IA Mail Art Project 2023

Organized in partnership with College Unbound, AS220, the City of Providence, and a diverse local Steering Committee, the 2023 IA National Gathering, “Radical Reckoning: Invoking the Elements for Collective Change,” was held in-person in Providence, Rhode Island on October 20-22, 2023. The Mail Art Project asked participants to respond to the Gathering theme with the prompts:

How does the work of reckoning appear in your life — perhaps through deep listening, care for others, reflection of current practices, or through re-connection to land and place? How do the elements of fire, water, earth, and air inspire collaboration, offer new lessons and approaches, or demonstrate how the process of reckoning is both reflective and active?

Explore submissions from the IA member community.

Harmony Seymour2024-09-30T10:08:56-07:00
A collage on a wall. In the center is a self-portrait of a woman with dark black hair. She wears glasses. Her left eye is closed, while her right one looks out at the audience. Her face is drawn on two pieces of paper – one yellow, one green. Her clothing is made of wrapping paper featuring Japanese motifs. There are a couple of butterflies around her, pieces of red paper, and string.
Laken Brooks and Others2024-09-30T10:11:23-07:00
A line drawing of a dragon on a yellow piece of paper. The dragon opens its mouth wide to eat an ice-cream sandwich sticker.
Sage Morgan-Hubbard2024-10-28T05:57:08-07:00
A collage image. In the background is a chalk drawing of a tree trunk with green branches. A fire burns next to the tree, with a dark brown flame that has pink, yellow, and orange highlights. A sun radiating white rays of light sits above the fire. At the center of the sun is a blue coil. A lacy white butterfly flies toward the sun. A Thai shadow puppet (in browns and yellows) is overlaid on this chalk drawing. To the left of the chalk image are two images that have been torn from magazines. On the top right is fireworks with plumes of white, and one streak of purple. On the bottom left is a group of North African men and women dressed in traditional garb with feathers in their headdress. On the top right is an image of an indigenous woman in a blue dress dancing. Below here are two felt waves, one light and one dark, that are placed one on top of the other.