17.8.22

Exhibition cards arrive from Lars Schumacher, Germany

Received two exhibition cards, one signed by the participating artists.
The stamp on the second one has a wonderful image of a mail art boat!
Thank you Lars and the collaborating artists.

23.3.22

New Mail Art call from Italy : Human is Right!

MAIL ART PROJECT HUMAN IS RIGHT!
The school becomes an exhibiting space for contemporary art, creating a dialogue that inspires ideas, critical thinking and creativity turning it into an art expression. Certain that the most powerful tool to change the world is Education, the Vito Scafidi secondary school invites you to take part in this meaningful mail art project: 
Human is right!
The title of the project indicates its main objective, using a word pun from Human to Human is Right: The fight against discriminations and respect for the human being in all the ways in which human beings are both similar and different. It means understanding and accepting the uniqueness of individuals, as well as respecting their differences. Diversity may include, but is not limited to gender identity, sexual orientation; age; ethnic origin; ancestry, culture; socio-economic status; religion; family status; mental and physical disability... using an artistic creative path that will end in an exhibition showcasing the works of our students and participating artists in May 2022. 
The exhibition will be in the premises of the Institute and students will be involved in the artistic process as artists and public. Join us!! 
These are our terms: 
• NO RE-SENDING: the postcards will not be returned to the authors 
• NO PARTICIPATION FEE: no participation fees are required, neither to the authors nor to the public of the exhibition which will be free to enter 
• NO SELECTION: all the works arrived will be exhibited
• FREE TECHNIQUE: you can use the technique you prefer for the creation of your postcard (photography, illustration, collage, mixed, etc. etc. 
• POSTCARD FORMAT: you must send us a work that is in a maximum size of 20x20cm  
• ONLY ORDINARY MAIL, NO E-MAIL  
• you can send us more postcards 
• DEADLINE: postcards must arrive by April 30, 2022 
• SEND: send the postcards to the address: 
Liceo Vito Scafidi 
via San Giorgio s/n 
10090 Sangano, Turin 
Italy 
For further information: abcmarta@libero.it 

15.3.22

From the Heart: III International Mail Art Call, Móstoles 2022, Spain

DE CORAZÓN • FROM THE HEART
III International Mail Art Call

With truth, security and affection: FROM THE HEART. The heart as the centre. The heart as a driving force. The heart as a motor. The heart as a value. When falsehood, uncertainty and resentment try to triumph excessively in our daily lives, our best weapon (soul) beats strongly in our chest and it is enough to listen and dance to its personal rhythm, with our hearts in our hands. 

● ORGANIZES and COORDINATES: 
MÓSTOLES CITY COUNCIL. Department of Culture. 

● THEME / MOTTO: 
DE CORAZÓN · FROM THE HEART 

● TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS: 
Postcard. / Maximum size: 21 x 15 cm (upright position preferably) / Support and technique: Free. / Free intervention using as a pattern the image or icon of a heart attached to these BASES of the Mail Art Call DE CORAZÓN · FROM THE HEART, and can also be used as a simple reference or inspiration. / It is recommended to submit only one work per author having to file any others submitted. 

● DEADLINE: 
8th April 2022, inclusive. / All works sent after that deadline will be discarded. / For those works received by post, the date of the postmark will be taken into account. 

● PARTICIPANTS: 
Artists and general public. 

● EDITION: 
All works received will be part of the assembled, experimental and rare magazine PERIFERIA IMAGINARIA no. 5, both in its physical limited edition of 30 non venal copies and in its online edition: periferiaimaginaria.blogspot.com / A physical catalogue of the Call will not be published. 

● EXHIBITION: 
With all the works received for the III International Mail Art CallDE CORAZÓN· FROM THE HEART, a final exhibition will be held at the Villa de Móstoles Cultural Centre (Móstoles, Madrid, Spain), from 1st June to 24th July 2022. 

● SENDINGS: 
Works can be sent both by traditional postal mail (preferably without an envelope, duly franked and the support being the work itself), as well as online 

• By POST: 
CENTRO CULTURAL VILLA DE MÓSTOLES. 
(III International Mail Art Call DE CORAZÓN · FROM THE HEART). 
Plaza de la Cultura s/n, 28934 Móstoles (Madrid, Spain). 

• ONLINE: 

● DATA SHEET: 
In order to adequately document its exhibition and edition, as well as to enable the subsequent sending of information on the results of the Call, the personal data must be clearly filled in the DATA SHEET, attached to these BASES and / or be included in the support of the work. 

• Name: ……………………......... 

• City / Country: ……………...... 

• Email: …………………….......... 

The III International Mail Art Call DE CORAZÓN · FROM THE HEART, complies with the rest of the usual and historical characteristics of international Mail Art Calls: No financial endowment. No jury. No selection. No refund. 

Participation in this Call implies full acceptance of its BASES and the decisions of the organizers. 

● FURTHER INFORMATION: 

● IMAGEN A INTERVENIR / IMAGE TO INTERVENE: