Theater Experiences

This is a mail art call from Hungary, from the northeastern town of Miskolc, to be precise:

“The SpanishFlu Webjournal of Art, which will be celebrating its 20 th anniversary in 2024, the Hungarian Mail Art Society, the Herman Ottó Museum and its member institution the Miskolc Gallery are proud to organize the X. SpanishFlu International Mail Art Biennale titled R_epertoire.

The event is an open exhibition, all participants are welcome.

The artworks are to be featured in a curated exhibition celebrating the bicentennial of theater in Miskolc, in manner that is appropriate to the tone and concept envisioned for the event by the organizers, which will be held in the Veres Attila Hall of the Thalia House of the Herman Ottó Museum – Miskolc Gallery on World Theater Day, 27 March, 2024.

In the spirit of World Theater Day, participants are expected to submit one or several artworks primarily related to their own theater experiences by using their own repertoire of experiences through the language of mail art and submit it by post. Alternatively, participants can also submit writings or films about the topic via e-mail.

Only artworks sent by mail that were specifically made for this occasion can be entered to the exhibition. We consider any bare two or three dimensional items or works of art wrapped in envelopes or any other kind of packaging that were sent via mail as mail art. We will display any piece that relates to the theme of the exhibition regardless of its shape, material and techniques used. Participants are encouraged to incorporate as many postal accessories and services (special stamps, priority and registered labels) as possible as organic decorative additions to their mail art submissions.

A curated exhibition based on the submissions will be held in the Thalia House of the Herman Ottó Museum – Miskolc Gallery until-August 2024. The exhibition opening will be documented via photographs and published by SpanishFlu.

The submitted pieces will become a part of the Marcelland International Art Collection. The SpanishFlu Mail Art Awards of Excellence will be awarded at the Biennale: The grand prize winner can host their own exhibition at the Thalia House in Miskolc during the following year while other awardees may do so in the webjournal.”

The Facts

Theme: Your theater experiences

Address:
Tibor Vass
Repertoire, X. International SpanishFlu Mail Art Biennale
H-3563 Hernádkak, Ifjúság u. 5. Hungary.

Deadline: 29 February, 2024

[The photo shows a Roman mosaic from the collection of the Musei Capitolini by Carole Raddato – CC 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons]