Hello creative folks — we are excited to announce the details and invite you to be a part of this year’s Make My Holiday Snail Mail Art Swap!
We absolutely love this time of year. Giving is on everyone’s minds and what better way to spread happiness and cheer than sending something through the post to someone special! For the past ten years, we have hosted a Make My Holiday Art Swap, and it is always a pleasure to see the fun things people create for one another!
Everyone is welcome, and we encourage you to join us if you’d like to share your work and meet another great artist!
How it works:
• If you’re interested in sending a fun end-of-year gift to another wonderful creative, put your NAME and EMAIL in the comments by November 19th.
• Then, we’ll match everyone up with a partner and send you an email on the weekend of November 20th so you can follow up for information on where to send a package and get to know them! Once you are matched up with a partner, it is your responsibility to reach out and say hello, make the work, and send it by mail.
There are only a couple rules!
1. Send something you made! It can be ANYTHING — prints, stickers, an original drawing, a letter, a mixtape, a zine… anything goes as long as you made it!
2. Please contact your partner to let them know where they can send your package and send a few notes about yourself! We love this part, as people often share a list of things they love, what kind of work they like making, any hobbies or interests, or share social media info so you can keep in touch!
3. Please ship your package to your partner before the new year! *It does not have to arrive by the holidays, but shortly after would be great! The National (US) last day for priority mail is the weekend of Dec 18th, and of course, international deliveries may take a while. Send your partner the tracking number so they can watch for the parcel.
4. Take a photo of your package (the one you are sending) and what you receive to share on social media! Tag @lightgreyartlab so we can see all the cool things you sent and received. You can also use #LGALMakeMyHoliday and we’d love to see!
To participate, add your name and email in the comments of this post. We will use that as a way to match everyone up for the swap!
Everyone is welcome — please help us spread the word to anyone you think might like connecting with another creative this season! : D
Lots of love from all of us at Light Grey Art Lab!