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We're shining bright like a diamond with recent news that Brampton Guardian readers have selected us as one of the best Adult Activity Programs in Brampton for our art classes. Along with receiving the prestigious Diamond level for our adult programs, our Artway Gallery at Shoppers World received a Platinum award for Best Art Gallery in Brampton.

A huge thank you goes out to our community for supporting our organization and nominating/voting for us in the Brampton Guardian Readers' Choice Awards this year.

Congratulations to Visual Arts Brampton student Shaivee Bhatt, Age 11, for having her artwork chosen as a finalist in the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest! Shaivee’s "BeeMobile" takes care of the bees that play a vital role in our ecosystem. Her work, along with eight other Canadian contenders, will now move on to the world finals.

Over the years, the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest has evolved from an art competition to an opportunity for children to bring forward their world-changing ideas,” said Larry Hutchinson, President and CEO of Toyota Canada and one of this year’s Canadian judges. “I’m truly impressed by their ideas – from making our planet more sustainable, to fighting virus and bacteria, to making the world more inclusive through physical accessibility.

Local News Coverage:

• Pair of GTA youths part of nine finalists for Toyota’s annual car-drawing contest
• Brampton-made 'Bee Mobile' has young artist looking to global glory

Visual Arts Brampton is pleased to be recognized by the City of Brampton for supporting the united response to help our community deal with the impacts of COVID-19.

Canadian Kid's Activities has ranked our children's programming as one of the top ten most popular kids activities in Brampton for the fourth year in a row. 

Most recently, Visual Arts Brampton has been nominated in the Arts & Culture category for the upcoming Brampton Board of Trade Business Excellence Awards. Award recipients will be announced at the gala event on May 6th.

Thank you to our extremely supportive community and volunteers!

Visual Arts Brampton is excited to present the Snail Mail World Postcard Art Show! Creative people from all corners of the world are invited to submit postcard size original artworks to the 2021 edition of this unique and fun collection of international art.

Check here for more information on how to submit your postcard through the mail or digitally.

Also, take a look back at entries from our 2017 and 2019 shows.