Mail Me Art 2 is now CLOSED for submissions.
How to submit your mail art
Mail Me Art 2 will run until 31st March 2010 31st January 2010. For more information about the project, please click here. If you’re after some inspiration, you can see examples of work from the first Mail Me Art project here.
So what’s in it for you?
At the end of each month there will be a signed copy of the book, Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World’s Best Illustrators and Designers, plus an art-related prize given away to the artist of our favourite submission for that month. We are also hoping that there will be a follow up book and if there are enough submissions we will run another exhibition. As before, artists will receive 70% from the sale of their mail art, less any gallery commission incurred. Money from the book and/or sponsorship will be used to cover the cost of organizing and hiring the gallery; artists will not be asked to contribute to the cost of the exhibition.
Before starting on your submission(s), please take time to read the important points below:
- As before, there is no limit on the size, shape or media that may be used.
- Please put your name and email address clearly on the outside of the artwork.
- Write ‘empty’ or ‘open me’ on the mail art so that we know whether we need to look inside.
- No offensive or obscene images or text may be used. If you’re not sure whether something is offensive, then it probably is!
- The exterior of the envelope, postcard, box or package is the artwork, please do not place it inside an additional envelope.
- One piece of mail art per artist may be sent each month. If more than one piece is sent each month, the first piece received by us will be the one considered for the monthly prize.
- By posting your work to the project, you are giving us your consent to use your mail art in any potential promotional or published material relating to Mail Me Art and/or the project.
- If you are sending work from outside the UK or Europe, please make sure that the customs declaration shows the value of the piece as $0, as we are unable to pay the high import taxes that are often charged on items entering the UK.
- Artists will not be required to contribute to the cost of any of the follow: the exhibition, the promotion of the event, or the publication and printing of a Mail Me Art book.
- Unsold artwork cannot be returned to artists.
The address to send your work to is:
Mail Me Art
37 Thames Court
Victoria Avenue
West Molesey
Surrey
KT8 1TP
United Kingdom
We look forward to receiving your work!
so ima send some stuff soon but….do i send a peice of art or do art on the envlope?
The envelope / exterior is the artwork. It’s Mail Art! Please see the examples from the first project… http://mailmeart.com/going-postal/mail-art-preview/
Awesome, unfortunately I was too busy to submit for the first round but I’ll definitely be submitting this time. The preview looks amazing, there are is an overall high quality of work . So I better start working on creating my piece (or pieces) now.
Cheers
Onno
http://www.onnoknuvers.com
Hi,
Today I’ve mail you some art but now I realize I haven’t added my e-mail at the envelope… ups! sorry…
two pieces of mail art are en route
Hope you got the piece I send and it didn’t get too battered. Do you email people to let them know their work has arrived? Good luck with the project, hope it as big a success as the first time round.
Nope no emails sent! We’ve had nearly 60 pieces so far. I’ll be uploading them to Facebook, this site and Flickr next month so people can keep track.
I am so inspired and excited, I will spend some quality time during my holiday break to do this:)
Thanks!
Darren,
Fellow Leicestershirearian here (made up word).
I need a deadline for planning purposes! By when would you like to receive art? Am working in NY till 25th June so would be looking at sending about a month after that.
Dear friend,
Can I come & submit my own portfolio in your country.
Kindly give me suggestions .
I am a Fashion Designer & Txtile Designer. I want to come & exhibit here my all designs , so that every one may visit 7 watch my works.
I will allow the public to visit & purchase them.
Thanks.
E-mail : sayeeda_hassan2000@yahoo.com
Kindly give me reply.
Note: Infact I am so excited to visit your websites & appreciate you for your pretty work . This is the reason I want to expose my portfolios in your country .So that I also can respond from you people.
OH NO! I just realised when I mailed out the letter, I didn’t use any customs forms, I was able to just put some international stamps on and send it.
I wonder what will happen to it : /
Hi!, would you like some Candy The Magic Dinosaur stuff for your book?…
The project finishes on December 31st 2009, but you can submit a piece each month leading up to that… and our favorite piece from each month will win a copy of the Mail Me Art book and a really cool art related prize. So get doodling!
Finished a second one. Will send it tomorrow. I hope the first one arrived.
Hello, thanks for the opportunity. Could the address where I will be sending to be written on the back? or does it have to be on the front?
thank you in advance.
just sent another piece of mail art yesterday. hope the project goes well.
