Nelson International Mural Festival

Nelson International Mural Festival Join us for the ninth annual Nelson International Mural Festival, August 7-9th, 2026

Muralists, you have just a few hours remaining to apply for 2026! We've been enjoying seeing all the applications roll...
12/22/2025

Muralists, you have just a few hours remaining to apply for 2026!

We've been enjoying seeing all the applications roll in from artists from both across the street and across the world🌍 After applications close, the list goes to this year's guest curator (who we will announce soon!) and then to our arms-length jury.

The application form closes tonight, Monday, December 22 at 11:59 PT.

📩 Apply here: https://ndac.ca/resources/nimf-artist-application/

📸: Electrify Photography
🎨: Priscilla Yu

The clock is ticking! Muralist applications for the 2026 festival are open until Monday, December 22 at 11:59 PT. 📩 Appl...
12/20/2025

The clock is ticking!

Muralist applications for the 2026 festival are open until Monday, December 22 at 11:59 PT.

📩 Apply here: https://ndac.ca/resources/nimf-artist-application/

❓Please read our FAQ page before submitting an application to ensure you understand our selection process and our regional context. We would like to remind applicants that we are a small festival, in a small community, with limited walls available each year. Read the FAQ here: https://ndac.ca/resources/nimf-artist-faqs/

⚡️Quick Application Tips
-Ensure your links work! We are unable to contact applicants about broken/expired links.
-Ensure the links you provide (website/Instagram etc.) show examples of recent large-scale work.
-Make sure your social links are full URLs, not just your @

📸: Electrify Photography
🎨: Axel Morrison

The one week countdown is here! muralist applications close next Monday, December 22nd at midnight PT. Know an artist ...
12/15/2025

The one week countdown is here! muralist applications close next Monday, December 22nd at midnight PT.

Know an artist who should apply to paint in ? Tag them in the comments!

And in the meantime, here are a few of our favourite snapshots from the 2025 mural festival season.

More info: https://ndac.ca/programs/nelson-international-mural-festival/

FT:
angie jerez
Madeleine Tetreault
Shawnee Kish
Axel Morrison
Gijs Vanhee
Priscilla Yu
Tapatia Collective
Timothy Robert Smith
NASARIMBA
Baque Zero Graus

📸: Valley Ridge Media, Electrify Photography, Wyatt Miller-Unser

Yes, walls like this really do exist here in ! We can’t promise you the side of a skyscraper, but you can definitely t...
12/03/2025

Yes, walls like this really do exist here in !

We can’t promise you the side of a skyscraper, but you can definitely take a refreshing dip in the lake after you’ve finished painting for the day!

In fact, most of the muralists who have visited us have added a dip in the lake to their daily routine during their visits.

Tempted by the lake? Muralist applications are open until Monday, December 22 at midnight PT.

https://ndac.ca/programs/nelson-international-mural-festival/

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It's your time to shine☀️ muralist applications are NOW OPEN! We are jumping into our ninth festival this August 7-9, ...
11/28/2025

It's your time to shine☀️ muralist applications are NOW OPEN!

We are jumping into our ninth festival this August 7-9, 2026 in Nelson, BC, Canada with painting taking place in June, July, and August. Want to join us? We welcome muralist applications from artists living anywhere in the world.

Muralist applications are open now until Monday, December 22 at 11:59 PT.

📩 Apply here: https://ndac.ca/resources/nimf-artist-application/

❓Please read our FAQ page before submitting an application to ensure you understand our selection process and our regional context. We would like to remind applicants that we are a small festival, in a small community, with limited walls available each year. Read the FAQ here: https://ndac.ca/resources/nimf-artist-faqs/

⚡️Quick Application Tips
-Ensure your links work! We are unable to contact applicants about broken/expired links.
-Ensure the links you provide (website/Instagram etc.) show examples of recent large-scale work.

📸: Wyatt Miller-Unser
🎨: angie jerez

When artists come here to paint in Nelson, we really want to give them the opportunity to experience all the local flavo...
08/14/2025

When artists come here to paint in Nelson, we really want to give them the opportunity to experience all the local flavours they possibly can. We are deeply grateful for the support of Wait's News this year in helping to feed our artists.

