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==Synopsis==
 
[[Image:GP.png|200px|thumb|left|Going Postal Gallery by Su Mwamba]]
 
 
[[Image:GP_mini.png|180px|thumb|right|Going Postal Project mini-zines by Su Mwamba]]
 
[[Image:GP_mini.png|180px|thumb|right|Going Postal Project mini-zines by Su Mwamba]]
The '''Going Postal''' Gallery showcases the results of a [[mail art]] project hosted by [[http://tanglecrafts.wordpress.com/ TangleCrafts]] from January to August, 2010.  It is a 36 page, A6 (quarter-size) zine by [[Su Mwamba]], and was first released in September 2010.  The zine ships in a transparent cellophane packet with the recipient's address handwritten on the back cover.
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'''Going Postal''' is a 36 page, A6 (quarter-size) zine by [[Su Mwamba]], and was first released in September 2010.   
  
Participants in the Going Postal Project were asked to submit [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist_trading_cards/ ATCs] with their interpretation of the themes postage, postal or mail art. As the project progressed, mini-zines of the contributions were issued as documentation for participants. The Going Postal Gallery features all of the ATCs entered throughout the project, plus design notes as provided by the artists.
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The ''Going Postal'' zine functions as a paper gallery showcasing the results of the ''Going Postal'' [[mail art]] project. The project was hosted by TangleCrafts from January to August 2010, during which time participants were asked to submit Artist Trading Cards with their interpretation of three themes: postage, postal or mail art. Mini-zines of the contributions (right) were issued as the project progressed, as documentation for participants.
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Contributors included [[Penelope Harris]], among others.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
; [http://tanglecrafts.wordpress.com/mailart/going-postal/update/ The Going Postal Project]
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*[http://tanglecrafts.wordpress.com/mailart/going-postal/update/ The Going Postal Project]
: (the project is now closed to new entries)
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[[Category:Zine]]
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[[Category:Zines from the UK]]
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[[Category:Mail Art]]
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[[Category:2010s publications]]

Latest revision as of 00:53, 11 August 2011

Going Postal Project mini-zines by Su Mwamba

Going Postal is a 36 page, A6 (quarter-size) zine by Su Mwamba, and was first released in September 2010.

The Going Postal zine functions as a paper gallery showcasing the results of the Going Postal mail art project. The project was hosted by TangleCrafts from January to August 2010, during which time participants were asked to submit Artist Trading Cards with their interpretation of three themes: postage, postal or mail art. Mini-zines of the contributions (right) were issued as the project progressed, as documentation for participants.

Contributors included Penelope Harris, among others.

External links