Dice Portugal is an ongoing call for mail art with the theme board games. They are looking for postcard-sized works in any possible technique [→ more]. While entries are still coming in, the organizers Fernando and Maria João have already created an online presentation. The collection is constantly being expanded and the two are consideringContinue reading “Board Games Art”
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Kollektive Kunst
Juan Petry, in Köln geboren, lebt heute im spanischen Cervera del Maestre, etwa in der Mitte zwischen Tarragona und Valencia in der Provinz Castelló. In dem Dorf mit 600 Einwohnern betreibt er die Casa del Dragon, eine Begegnungsstätte für zeitgenössische Kunstschaffende mit einer Galerie und einem Skulpturengarten. Petry, der sich als “Konzeptkünstler zwischen Beuys undContinue reading “Kollektive Kunst”
Mail Art in the Museum
Free space for imagination (l’immaginazione al potere) was the motto of a mail art call by The Museo Bendandi. Curators Paola Pescerelli Lagorio and Roberta Savolini received 264 art cards in various techniques (watercolor, painting, drawing, art print, photography, etc.). The artworks were presented at an event on December 1 at Via Manzara 17 inContinue reading “Mail Art in the Museum”
A Book from ancient Egypt
The Book of the Dead was a kind of guide to the underworld where the ancient Egyptians believed the soul went after death. Lots of mumbo-jumbo was meant to protect the deceased from the dangers of the underworld which ranged from starvation to creatures lurking in dark corners on the way to the final judgement.Continue reading “A Book from ancient Egypt”
Homage to Béla Bartók
Nature, Human, and Music is the title of an international mail art exhibition organized by Ali Asker Bal for the Korkut Ata University in Osmaniye in the South of Turkey. The call asked artists to pay homage to the composer Béla Bartók who visited the town in 1936 to collect Turkish folk music. The exhibitionContinue reading “Homage to Béla Bartók”
Exhibiting Kindness
The Comunità La Villetta is a community of foster families. Thus, they are specialists for kindness which is an essential factor for our psychosocial well-being and for the acceptance of differences, and to remember human attitudes such as empathy and tolerance. Artists from America, Asia and Europe followed the call to contribute works that “celebrateContinue reading “Exhibiting Kindness”
Death comes by Mail
The Asturian City of Avilés is an important place for contemporary mail art. Year after year the Department of Culture organizes an international themed exhibition. Last year’s show includes more than 500 works. This year’s theme was simply “death”, and artists from all over the world were invited to submit postcard-sized (DIN A6) entries. AsContinue reading “Death comes by Mail”
About the City
Raphael Nadolny sent an art print titled “comet over the meadows” and two photos with a statement that reads: “A city is a state of mind, a set of customs, attitudes and sentiments, its power can turn against him. The city is becoming independent, out of control. The viscera of Leviathan.” This is an interestingContinue reading “About the City”
Druck auf dem Schloss
Ein Symposium will Grenzen überwinden Die technischen und künstlerischen Möglichkeiten der Druckgrafik sind nahezu grenzenlos. Wer sich dafür interessiert kann zwischen 25. und 30.10.2024 den Teilnehmer*innen eines druckgrafischen Symposiums über die Schulter schauen. Gearbeitet wird in Hausmening sowohl in der kunst&DRUCKwerkstatt AM Bahnhof (Bahnhofstrasse 22) und im Schloss Ulmerfeld (Burgweg 1, 3363 Hausmening). Wenn die rundContinue reading “Druck auf dem Schloss”
Time Travel to ancient Egypt
The Book of the Dead is a collection of ancient Egyptian mortuary texts that were written between 2000 BC and 50 BC. The main purpose of the magic spells was to guide and assist a dead person on their journey through the underworld. The Portuguese artist BroTTas is a longtime admirer of the book, andContinue reading “Time Travel to ancient Egypt”
Traum und Albtraum
Die von Lutz Anders kuratierten Ausstellungen im Berliner Kunstraum Reuter gehören zu den interessantesten der weltweiten Mail-Art-Gemeinschaft. Das liegt vor allem an der perfekten Organisation, die bei der konkret formulierten Ausschreibung beginnt und sich bei der Gestaltung der Ausstellung und der Dokumentation fortsetzt. Auf diese Art hat er seit 2020 jedes Jahr eine internationale SchauContinue reading “Traum und Albtraum”
In the Mailbox
We thought you might be interested in seeing these two cards that we received recently. Gabriele got a nice greeting card from the versatile Swiss artist Rittiner & Gomez. The collage with the gigantic arm on the left is a the work of Sarah Bodman from the World Book Night. It came with the noteContinue reading “In the Mailbox”
Prints & Drawings
Today we’re going to show you some of the art that Gabriele Müller has sent out during the last year. The test print “ohne Titel” on the left went to Rittiner & Gomez in Switzerland. The colored print in the middle is a unique piece that was sent to Schriftmuseum Bartlhaus for an exhibition ofContinue reading “Prints & Drawings”
Süßes zwischen Buchdeckeln
Am 13. September ist der internationale Tag der Schokolade. Man kann ihn wahlweise mit dem Verzehr von Pralinen, Mozartkugeln, Mousse, Nougat, Rumkugeln oder einer klassischen Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte begehen. Dieses Jahr bietet sich darüber hinaus die Lektüre eines eben erschienenen Buches an: Die Literarische Schokoladenauslese enthält auf 300 Seiten Texte von mehr als 100 Autorinnen undContinue reading “Süßes zwischen Buchdeckeln”
In Honor of the Olive
Olive trees have provided mankind with wood, fruits and oil since 100,000 years. The cultivation of the olive plant dates back to 5000 years BC. That said, there can be no doubt that the olive has a story to tell. The Turkish olive mill Özem’le Yaşam wants to collect mail art under the title “Earth ofContinue reading “In Honor of the Olive”
Celebrate Kindness
An Art Call from Italy “You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force”, noted Publilius Syrus (85–43 BC) in his Sententiae some 2000 years ago. The Roman author knew a lot about the subject because he was a slave from Syria who was sold in Rome and later set free and educated by hisContinue reading “Celebrate Kindness”
#Navalny Exhibition: Participate in the Mail Art Call
Ruggero Maggi and the group Matera International Photography have started a call dedicated to the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (1976 – 2024) who was killed in the infamou “Polar Wolf” prison in Kharp on 16 February 2024. They state: “One cannot look, know and turn away. Reacting is a moral obligation for everyone. (…) The ordealContinue reading “#Navalny Exhibition: Participate in the Mail Art Call”
Permutations, Pertumations, Partemutions …
This is a call for mail art that is open to artists from all over the world on the theme permutations. Participation is free, and all artistic, pictorial and graphic techniques, both analogical and digital, are admitted. The works must be sent as letters by ordinary mail. Parcels are not allowed.The works will not beContinue reading “Permutations, Pertumations, Partemutions …”
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