We are so grateful to festival in a community with incredible local businesses🩵

📸: Wyatt Miller-Unser

It’s THANK YOU time 🌈💫🙏We couldn’t do any of this without our incredible team of staff, contractors, and volunteers 🩷Tha...
08/11/2025

It’s THANK YOU time 🌈💫🙏

We couldn’t do any of this without our incredible team of staff, contractors, and volunteers 🩷

Thank you to the beautiful team that worked so hard to make this happen:
Sydney Black
Kaitlyn Nobiss
Jamie Adams
Brian McIntyre
Ingrid Love
Wyatt Miller-Unser
Rheagan Lade
Dave Ronald
Isaiah Furman
Lee Campese
Marco Law
Kyla Hurst
Fatspatrol
Stephanie Myers
Gillian Wiley
Dee Landsberg
Jessilyn Leckie
Valerie Evans
Eric Galbraith
Robyn Lamb
Keon Chung
Nelson from Nelson
Sammy Jade
Gita Moore
Nicole Charlwood
Kaihen Harwood
Jaimie MacGibbon
Kaylyn Hardstaff
Emma Walker
Dylan Griffith
Jade Lewis
David
JZ & team
Andrea and Darren

There are also so many other folks that have helped make this possible, in so many ways.

📸: Valley Ridge Media, Wyatt Miller-Unser, Kaitlyn Nobiss

block party was an absolute 🪩VIBE 💫Thank you to all the performers, staff, volunteers and audience members who showed ...
08/10/2025

block party was an absolute 🪩VIBE 💫

Thank you to all the performers, staff, volunteers and audience members who showed up and made it amazing ✨

We want to give a HUGE shoutout to all of this year’s guest (and resident) music and mural curators for helping us make this summer extra special.
Thank you to:
💚 Beeswax Collective
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💛
🩷

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Today is the final day of 🎊We finish with a day of learning, continuing our workshop series from 10:30am- 3:30pmPlease...
08/10/2025

Today is the final day of 🎊

We finish with a day of learning, continuing our workshop series from 10:30am- 3:30pm

Please pre-register for workshops before showing up! We look forward to learning with you all today 🎶

Details on our website: https://ndac.ca/programs/nelson-international-mural-festival/

📸: Louis Bockner

We had the most magical evening immersed in local talent in the alleyways of last night 💓The party gets even bigger to...
08/09/2025

We had the most magical evening immersed in local talent in the alleyways of last night 💓

The party gets even bigger tonight in outside the Nelson Visitor Centre! Join us for live performance, dance parties, kids activities and more from 4:30pm-10:30pm tonight!

Details: https://ndac.ca/programs/nelson-international-mural-festival/

📸: Valley Ridge Media

Nelson International Mural Festival 2025

🪩 Let's get this block party started! Today features free workshops, the festival's iconic Railtown Stage, and the last ...
08/09/2025

🪩 Let's get this block party started!

Today features free workshops, the festival's iconic Railtown Stage, and the last day to complete the Scavenger Hunt!

Free workshops run from 10:30am - 4:00pm at KATI -191 Baker Street (please pre-register on our website)
Railtown Stage runs from 4:30pm-10:30pm at 91 Baker Street
and the Scavenger hunt runs from 5:00-10:00pm for clue sheet and prize pick up

*** Schedule UPDATES
🚲 4:00-8:00pm Cycling Without Age Tours (book via phone. number available in our access guide, at the info tent, or if you DM us!)
🎙️6:40-8:20pm hosts will be Ruth & Shelby

For detailed info, visit our website: https://ndac.ca/programs/nelson-international-mural-festival/

📸: Louis Bockner

We are ready for you 🎉And we have some extra sweet prizes from Pixie Candy Shoppe for the sleuths who complete the sca...
08/09/2025

We are ready for you 🎉

And we have some extra sweet prizes from Pixie Candy Shoppe for the sleuths who complete the scavenger hunt🍬

Thank you so much Pixie Candy for supporting the scavenger hunt! 🫶🏻

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Nelson, BC

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