Isolation Art Mail began as a lockdown project facilitated by artist Tracey Meek.

The project was a way of collectively sharing experiences through art, offering comfort in difficult times. Similar to a chain letter, the participant received the beginnings of an art piece, some art materials, creative prompts, and various random junk. They were invited to add / respond to the work, and to each other, before sending it on to other recipients. The art mail would then make its way from person to person, eventually returning to Tracey for exhibition.

With over 100 UK and international participants, there was a lot of love shared between strangers. Tracey is now revisiting the art mail parcels, carefully unwrapping and collating the work for exhibition. She will create new work in response to the letters, drawing a celebratory conclusion to the project, culminating in its final iteration [Isolation] Art Mail.

Derby-based artist Tracey was selected as the recipient of the first Corridors Commission, a collaboration between LEVEL and QUAD. 

[Isolation] Art Mail will exhibit in the Gallery Corridor at LEVEL from 18 April – 27 June 2024 and then at QUAD from mid-July to early September 2024.