Postmarked 2009 Reception Photos June 5

June 5: Public Celebration Reception! We had many guests arrive for our reception, including several of the participating mail artists, ongoing Postmarked supporters, and others who saw this exhibit for the first time. "The Jazz Standards" played in the entry foyer, and the crowd enjoyed dancing and listening to their classsic jazz tunes. Pictures below are of the guests and the various antics... Captions are below each photo.

Reception flowers for the refreshments table, thanks to Mike Owens Entry into the Claremont Forum Community Gallery

A Happy Visitor Gives Two Thumbs Up

Mail Artist Helen Feller volunteered to assist at the reception desk. Here, she is giving out a bid number to a guest.

Harry Ragland of "The Jazz Standards"

A visitor locks in a bid

Mail Artist Wes Taylor tries on TWO of the Postmarked entries at once! (He claims they are a perfect fit)

Postmarked Curator Anne is busy adding new bid sheets as they fill up.

Mail Artist Peggy places a bid

A visitor places a bid.

Curator Anne calls Richard Canard, as instructed on one of his many entries. He received at least 3 phone calls this evening in response to his envelope asking guests to call him during the reception.

Guests caught in the act of calling Richard Canard.

Gallery visitors

Mail Artist Pat Evans visits the exhibit

Visitor reading the Postmarked 2009 Information Binder.

Mail Artist Sylvia Megerdichian (left) and friend study the entries.

Gallery visitors

Visitor in awe.

Gallery visitor

Mail Artist Mike Owens knows that mail art can be handled.

Gallery Visitors enjoy the view.

What the ...?

Gallery visitors.

Gallery visitor

Gallery Visitors

Mail artists Nancy Rutherford (left) and Joe Messinger (right) among the vistors.

Gallery Guests

Gallery visitor deciding on her bids.

Gallery guests

Gallery guests (includes Mail Artist Gwen Smith, right) socialize and peruse the Postmarked 2009 Information Binder.

Welcome to the Postmarked 2009 Public Reception! This is the entry foyer where the "The Jazz Standards" entertained.

Postmarked Curator Talk and Gallery Tour: June 3, 2009

Tonight I gave a talk on mail art history, citing information gleaned from resources over the last 2 years of Postmarked. Thank goodness mail artists have written it down -- Anna Banana, Matty J, John Held Jr, Chuck Welch, Michael Thompson and Michael de Luna, Ruud Jansen, and so many more...It made for an interesting evening for the audience, most of whom had not known about the rich history of mail art, and Fluxus. It was fun to point out Postmarekd entries that illustrated the various kinds of idealogies and approaches to mail art -- the textual pieces, the fluxus pieces, and the series pieces ,and the interractive ones ...fun.

Many people placed bids after the lecture and asked lots of questons about individual pieces and artists.

Anyway , here is a self-indulgent photo of me preparing for the evening at the gallery....

Cheers,

Anne

Postmarked 2009: The Exhibition

Wed June 3:We have now been promised obver $1000 in bids...over 50 bidders, and at least a fourth of he envelopes have bids on them -many have multiple bids. Thank you!

June 1: Postmarked 2009 officially opens!

Today we had approximately 45 visitors, some of whom are mail artists who contributed to the exhibition. We have registered 15 bidders, who placed 120 bids on 83 entries,

promising over $400 total donations so far. This is an excellent start!

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Today Postmarked 2009 is installed.

Thank you crew and artists: it is fabulous!

Let the bidding begin...

When we are closed....here are the hours and the view into the gallery.

Northwest corner, North walls with pedestals in the distance (closeups to follow)

South wall and southwest corner (closeups to follow)

Southeast corner (closeups to follow)

Here is the second shift: mail artists Grandma Peggy, Wes, and Aunt Robyn. Now we are finished installing and can pose for photos!

After the first crew left, I sat to finish off the last few envies and was delighted to find Wes, Grandma Peggy and Aunt Robyn at the gallery door, peeking in. Of course I put them right to work! Here are Aunt Robyn and I installing the Northeast wall.

Seth touch-up painted the peds for us while Pat and Mara continued on the North wall.

Seth joined us at noon,and helped me to figure out a strategy for where to place various groups of envies. Here he is working on the assortment from First Street Gallery, while Mara and Pat continue with the South wall. You can see stacks of mail still on the table.

