Please spread the word and link back to our little site and the pledge page. All referrals are greatly appreciated as we’re unable use a service like kickstarter.com due to being based in the UK. Email us (darren@mailmeart.com) if you link to us and we’ll return the favor from our personal blog!

Find out more at http://mailmeart.com/going-postal/pledge.

Mail art by Aaron Blecha

We are pleased to announce that the Mail Me Art 2 exhibition will be held in London at the end of July this year! All are welcome!

Dates:
Friday 30th July – Thursday 5th August 2010
Opening reception Friday July 30th 6-11pm

Location:
Red Gate Gallery
209a Coldharbour Lane
London SW9 8RU
United Kingdom
www.redgategallerylondon.co.uk

All of the submissions for Mail Me Art 2 will be available to view and purchase at the exhibition. More information will be released nearer to the exhibition dates.

We are pleased to announce that Mail Me Art 2′s final winner is Michael Hacker!
We loved this fun design and the way the envelope has been used as part of the artwork. We haven’t photographed what’s inside the dog’s mouth, but if you check out this link to Michael’s site you can see more!

Michael wins an iPod Touch skin designed by Zeptonn and donated by Infectious, a Design-a-Qee designed and donated by Alex Amelines, a t-shirt designed and donated by Chris Thornley and a signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers.

Take a look at some of Michael’s other cool work: www.michaelhacker.at

All of the mail art for January has now been added to the Gallery. You can also view the submissions for the month on Flickr.

Finally, yet another huge thank you must go to everyone who has taken part in Mail Me Art 2. The overall quality of work has made it extremely difficult picking winners each month, but it does mean the exhibition should be fantastic!

Mail Me Art is now closed for new submissions.

All work sent on or before the 1st February 2010 will be accepted. We will get all of January’s submissions up on the site and announce this month’s winner as soon as possible.

An absolutely enormous thank you is in order to everyone who has taken part in the project! There has been so much simply amazing artwork sent in. The exhibition should be brilliant

Don’t forget to keep checking back for updates and announcements about the project and exhibition!

December’s Mail Me Art winner is Maria Simavilla. Maria has won an iPod Touch skin designed by Jon Burgerman and donated by Infectious, a Design-a-Qee designed and donated by animator and illustrator Alex Amelines, and a signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers.

Check out Maria’s work at her website: www.laninapolilla.es

December’s mail art has now been added to the Gallery.

You can also view the submissions for the month on Facebook and Flickr.

Don’t forget that you can keep sending work in to the project until the 31st January! For more on how to submit mail art click here.

The deadline for sending mail art into the project is approaching fast, but there’s still time to get your submissions in!

We will accept all entries showing a postal service date stamp (postmark) up to and including the 31st January 2010, so as long as you post it before that date it will be included in the project.

For submission information and guidelines, click here.

The winning artist for November is Mercedes Lagunas, with her bold seaside-themed artwork. Mercedes has won a Nik Scarlett limited edition print and a signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers. Take a look at more of Mercedes’ work at mercedeslagunas.com.

November’s submissions have been added to our Facebook and Flickr pages, as well as the website Gallery here.

The deadline for Mail Me Art 2 submissions is now 31st January 2010, so there is still time to send us your mail art! Check out how to submit artwork here.

Thank you again to everyone for the superb work that has been sent in to the project!

Well, here it is at last! The original Mail Me Art project’s online shop is now open!

A selection of mail art submitted to the first Mail Me Art project can now be purchased here. Work currently for sale includes mail art by Alberto Cerriteno, Nick Deakin, Stephen Donnelly, Ryan Snook and more!

Due to the huge number of submissions that were received we are not able to have every piece available in the shop. We will be adding more artwork to the shop over time, but if there is a particular item of mail art (from the first project only) that you are interested in that is not listed in the shop, please email us.

You can also buy an exclusive signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers through the shop, which will come with a small piece of mail art included. This offer is only available when purchasing the book through us.

All artists whose work is sold will receive 70% from the sale of their artwork, less any fees incurred, as originally stated in the terms of the project. Payment will be sent through Paypal, so if you are an artist who has changed their email address and/or Paypal details, please let us know!

Visit the Mail Me Art shop.

Rebecca Horwood’s wonderfully intricate piece of mail art is our October winner. Rebecca will receive a signed limited edition print from Catalina Estrada and a signed copy of the book Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers. You can see more of Rebecca’s work at her website and blog.

Check out all of the submissions for October in the Gallery, or on Facebook and Flickr.

Visit the ‘Submit Mail Art‘ page for information on how to submit your work.

A big thank you to everyone for all the fantastic mail art that has been sent so far!

A selection of artwork from both Mail Me Art projects will be on view as part of a mini exhibition and book-signing event at Borders book store in Leicester, UK.

Included will be work from Jon Burgerman, Dan May and Junichi Tsuenoka, along with many others. There will also be a preview of a small number of the current Mail Me Art 2 submissions.

The book Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers will be available to buy, with Darren on hand to talk about the projects and sign books.

Borders is at Fosse Park, located at the M1/M69 interchange (junction 21) in the East Midlands. It offers a huge selection of books, music, film and gifts – plus a Starbucks. If you’re in the area, come along and pay us a visit! You will find us on the first floor of the store.

Date: Sunday 15th November 2009
Time: 12 noon – 3pm

The address is:
Borders
Grove Farm Triangle
Fosse Park
Leicester LE19 1WT