Non profit organization: 123 rue de l’universite 75007 Paris. performing arts licence N° 20496/T3 and 929522/T6
Open calling for contributions:
" Sadness, nostalgia (the clown’s father " sweetbread the clown is dead) " and " circus and fiesta " are the two terms of two contests of international postal art which will take place from november 2001 TO FEBUARY 2002 FOR THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THE NON-profit organization and performing arts company " pain au lait " 123 rue de l’universite, 75007 paris(FRANCE.)
TEXTS: " SADNESS, nostalgia the clown SWEETBREAD’s father is deceased " My father passed away on the 26th June 2001, at the age of 85. He was born on the 3rd November 1916 in Africa. He was a hunter, being the owner of an austrich and two domesticated cheetahs. His name is EDMUNDO GOMES DA SILVA and he was a very kind man. I am sure I feel his presence. I feel an energy which sometimes lasts entire days. It is a presence which can be translated in terms of energy as " LOVE ". Since his physical death I have felt his presence four times (beware, this is not a ghost). I am sad and happy. It is once more, a wonderful gift he left to me. I wish to dedicate this mailart contest to him in his memory.
" CIRCUS/FIESTA "
The clown is a poet in action. He is the fiction he performs; Henry Miller, At the foot of the ladder.
SWEETBREAD is a mime clown coming from the " ball tradition " after a two-year training at the National Circus School of Annie Fratellini and from his initial mime training SWEETBREAD appearead, a modern clown. " Pain au lait "appears for theatres, schools, street festivities, employee commitees, in Nanterre University and works with SOL -en- SI - with seropositive children, since January 1997. SWEETBREAD’s makeup is red and white outlined with black (see website). He wears a large blue and checkered jacket with many pockets filled with surprises. A green shirt with small flowers and a blue hat outline sweetbrEAD’s elegance. Small linen pants with huge yellow clown shoes, and over his linen pants , an elegant transparent petticoat. SWEETBREAD is always absent-minded. He is always carrying a suitcase. SWEETBREAD’s pockets and suitcases are always filled with surprises. He wants to be each children’s unconditional friend. Clown SWEETBREAD lives with Eric ( a painter), Gata (the house cat), Pinouille (the rabbit) and the miniature pig " Rose- no -hair "(the latter freshly integrated in the small family, to recover from mourning.) Clown SWEETBREAD sometimes uses his animals in his shows. Circus is life! LET’S CELEBRATE LIFE!
General entry conditions:
1. DEADLINES:every piece will have to be posted before the 31st december 2002, with postal stamp to prove it.
2.entry conditions: This postal art project is open to all volunteers. There is no entry fee. Each participant will necessarily follow the general entry conditions.
3.THEME:THE SUBJECTS PROPOSED ARE " SADNESS,nostalgia (the clown SWEETBREAD’s father is dead) "and " circus/fiesta ". Two texts are enclosed.
4.ARTPIECE SHOWING: Each participant may show several pieces although the artpiece can also be the result of a collective of artists. Each piece will be forwarded by mail and will show the addressee and expeditor’s names. One may work as well on content as on form. It is possible to modify postal aspect and use nevertheless the package must be stampable.
A catalogue of this contest will be put online. The artpieces will be either exhibited or published.
5. MEDIA: All installation, form and mixed media may be submitted.
6. CANCELLATION: The organizers have the right to cancel the event at all times, without notice.
7. ARTPIECE MAILING: The artpieces must be sent by mail to " Pain au Lait ", 123 rue de l’Université, 75005 Paris (FRANCE). The mailings cost will be at the sender’s expense as well as on his or her initiative. The artists are being held fully responsable for their artpieces. The artpieces will remain in the property of the organizers.
8. EXHIBIT/PERFORMANCE: the artpieces will be selected for the promotion of the exhibit/performance (publicity). Participants will not be allowed to withdraw their artpieces from the area where they are being showed. The show is planned according to the following agenda: from the 2nd of March to the 31st at the cultural center of the Visitation in Montbrisson, an installation will also take place at the Gallery Daniel l’amourette, a performance is scheduled to take place in the Nanterre theatre in January 2003.
For further information one may consult the website (in process) http://painlait.home.dhs.org; mails: painlait a club-internet.fr or fax: 0033 1 53 59 96 64

Bald is Beautiful
Check out the new dos at http://www.dragonflydream.com/BaldisBeautiful.html

There are some beauties here for sure and I love myself in red hair! Thanks Fernando. What's also kinda fun it folks other than mailartists are getting into the swing of this. There are two from regular folks so far. Come play.

Have you seen Elvis today? Don't understand? Open your eyes to the Elvis references found everyday on TV, in music, advertising, etc. I challenge you.

Elvis seems to be a recurring theme in my art. Among other things, I create Elvis "sightings" using reflective tape. At night, when car lights hit these things, you suddenly see something for just a moment, and then IT'S GONE!!

What I ask is that you create whatever is your interpretation of an Elvis sighting and mail me some sort of "proof." This documentation can take any form: video, audio, photo, haiku, whatever...

And when you're done pass this on to your friends! Included with your proof please send your name (optional), date and location of sighting, and, if necessary, an explanation. If you'd like to find out how this ends or be put on a list for further projects, please include an e-mail or snail mail address.

Any questions should be emailed to: epsightings@yahoo.com

Mail your sightings to:
EPSIGHTINGS
P.O. BOX 561913
MIAMI, FL 33256-1913

Have Fun. And . . .Thank you. Thank you very much.

Mail Art Spider Web
Send a fun, long-lasting piece of mail art to be woven/tied into a web to be woven on my land. A 3D (three dimensional) item is best. Keep in mind the sun is strong here and will fade things. Holes, tie-ons, or handles would be helpful.
Deadline-ongoing, documentation twice a year.
Send to:
Dragonfly Dream - Mail Art Spider Web
7 Vuelta Maria
Santa Fe, New Mexico
87501 USA

Send Me Your Jokers!
From a real or imaginary deck of cards, decorated or not. The Jokers will be put into a book. No, really.
No deadline.
Occasional documentation.
Send to: JOKERS!, PO Box 31848, Seattle, WA, 98103.

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