Postcards To The Future
Our Coastside Community’s Mail Art Project
Opening Reception
Thursday, October 30, 2025 · 3–7 PM
Coastside History Museum, 505 Johnston Street, Half Moon Bay
Brought to you by Make It Main Street, Coastal Literary Arts Movement, Half Moon Bay History Association, and Dragonfly Community Arts.
What is Postcards to the Future?
We are living in pivotal times. What do you want future generations to know about today?
Postcards to the Future invites our Coastside community to share challenges, aspirations, hopes, and fears in the form of mail art. Postcards can reflect anything meaningful to you—personal life, family, community, the natural environment, cultural changes, science, technology, politics, art, or spirituality.
Your creations will be:
Exhibited from October 30 through November at the Coastside History Museum
Displayed online in a digital gallery
Archived by the Half Moon Bay History Association for discovery by future generations
How to Participate
Participation is free and open to all.
Create your postcard
Size: No larger than 5” x 7”
Folded/accordion formats welcome (as long as they close to 5” x 7”)
Works will hang so both sides are visible
3D pieces may be mailed in an envelope
Use strong adhesives (avoid kids’ glue sticks) and protect soft pigments to prevent smearing
Optional info
Include your name, return address, email, or website (not required; will not be displayed without your consent).
Mail your postcard
Must be postmarked by October 10, 2025
Must be received by October 15, 2025 to be included in the exhibition
Mailing Address:
Postcards To The Future
c/o Coastal Literary Arts Movement
P.O. Box 3557
Half Moon Bay, California 94019
Guidelines
Participation is open to all ages.
Hate speech or personal attacks will not be exhibited.
Presented By
Make It Main Street · Coastal Literary Arts Movement · Half Moon Bay Historical Society · Dragonfly Community Arts
Inspired by the Coastal Arts Guild of Newport, Oregon