Jim Swanson

Male

Chicago, IL

United States

Profile Information:

Mail-Artist since:
Appreciator for about 15 years
My Website (without http://):
http://www.qualiatica.com, www.moscow-chicago.com
Why I am involved in Mail-Art:
Not as an artist, but as an appreciator of the unique and special small worlds of Artistamps/Mail-Art. Look for our upcoming documentary World Artistamps early Summer 2009.
My Mail-Adress (snail and/or E-mail)
Jim Swanson
PO Box 47050
Chicago, IL 60647-0050
jim@qualiatica.com

Comment Wall:

  • Ruud Janssen

    Welcome Jim!
  • E.F. Higgins III Doo Da Postage Works

    Dear Jim, Greetings, Wow ! you are fast. Neat Idea eh?

    More input for the Movie.

    Sincerely, Doo Da
  • Maurizio Follin

    Hello
    is a pleasure to do your knowledge

    (http://itsonlymailart.blogspot.com/)
    Maurizio
  • Claudio Romeo

  • Keyla Holmquist

    Hi Jim, greetings from Venezuela.

    The 6th World's Poetry Festival 2009 will take place on june and july as a tribute to a venezuelan Poet named Juan Calzadilla (National Prize of Plastic Arts 1996).
    This event will be sponsored by Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Cultura and Casa Nacional de las Letras Andrés Bello, so my art archive willheld:

    THE 5th INTERNATIONAL ENCOUNTER OF VISUAL POETRY
    OPEN NOTIFICATION – NO SELECTION – NO JURY
    Everything received will be exhibited – Documentation [to all of you].
    NO RETURNS.
    Everything sent will be part of the MAIL ART ARCHIVE KEYLA HOLMQUIST.

    All the material has to be mailed to:


    Keyla Holmquist
    ARCHIVO DE ARTE CORREO
    Apartado Postal 326
    Maracay 2101
    Estado Aragua VENEZUELA

    DEADLINE MAY 31,st 2009

    All the material should be sent perfectly packed in order to prevent damage and with a copy of a data card, stuck on the back of the package.

    CATEGORIES:

    DRAWING, PAINTING, GRAPHIC, PHOTOGRAPHY, ARTIST SEALS, COPY-ART, EXPERIMENTAL ART.

    OBJECTS/ARTIST'S BOOKS:

    Measures UP TO A4 MAXIMUM. The base or pedestal needed should be provided by the artist.

    POETRY, FREE VERSE OR RHYME, PROSE, NARRATIVE, ESSAY, STORIES.

    VISUAL POETRY:

    Collage, visual poems, process poetry, illustrated poetry, labyrinth poems, phonetic poems, audible poems, semiotic, palindrome, holopoems, concrete poetry, video action, photo action, object poem, pseudovisual poetry, braille poetry.

    VIDEO, SHORTFILM, DOCUMENTARY, ANIMATION:

    All videos will be admitted, shortfilms, photography, documentaries, animations that do not exceed 8 minutes of length and they must be delivered on CD or DVD format ready for its presentation.

    MULTIMEDIA EXPRESSION:

    They will be admitted on CD or DVD format ready for its presentation including the credits, the photography, the list of the soundtrack that was used and the name of the author.

    AUDIO FORMAT:

    the audio format admitted has to be:
    Wave 44,100 Hz 16 bit stereo
    Mp3 from 96 'til 320 KPSS
    If the expression is audible, high fidelity required.
    http://holmquistartecorreo.blogspot.com/ Delete Comment
  • Samuel Montalvetti

  • Shivablack

    hey jim..