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San Francisco Center For the Book
February 14 - February 16, 2014Info
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http://www.sfcb.org/
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415-565-0545
San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch
February 14 - February 16, 2014Info
100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102 Google Map »San Francisco Elks Lodge #3
February 14 - February 16, 2014Info
450 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Google Map »
A three day celebration of correspondence art, letter writing, and faux philatelics, the “Ex Postal Facto” conference will be held February 14th to February 16th, 2014, in San Francisco at venues around the city.
Kicking off the conference February 14th, the San Francisco Center for the Book hosts an opening reception for their exhibition mail/art/book. Showcasing pieces by contemporary artists working in the genre of correspondence art, the exhibition also provides a historical perspective of Networker/ postal culture in the bay area. 6:00 – 9:00pm: opening reception for mail/art/book located at SF Center for the Book, 375 Rhode Island Street (btwn 16th and 17th Streets).
The following day (Feb. 15th), a vendor expo will be held at the historic downtown San Francisco Elks Lodge, featuring small press publishers and artists whose work highlights faux postage (a.k.a “artist stamps”), postal art, and/or letter writing.11:00am – 4:00/5:00pm: vendor shop & swap, with over 25 vendors of mail art and artistamp items! Located at: SF Elks Lodge #3, The Kensington Park Hotel, 450 Post Street (btwn Powell and Mason Streets).
Rounding out a weekend of events, the San Francisco Main Library hosts two different lectures in the Koret Auditorium. Featured speaker Lowell Darling will discuss his long-time association with the mail art scene in a panel titled “The History of West Coast Mail Art” moderated by San Francisco visual artist and writer John Held Jr. 1:00 – 4:30pm: panel discussion series on correspondence art and artistamps
located at: Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library Main Branch, lower level, 100 Larkin Street (at Market)
As an ardent supporter of snail mail, Ex Postal Facto organizer Jennie Hinchcliff has been involved with the San Francisco art and small press communities for nearly twenty years. She is co-author of the book “Good Mail Day” and founder of the San Francisco Correspondence Co-op.