Surrealism

Surrealism Mail Art Call

March 19, 2009, is the 90th anniversary of Litterature, the journal published by Andre Breton, Philippe Soupault, and Louis Aragon, and it is from that event that we mark the beginning of Surrealism.

To celebrate the event, the Modesto Art Museum is hosting the International Surrealism Festival, Surrealism: The Cutting Edge of Art. Please participate by sending mail art to the museum for the festival exhibition.

Theme: Surrealism, Surrealismo, pop surrealism, historic, contemporary, and future surrealism, Dada, neo-Dada, surreal artists, etc.

Format: Envelopes, post cards, stamps, and packages using collage, drawing, paint, construction, sculpture, computer generations, photography, mixed media, etc. No size limit.

Deadline for all entries: 13 February 2009

Exhibition: 2-28 March 2009, Mistlin Gallery, Modesto, California. Reception: 19 March 2009

Documentation: to all adult participants plus listing on museum web site.

Return: none

Note: Include your mailing address on/in your entry for acknowledgment.

Send Entries to:
Surrealism
Modesto Art Museum
404 Patrick Lane
Modesto, CA 95350 USA

Questions: modestoartmuseum@yahoo.com
More details on the museum web site: http://modestoartmuseum.org