Blue Moon Letters
Blue Moon Letters is started by 3 friends with an intention to foster a community of art enthusiasts through a pen pal matching project. Artworks are exchanged to bridge the gap of emotional isolation that was created by the pandemic, leading to the minimisation of physical touch between friends and cultural activities.
In this space, we believe that everyone has the potential to create, regardless of their skill and proficiency in the arts. So long as you have a big heart and a desire to connect with other like-minded art enthusiasts, you are welcome to join us!
Alongside this initiative, we have also created a Discord server open to local art lovers to chill, hang, and organise. Discover new genres of art events to explore, find a new friend to go to an exhibition together—or simply come by and say hi! Pop by our discord server (link below) to find out more :-).
1) Click on the "apply here" button above.
2) Fill up the application form with the relevant details, such as your hobbies/likes. Remember to check that your mailing address is correct!
3) We will match you with another artist when the open call closes, and send you the self-intro paragraph that they filled up in the form.
4) You can then create an artwork based on the prompt provided in the open call, and include little references to your penpal's preferences (or not.) Feel free to interpret the prompt however you like, and create with whichever medium you prefer so long as it fits within an A4 envelope.
5) You can include a letter, stickers, zines, playlists, leaves that you found on a walk, etc. You may also include your IG handle if you wanna connect with your penpal beyond snail mail!
5) Once you're done, post the art to the designated address, and we will forward it along to your partner (for safety reasons!)
6) Now, you can sit back and wait. Grab a drink, eat some food, do more art—until your snail mail arrives! <3
This project is free to join for all of our participants. For safety reasons, all posted mail will be delivered to a singular address, before they are forwarded along to the intended recipient.
As such, we will be covering the costs of the extra shipping and labelling ourselves—if you'd like to contribute to safeguarding the safety of our participants, you can consider buying us a Ko-Fi to help offset our expenses!
To find out more about our target goal and how we intend to use the funds, visit our Ko-Fi for more information!