Promoting culture
INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART – EGYPT is one of the international activities for Atelier of Alexandria a group of artists and writers in a collaborating with EAN Group for international Artistic Cooperation which propose this kind of international mail art exhibition in Alexandria Egypt .
What is Mail Art ?
Mail art is a populist artistic movement centered around sending small scale works through the postal service. Media commonly used in mail art include postcards, paper, a collage of found or recycled images and objects, rubber stamps , and paint, but can also include music, sound art, poetry, or anything that can be put in an envelope and sent via post , a mail art show has no jury, no entry fee, there is no censorship, and all works are exhibited . The original contributions are not to be returned and remain the property of the organizers, Mail art has been exhibited in alternative spaces such as private apartments, municipal buildings, and shop windows, as well as in galleries and museums worldwide. Mail art shows, periodicals, and projects represent the “public” side of postal networking, a practice that has at its core the direct and private interaction between the individual participants. Mail artists value the process of exchanging ideas and the sense of belonging to a global community that is able to maintain a peaceful collaboration beyond differences of language, religion and ideology; this is one aspect that differentiates the mail art network from the world of commercial picture postcards and of simply “mailed art.”
So let us to participating now in Mail Art – Egypt.
This is an open call to visual artists in all over the world to participate in the exhibition which will take place in Atelier of Alexandria on Thursday, 16th October 2014 , under the Theme: “Promoting Culture” which is really important now for our Egyptian Society during this critical political situations in all Arab spring countries . To promoting the culture around us and with all countries in whole world.
How to apply:
– Deadline : 10th July 2014 .
– Fee: NO PARTICIPATION FEE.
– Artists Participations fields : opened in all different visual fields .
Size Maximum :
– For paper works : A4 ( 29cm X 21cm).
– For 3D Works : 25cm x 25cm x 25cm .
– For media art works : 3minutes only ( audio – video) Art works .
Artists can participate in only one section with 3 works maximum, unframed .
The works will not be sent back to the participants after the closing of the exhibition.
Sending Works :
Artists should send their works with application form .. well-packed and write NO COMMERCIAL VALUE on the envelope to :
International Mail Art – Egypt
Dr. Reem Hassan
Atelier of Alexandria – group of artists and writers
6 Victor Bassilly street, Alpharaana
Al-Azarita
Alexandria – Egypt
Note: The organizers are not responsible for any damages during the transportation.
For application form and Guidelines on our website www.atelieralex.com andwww.egyptartists.com
Contact Person
Artist : Reem Hassan
General Commissioner
Hassan.reem@gmail.com
info@reemhassan.com
