Artist Opportunities

Job Opportunity: Videographer/Video Editor – Canada Summer Jobs Position

Deadline to apply is Monday, May 12, 2025 at 5 PM.

MAC is seeking a creative and ambitious student or young professional (aged 15-30) to film and edit video content for MAC and Sauga Arts HUB. This position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program, which supports not-for-profit and public sector employers and provides quality summer work experiences for youth, particularly those facing barriers to employment.

Please note: This position is contingent upon CSJ funding.

Volunteer with MAC!

Call for Volunteers for Charity Gaming at RAMA Mississauga Gaming House

Deadline: Ongoing

Charitable Gaming Volunteers:
This is an ongoing year-round volunteer opportunity. Mississauga Arts Council provides volunteers to work two four hour shifts at RAMA Gaming Centre in Mississauga per month. MAC receives a portion of the revenue, which directly funds our MicroGrant program and other community-engaged initiatives. Volunteers will rotate based on availability.

Additional volunteering opportunities may include:

• – MARTY event volunteers
• – Amphitheatre Unplugged event volunteers
• – MACsquerade Ball event volunteers
• – Summer festival event volunteers
  and more!

Indigenous Artists (All Disciplines)

Call for Indigenous Artists to join Roster

Deadline: Ongoing

Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) actively listens to Indigenous artists and ensures their work is respectfully showcased and fairly compensated. We are looking to connect with professional and emerging Indigenous artists from all artistic disciplines to create new Indigenous-led projects and commissions that celebrate Indigenous culture through stories, artwork, and music.

Current arts collaborations include a wide variety of stimulating creative entertainment and exhibition efforts, connecting creative professionals to new audiences and clients. MAC values any input that ensures that every collaboration is inclusive of the special works we wish to present.

Murals with MAC

Call for Visual Artists to join Artist Roster

Deadline: Ongoing

Murals with MAC is a neighbourhood beautification project that is redefining traditional approaches to public art and provide paid opportunities for local artists. Whether it is a painted wall or a vinyl wrap, a printed panel, or decorated picnic tables, a bold banner or beautiful utility box, there are so many bold ways to transform public spaces.

Apply now to join our robust Artist Roster of Muralists and Utility Box Designers (paint and/or digital wraps). 

Artist Call

Request For Proposal for Alectra Box – 200 Rathburn Rd W

This call is now closed.

About the project:
M City and Murals with MAC are inviting artists to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Alectra Box located in Square One’s busiest terminal.

Submit an Audition – Next Gen: Singing Contest

This call is now closed.

The Next Gen: Singing Contest (formerly Sauga Teens Got Talent) is a yearly juried singing competition for youth hosted by Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival, produced by Mississauga Arts Council, sponsored by Metalworks Studios and Metalworks Institute.

MAC encourages youth vocalists (aged 16–22) to submit an audition for a chance to perform on the festival’s Community Stage and win cash prizes from MAC, along with prizes from Metalworks Institute and Metalworks Studios.

Call for Artist Submissions – Beauty of Bees

This call is now closed.

MAC in partnership with the Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival is hosting the Beauty of Bees Exhibit on Sunday, June 2, 2024, from 1:30 – 3:30 PM at the Pollinator Garden beside the Streetsville BIA!

Themes to consider include Mississauga’s 50th, Mississauga’s hidden gems, spring, bees, flowers, etc.

MAC and Streetsville Bread & Honey Festival awards cash prizes of $500, $300, and $200 to the first, second, and third-place winners respectively.