USPS Mail Art Fundraiser - THIS LONG CENTURY

RAFFLE ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED, THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED HERE —> https://www.instagram.com/p/CE8aZWdlkaT/

USPS MAIL ART FUNDRAISER

The U.S. Postal Service is under attack. In order to raise funds for the support of the USPS we are raffling of a series of unique mail art works, created by a small group of friends and past This Long Century contributors. Each work will be uniquely addressed and mailed to the winners, with over 60 works in total. For a chance to win, purchase an $11 book of stamps from the USPS and email your receipt to info@thislongcentury.com

Terms & Conditions (please read in full):
– Buy an $11 book of stamps from the USPS
– Receipt should be dated btwn Aug 25 – Sept 08
– E-mail the receipt to info@thislongcentury.com
– Include your FULL NAME + MAILING ADDRESS
– One entry per person
– One artwork per winner
– You must currently reside in the U.S.
– Winners drawn on 09/08/20 using random.org

**If you don’t need stamps, please consider donating them to NYC Books Through Bars

Thank you to all of the contributing artists who generously donated work: Dike Blair, Sarah Braman, Josh Brand, Brian Calvin, Jamie Chan, Peter Coffin, Anne Collier, Sarah Conaway, Matt Connors, Sam Contis, Tony Cox, Sarah Crowner, Sara Cwynar, Moyra Davey, Liz Deschenes, Ben Estes, Roe Ethridge, Sam Falls, Mark Hagen, Maren Hassinger, Vincent Haycock, Balarama Heller, Sonia Hernandez, Sanya Kantarovsky, Elizabeth Karp-Evans, Elisabeth Kley, Wayne Koestenbaum, Andrew Kuo, Justine Kurland, An-My Lê, Paul Lee, Chella Man, Emily Manning, Mary Manning, Ari Marcopoulos, Cassandra Mayela, Felicita “Felli” Maynard, Jason Meadows, Monique Mouton, Dave Muller, Laurie Nye, Niall O’Brien, Yétundé Olagbaju, Alex Olson, Nicolas Party, Matt Paweski, Eileen Quinlan, Sara Rabin, Raha Raissnia, Jody Rogac, Amanda Ross-Ho, Stefan Ruiz, Eddie Ruscha, Luc Sante, Davina Semo, Anna Sew Hoy, Mark Steinmetz, Ricky Swallow, Omar Tate, Mika Tajima, Patricia Treib, Sara VanDerBeek, Carmen Winant, Suzanna Zak
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ARTWORKS

Dike Blair
Oil paint on Priority Mail envelope
Envelope
12.5 x 9.5 inches

Sarah Braman
Collage and gouache on matboard, double-sided
4.75 x 6.5 inches

Josh Brand
Unique c-print, mounted on board as a postcard
6 x 4 inches

Brian Calvin
Postcard
7 x 5 inches

Jamie Chan
THIS
Watercolor and colored pencil on envelopes
13.5 x 8.5 inches (unfolded) / 4 x 8.5 (folded)

Jamie Chan
Boru and the Dragon
Watercolor on paper
13.5 x 8.5 inches (shown open, folded when mailed)

Peter Coffin
Mixed media
8 x 4 x 1/2 inches

Anne Collier
Postcard
5 x 7 inches

Sarah Conaway
Collage on cardboard, set of two
5 x 7 inches

Matt Connors
Watercolor and pencil on prestamped USPS postcard
5.5 x 3.5 inches

Sam Contis
Pigment print, artist tape, cardstock
4.25 x 6 inches

Tony Cox
Xerox drawings, marker, glue stick, Museum board, needle and thread, double-sided
4 x 6 inches

Sara Cwynar
Collage in pink plastic bag
5 x 9 inches

Sarah Crowner
Gouache on paper collage
7 x 10 inches

Moyra Davey
C-print, tape, postage, ink
12 x 18 inches (shown open, folded when mailed)

Liz Deschenes
Marey Study, 2018
Clear adhesive on silver-gelatin print
6.5 x 5 inches

Ben Estes
Colored pencil on envelope
10 x 13 inches

Roe Ethridge
Postcard
7 x 5 inches

Sam Falls
Untitled (Bolinas Blackberries), 2020
Blackberries, wildflowers, and nasturtiums on paper
15 x 10 inches (shown open, folded when mailed)

Mark Hagen
“Cut the Present” sketch, cadmium red light, 2020
Cast acrylic paint and molding paste through security envelope, double-sided
3.5 x 7.5 inches

Maren Hassinger
Blue Sky
Ink on Envelope

Vincent Haycock
Printed on newsprint
11 x 17 inches (shown open, folded when mailed)

Balarama Heller
Envelope made from two C-prints taped together, front shows photo collage of Black heritage commemorative stamps, back shows image from Origins and Ends series.
Insert: Paint and graphite on paper airplane
8.5 x 11 inches

