Toronto Star: Nominations window open for the MARTYS Awards
Toronto Star feature: Nomination window open for the MARTYS Awards
Recognize and reward Mississauga’s finest creatives – nominations for the 27th Mississauga Arts Awards are now OPEN!
The 27th Annual Mississauga Arts Awards (MARTYS) is happening on Thursday, May 19th, 2022 and nominations are now OPEN. Professional artists who are residents of Mississauga, have a significant connection to Mississauga or have made a major contribution to the arts within Mississauga are encouraged to submit a nomination.
Peel Weekly News: Mental health conference provides hope for “ArtsCare”
Feature Article in Peel Weekly News on the success of the Arts for Mental Health Conference, MAC’s ArtsCare initiative, and the Arts for Mental Health Award.
The Courier Press: Arts and creativity are powerful tools in improving mental health
Feature Article in The Courier Press Dan White’s experience attending the Arts for Mental Health Conference and how arts and creativity are powerful tools in improving mental health.
Front Page Feature – Mississauga News: Here’s why arts could soon help Peel residents heal
Feature Article in Mississauga News on MAC’s Arts for Health initiatives, as well as the stories of art as health care for Christine Long and Angela Chao.
Mississauga Arts Council and Mass Culture’s Arts for Mental Health Conference provides hope for ArtsCare
MAC and MC brought together health practitioners, academics, artists, politicians, and leaders in the arts sector at the first Arts for Mental Health Conference in Canada on October 6, 2021.
CBC’s Here and Now: Interview with Mike Douglas and Angela Chao, Arts for Mental Health
MAC interviewed by CBC Radio One’s Gill Deacon on the radio program Here and Now – October 8, 2021.
Peel Weekly News: Datathon engages arts community in Mississauga
Feature Article in Peel Weekly News about the success of our Datathon in partnership with Mass Culture and in advance of our Arts for Mental Health Conference.
Mass Culture and Mississauga Arts Council’s first virtual Datathon Engages the Arts, Health and Research Communities!
MC and MAC announce the successful completion of our virtual Datathon. The 95 resources collected will inform the content for the Arts for Mental Health Conference.
Mississauga Arts Council and Mass Culture partner to launch the first Arts for Mental Health Conference in Canada
MAC and MassCulture are partnering to launch the Arts For Mental Health Conference on October 6th, 2021. It will explore the rationale for, design and implementation of a pilot program that will deliver and expand arts programs to people living with mental health issues in Mississauga.