The Institute of Questionable Art
Preparing the room.
Nigel is straightening the frames and clearing his throat...
Dimming the lights to a flattering, faintly judgemental level...
Uncorking something he cannot pronounce but insists is correct...
Adjusting the velvet rope around nothing in particular...
Rehearsing an opinion he will deliver as though it were always obvious...
Greeting Cards
Your generated artwork on the cover. Your own ill-advised words within. Printed and posted from the United Kingdom with the gravity of a state occasion. Birthdays, apologies, anniversaries, and thinly-veiled threats. The committee does not judge the sentiment, only the framing.
Cards ship within the UK, with select formats reaching the EU. One (our send-direct edition) is posted straight to the recipient's door on your behalf.
1
Create or sign in, upload one photo, and keep a finished Wing variation for the cover.
2
Pick the size, stock, and whether the card is posted to you or directly to the recipient.
3
Type the inside text, preview the card, and let the Institute print it exactly as you confess it.
Before choosing stock
The card catalogue shows what the artwork can become. The actual card is ordered from a saved work, after the Wing has finished its unnecessary but useful business.
The order is plain: make the artwork, keep one variation, then send it or order the object. The committee has been asked not to complicate this. It is coping.
What arrives in the envelope
The front carries your one-of-one artwork; the inside carries your typed message, set with unbecoming seriousness. Our Classic editions wear a discreet Unremarkable Art mark on the back. The message stays between you and the recipient; the committee does not read it, which is the only restraint it has ever shown.
6 formats
Availability is shown per card. We post from the UK; some formats reach the EU, and our send-direct edition skips you entirely and arrives at the recipient's door.
14 x 14 cm
Sized at 14 x 14 cm. A fine art greeting card: your specimen on the front, your sentiment inside, dispatched in its own envelope. The cheapest acquisition we offer, and arguably the most dangerous.
Posted to you, ready to send · Ships to UK only
Format preview
Choose this format after you have created and kept a saved artwork.
From
£4.00
15.2 x 10.2 cm
Sized at 15.2 x 10.2 cm. A fine art greeting card: your specimen on the front, your sentiment inside, dispatched in its own envelope. The cheapest acquisition we offer, and arguably the most dangerous.
Posted to you, ready to send · Ships to UK & EU
Format preview
Choose this format after you have created and kept a saved artwork.
From
£4.00
14 x 14 cm
Sized at 14 x 14 cm. A fine art greeting card: your specimen on the front, your sentiment inside, dispatched in its own envelope. The cheapest acquisition we offer, and arguably the most dangerous.
Posted directly to your recipient · Ships to UK only
Format preview
Choose this format after you have created and kept a saved artwork.
From
£4.00
5 x 7 in
Sized at 5 x 7 in. A folded Fedrigoni card with gloss varnish: your specimen on the cover, a few chosen words within, and a discreet Institute imprint upon the reverse. The most economical way to inflict art upon a loved one.
Posted to you, ready to send · Ships to UK only
Format preview
Choose this format after you have created and kept a saved artwork.
From
£5.00
A5
Sized at A5. A folded Fedrigoni card with gloss varnish: your specimen on the cover, a few chosen words within, and a discreet Institute imprint upon the reverse. The most economical way to inflict art upon a loved one.
Posted to you, ready to send · Ships to UK only
Format preview
Choose this format after you have created and kept a saved artwork.
From
£5.00
17.8 x 12.7 cm
Sized at 17.8 x 12.7 cm. A fine art greeting card: your specimen on the front, your sentiment inside, dispatched in its own envelope. The cheapest acquisition we offer, and arguably the most dangerous.
Posted to you, ready to send · Ships to UK & EU
Format preview
Choose this format after you have created and kept a saved artwork.
From
£5.00
Ships to UK only. Ships to UK & EU.
Every card starts the same way
Create the artwork for free, keep the survivor, write the message, then let us fold, print, and post it. The studio is open, and the committee is, as ever, watching.
Create artwork first