Programs

ARTIST CALL – Cranberry Christmas Market 2026

August 11, 2026August 5, 2026
Calls (category), Cranberry Christmas Market (category), Programs (category)

Mississauga Arts Council’s Cranberry Christmas Market is back! Apply to be a vendor at the curated 2026 holiday market on… Read More »ARTIST CALL – Cranberry Christmas Market 2026

Four people standing and smiling together in a music studio. Musical instruments, including a piano and drum set, are visible in the background.

MicroGrant Success: Radhika Baskar, Spring 2025

July 29, 2026July 22, 2026
MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category), Music (category)

Radhika Baskar used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to create two new music recordings – seamlessly fusing Carnatic music with Western Jazz.

MicroGrant Success: JSAL, Spring 2026

July 23, 2026June 30, 2026
MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category), Music (category)

JSAL used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to support her Rising Phoenix: Debut Album Release concert at The Rec Room Square One.

A close up shot of Stephanie Braganza, smiling with a Pomeranian. Text over the bottom of the image reads, "Until We Meet Again" and "Stephanie Braganza"

MicroGrant Success: Stephanie Braganza, Spring 2025

July 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Film (category), MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category), Music (category)

Stephanie Braganza used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to create a music video for her song, “Until We Meet Again.”

Two women posing outdoors at sunset by a lake with mountains in the background. One woman stands in a white dress while the other sits beside her playing an acoustic guitar.

MicroGrant Success: Pilar America, Fall 2022

July 9, 2026June 30, 2026
MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category), Music (category)

Pilar America used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to make a musical comeback after a devastating hand injury prevented her from playing… Read More »MicroGrant Success: Pilar America, Fall 2022

Four women smile together in a brightly lit gallery space with large windows looking out onto snow-covered branches. Behind them is a piece of artwork with a night sky and star motifs.

MicroGrant Success: Shawish Market, Spring 2025

July 2, 2026June 30, 2026
Fashion (category), MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category), Visual Arts (category)

Amanda Bernard used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to transform Shawish Market (an online Indigenous Marketplace) into an in-person workshop & market… Read More »MicroGrant Success: Shawish Market, Spring 2025

A film still showing two women sitting on a couch in a wood-paneled room. One woman holds a pillow closely while the other speaks to her; the foreground table is cluttered with pill bottles and tissues.

MicroGrant Success: Asha Ponnachan, Spring 2025

June 17, 2026April 29, 2026
Film (category), MicroGrant Winners (category), MicroGrants (category)

Asha Ponnachan used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to create the short film Comical Depression.

“Be Somebody Special” by Neddy wins 2026 Sauga’s Song of the Year Contest!

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026
50th Anthem Contest (category), Media Releases (category), Music (category), News (category)

“Be Somebody Special” by Mississauga-based pop-folk recording artist, Neddy, is announced as the 2026 Sauga’s Song of the Year Contest!

TD Culture Lab: Artists Talking About Grants

May 14, 2026August 11, 2026
TD Culture Lab (category), TDCL Event (category)

Join MAC and grant-writing veteran artists Manahil Bandukwala and Tennyson King to chat all things grants on June 10, 2026,… Read More »TD Culture Lab: Artists Talking About Grants

Mississauga Arts Council’s triggers $145,800 in economic activity with Spring MicroGrant Funding

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026
Media Releases (category), MicroGrants (category), News (category), Programs (category), Sponsors (category)

Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) is pleased to announce the 14 winners of their Spring 2025 MicroGrant Program!