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Thank you, Connor Engelsman, for 3 great art cards!

Posted by Treah Pichette on October 8, 2026 at 7:51pm 0 Comments

I LOVE original art, especially on recycled surface! Mail will be coming back soon.

surhuman above all human creation by Risto Holopainen

Posted by Isabelle Dehennin on October 8, 2026 at 5:30pm 0 Comments

   ... defeating all imposed algorithms -- an anarchistic yet tender creature: much appreciated, thank you

... and an appealing manifesto -- won't let the naming of colours and visual snow blur my insight. I comply!…

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i received Mail Art from Coco Muchmore

Posted by Zack on October 8, 2026 at 2:16pm 0 Comments

but where are the monsters?

quick send in the monsters

don't bother they're here.

Coco spent some time this past summer where the wild things are. yes, making noise can count as good trouble. Coco also sends along a booklet on the origins of these creatures and the noises they emit/evoke.…

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i received Mail Art from Edgar y Sandra

Posted by Zack on October 8, 2026 at 2:02pm 0 Comments

a both-sides-now shot of an intriguing mixed media work on corrugated cardboard, featuring images from antiquity, jellyfish, and a gingerbread house...

based on style/materials/techniques/postage, i've inferred that this comes from EyS, even though there is no indication of sender. feel free to let me know if this is correct or…

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i received Mail Art from Mario Mattia

Posted by Zack on October 8, 2026 at 2:00pm 1 Comment

you know what they say: if less is more, then nothing's the most. i always appreciate a nice nude. grazie MM

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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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Sarah commented on Kiki's group Year 2024 - 2026 -- Active Members Only - Let Us Exchange Mail Art !
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Mail Art Archives

Some Mail-Artists have been doing Mail-Art for a longer time and have saved all they get in, documented what they sent out, collected books, magazines and documentations, and before they knew it were the owner of a Mail Art Archive. Tell us more...
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All about Books and Publications connected to Mail-Art. Add information about books you have or have read.Follow the link for an album with over 200 mail-art publications. Most are in selective archives and hard to get.Also there is the Bookstore…See More
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A place where ATC lovers trade easy and often.  We stay in contact!  Let's Trade!
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surhuman above all human creation by Risto Holopainen

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Drawing score: anyone feel like trying it? 5 Replies

After looking at Sol LeWitt’s instruction-based drawings, I tried writing a small drawing score of my own.I would like to see what happens when the instructions travel without an accompanying image. If anyone feels like trying one interpretation,…Continue

Started by Isabelle Dehennin in Other. Last reply by Isabelle Dehennin 2 hours ago.

Copyright infringent 40 Replies

I noticed in various contributions, that many artists (''artists'' perhaps ?) are using large number of other's people works, taken from newspapers, magazines, books,etc. That could inflict the copyrights. In many cases, nobody will discuss it, and…Continue

Started by Predrag Petrovic in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zeno Izen 7 hours ago.

Dear IUOMA people, today, I am wondering..... 33 Replies

Dear IUOMA people,Today, I wonder, if you are a discriminative type of person or a type of person who suspect /has doubts more or less on certain other IUOMA members ?I happen to be Asian myself and so I am sensitive on these issues more or less.For…Continue

Started by Kiki in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Mail Art News 7 hours ago.

After Ray Johnson: Add (to) and Return To Mail Art Call 15 Replies

Call for ContributorsAFTER RAY JOHNSON MAIL ART PROJECT – INSTRUCTIONS/FAQHELLO!This is an invitation to participate in a mail art project dedicated to Ray Johnson, the founding father of mail art.ALTER OR ADD TO THE ENCLOSED COLLAGEI will send you…Continue

Tags: rayjohnson, mailart, exchange

Started by Rebecca T. in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Rebecca T. Sep 28.

Documentation of sent Mail Art 14 Replies

Since the beginning of my involvement in Mail Art that I keep a digital archive of sent material.Do you document in any way the Mail Art you send to others? Or do you just let it go its way and forget about it?Continue

Started by Eduardo Cardoso in Mail-Art Discussions. Last reply by Carmela R Sep 14.

Page Trade/Exchange? 3 Replies

I often have several scribble/sketchbooks going at once, and I rarely finish them.Some pages contain work I consider unsuccessful or difficult to look at—usually because I was experimenting, learning, or simply having an off day. But those pages…Continue

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Started by Josofa in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Denice Newton Sep 10.

NETWORK PROJECT: Co-Conspirators Wanted to Spread Anti-Machine Zines 16 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 Jes Bidlack Sep 8.

Best adhesive for collage 86 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 Connor Engelsman Sep 7.

Worldwide diminishing postal service 18 Replies

Please complete the situation regarding the postal services in your country.Sad news: starting next month, mail will only be delivered three times a week in The Netherlands. Reason: cutbacks. Stamps are becoming more expensive.Continue

Started by Carien van Hest in Mail-Art Information. Last reply by Re Schmi Sep 6.

ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED 32 Replies

are there any volunteers for the research?a few days ago they didn't want to receive my envelope at the post office.The reason was the ADDRESS WRITTEN IN RED.They say that any color can be used except red.Red is supposedly for controllers.If anyone…Continue

Started by Zorica Obradović in Mail-Art Projects. Last reply by Zorica Obradović Aug 7.

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