Mail Art UK

Welcome Gary and all new members I may have missed.  Look forward to seeing your work online.

Thanks Michael,

New to all this, but looking forward to getting stuck in.

Hi everyone

As some of you are aware, I started a YouTube channel a few weeks ago, where (among other things) I'll be making monthly videos to showcase the mailart I receive. (The first one can be seen here http://youtu.be/kh3Bcm9xWRI)

I'd like to create a special one-off video around my birthday (14th April) full of 'Unusual' Mailart. I'm thinking the type of stuff you see on the 'Extremem mailart' group (plastic toys, bits of wood, found objects etc), but the interpretation is up to you. If you don't feel confident posting your art 'naked', I'm happy to receive things in packages, but naked would be good ;)

I'll still be doing a monthly video as usual, for all the postcards, boekies etc, but anything that I (or you) think is particularly unusual or extreme will go into this extra special video. My hope is that I can spread the word of the network, mailart in general, and of course show off your amazing efforts to the world while entertaining my subscribers :)

If you'd like to take part, please send your unusual pieces to:

Sarah Churchill
23 Laura Street
Pontypridd, R.C.T
South Wales
CF37 1NW
United Kingdom

REMEMBER I will be making the video on/around the 14th April, so post at the end of March to be sure of reaching me in time.

Thanks in advance! :)

Ahoy there UK mailartists! I've just announced a mailart and letter-writing meetup in London. If anyone is around on 15th September it would be great to see you there! Full details at http://iuoma-network.ning.com/events/letter-writing-and-mailart-mee...

a local mailart call for local people - show me your postbox!

http://iuoma-network.ning.com/events/local-mailart-call-for-local-p...

anyone there? oh yes, hello Michael and thank you hugely for the postbox envelope and three postcards. I scanned my favourite here - favourite in a big way. Think I could become a bit of a fan of your collages... thank you for sending to me - I really appreicate that. 

Hi a small group of us is meeting on the 20th at midday in the lobby of the Tate Britain, from where we will go to the Morpeth Arms for lunch and art making. If any of you are in London or thereabouts you are very welcome to join us. Please bring a few postcards and materials to make communal mail art. Some project invitations will be handy too.

Glad the postcards and the post box drawing arrived stripygoose. Martha, would love to meet at tate but we are right up here in Cheshire so unlikely. Hope it all goes well though and look forward to seeing the photos!

Welcome to all new members of  Mail Art UK.  

Hey , dont forget the OBRIGADO mail art exhibition in Northwich.  See  recent announcement here and at Mail Art Calls on Blogger.  You still have until 31st December to send something -

O B R I G A D O

I sent you something over the weekend!

Thanks Rebecca!    We've had a good a response to our mail art call . I pop into the gallery to take rather hasty photos of the incoming mail whilst doing my Xmas shopping!  Some more arrivals upcoming s keep an eye on theOBRIGADO blog.

Welcome Rose - glad to have you join us even though you are upside down and around the other side of the globe!  I can see you must miss our lovely Spring weather, delightful fogs, drizzle and hail stones!  

Yes, just about ££££££££ ! 

As enigmatic as ever Dawn!

Glad you are better Rose.  Look forward to hearing about your ( and anybody else's)  art activities. Cheers!

Thanks Stripygoose  for the BPM  info.  I went there once  back in the 80's with Hazel . One of our first dates!  They didnt have much of interest then so glad to hear it's changed ( if its the same place? )  They were very officious too and told us off for taking photos. So never went back.

Yes, I went to a very interesting talk there about Reginald Bray. I wish it was closer to home. They have big plans for the future.

hi

i am from Oman but now i well be in UK,

for some time . i am in Edinburgh .

Welcome M  !   Nice to see you here. Please feel free to tell us more about your postal activity or anything else of interest.

The British Postal Museum and Archive has sent out a call to hear about "the strangest thing you've received through the mail - what's the story and what does it mean to you". Yuo can email them:

peoplespost@postalheritage.org.uk

I don't know what their plan is, but thought I'd let you know antway! 

Anyone thinking of going, by any chance?

I shall try 

Just a bit too far for us in Cheshire sadly.  

Hi Babs, welcome to the group. I must admit I havent bought any "novelty" postage stamps recently but they were available in books of 12 - not sure if they still are.  In the USA they are fond of novelty stamps - Ive seen them with The Simpsons, Mickey Mouse and other light hearted images on regular postage stamps over the years.

Here's a couple still available -   http://www.postofficeshop.co.uk/postage-stamps/royal-mail/comedy-gr...

Hi I am new here, I am looking for some people to trade art with in the UK

Welcome Jade. I'm sure there's plenty of contacts in the UK for you here. 54 at latest count!    Good luck!

Jade - some people ask first, but others just mooch around other people's pages and if the address is there, jump right in :>)

Thrilled you are here Jessica!   Hello and welcome.

Whitechapel Gallery, London 19 March – 25 September 2016

* rarely seen material from a 90’s mail art project featuring artists such as Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed...

http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/imprint-93/

Letter in MInd exhibition in London

Call for mail-art deadline June 30th 2016 in aid of The National Brain Appeal. Works are exhibited in the Oxo Gallery on the Southbank and sold annonymously for a set price. 

the poll is today. Is it Brexit of Brexitno?

This whole referendum thing is a farce - nobody wanted it except a few moronic racists who somehow managed to get themselves one MP and scared the weak and woeful Tory government Thanks to all the right wind press peddling their lies it will be a close run thing.  Fingers crossed it will all turn out fine or I'm afraid I shall have to throw all you pesky Europeans out of the UK Mail Art group ( ha ha!). 

time for political Mail-Art : Brexit on 23-6-2016

I'm voting for un-political mail art!

There is a petition on line. Not entirely a joke it could happen

https://www.change.org/p/sadiq-khan-declare-london-independent-from...

Not entirely?   I fear we are just clutching at straws!  These are sad times for the UK soon to be not united anymore. Still, mail art goes on and freedom of expression on the internet is still here ( for the time being!).

Mailart exhibition in Raynes Park as part of Merton Arts Festival - starting this weekend Saturday September 17th - hosted at the local creative hub, Love&Dye Hair Salon, 187 Worple Rd, London SW20 8RE.

More details of the festival here