Call for Mail Art

Late Stage Postalism

There may come a time when there is no more mail.

No envelops.
No stamps.
No handwritten addresses.
No postcards crossing state lines in the rain.
No postal workers carrying messages hand to hand through physical space.

If these are the last days of postal mail, wouldn't you want to have experienced it?

Wouldn’t you want to someday say:
“I mailed something once. I participated in that strange and fragile network. I sent an object across distance into another person’s. hands.”

Submission Details

Deadline: June 28th (work must be at the gallery by this date. we recommend mailing your work a week prior to the deadline.)

Eligibility: Open to all artists

Mediums Accepted: All mediums are welcome, 2-D work no larger and 16”x 20”. 3-D work no larger than 16”x20”x16”. We’ll do our best to accommodate time-based media, such as video art, sound art, performance art, etc. We are primarily seeking the mail related pieces like the following:

letters
postcards
artist stamps
zines
artist books
prints
photographs
poems
instructions
collages
small objects
transmissions
and more…

Cost: There is no cost to submit your work (small donations to our nonprofit appreciated).

Exhibition Details:

The exhibition will run from July 2nd - August 30th

Opening reception will be on July 2nd from 6:00 – 9:00pm

Staircase gallery, 1301 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids IA 52401

How to Submit:

Please complete the submission form below and mail your work to:

Farmhouse Art Collective
1301 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
52401