21 June 2015

Mexico seen from abroad



Hello!
I am one of the organizers of the 8th Photography Encounter in Mexico (original title of this event - Encuentro Fotografico Mexico [EFM]) which will take place in Puebla and Cholula, Mexico, from October, 26th to 31st, 2015.
This is an independent event organized by professional photographers and enthusiasts and it is open to all public free of charge. There are workshops, conferences, book presentations, exhibitions (both impressed exposed in cafeterias and galleries and digitally projected in streets), photo walks and tours and lot more activities.
In this 8th EFM we want to create an enormous photo mural and we summon to participate people from all over the world. Therefore, we are inviting people to send us their proposals. I would like, if it is possible, to post this invitation also in your page. Please find enclosed the text of the proposal:

"Agnija Anca - Latvia
Mail Art Call from Puebla, Mexico

During the last week of October, 26 to 31 of October, 2015, for the 8th time in a row there will be a photo encounter (original title in Spanish – Encuentro Fotografico Mexico) which will take place in Puebla and Cholula, Mexico. All the activities during this event are free of charge and it is organized by a group of professional photographers and enthusiasts. This year the main focus is put on the social aspects and the majority of activities will take place in streets – workshops, exhibitions, photo walks and bike tours, projections.
Thus we invite everybody to participate in the creation of a photo mural and will be glad to receive your proposals.
Theme: Mexico seen from abroad
Limit: up to 3 works per artist (sent by post; in one envelope).
Identity: full address of author required
Size: 10 x 15 cm
Technique: photo related techniques
Deadline: October 1st, 2015 (stamped in post office)
No fees, no jury, no return.
Works will be exhibited during ¨Encuentro Fotografico Mexico 2015¨ in Cholula and will be included in a digital catalogue.
Send to:

(The correct mail address is:)

Agnija Anca
Apartado Postal No.41
Parian, C.P. 72000
Puebla, Pue.
Mexico


Best regards,
Agnija

Transpersonal Mail Art

this is to invite you to participate in an international mail art call in Brazil. The theme is “Transpersonal Mail Art”. 

Artworks will be exhibited on the “IX International Transpersonal Conference”, a huge function, September 4 to 7, 2015.  
Visit  http://www.alubrateventos.com/en
 
Certificates will be sent to all participants by ALUBRAT, Brazilian Association of Transpersonal Therapy who sponsor de function. No fee, no jury, no return. 

For further information please send an e-mail to celestialscribe@unipazparana.org.br with “Call Information”  on the subject field. No further text is necessary.   We, at ALUBRAT, would love to see your artwork arriving to Brazil!!!  Patricio – The Celestial Scribe

The Celestial Scribe
Terrene Embassy
The Celestial Republik van Patland
Caixa Postal, 24827
Curitiba-PR
80510-970
Brazil

Excavations

Call for Excavations #2

Dear fellow Zine-artists, please send your contribution for the 2nd edition of the mail art zine!


Format: DIN A5 =  5.8 x 8.3 inches (14,8 x 21,0 cm)
It should be originals, 22 pages (Both sides worked on is fine, landscape or portrait doesn’t matter).

Please send to:  
Svenja Wahl – Excavations, 
Max-Wolf-Str. 9, 
69120 Heidelberg, 
Germany

View the 1rst edition here: www.excavations-mag.com
Questions: sve@excavations-mag.com
Liebe Grüße Svenja

8 June 2015

Friedrich Rückert - Germany



Mail Art Call from OBA in Schweinfurt
Friedrich Rückert, the most famouse son of Schweinfurt died 150 years ago
Schweinfurt will celebrate 2016 a great festival in honour to him

Friedrich Rückert ...

a poet, a famouse orientalist, a linguistic genius …

Your interpretation of this great man will be appreciated for an exhibition that will take place in 2016
All Mail Art will become part of the Friedrich Rückert Gesellschaft Schweinfurt


DEADLINE 31.12.2015

sent your mail art to:

Anna Carina Fries
Theuerbrünnleinsweg 71
97422 Schweinfurt

or to:

Offene BehindertenArbeit
Uwe Klein
Obere Strasse 18
97421 Schweinfurt

7 June 2015

UTOPICS - GERMANY



UTOPICS

Mail Art Project  2016
in celebration of the 500th anniversary
of Thomas Morus' book "Utopia"

Theme:  UTOPICS
                – ideas for a socioecological future

Limit: 2 works per artist
Identity:  full address of author required
Size:  A5 to A6
Technique: black-white, all languages
Deadline: October 31st, 2015

No fees, no jury, no return.
Works will be published in
"KIOSKO9 – libera, skeptika, transkultura"
(almanach in form of an artistbook,
A4, multilanguage, ISBN),
all participants receive a CD-version of the book.

Send to: Nula Horo
                Willi-Weg 11
                34128 Kassel
                 Germany

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