Mail art became popular in the 1960's with artist like Marcel Duchamp, sending postcards with poems or drawing on them. As a Creative Reuse Center, mail art seems a very natural focus since artists often were reusing found materials from their life to create these small works of art. Mail Art can be a way to work with other artists, spread their art to faraway places and bring a surprise to  unsuspecting recipients.  During this time, receiving something other than bills and junk mail can be a true gift, so we asked artists from all over to make mail art that can be exhibited together. This show is a result of our open call. Over 44 artists from around the United States and some overseas, participated. 

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Along with the artwork from the artist, local viewers of the exhibition have the opportunity to take part. Throughout the exhibition participants  added to a section by upcycling their own postcard and adding it to our wall, all addressed postcards were mailed at the end of the exhibition. 

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