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interesting envelope containing a large sheet of ...…See More
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From MH//Antipode
Posted by Eva on June 24, 2026 at 3:30pm 2 Comments 4 Likes
I'm posting this again, trying to find out how best to record incoming mail ;-) Thank you MH//Antipode for this cornucopia of fun mail art, I love it! <3
The Rubber Postcard 92 arrived - thank you for all your work William!
Posted by MH//ANTIPODE on June 24, 2026 at 2:28pm 1 Comment 3 Likes
pretty cool envelope from Uwe Höfig, love the zine - thank you!
Posted by MH//ANTIPODE on June 24, 2026 at 2:27pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
thanks for another nice response Mikel!
Posted by MH//ANTIPODE on June 24, 2026 at 2:26pm 0 Comments 3 Likes
Mariano Filippetta is sendung me a circus voucher and a lovely minimalistic piece - thank you!
Posted by MH//ANTIPODE on June 24, 2026 at 2:21pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
i received Mail Art from nonlocal variable
Posted by Zack on June 23, 2026 at 5:01pm 1 Comment 5 Likes
but wait - shouldn't there be an arrow indicating my exact location?
this remote nebula - photographed by the James Webb telescope - definitely qualifies as nonlocal.
thank you for these out-of-this-world…
Continuei received Mail Art from MomKat
Posted by Zack on June 23, 2026 at 4:56pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
this packet must have been from Katerina's last round of outgoing mail before her annual summer break
i wonder if Katerina has always been into owls, or does this recurring motif refer to the world of Harry Potter...?
also included, an altered postcard, an alphabet envelope, and the whole entire earth!…
Continuei received Mail Art from Bonniediva
Posted by Zack on June 23, 2026 at 4:47pm 1 Comment 4 Likes
Bon-zine #35: Exciting People to Watch in the New Year! plus a darling little homemade blank book to fill up with... well, Bonnie's suggested a few ideas on the inside cover:
maybe…
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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.
Events
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FANTASTIC HERBARIUM (VOL.2)
June 30, 2025 at 6pm to June 30, 2026 at 7pm – Firenze, Italy
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The Market Gallery - UK Exhibition Opportunity
July 20, 2025 to July 7, 2026 – The Market Gallery, 15 Market Place, South Shields, UK
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CALL FOR MAIL ART: "SHE SPEAKS: Women’s Voices and Visions"
January 24, 2026 to December 31, 2026 – Lake Worth Beach, FLorida USA
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Call for MailART ZINES!
February 10, 2026 at 6am to July 31, 2026 at 11pm – Kansas City area
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INTERNATIONAL MAIl ART PROJEKT "SOLIDARITY"
March 4, 2026 at 6pm to October 1, 2026 at 7pm – BERLIN
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"Thank you Sil for the finish and return to Jin Foster "!""
"And I would be delighted to receive a postcard from you, from Japan, the Far East 🤗 😸"
"Hola Ana !
Thank you for a friend request 🙋
I would be happy to send you my mail art. 💖"
"well hmm take it from this old fool who has been into mail art since the world was still flat lol I would say you are doing good by blogging your incoming, this way people know their mail arrived on target and actually after one sends out a few…"
"yes and don't worry my jealousy doesn't prevent me from smiling. it's nice to see that Snappy's active, even if i'm not the recipient. thanks for the empathy tho ]:-)"
"Merci ; Reçu ta carte Mail-Art ce matin.
J'aime beaucoup ces échanges de cartes ...
Je t'envoie bientôt ........Cordialement.."
From MH//Antipode
I'm posting this again, trying to find out how best to record incoming mail ;-) Thank you MH//Antipode for this cornucopia of fun mail art, I love it! <3…See More
"thanks for participating! i loved your piece. "
"is there another one that's mistitled? maybe paulo got mixed up while posting."
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ArtiStamps Creators
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Mailart concerning Ukrai…
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Polls and Surveys - A new one each month!
Forum
NETWORK PROJECT: Co-Conspirators Wanted to Spread Anti-Machine Zines 11 Replies
Calling all mail artists!,I have printed an underground zine fighting back against the corporate "efficiency trap," data-mining, and the trillion-dollar attention economy. It is a call to become illiterate to the algorithm and fluent in each other.I…Continue
Started by Matthew (mm2001) in Mail-Art Magazines and Publications. Last reply by awyn 6 hours ago.
💌❗ 10 Replies
"Serbia is officially following 'global trends'—postage prices just went up! Still affordable, but hey, at least we’re staying trendy! 😁😁😁🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣❗"Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Ana 7 hours ago.
Help with addresses 13 Replies
Hello everyone,I would like to start by saying that my English is very basic, which is why I am viewing the website translated into Spanish. I am also working from my mobile phone, so everything looks quite small and a bit tricky to navigate!I am…Continue
Started by Ana in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ana Jun 12.
Projet art postal " Rémy " de Boubat
Bonjour à toutes et a tous,Voici mon nouveau projet d'art postal :http://alajoiedecreer.blogspot.com/ÉricContinue
Started by Eric CORABOEUF in Mail-Art Projects Jun 10.
The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, or My Ignorance and Ignorance?!? 5 Replies
The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, or My Ignorance and Ignorance?!?I drew a drawing on cardboard with this pencil. When I laminated, the drawing disappeared. An empty cardboard remained. On the second postcard, I just wrote the address with this pen,…Continue
Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Josofa Jun 6.
[offer] hidicards -- simple collage postcards (no exchange expected) 14 Replies
hello mail artists,during full-time caregiving seasons, i've made postcard-sized collages in spare moments. they are very simple, sometimes oddly composed--but they exist.all are made from found materials, and most include images of women.rather…Continue
Started by J S in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Ana May 31.
Best adhesive for collage 85 Replies
A friend asks: What's the best adhesive for magazine collage that won't wrinkle the paper? I told him Spray Mount...anybody have any other suggestions?Continue
Started by David Stafford in Technical Details in Mail-Art. Last reply by Josofa May 29.
Mail Art as art therapy for victims of online bullying 6 Replies
People who have been harmed online are often expected to keep using digital spaces as though nothing happened. Cyberbullying attacks identity, erodes confidence, and leaves people hypervigilant in the very spaces they are expected to inhabit. Most…Continue
Started by Kathryn Kennedy in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Kathryn Kennedy May 23.
2026 Boston World Stamp Expo Opportunities, and ?Meet-Ups?
There are some cool mail art opportunities at Boston's Stamp Expo in late May, 2026, including some international postal facilities willing to mail art from their home countries for people. There are some meet-ups for post-cross groups. Are there…Continue
Tags: International, Post-Cross, Meet-up, Expo, World
Started by Mike Smith in Mail-Art Projects May 18.
unfinished & imperfect postcard exchange (1:1) 2 Replies
Hi everyone,I’ve ended up with a small collection of unusual or unfinished postcards--things that feel experimental, incomplete, or that just didn’t quite work (flubs included). A few came out of group settings where people were simply making things…Continue
Started by J S in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by E.S. Plomp May 4.
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