We use staples to hang the art, except for some fatter pieces that require pushpins or nails.

Then we hang bidsheets under each piece.

At 11, Pat arrived and we began trying to figure out the lazer level we had borrowed from CGU. We experimented with blue tape until we learned to use the level, which was better.

Mara arrived and got to work right away.

I went in at 10:30 to sort envies, and Tony had already cleared the room for us.

Soon, Helen and Dawn arrived with 15 pedestals.

Entries Part III: Into the 300's!

400. Dru McKenzie, Claremont CA

399. Dru McKenzie, Claremont CA

398. Junior Maoul, Claremont CA

397. Julie Fairchild, Claremont CA

396. Rebecca Korin, Claremont CA

395. Aragna Ker Claremont CA

394. Jim Mangan, Claremont CA 393. Laura Malonson, Claremont CA 392.. Joyce Janota, Claremont CA

391. Joyce Janota, Claremont CA

390. Steve Moore, Claremont CA

388, 389. L. Mori, Claremont CA

387. Willette Wilson, Claremont CA

386. Victor Frias, Claremont CA

385. Victor Frias, Claremont CA

384. Victor Frias, Claremont CA

383. Victor Frias, Claremont CA

382. Victor Frias, Claremont CA

381. Victor Frias, Claremont CA

380. D. Grier, Claremont CA

379. Brian Ono, Claremont CA

378. Brian Ono, Claremont CA

377. Aida Pleytez , Claremont CA

376. Aida Pleytez, Claremont CA

375. Aida Pleytez , Claremont CA

374. Aida Pleytez, Claremont CA

373. Rose R., Claremont CA

372. Nancy Zimmerman, Claremont CA

370. Dale Wopshill, Claremont CA

369. Tomie Seki, San Gabriel CA

368. Antoinette Stroman, Claremont CA

367. Arlene Moreno, CA (Art on reverse)

365. Hugo ROcha, Claremont CA

363,364. Evan Wright, Claremont CA

361,362. Evan Wright, Claremont CA

360. Michael Levell, Claremont CA

359. Michael Levell, Claremont CA

358. Michael Levell, Claremont CA

357. Michael Levell, Claremont CA

356. Anonymous, Pasadena CA

351-355. Flash, Montclair CA (Art on Reverse on all)

350. Tracy Lamas, Fontana CA

349. Kim Juhyung, Diamond Bar CA

348. Tony Herrera, West Covina CA

347. Jennifer Hernandez, Diamond Bar CA

346. Julio Arcea, West Covina CA (Art on Reverse)

345. Julio Arceo, West Covina CA

343, 344. Anonymous, Diamond Bar CA

342. Anonymous, Diamond Bar CA

341. Susan Brooks, Chino CA 340. Rizzuto, Sunnyvale CA 339. S. Garcia, Claremont CA

338. Kristina Marroquin, Long Beach CA

337. Kristina Marroquin, Long Beach CA

336. Anonymous, Covina CA

335. Anonymous, Covina CA

334. Francine Oller, Santa Monica CA

333. Elizabeth R.

332. Jin Koh, Claremont CA

331. Jin Koh, Claremont CA

330. Katie St John, Claremont CA

329. Jan Wheatcroft, Calcutta India

328. Jan Wheatcroft, Calcutta India

327. Alicia Alfred, Walnut CA

326. Roni Feldman

324, 325. Anonymous, Covina CA

323. J Anderson, Rancho Cucamonga CA

322. Talithia, Pasadena CA

321. Anonymous, Covina CA 320. Richard Canard, Carbondale IL

318, 319. Ellen D, Pasadena CA

317. C Bliss, Claremont CA

314, 315, 316. Helene, Pasadena CA

313. Helen Feller, Claremont CA

311, 312. Helene, Pasadena CA

310. Hook and Loop, Castle Rock CO

309. Lois Keith, Claremont CA

308. Lois Keith, Claremont CA

307. Matthias, Pasadena CA

305, 306. Anna, Pasadena CA

304. Nancy Scali, Claremont CA

303. Nancy Scali, Claremont CA

301, 302. Richard Canard, Carbondale IL

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