We’ve Got Mail

 In October 2015, the Art Club at Greenfield Community College put out a call for mail art. That’s “simply art that has been sent through the mail, but generally is made knowing that the piece will journey via the post,” and could include small painting, drawings, collages, photos, or bits of writing. The club’s members had no idea what to expect in response. Still, they were happily surprised to receive over 500 pieces of mail art — from 17 states and 13 countries — over the next seven months. These small works are on display at GCC as of this week, each one a testament to art as a global gathering place — not to mention the tenacity of our friendly neighborhood mail carriers. 

Mail Art exhibition: June 14 to July 12. South Gallery, Greenfield Community College, 1 College Dr., Greenfield. (413) 775-1298, gcc.mass.edu.

— Hunter Styles