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We love this beatyfull postcard we receivad today  from Canada.  Amigo!!! Thanks a…

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Mail art from Alison Buck. Thanks so much.

Posted by Julian Foster on September 24, 2025 at 10:30am 1 Comment

Nice gold details on the fox

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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.

 

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Sensations of Tone by Hermann von Helmholtz 3 Replies

Has anyone read The Sensations of Tone by Hermann von Helmholtz??  I got a copy of the Dover edition for my birthday;  I haven't read it yet, but I am thinking about making some art about it.Continue

Started by Asterion in Other. Last reply by Matthew Conroy Sep 12.

Mailing photos to IUOMA for posting 1 Reply

Hello all,  I have been trying to mail photos to the address given for this network, but I'm not understanding how they will arrive.  Will they go to my inbox?  Will they automagically post in my photos? Will they show up somewhere else?LorreContinue

Started by Lorre Smith in PROBLEMS. Last reply by Nick Tauro Jr Sep 3.

Problem receiving email notifications 3 Replies

Hello,I subscribe to all email notifications, but I'm not receiving most of them. I just get notifications once in a while for group invites. Yesterday I received a friend request, and the notification didn't arrive in may email inbox. They are not…Continue

Started by Eduardo Cardoso in PROBLEMS. Last reply by Bradford Aug 20.

Starting Mail Art 27 Replies

So I just joined but I really don;t know how to start or what is acceptable to mail.  I have artwork that I would like to send on 6x6 and 8x8 canvas boards but where can I go so send my artwork?  Do I send to strangers, friends, family, etc?  Please…Continue

Started by Bruno Andrews in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by James Chester Aug 5.

***HELP FROM FRIENDS *** 12 Replies

 Does anyone know for sure what the term "library manuscript" means? maybe a photo of it?,*** believe it or not, I can't find it on the Internet. (And my encyclopedias are not in the same place that I am.)can inbox so we don't get bored.. .I need it…Continue

Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Aug 2.

Whose mail is this? 5 Replies

To mail artists I want to return a mail to this person (I think I asked before but I forgot) but I don’t know who. Can anyone tell me whose mail is this?…Continue

Started by Tomoe N in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Tomoe N Jul 29.

Mail art blogs and twitter accounts 56 Replies

Many of us keep blogs and have twitter accounts, and I know that many of us post up our best work there. Personally I love seeing people's work on their blogs, and I follow the latest work of many mailartists on Twitter too, where the banter is…Continue

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Started by andytgeezer in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Francis Lammé Jul 24.

Museum for Fotocopy: 40 years Unruly Publishing 1 Reply

Dear Community,we are new here but actually 40 years in the business of Copyart. Located in Mülheim an der Ruhr the collection of Klaus Urbons celebrates its 40th birthday this year under the topic "Unruly Publishing". We would be happy to welcome…Continue

Started by Museum für Fotokopie in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Stephen Tomasko Jul 16.

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Started by Peter Abajkovics in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Stephen Tomasko Jul 16.

Brain Cell - Ryosuke Cohen 208 Replies

What are your thoughts about this project? Would be interesting to know what you think. Do you participate. Since when, How much times. Do you know the concept? Will also try to publish a few samples here (or others can help me with that)

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Started by Ruud Janssen in Mail-Art Magazines and Publications. Last reply by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) Jun 26.

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