Mail art work by György Galántai, 1981
This is an open call for mail art from around the UK and the world.
Mail Art: E17 is the first stop on a moving exhibition of mail art from artists and illustrators across the globe, housed on this leg at Walthamstow Wine Club in Walthamstow, E17, London. I am curating the exhibition in E17* and looking for curators for future exhibitions.
I am seeking art on any subject and in any form with the one stipulation that the art relates to a mailable or mailed form. For example, that could be art on jiffy bags, envelopes, brown paper, packages, art using stamps, printed or franked labels, mail stickers, stencils or mail delivery cards. You can draw, paint, cut, stick and glue, cut-out, construct, scribble or print. Anything goes.
If you would like to take part in the exhibition please email me at mail[at]marielouiseplum.com or send your work directly the Mail Art:E17, c/o Walthamstow Wine, 56-60 Grove Road, London, E17 9BN. The deadline for submissions is ongoing, however for this leg of the exhibition artwork should be mailed through by April 2nd 2011. The exhibition opens this Wednesday 18th January with my mail art work, and, as more mail art submissions come in, will be added to.
Read more about the world-wide cultural movement of Mail Art here.
*The reason I am exhibiting the first leg in E17 is because it’s a vibrant, art-filled community full of lovely people who are well into lovely things! Check out Stowscene to learn more about us.
Mail Art stamp and envelope with official Colt Anniversary postmark – Chuck Welch, aka Cracker Jack Kid, 1984
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A DAY IN THE LIFE: CARTOONING WORKSHOP
“Working with artist Marie-Louise Plum, you will create your own cartoon strip of a day in your life featuring what you think matters. All cartooners will have the opportunity for their strip to be exhibited in the exhibition and/or included in a book. No artistic experience required.”
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Finally, after months holed up in my oddball attic, painting whiskers on old clowns and talons on dirty kittens I have finished my collection of work, called Happyland, to be exhibited at Postcards Festival.
Postcards Festival is at Jacksons Lane theatre, Highgate, London. It is a summer festival featuring the “hottest talent in circus, cabaret and performance”. There will be site-specific performance, triple bills, one-nighters and special guests. My work will be nestled in amongst the performers and cabaret; I have the run of the building where art space is concerned and have created an exhibition that lives within the nooks and crannies at Jacksons Lane.
Happyland is a vast collection of 3D objects, masks, appropriated items, pen and ink portraits and customised museum boxes. Come and meet brain-eating slug men, jolly, headless ballerinas and a schizophrenic jamboree of clown folk with dubious intentions.Best viewed through a child’s eyes. Don’t be frightened…nothing is real.
Happyland will stay up at Jackson’s Lane until the end of August.
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I feature in this fanzine made up entirely of postcards of London. There is a launch night on the 19th March with music, friendly people and fanzines. Would be great to see you there Dear Website Reader.
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Thé avec Monsieur Robinet
John Hegley reads from his latest book at Ripping Yarns bookshop, 355 Archway Road.
There is limited availability for this event so please email me if you would like to come.
