About
Mellow Art

Grow your brand alongside a creative community that cares. Let's build something meaningful together.
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MISSION & VALUES

Art for everyone. Artists first.

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Artists First

Every decision begins with what's best for the creators in our community.

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Genuine Connection

We create real moments between artists and the people who love their work.

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Original Always

Only handmade, original work. We protect the integrity of independent art.

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Community Over Commerce

We measure success in relationships built, not just revenue generated.

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Accessible Art

Original art is for everyone — not just galleries and serious collectors.

FOUNDER STORY

Born From a Frustration.
Built From a Passion.

Mellow Art started with a simple frustration: there weren't enough spaces for small, independent artists to share their work with the world.

Since running our first art market in September 2022, Mellow Art has grown into a creative platform for emerging artists, illustrators, crafters, and small business owners with a love for art, stationery, and merchandise.

We strive to create cosy, welcoming opportunities for creatives to showcase their work to the public and build a tight-knit artist community in the heart of Melbourne (and interstate!). Beyond markets, we've expanded into art jams and workshops to cater to our growing audience.

TEAM INTRODUCTION

The People Behind It All

Cindy

Co-Founder/ Director

Cindy plans and curates Mellow Art's creative concepts. She is constantly brimming with ideas and is your local bubbly extrovert! By day, Cindy is a veterinarian🐶🐱🐾 and by night, she runs Mellow Art! You'll find her in little cafes, journaling and eating cake 🍰🍵. You can find her adventures and art at @cinnabells.

Alison

Co-Founder / Director

Alison (@alittleali_) is an Architecture Graduate by day and an artist/ small biz owner by night! Ali develops Mellow Art’s graphics and makes sure that every event venue is planned with efficiency! She loves stationery and cute things - and her passion for illustration extends from designing stickers to creating children's book illustratios that bring stories to life. She’s a super SHY introvert, and if she looks 😐 from the outside, she promises she’s 😀 inside.

Jane

Administration

Jane, an Allied Health Assistant, loves to crochet🧶, all cute things and anything with Snoopy! Our crochet queen can whip up cute flower bouquets🌷🌻and even trendy beanies. You’ll find Jane assisting Cindy and Ali with administrative tasks, customer support, as well as assisting at events to make sure everything runs smoothly!

Angela

Event / Media

Angela, a graphic designer and photographer, is an avid collector of art prints and cute stationery! She is obsessed with anything strawberry and apple-themed 🍓🍎 , loves the colour green 🍀 , and enjoys cozy games in her free time. You’ll find her assisting with front of house at events or catch her running around with her camera 📷 lovingly documenting sweet Mellow memories (@angie_q.h).

company timeline

Our Milestones

Mellow Art Market: Debut

Mellow Art Market is a cozy, sticker-filled celebration of cute and fun art — bringing together 15+ local creatives, illustrators, and small businesses in the heart of Melbourne. ✨

Mellow Art Market: Christmas

A curated celebration of handcrafted art, independent makers, and Melbourne's most vibrant creative community.

Mellow Art Market: Winter in Sydney

Mellow Art Market makes its Sydney debut! Join 70+ local, interstate, and international artists for a cozy, ticketed weekend of stickers, stationery, and illustration. 💌✨

Mellow Art Market: Spring in Melbourne

Mellow Art Market celebrates its 1-year anniversary with Lovely Spring in Melbourne — with 80+ local and international artists. Expect a stamp rally and workshops.💐🌸

MUJI x Mellow

Mellow Art Market teamed up with MUJI Australia for eight free journaling workshops at MUJI Chadstone, welcoming 120 attendees to refresh their minds and restock their stationery essentials for the new year.

INI Studio x Mellow

Mellow Art transforms INI STUDIO into a cosy little art space for one sweet summer night — featuring a journaling workshop with an exclusive stationery package, plus a free pop-up exhibition from your favourite artists.

Mellow Art Market: The World Is Our Playground

A vibrant creative playground — featuring 40 stallholders, an international Artist Laneway, and a curated gallery space

Lovey Patisserie Cafe x Mellow

Join Mellow and our dearest friends for a cosy winter weekend at LOVEY — featuring a Sonny Angel keyring-making workshop with Little Odd Gems, casual sit-down journaling sessions

Mellow Art Market: Big Dreams Start in Small Towns

Mellow Art celebrates its 2-year anniversary at Crown Promenade — featuring 130+ artists, activities, a stamp rally, and a activity pack. Big dreams start in small towns, and we're so glad you're here for ours. 🏡✨

Mellow Art Market: Story Sailors

Mellow Art returns to Sydney - transforming Walsh Bay Pier into a market with 130+ local and international artists. Don't miss Honey Mellow Cafe ⛵🌊

Mini Mellow: Cyber Society x Pankeki

Cyber Society fuses cyberspace with the physical world — with a gallery by PankekI. Discover a community of artists exploring technology, identity through art. ⚡

Mini Mellow: A Tiny Housewarming

Tiny Housewarming turns the market into a cozy, lived-in home — where art meets gallery, room by room, through little things and little friends. 🏡

Mellow Pop!

MellowPop! is Mellow Art's newest sub-brand, dedicated to all things bubbly and fun in pop culture. This November, we're launching our first ever K-pop market in Sydney 🎤

Mellow Art Market: Year of Celebrations!

A year of art, made together. 🎉 Mellow Art's biggest event of the year — a joyful end-of-year market celebrating our community of independent artists and makers.

Mini Mellow: Mellow's Pantry

Mellow Art brings together Melbourne's creative and food scenes for an event where art and flavour collide — a celebration of the city's love for both.

Mellow Art & Stationery Fair - MEL.01

Mellow Art & Stationery Fair returns to Melbourne this December with 130+ artists, celebrating the quiet moments and friendships found along the artist journey.

We're currently planning
our next market!

We're working on something exciting for our community. In the meantime, explore past events, connect with artists, or sign up to get notified when we announce our next market.

see past event

We're currently planning
our next market!

We're working on something exciting for our community. In the meantime, explore past events, connect with artists, or sign up to get notified when we announce our next market.

see past event

our comunity