Flowers for Peace: Mailart call from Basel, Switzerland

Galerie Eulenspiegel is set to celebrate

its 25th anniversary in Basel

with a mail art exhibition

Invitation to artists 

This is an invitation to submit works on the topic of “Flowers for peace”. 

An exhibition will be held in Galerie Eulenspiegel, Basel, Switzerland, from 7-21 November 2026. 

An exhibition will also be held in Paradiesli in Sigriswil, Switzerland, from 1 March - 19 April 2027.

Mail art (or postal art) is an avant-garde practice consisting of sending letters, postcards, envelopes or similar extra-artistic elements, which are elevated to the status of a work of art by the artistic intention of the author and/or by deliberate manipulation, and are delivered by post to one or more recipient(s). The artistic transformation is carried out by writing or painting on such materials, or by graphically decorating them, and the like – in any case, by designing special versions of postcards and letters which are then posted, with a resultant interaction with the recipient.

Mail art represents an opportunity for individuals to create non-commercial art that moves outside of established channels of mediation and marketing.

This is an open call for mail art under the theme of “Flowers for peace”.

It is open to everyone worldwide.

Participation is free of charge and all artistic, pictorial and graphic techniques, in paper, wood, stone and plastic, both analogue and digital, are permitted.

Each work has to be sent individually by post.

Postcards measuring 148 x 105 mm will be preferred.

The works will not be returned.

Please indicate the following on each piece of art:

Artist’s name or signature

Date

Address, P.O. box, city, country

E-mail

Galerie Eulenspiegel will publish every work (with the artist’s name) on its homepage www.galerieeulenspiegel.ch, under the header MailArt.

Send your works to:

Galerie Eulenspiegel

Gerbergässlein 6

P.O. Box 507

4051 Basel

Switzerland

Jury: There is no jury and no selection process. The curator reserves the right not to exhibit works with hateful content. There is no limit to the number of works you can submit.

Fees: There are no participation fees.

Submission deadline: Sunday, 11 October 2026