In 1999, Visual Arts Brampton held its first mail art show, at Artway. The exhibit proved so popular, it moved to the Art Gallery of Peel for a year, in 2001. In 2003 and 2004, VAB readopted the show, dubbing it the Snail Mail World Postcard Art Show.

In 2005, we decided to take it to the next level, and founded the World Art Gallery, both the only known permanent public exhibit space for mail art and the only known collection of artwork of only one size (4 x 6 inches).

The display space gradually rotates its collection, adding new works as received, replacing the oldest works on display.