Public Program

Mail Art and Interactivity with Maria Mediratta

Sunday, April 10, 2022 | 1 pm – 3 pm

This open studio encourages us to think critically about methods of care, connection and communication through the magic of mail art! Emerging Artist in Residence Maria Mediratta will guide you through creating a postcard or mail art work that responds to your thoughts and feelings about the real world and the digital world. This project can be done from anywhere, at any time and is a great way to share your unique perspective. 

Here's how you can participate: 

At the Gallery: 

1. Drop-in on the second floor AGW Education Studio to meet artist Maria Mediratta on Sunday, March 27 or Sunday, April 10, between 1pm-3pm. 
2. Create a mail art piece that responds to one of the questions below: 
   • What does technology mean to you? And what role does it play in your day?
   • How do you connect with others? What does that look like?
   • What do you love about your environment? 
   • How do you show care for others? Is it physical? Is it virtual?
3. Drop your work of art in our onsite Mailbox. Your work will become part of a growing onsite installation at the AGW over the next few months!

From Home: 

1. Gather your materials and use what you have at home (cardstock, mark-making tools, collage materials, etc...) 
2. Create a mail art piece that responds to one of the questions below: 
   • What does technology mean to you? And what role does it play in your day?
   • How do you connect with others? How does it make you feel?
   • What do you love about your environment? 
   • How do you show care for others? Is it physical? Is it virtual?
3. Mail OR deliver your mail art to the Art Gallery of Windsor, located at 401 Riverside Dr W, Windsor, ON N9A 7J1.
4. Address your work to Maria Mediratta / Mail Art Project, 401 Riverside Dr W, Windsor, ON N9A 7J1
5. Your mail art or postcard it will become part of a growing installation at the AGW over the next few months!

About the Facilitator 

Windsor-based artist Maria Mediratta is the current AGW Emerging Artist in Residence working onsite at the AGW from March-May 2022. Maria (she/her) is an artist and educator working in print, zine, illustration and mail art to explore the connection and  tension between the virtual and the tangible world. She holds an MFA in Visual Arts (2021) and a BA in Visual Arts, Communication, Media & Film (2018). 

This program is generously sponsored by the WindsorEssex Community Foundation.