Hello,

My name is Amy and I’m in the planning stages of organizing a community art project and I need your help.

The Project is mail art and I hope to involve as many artists (yes, you are) in the Portland area as possible. The intention is to collect all the art into an installation and submit a proposal to have it shown in one of several Portland locations. I would like this to be a true community effort from the ground up.

At this point what I’d like from you is input, I want to hear every idea you’ve got:) I’d like to begin actual mailings by the first week of june, so please submit ideas before then.

Here are some of the things I’d like you to consider and give opinions on.

Format: We need a format that is very mail-able and lends it self to display. I’ve been considering either postcards or an accordion fold book where everyone decorates a page.

Theme: A unifying theme might be nice, this could be a word or phrase. What kind of things do you think about when you’re moving around the city? What defines your commuity? All ideas considered

Publicity: How do we make sure everyone who has an interest hears about the project?

So, Please respond to this thread so we’re all in one place: mailartproject.tribe.net/

Thanks for participating,
Amy