Mail Never Stops!
Rain, Sleet, or Shine, the mail never stops and nor shall VAE!
The 2018 iteration of Project Postcard will take place over the course of May. We have sent out hundreds of cards already and are receiving the best looking mail we have ever seen. But since the Postoffice never rests we decided not to either. Over the course of May students can design their postcards and send them back in a few ways.
Teachers, students, and parents are can request postcards using the link below. Cards can also be picked up from UAC on May 4 or at VAE after May 4, and sent back. Students will use the postcards as a base for their creative ideas, staying within the guidelines printed on the back. Using the First Class postage, the postcards will be mailed back to VAE and then exhibited at our community partner UAC's storefront windows. This project encourages students to be CREATIVE, while working within RESTRICTION, and includes an element of CHANCE.
CREATIVE – There is no set subject matter, students may use any materials (other than buttons or string, sorry USPS rules!), and there is no correct way to make a great product for this project.
RESTRICTION – The United States Post Office has a few restrictions that students will have to stay within to ensure that their postcard makes it through the mail. VAE will send First Class postage along with the postcard package. We ask that each student use no more than one stamp to mail their finished piece back to VAE. Finished works can be no thicker than 1/4″ and cannot weigh more than a can of soda.
CHANCE – The US Post Office will be a collaborator on each piece of artwork! Some elements of the artwork may not hold up as well to the mailing process as others. Some cards may be postmarked differently or in a different location than others. All of this will add additional interest to each piece!
We look forward to watching the creativity unfold!
Postcards will be on display at United Arts Council
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Teachers, students, or parents can use the link below to request one of three packages:
Classwork Package – 30 postcards and 10 stamps
This is the perfect package for a teacher looking to have their entire class make art on postcards. We’ll provide the postage for 10 cards, but please don’t let that limit your submissions. We want as many cards as possible!
Side Project Package – 10 postcards and 10 stamps
A great package for sending postcards homes with students to use in their spare time or small art clubs.
Individual Package – 2 postcards and 1 stamp
The perfect package for any individual student or parent to request for a single student.
TIMELINE
Exhibition Run .............................................May 4 - June 1
First Friday Receptions……………..............May 4, 6-8pm & June 1 6-8pm
Mail Drop Deadline For May FF............April 27
