Mail Art Call for Missionary Experiences

I am the creator and the current curator of The Provo Museum of Mail Art. We invite all interested missionaries, past and present, to mail in a visual representation of your missionary experiences -- in Thailand, and elsewhere. We also invite all those who have interacted with the LDS missionaries to submit mail art as well. Your submissions will be put on display at the Museum this fall, and admission will be free to one and all.

If you don't know what mail art, or postal art, is, then let me explain briefly:

It started as an artistic movement in New York City, when several professional artists grew tired of the exclusiveness of art galleries and museums. They decided to bypass all the snobbery by mailing each other samples of their work for enjoyment and for critiques. Today the movement numbers around five thousand members worldwide.

For a more detailed explanation and description, click here.

Please let me emphasize that you do not need to be a professionally trained or exhibited artist to participate. All entries are welcomed and will be put on display on an equal basis! In fact, I strongly encourage anyone with the least bit of interest in the visual arts to participate. This includes children!

Here is the official Mail Art Call as it will appear on the International Union of Mail Artists website:

MAIL ART CALL.

Project title:  “The LDS Missionary Experience in Thailand and Elsewhere”

Work in all mediums accepted.

Deadline:  December 29, 2017

There is no entry fee

All submissions become the property of the Provo Museum of Mail Art

All submissions will be on display at the Provo Museum of Mail Art for

approximately eight weeks after being received.

Please send electronic submissions to torkythai911@gmail.com

Please mail submissions to:

The Provo Museum of Mail Art

℅ Tim Torkildson

PCHA Bldg

650 West 100 North  #115

Provo Utah 84601  USA