery in Whitesburg, KY USA

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 26, 2011 at 8:16pm

What is the exact anniversary date? This may influence the holding of Exhibitions; Or doesn't the exact date matter?

I'm not sure that simultaneous exhibition in every home town would work. It might be better to organise on, for example, US State lines, or by the various (European) national groups eg French, German, Austrian, etc.

And/Or there should be one REALLY BIG EXHIBITION -- in Breda, perhaps?

Stickers and/or stamps should be produced (by whom, I don't know: although I do know who Mijnheer Rubbger Stamp is!) and we could buy and use them.

How about approaching the IPU and seeing if they would provide any support (publicity, financing...)?

Ruud, if you want to publish something on this, my earlier offer to help edit any English-language version is still good: just ask.

And on the subject of a book (if it is to be physical which i hope it will be, and not on-line) as Mail Art is very much a democartic 'peoples' movement, the people -- you, me and whoever in IUOMA is interested -- should be asked to contribute.

That's all for now.

Liberté, Egalité et Art Postal!

Val

 

Comment by Tulio Restrepo on November 26, 2011 at 6:23pm

Dear Ruud... I think that every Mail Artist it will must to celebrate with a special Mail Art exhibition linked to IUOMA 25 and the 50 aniversary about the Mail Art Big Bang starting activity & correspondence global manifestation between analog & digital tendencies all in one...

All the best!

 

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