Mail Art by Dave Wade UMVA Gallery at PMC Offers February Mail Art Cards On-Line Fundraising Auction       Portland, ME - Like most other things in 2021, the auction of Mail Art Cards, received by the Union of Maine Visual Artists (UMVA) Portland Gallery inside the Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St. in Portland, was delayed in both December and January, because of Covid issues.   But beginning on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM and continuing to Tuesday, February 22, 2022 12:00 PM (EST) UMVA will be offering an on-line auction of the cards from not only Maine artists but from artists in other states and countries.   The URL for the auction is https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/UMVA--Mail-Art-Fundraiser-2022-29180 .   Money raised will go towards keeping the gallery open through 2022.     Since one of the founders of the Union of Maine Visual Artists was also a renowned Mail Artist - Carlo Pittore   ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Pittore ), i

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