"The Archaeology and Vesuvius"

International project of mail art City of Pompeii "First Edition"

 "The Archaeology and Vesuvius"

Art Director

Domenico Severino

Artists from around the world are invited to participate in the first edition of the Mail Art organized by the City of Pompeii, at the first international prize of Archaeology entitled to Amedeo Maiuri: famous Italian archaeologist and Superintendent of many years of archaeological excavations.

The theme is to be developed and submitted "The Archaeology and Vesuvius." The works must be inspired by the ancient Pompeii and the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.The  works must not have pornographic content will be offensive, otherwise they will be eliminated from the project. The works will not be returned, but will remain available to the organizers for any traveling exhibitions. Each artist may submit up to three (3) works 15 x 21 cm in size envelope with postage stamp. The same envelope can be painted with any technique.

All works will be exhibited in the historic Palazzo de Fusco, the town of Pompeii, and publicized in a blog dedicated to the initiative. The exhibition opening will take place Saturday, October 10, 2015 which coincides with the eleventh edition of the day of Contemporary hammock (Association of Museums of Art Contemporary Italian), and will close at the end of the month.

At the close of the event there is a brochure with the works submitted.

Freestyle: (watercolor, painting, drawing, collage etc ...) postcard size 15x21 cm.

Deadline: the work must be received by 30 September 2015. No jury, no participation fee.

 The works must be sent in an envelope with postage to:

Domenico Severino via Crapolla 2a  N. 41-80045 Pompei (Na) Italy