DEADLINE EXTENDED: Spring 2023 MAC MicroGrants
The deadline for our Spring 2023 MAC MicroGrants has been EXTENDED. New Deadline: Monday, April 10, 2023 by 5 PM.
MAC’s Programs
We spark the growth of the arts by creating opportunity and connection between artists and residents in Mississauga and beyond. Our programs help creatives build their artistic and entrepreneurial capacity and connect artists to more audiences and each other.
MAC’s programs serve the interest of all major creative arts categories supporting opportunities for professional artists in Mississauga. From professional development webinars and workshops to live performance opportunities, from visual art exhibitions to dance films, and spoken word performances to song writing contests, we aim to build programs that will help the city’s arts sector thrive!
Our programs are designed to:
• Support professional creatives across all artistic disciplines
• Build ongoing interest, participation, and support for the local arts sector
• Initiate career development programs aimed at developing arts business skills
• Assist in transitioning artists online and enabling their digital capacity growth
• Deliver more publicly accessible In-person and virtual creative events
Current Programs
Martys HUB
Martys HUB is an online destination for artists and the public, featuring artist profiles in a searchable directory, news, events, articles, videos, and more. Founded in 2021, and initiated by the Mississauga Arts Council, Martys HUB offers engaging online encounters between professional artists in Mississauga and the community.
Murals with MAC
Murals with Mac is a neighbourhood beautification project. Facilitating relationships between artists and community partners, MAC is helping to redefine traditional approaches to public art and provide paid opportunities for local artists, to create, connect, and celebrate unexpected spaces throughout the city of Mississauga!
MAC MicroGrants
MAC’s dynamic and impactful MicroGrant program provides financial support and opportunities for artists to create projects which have a pronounced and impactful connection to the public, and bring recognition and increased awareness to the arts across the city.
TD Culture Lab: Professional Development Series
Sponsored by TD Bank Group and presented by Mississauga Arts Council, TD Culture Lab is a series of professional development webinars and workshops designed specifically for the creative sector in Mississauga. The series feature leading professionals and will cover topics like Brand Development and Marketing, Finances for Artists, Grant Writing, Movie Making on a Budget, and Music Promotion.
Sauga Music NOW
The Sauga Music NOW series are online concerts and interviews created to highlight emerging musical talents in a live-production format, streamed and/or premiered on MAC’s YouTube channel.
Cranberry Christmas Market
Cranberry Christmas Market is Mississauga Arts Council’s (MAC) annual Holiday Market featuring local Mississauga artisans, craft, and food vendors. Join us at Clarke Memorial Hall (161 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga, ON L5H 1G3) on Saturday, December 10, 2022 to shop local for holiday gifts, enjoy some festive entertainment, and celebrate the return of our in-person holiday market!
Sauga’s Summer Song Contest
Mississauga Arts Council and Metalworks Studios, present Sauga’s Summer Song Contest, with media partner Mississauga Music. This contest looks for musicians to share their hot new summer song for a chance to win a recording and mixing session at Metalworks Studios, Canada’s premium recording studio.
Amphitheatre Unplugged
Brought to you through a partnership between Mississauga Arts Council and Mississauga Celebration Square, Amphitheatre Unplugged is Mississauga’s Outdoor Open Mic. Featuring emerging and established Mississauga talent including singers, musicians, dancers, spoken word artists, poets, comedians and more performing for thousands of spectators.
The Beauty of Bees Exhibit
The Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) in partnership with the Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival invite Mississauga visual artists to submit past and/or new visual works of flowers and bees to be displayed in this one day juried exhibit “The Beauty of Bees Exhibit” at the Pollinator Garden beside the Streetsville BIA building.
Sauga Teens Got Talent
Sauga Teens Got Talent is a yearly juried singing competition for teenagers aged 13-19 hosted by Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival, produced by Mississauga Arts Council, sponsored by Metalworks Studios and Metalworks Institute.
Program News & Updates
MicroGrants
Media Releases
Mississauga Arts Council Opens MicroGrants and Invites Creatives To Apply
Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) invites Creatives to apply for their 2023 MicroGrants, offering seven different funding streams this round.
Film
TD Culture Lab Webinar – Endless Possibilities: Using a Green Screen
February 21, 2023 – Learn how to use a green screen in your video work with Prince Saquian!
TD Culture Lab
TD Culture Lab Webinar – Get Funded: Grant Writing for Success
February 28, 2023 – Learn grant writing tips and tricks with Rohit Mehta!
TD Culture Lab
TD Culture Lab Webinar – Public Art: Ask Me Anything Panel
March 7, 2023 – Looking to get involved with public art? Join Jacqueline Mak, Philippa French, Kyla Radoja, and Soon Cho for this roundtable discussion!
Past & Seasonal Programs
Artists Online 2021
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MAC Arts Cafe
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TD Culture Lab:
Explore Publishing Workshop
April 17 & 30, 2021
MAC @ West Edge
Open Mic
Sweetheart Saloon – Country Music Showcase event
Mediamakers
Metalworks Institute
Scholarship
Paint Your Passion