Fantasy / Fantasia

Imagination in Power The Museo Bendandi, under the direction of Dr. Paola Pescerelli Lagorio and in collaboration with Roberta Savolini, organizes a mail art project as well as an exhibition in December 2024. Please clearly indicate name, address and/or e-mail address on the back of the card/s. Send your card/s to:Paola PescerelliCasa Museo BendandiVia Manara,Continue reading “Fantasy / Fantasia”

Bad Luck, good Luck, whatever …

13 is not just synonymous with bad luck. The number stands for different and sometimes contradictory things in various cultures . It is the number that follows the – often positively connotated – twelve: the number of lunations per solar year (12,41), the first number outside the Babylonian base-twelve numeral system, the number of theContinue reading “Bad Luck, good Luck, whatever …”

Mail Art Call: Birds and Nature

COA-PoA (Clube de Observadores de Aves de Porto Alegre) was the first birdwatchers’ club in Brazil, and it is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year. To celebrate, they are launching a mail art call with the theme birds and nature. Maximum dimensions are 297 x 210 mm or 11.7 x 8.3 in.Minimum dimensions are 100Continue reading “Mail Art Call: Birds and Nature”

Thema R/Evolution

Ausstellung im Müllheim bis zum Dezember 2024 Zu ihrem 50-jährigen Jubiläum 2024 haben das Markgräfler Museum und der Markgräfler Museumsverein Müllheim Künstlerinnen und Künstler dazu aufgerufen, Mail Art zu dem Thema [R]Evolution per Post an das Museum zu senden. Erlaubt waren Beiträge zwischen zwischen 10 × 15 cm und 21 × 29,7 cm. Die InitiativeContinue reading “Thema R/Evolution”

Wanted: Food for Body & Mind

Violet week in Italy from march 9th to march 16th wants to raise awareness about eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating). Part of that is a mail art call from the non-profit-organization il filo lilla. Details All works will be shown on the website http://www.ilfilolilla.it as well as in various exhibitions. Definitions … Binge EatingContinue reading “Wanted: Food for Body & Mind”

Artistamps for the Ukraine

What is an artistamp? Wikipedia says: “An artistamp (a portmanteau of the words “artist” and “stamp”) or artist’s stamp is a postage stamp-like art form used to depict or commemorate any subject its creator chooses. Artistamps are a form of Cinderella stamps in that they are not valid for postage, but they differ from forgeries or bogus Illegal stamps in that typically the creator has no intent to defraud postal authorities or stampContinue reading “Artistamps for the Ukraine”

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. SpanishFluContinue reading “Theater Experiences”

La revolución de los claveles

The Carnation Revolution 1974 Mail art call: A5 maximum, free technique Write postal address, country and e-mail address on the back of the works Deadline for receipt: 01.04. 2024 The exhibition opens: 25.04.2024 Send to: JOSÉ L. CAMPAL, C/ MIGUEL BENZO, 18, 1B, 14004 CÓRDOBA, SPAIN La revolución de los claveles 1974 Convocatoria de arteContinue reading “La revolución de los claveles”

The Emergency of Beauty

An Open Call from Italy We need more beauty here and now. What makes you happy?! Looking for a light in this broken world, let’s try to represent and share our idea of beauty and unconditional Love. All your creative power and techniques on paper are welcome. Size: max. 210 x 297 mm | 8.3 xContinue reading “The Emergency of Beauty”

Mail Art im Schriftmuseum

Das Bartlhaus, Österreichs einziges Museum, das sich der Schriftkunst widmet, ruft Mailartisten und -artistinnen zur Einsendung einer Karte im Format A6 auf, Thema und Technik sind frei. Die eingesendeten Arbeiten werden in der temporären Galerie TEMPO gezeigt. Auch Karten, die ein paar Tage nach Eröffnung der Ausstellung am 27. April eintreffen, haben noch Chancen aufContinue reading “Mail Art im Schriftmuseum”

A Reply and a Call

A few days ago, we showed you some items that reached MailYourArt from Berlin. Today it’s time to show the reply mail to Ulli Kattenstroth, a longtime mail art activist whose work can be found all over the place and beyond. The reply mail included a watercolor sketch by Gabriele Müller and an asemic textContinue reading “A Reply and a Call”