Mail Art

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The definition of mail art? Simple! Any art that's designed to go through the mail. Mail art can include decos, artistamps, postcards, decorated envelopes and the ever popular naked mail. If you have to mail it to complete the experience, it's mail art!

Mail Art Galleries 

Examples of various types of mail art.
The Electronic Museum of Mail Art
Surf through galleries of mail art.
Compost Mail Art
Galleries from mail art projects by four German artists.
The Envelope Collective
"An ongoing collaborative experiment in art that uses the transportation of mail as a medium".
PostSecret
An ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.
Project: Camera Release
An ongoing project that sends out disposable cameras to artists around the world.

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Halloween Cards Ready to Mail by portmanteaus

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Mailart #7 by lipstick42

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Mail art by tomislavmedak

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Mail Art How-To 

Instructions on making and mailing different types of mail art.
Mail Art from Lisa Vollrath
A big list of articles on how to make all sorts of stuff you can send through the mail.
Decos 101
Everything you ever wanted to know about making and swapping decos.
Squidoo Decos Lens
Tons of links and information about decos.
Squidoo Artistamp & Faux Postage Lens
Links, information and examples of artistamps.

Mail Art Communities 

Find other folks interested in mail art.
Mail Art Community at LiveJournal
A fairly active community blog with mail art calls and artwork being posted daily.
The Anti-Robot Inundation Army
Various mail art projects, artist trading cards, and general insanity.
Postcrossing
A worldwide postcard swapping project. Sign up to join in.
1000 Journals
An ongoing mail art project that released 1000 journals into the world.
IUOMA
The International Union of Mail-Artists, showcasing mail art since 1988.

Mail Art Calls 

These sites offer listings of current mail art projects around the world.
Mail Art Calls at Dragonfly Dream
Post your mail art call, or find one to spark your creativity.
Mail Art Forum at Crosses.net
Mail art calls in English, French, Spanish and German.
Graceful Envelope Contest
The National Postal Museum's annual Graceful Envelope Contest, sponsored by the Washington Calligraphers Guild.
Postcards 4 Peace
An ongoing mail art project that asks viewers to send a postcard with their wishes for peace.

by lisavollrath

Lisa Vollrath is a prolific mixed-media artist. Her work covers a multitude of techniques, from altered books to collage, from artist trading cards an...

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