Submission Guidelines (PDF)
Download PDF ↓INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART EXHIBITION / 2026
cycle:
nature, life,
transformation
Art Against the Climate Crisis //
Submission Deadline
1 November 2026
Exhibition Dates
17 November – 17 December 2026
Free participation
Open to all individuals from around the world
Up to 3 works
No restrictions on technique
A4 or smaller
21 × 29.7 cm or smaller
By postal mail
Submissions by e-mail are not accepted
01 / SUBMISSION
Submission guidelines
Theme
The event's theme is “CYCLE: NATURE, LIFE, TRANSFORMATION”.
Participation
Participation is open to all individuals from around the world.
Fees and returns
Submitted works will not be returned, and no participation fee will be charged.
Shipping
Submissions will be accepted via traditional postal mail only. The shipping cost will be covered by the participant. Submissions sent by e-mail will not be accepted. The Organizing Committee does not accept responsibility for delays, damages, or losses that may occur during postal or cargo delivery.
Technique and number of works
There are no restrictions on technique. Participants can submit up to three (3) works for the exhibition.
Size
The accepted size is A4 (21 x 29.7 cm) or any size smaller than A4.
Originality
The work must be original, not previously exhibited, and not published on any social media platform.
Permission to publish
Submitted works will not be used for commercial purposes. Participants are considered to have given permission for their works to be used in the promotion and documentation of the exhibition (such as on the official website, social media, e-catalogue, posters, etc.) and to have accepted that their works do not have commercial value.
Archive
After the exhibition, the submitted works will be included in the archive of the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University.
Content
Submitted works must not contain racist, discriminatory, sexist, defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate content. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to reject any work that includes such material, which will not be accepted for exhibition under any circumstances.
Acceptance of the terms
Artists who submit their works and whose works are deemed worthy of exhibition are considered to have accepted all the terms of this specification in advance.
Information on the back of each work
Participants must write the following information in capital letters on the back of each submitted work: participant’s full name, title of the work, technique, size, year, city/country, and e-mail address.
Access after the exhibition
Participants whose works are selected for the exhibition will be able to access the poster, participant list, digital certificate of participation, and digital catalogue link through this page from 17 December 2026.
02 / MAILING
Mailing information
Mailing address
Attn: Osman IŞGIN
Department Secretary, Visual Communication Design Department
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit Universitesi, Esenboga Kulliyesi
D Blok, Zemin Kat, LZ 11
Dumlupinar Mahallesi, 06760 Cubuk / Ankara, TÜRKİYE
On the back of each work, in capital letters:
FULL NAME · TITLE OF THE WORK · TECHNIQUE · SIZE · YEAR · CITY / COUNTRY · E-MAIL
The shipping cost will be covered by the participant. Submitted works will not be returned.
03 / AFTER THE EXHIBITION
Participant list, certificates and catalogue
Participants whose works are selected for the exhibition will be able to access the participant list, digital certificate of participation, and digital catalogue link through this page from 17 December 2026.
04 / ORGANIZATION
Organizing committee
Organized by
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts
Department of Visual Communication Design
Assoc. Prof.
Ahmet Musa KOÇ
Assoc. Prof.
Fatoş ÇAKICIOĞLU İLHAN
Assoc. Prof.
Seçil KARTOPU
Assoc. Prof.
Cengiz ŞAHİN
Asst. Prof.
Güven MERAL
Lecturer
İsmail Furkan YAVUZ
Res. Asst. Dr.
Ramazan GÜLER
Res. Asst. Dr.
Sare Şeyma DURAN
Student member
Fatma Betül DENİZER
Student member
Irmak SAFİ
Student member
Melek YILMAZ
Cycle: Nature, Life, Transformation · International Mail Art Exhibition · AYBÜ 2026