Yeats Day 2014 Mail Art Project - Open Call For Submissions

William Butler Yeats was one of the most important poets of the 20th century. His work is known and lauded in many countries. He had a special affection for County Sligo, Republic of Ireland and his Nobel Prize medal is on show in the Sligo County Museum. 

We are inviting artists and admirers of Yeats work around the world to send a self designed postcard artwork to help celebrate Yeats Day. Along with poetry recitals, music, and FREE BIRTHDAY CAKE in the centre of Sligo, submissions will be exhibited as part of the Yeats Day 2014 celebrations in Sligo.

Design a postcard/card/ with the theme HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISTER YEATS.

Use any media, drawing, painting, print, collage, photography, textile, calligraphy, digital etc.

Submitted work will not be sold or returned.

Post to: 

YEATS DAY 2014 MAIL ART PROJECT, 
c/o Paul Murray, 
Kinnagrelly House, 
Collooney, 
County Sligo, 
Ireland.

Include your own name and address.

The closing date for receipt of submissions is 30 May 2014.

There is no entry fee, submitted works will not be sold or returned.

This is a non juried show.

http://happybirthdaymisteryeats.wordpress.com/ The Blog will be used to display contributions as well as an exhibition space in Sligo.

ttps://www.facebook.com/HappyBirthdayMisterYeats?ref=hl This Facebook page is regularly updated.

 

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