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There is extensive research on international contacts, forms of connection and networks among neo-avant-garde artists developed through their artistic production, yet, their gender aspect remains largely ignored. Meanwhile, in the same period, feminist art developed intensively, and many feminist artists participated in international exchanges of neo-avant-garde circles. This workshop seeks to address the participation of women artists in global avant-garde art networks, whose activity remains largely eclipsed by their male counterparts. It concentrates on mail art as a specific art practice but also includes other types of related artworks (DIY publications, artist’s books, experimental visual poetry and concrete poetry) that circulated between artists. This 3-part workshop aims to explore the activities of women artists and the presence of gender/feminist issues in mail art, visual poetry, and art publications. In a series of presentations, we propose to discuss new research on the subject, extend our knowledge of particular artists, artworks and projects and encourage reflection on conceptual frameworks within which we approach alternative practices of women artists.