Pelham Art Festival 2022 Theme Challenge - 'Beauty in Niagara'

Visitors to the 35th Pelham Art Festival and Pelham Art Festival Online will be treated to artwork specially created for this year’s theme challenge.

As part of their collection, artists have been invited to create one artwork to celebrate ‘Beauty in Niagara’, representing a personal experience or interpretation of our beautiful Niagara Region.

These artworks will be featured in a special online Curated Collection and visitors to Pelham Art Festival in the Meridian Community Centre will get to vote for their favourite theme artwork. A People’s Choice award will be presented to the winning artist.

Featured Artwork: Helping A Friend by Wendy Palermo

Love this little scene of the boy helping the girl who fell on the slippery ice. They all look as though one tug and they will all land on the ice. The colours of the backboards offset the pink winter coat and make this a bright and cheery scene.

Pelham Art Festival Website

The Annual Pelham Art Festival Show and Sale will be held May 6-8, 2022 at the Meridian Community Centre, 100 Meridian Way, Fonthill.

and the Pelham Art Festival Online Show and Sale will be held from May 4 to 15, 2022, on pelhamartfestival.com.

Over 60 juried fine art artists and artisans exhibit art ranging from original artworks in oil, acrylic, encaustic, pastel, watercolour, mixed media, fine art photography, and pottery, ceramics, segmented and turned wood, glass and jewellery. There is something for every taste and every budget.

Proceeds benefit Pelham Libraries, provide annual scholarships to graduating Pelham students pursuing studies in the fine arts from E.L. Crossley Secondary School, Notre Dame College School, and the Festival supports various community arts projects. Pelham Art Festival has proudly donated over $458,000 back to the community.