k o z y m a i l a r t

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

31.10.25

Received mailart postcard from Lorenzo Rosselli, Switzerland

Thank you very much Lorenzo.

22.10.25

Late arrival of the MA call from Eberhard Janke, Germany

Many thanks Eberhard.

I hope to participate the next time.

Postcard arrives from Rittiner & Gomez, Switzerland

Many thanks Rittiner & Gomez.

26.9.25

The 6th International MA Exhibition in Kastamonu, Turkey: Unshaken Memory

More info on Art and Design Platform.

Click on the images for the Application Conditions, etc.

Deadline: 31 January 2026.

29.8.25

Watercolor postcard received from Awyn, Canada

Many thanks Awyn.

22.8.25

Mailart arrives in envelope from Lorenzo Rosselli, Switzerland

Many thanks Lorenzo.

12.8.25

Postcard received from Susan Gold / Smith, Canada

Many thanks Susan.

1.8.25

Stitched card arrives from Stephan J. Mitterwieser, Germany

Thank you Stephan.

27.7.25

Mailart project in Italy: Freeforall - LIBERITUTTI

18.7.25

Collaged X-ray film arrives from Susan Gold / Smith, Canada

Thank you Susan.

How nice the fine golden leaf you collaged in the very centre is.

It took the sending five full months to arrive here.

Is Canada so far away from Turkey?

What do the words on the spine-like part mean?

This piece is a mystery.

5.6.25

Mailart arrives in envelope from Lorenzo Rosselli, Switzerland

MIZARA sees no evil

KIZAKAZU feels no evil

IWAZARU speaks no evil

Thank you Lorenzo.

23.5.25

Seth Nicemail card received from Michael Stein, Germany

Seth Nicemail is a mail art project of the Germany-based artist Michael Stein. Stein's #6 mail art project dated 20250501 is "Zoo of three centuries" and arrived today the 9th postcard of the set of 15 pieces he sent out to artists across 6 countries. More on sethnicemail.net.

Many thanks Michael.

Anfang, a collage to Stephan J. Mitterwieser, Germany

8.5.25

Brochure of the mailart exhibition "Courage" arrives from Berlin, Germany

Received yesterday in envelope the brochure of the mailart exhibition "Courage" sized 14.7 x 10.4 cm. It has 48 color pages, covers excluded. Inside the covers are listed the contributing artists. My work published horizontally in the brochure is here. Thank you Thomas and the organizing associations. Their new MA call "Sisyphos" is on the previous post.

"Sisyphos": New mailart call from Germany

More info on

www.sisyphos-gesellschaft.de

https://muduma.wixsite.com/mutdurchmachen.

30.3.25

Trier, Marc Aurel and the World: International Call for Mail Art, Trier 2025

Hello dear friends all over the world!

Thank you very much for your numerous submissions. We were delighted to receive your beautiful, original, funny, unusual and artistic cards.

And yes, the campaign is still running and you can send in more cards - even if you've already entered. For the sake of simplicity, we'll put our first invitation below again.

Join in and be part of it when all entries are shown in several exhibitions in Trier in the summer and fall.

We will provide more information about this later. Incidentally, our mail art campaign is part of the official program of the major state exhibition in Rhineland-Palatinate, which is dedicated to Marcus Aurelius as a philosopher. Above all, however, it shows Marcus Aurelius as a war emperor, an unexpectedly topical subject in our present day. And: the famous Porta Nigra in Trier also goes back to his idea of fortifying the important cities in the Roman Empire.

International Call for Mail Art

Topic: Trier, Marc Aurel and the World

Marc Aurel, the great Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher from the 2nd century AD.

Today, his texts are more modern, up-to-date, popular and inspiring than ever.

What: Art on postcards. All techniques are allowed.

All positions on the topic are welcome: History, society, war, nature, ecology, philosophy, politics, religion, Trier ...

How: Participation is open to everyone. There are no entry fees and no returns.

The postcards must be accepted, stamped and sent by the post office of the respective country.

The entries will be shown in several exhibitions during the major exhibition on Marcus Aurelius in Trier.

If you have already sent a card: Thank you for taking part. If you feel like it, you are welcome to send more cards. We would be delighted.

Please send to:

Marc Aurel, Medardstr. 105, D - 54294 Trier GERMANY