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The address can be part of the art work or not part of the art work on the back or front, as long as it can be read by the postman and has the right postage on it.
Hi Darren!
When do you plan to start uploading new works? It would be great to see how the second exhibition will look like (especially for those artists who will not be able to see the show in the UK). Thank you in advance for your reply.
Hi Dasha, I’m really sorry it’s taking so long! Soon!
Hi Darren!
I am rahele from Iran
I saw the information about “Mail Me Art” just a few minutes ago,in the Illustration mundo web page,
I really so interested to participate in this unbilivable and exciting project too like other illustrators,
Would you please inform me have I the time to participate?
Thank you so much
Rahele
Dasha, there are some new pieces up here – http://mailmeart.com/going-postal/gallery/mail-me-art-two/
& Rahele, we are currently accepting submission. Prizes plus a copy of the first book are given away each month to the contributor of our favorite piece and you can submit as many pieces as you want to. We will stop accepting submissions in sometime in January or February 2010. Also all submission will be at the mail me art two exhibition being sold on behalf of the illustrators with a number of them being considered for the next book. Please read all the terms and conditions at the top of this page.
Dear Darren
Is it accepted sending artworks from different countries (like Bangladesh) to MailMeArt?
May I send artworks via DHL or like any other services?
Hi Touhin, we’re accepting mail art from any country and you may use any delivery or mail service you want to.
Hi,
I sent a submission in June, but I noticed that the gallery only contains stuff from May. Am I looking in the wrong place, or are you a bit too snowed under with responces to add all entries?
Cheers,
Sorrel
Just added June’s to the gallery, if it’s not there it may be in July’s batch… http://mailmeart.com/going-postal/gallery/mail-me-art-two/
I’ve been a big fan since the first one, though I never got the courage to submit one. Hopefully, I can do so this time.
Dear Darren
I sent you an artwork by postal mail in august.
but how can I informed that you received it ?… please let me know.
I want send you another artwork in this month.
thanking you
Touhin Hasan
Hi Touhin,
I’ll check the records and let you know asap, August’s mail art is yet to be uploaded to the galley. If you’re able to email me a photo or scan of the work to darren at mailmeart dot com. I’ll probably be able to give you a quicker answer.
Best Wishes,
Darren
Hi Touhin!
Is your actual name (Touhin Hasan) on the work? If you’re sending from Bangladesh, it may be the case that it’s not arrived yet.
Darren
I just bought your first book. I love it! I have been involved with mail art for many years off and on with other artists. I am excited to participate, thanks for the invite.
Tara Ross
Thanks for getting involved. I’m glad you enjoyed the book and look forward to receiving your artwork.
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Count me in – I’ll be submitting!
Will Royal mail admit any printed envelope? – even a home made one?
Yes! As long as it’s not offensive, it has the right postage and they can read the address.
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i ve sent you some envelope man
i hope it ll arrive, let me know when its there, grtz nolandhead
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Hey Darren!
I am from Hong Kong and I have sent my mail off last week. I am wondering do all of the artworks get scan onto the site? Or only some of the nice ones get to be scan onto the site. Because I am wondering did you receive my mail yet.
Thank You!
Patience
Hi. Found your info from the facebook mail
very coool! i love mailing stickers and little things i make across the world…. I will definitely submit soon. Don’t know if i can make the september submission…
I think i can make it, if not, I’ll try to send something by october..
How fun!
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Hi Darren!
I’m in no way doing this solely for money (as I’m aware it is not often that artwork is sold), but you mentioned in your post that 70% of a sale will go to the artist. How would you go about paying the artist? Should we include a mailing address when we submit entries?
Thanks,
fr0gg
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The money gets PayPaled to the email address on the work.
I sent you one! This is fun. Anyways, I hope it gets there safe!
Hi Patience, yes your work has arrived safely.
For anyone else who submitted around August, we will be posting all of August’s artwork up later today.
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I only wish I’d known about this before we launched the global (and now traveling) exhibition A Book About Death at the Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery in New York. Take a look… nearly 500 artists participated including Yoko Ono, Geoffrey Hendricks, Peter Schuyff, Eric Andersen and many more including the UK’s Rob White. The project’s name is inspired from the late Ray Johnson.
See the works: http://abookaboutdeath.blogspot.com/
I will send some of my own work very soon.
Best, Matthew Rose/ Paris
Dear
may I know what is the last deadline of sending artwork?
I want to mail you my artwork from again from Bangladesh
thanks
Touhin Hasan