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Postcards and Vinyl WeekenD
LA, October 3 & 4, 2026
w/ Mark Mothersbaugh & Beatie Wolfe for 'Postcards for Democracy'
Visionary artists Mark Mothersbaugh and Beatie Wolfe invite you to a free public weekend at MutMuz gallery (971 Chung King Road) celebrating their collective mail art campaign Postcards for Democracy.
This public art demo (which first launched in 2020 following the attacks on USPS) has now received over 40,000 submissions and it wants yours!
The weekend, each day from 1-5pm, will feature postcard making sessions with the Corita Art Center (and others like Music for Your Inbox), voting workshops with Calmatters, local DJs, and support from dublab.
Come along, make a postcard and bring a favourite record to play!
A Weekend of Music, Mail-art & Midterms
voted must do this weekend by...
KTLA 5 News
KCRW
+ 13Things LA, Art Openings LA...
the music
there will be non stop record playing throughout the weekend (kit generously supplied by dublab). Each hour will kick off with one side of a record chosen by local: artists, labels, galleries and creatives linked to the project. After which we'll play the records you've brought. Here are a few of the LP's/folks kicking off each hour...
Q. Are We Not Men?...
DEVOchosen by your hostsBeatie & Mark
DEVOchosen by your hostsBeatie & Mark
LiminalBeatie Wolfe & Brian Enochosen by your hostsMark & Beatie
CIANI/ORKEST
Suzanne Ciani
chosen by Peter Walker
AKP Founder
Suzanne Ciani
chosen by Peter Walker
AKP Founder
Eureka
Mo0dchosen by Aaron Longsleeves PfD hero
Mo0dchosen by Aaron Longsleeves PfD hero
Division of Culture & TourismGhostigital chosen by Ryan NOON
Decades (in Space)variouschosen by KarmranV dublab chairman
Tender ButtonsBroadcast
chosen by Glenn Van Dykedublab
chosen by Glenn Van Dykedublab
Ten Rules
various
chosen by Corita Art Center
various
chosen by Corita Art Center
the mailart
across the weekend there will be postcard master classes from folks including...
Corita Art Center
on Saturday 3pm w/ the team preserving and promoting Corita Kent’s art, teaching, and passion for social justice.
Mark & Beatie
across Saturday & Sunday the postcard for Democracy duo will be holding little creation station moments
Rick Carter
on Sunday w/ 2x time Oscar winning production designer (Avatar, Star Wars: Ep VII, Forrest Gump, Lincoln, Back to the Future: II/III, Jurassic Park...)
the midterms
external unaffiliated non-partisan guidance + voter registration
Find explanations about what different L.A. County and city officials do, and keep track of key dates leading up to the election. If your question isn’t answered, you can also submit questions to the newsroom!
Learn more about the propositions up for a vote in California this year or take our interactive quiz to see where you stand on the ballot measures. You can also easily look up the candidates for your district by typing in your address.
the unveil event
Postcards for Democracy opening at Mutmuz Gallery October 1st celebrating their collective mail art campaign and unveiling their new postcard vinyl. On show, some of the 40,000 cards received so far with a dj set from Shephard Fairey.
Photos by @mario.delopez
the weekend's logistics
when: October 3&4, 2026 from 1-5pm each day
where: 971 Chung King Road, LA, CA 90012
rsvp: google form (or email) not essential but helpful
the background
Artists Mark Mothersbaugh and Beatie Wolfe reignite Postcards For Democracy, their collective art movement supporting USPS and our right to vote. This non-partisan mail art campaign, originally launched in 2020 when USPS was first under threat, has now received over 40,000+ postcards and it wants yours!
n.b. All cards made on site and/or deposited in the giant mailbox will be USPS stamped and posted by Mark & Beatie.
the thank yous
Thank you to our fiscal sponsor dublab for their support and helping to make this project possible. Founded in 1999 dublab is a Los-Angeles based, nonprofit cultural hub and pioneering online radio station. Powered by the people, become a member today to keep independent music strong!
Checkout Mark and Beatie's Postcard Playbox show, and many more, on dublab.com
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