Sonia Hernandez
Laser Print glued to card stock
6 x 4.25 inches

Sanya Kantarovsky
Slow it Down
Watercolor on paper
4.75 x 6.5 inches

Elizabeth Karp-Evans
The City, 2020
Postcard
4 x 6 inches

Elisabeth Kley
Upside Down Star, 2014
Relief print on Japanese paper
6.75 x 4.75 inches

Wayne Koestenbaum
Leopard and Envelope, 2020
Acrylic on paper postcard
5 x 7 inches

Andrew Kuo
Newman (Purple), 2020
Acrylic on Xeroxed paper
8.5 x 11 inches (shown open, folded when mailed)

Justine Kurland
After Lee Friedlander Nudes, Excess Collage
Collage on double-sided postcard
5 x 7 inches

An-My Lê
Alexander Hamilton Statue, Central Park, New York City, 2020
5 x 7 inches

Paul Lee
Paper, canvas, pencil, hide, acrylic, post office envelope (Tyvek), wood and glue
4 x 6 inches

Chella Man
Collage on postcard
4 x 3.5 inches

Emily Manning
Construction paper, seamless paper, thread, page of ‘Dancer from the Dance’ by Andrew Holleran (First Perennial edition, 2001), double-sided
4.5 x 6 inches

Mary Manning
C-print and USPS stamp edges on envelope
7.5 x 10.5 inches

Ari Marcopoulos
Postcard
5 x 7 inches

Cassandra Mayela
Vintage fabrics, hand-stitched and dyed, mounted to card (shown unmounted)
5 x 7 inches

Felicita “Felli” Maynard
Untitled Abstract .3
Chemigram; staples and silver gelatin paper
4 x 4 inches (top portion)
4 x 4.75 inches (bottom portion)

Jason Meadows
Dead Rabbit, after Edward Weston 2019
Silver gelatin print
11 x 14 inches

Monique Mouton
Watercolor and pastel on paper, double-sided
6 x 9 inches (unfolded)

Dave Muller
Yesterday Once More, 2020
Acrylic on gessoed cardboard
19 x 11.5 inches

Laurie Nye
Colored pencil on postcard
4 x 6 inches

Niall O’Brien
Platine Fibre Rag, set of five
5 x 6 inches

Yétundé Olagbaju
Falling in Threes
Single color letterpress print
5 x 7 inches

Alex Olson
Ink on card
5 x 7 inches
Ink on envelope
5.25 x 7.25 inches

Nicolas Party
Acrylic on envelope
4 1/8 x 9 3/8 inches

Matt Paweski
Beep Beep, 2020
Pre-finished aluminum, vinyl adhesive
5″ x 7″ x .063 thick

Eileen Quinlan
Outside Gets Inside
UV printed poster on Japanese rag paper
12 x 18 inches (shown open, folded when mailed)

Sara Rabin
Ink and gesso on manila clasp envelope
6 x 9 inches

Raha Raissnia
Silk screen ink, watercolor and collage, double-sided
5 x 7 inches

Jody Rogac
Printed on Matte Inkjet paper, 1/1 Edition
13 x 17 inches (shown open, folded when mailed)

Amanda Ross-Ho
Untitled Mailing (KITE), 2020
Bristol, tissue paper, acrylic and face mask straps
14 x 9 inches

Stefan Ruiz
Delivery
Printed on paper, double-sided
5 ¼ x 7¼ inches (envelope folded) 11 ½ x 8 ½ inches (envelope unfolded)

Eddie Ruscha
Ink on card
6.75 x 4.75 inches

Luc Sante
Collage on postcard
4 x 6 inches

Luc Sante
Collage on envelope
9 x 6 inches

Davina Semo
Relief ink on Rives BFK
8 x 10 inches

Anna Sew Hoy
Rocks in the creek at Three Rivers, August 2020
Watercolor and pencil on paper
8 x 6 inches

Mark Steinmetz
Silver gelatin fiber based print
5 x 7 inches

Ricky Swallow
Zip #1
Flashe and Gouache on record mailer insert
(To be mailed in record mailer)

Ricky Swallow
Zip #2
Flashe and Gauche on record mailer insert
(To be mailed in record mailer)

Omar Tate
Gel pen on brown envelope
6 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches

Mika Tajima
In a Space of Appearance, 2020
Monoprint, blind impression, Unique
8 x 10 inches

Patricia Treib
Gouache and watercolor on found paper
6 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches

Sara VanDerBeek
Forever Darling
Pigment print on Silk, Found postcard
5.5 x 4 Inches

Carmen Winant
Found images on paper
4.5 x 6.5 inches

Carmen Winant
Found images on paper
5.5 x 7 inches

Suzanna Zak
C-print
18 x 24 inches (shown open, folded when mailed)