Pelham Art Festival – Call for Artists

The annual PAF will take place on Mother’s Day weekend, May 8-10, 2026, and the online show is scheduled for May 1-31, 2026. The PAF team is very helpful with the application process and available to assist with questions/uploads, etc. through an email helpline. The festival has attracted numerous artists from South Niagara and beyond for the past 38 years, many of whom have returned year after year.

Anyone who applies for the In-person show is automatically entitled to a free Online gallery on our website as well. For those who are not able to do an In-Person show, they can choose the Online option instead.

This juried, highly respected art show and our new professional website and e-commerce platform are a huge plus for anyone wanting to have their work seen beyond the Niagara region. Before and during the festival we promote the show on paid social media, radio, in newspapers throughout Niagara and on Akimbo resulting in several cross-Canada sales as well as an international one. With an online platform, anything is possible!!

The Pelham Art Festival is a fundraising festival in support of the Lincoln Pelham Library System, art scholarships and community art activities. We are a not-for-profit organization, run by volunteers who are passionate about art and care about their community. In addition to a very reasonable booth/gallery fee, the expectation is that artists pay a 15% commission to the PAF from each sale made during the PAF In-Person and Online shows and from post-show sales up to two weeks following as a result of an artwork being seen at the festival in either format.