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Celebrate 30 years of Mississauga’s creative excellence at the 2025 MARTY Awards.

On Thursday, June 19, 2025, join the Mississauga Arts Council at the Mississauga Convention Centre for an unforgettable evening honouring the city’s top creative talent across all arts disciplines – music, visual arts, dance, film, and so much more.

The evening kicks off at 6:00 PM with red-carpet photos, cocktails, and live music by Tyler Yarema. At 7:00 PM, enjoy a delicious three-course dinner and an inspiring awards ceremony hosted by Amin Dhillon. The night will feature exciting live performances by past MARTY Award winners Bree Taylor, Wali Shah, and U.N. Jefferson, with a special rendition of O Canada by India Brown. All are welcome!

Be a part of this milestone MARTYS event, 30 years in the making!

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30th Annual Mississauga Arts Award Finalists

Community Arts Group of the Year
Mississauga Music
Music Without Borders
Stay Woke
Studio.89

Literary Arts (Emerging)
Ayomide Bayowa
Leah Duarte
Roann Enriquez
Anjula Evans
Tahira Rajwani

Music – Solo Vocalist (Established)
Stephanie Braganza
Heather Christine
Shirshendu Mukherjee
Neddy
Karoline Podolak

Festival of the Year
Carassauga Festival of Cultures
Japan Festival CANADA
Living With Wellness Art Festival
Philippine Festival Mississauga
The Triple Threat Theatre Festival

Literary Arts (Established)
Paul Edward Costa
Sneha Subramanian Kanta
Anna Yin

Visual Arts – Multimedia Arts (Emerging)
Shehzar Abro
Miss Daisy
Chantelle Dorafshani
Joanna Konopka
Rainier Naomi

Dance (Emerging)
Pardeep Kumar
Daijahmar Mason-Adams

Music – Group (Emerging)
6ix Pal Mundo
BluPrint
Vacant Space

Visual Arts – Multimedia Arts (Established)
Joanne Feely DeGraaf
Pernia Jamshed
Yen Linh Thai

Dance (Established)
Dhruv Naik
Parth Naik
Jenny Pullon
Shadow Entertainment

Music – Group (Established)
Arlene & the People
ASD Band
Carn Davidson 9
Fiddlestix
MAYBE MAY

Visual Arts – Traditional Forms (Emerging)
Diana Nadia Lawryshyn
Hee J. Jo
Soka Lazara
Maariyah Mohiuddin

Film/Video Arts (Emerging)
Jack Kukolic
Nader Nassereddine
Sabrina Saudin
Inaya Sher

Music – Instrumental (Established)
Gaby Al Botros
Carson Freeman
Majd Sukar

Visual Arts – Traditional Forms (Established)
Priscilla Kar Yee Lo
Hans Poppe
Thaniath Siddiqui
Winsom Winsom

Film/Video Arts (Established)
Naiyelli Romero Agüero
Carroll Chiramel
Dmitry Lopatin
Virinderpaul Singh

Music – Solo Vocalist (Emerging)
Tracy Cui
Maame G
JSAL
Sangeet Mcan
RSHKA

Community Arts Award Winners

Laurie Pallett Patron of the Arts
Oxford Properties Group & The Daniels Corporation

Hazel McCallion Volunteer of the Year
Teresa Lau

Lifetime Achievement
Don Breithaupt

Special Award for Community Theatre Excellence
Clarkson Music Theatre

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Show Your Support at the MARTYS!

Join us as a sponsor of the 2025 MARTY Awards – Mississauga’s biggest celebration of individual and organizational contributions to the arts, and our landmark 30th anniversary event.

Your sponsorship directly supports local artists, and shines a spotlight on Mississauga’s thriving creative community. Whether you want to take a leading role in bringing the MARTYS to life, step into the spotlight to present an award on stage, or contribute to help artists attend the celebration, there are many impactful ways to align your brand with arts and culture at the MARTYS.

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About the MARTYS

The Mississauga Arts Awards (The MARTYS) celebrate outstanding individual and organizational contributions to the arts and cultural activity in our city. Each year, we recognize honourees whose work transforms and advances our communities through art. In 2025, we celebrate 30 years of the MARTYS, the city’s most distinguished red-carpet event for recognizing established and emerging artists.

The Artistic Excellence Awards honor both Emerging and Established artists in their specific disciplines, while the Community Arts Awards recognize individuals committed to our arts community, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, Hazel McCallion Volunteer of the Year Award, Laurie Pallett Patron of the Arts Award, and more

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