Mississauga Artists and Arts Groups – Submit your Nomination for the 2025 Mississauga Arts Awards!
MAC is excited to announce that nominations are now OPEN for the 2025 MARTYS! The deadline to submit by is April 14, 2025, at 5 PM.
CREATE
MAC offers programming for all artistic practices, from professional development workshops to performances and exhibitions, artist opportunities, and MicroGrants.
CONNECT
Our robust communications channels have an audience of 25,000+.
Our arts website, MartysHUB.com is the go-to destination for local arts news and events.
CELEBRATE
The MARTY Awards and The MACsquerade Ball engage the community, showcasing amazing artists in Mississauga. Learn how you can contribute to our Events.
What’s New at MAC?
MicroGrant Success: Cathleen MacDonald, Fall 2022
Filmmaker Cathleen MacDonald used her Short Documentary Film MicroGrant to produce the short film KANAKIYOST.
Rotary Club of Mississauga supports SAMS
New Shows coming to Long Term Care Rotary Club of Mississauga Generously Supports Seniors Arts & Music Series (SAMS)
SAMS Stories: River North Duo
Heather Christine and Matt Zaddy, aka River North Duo, brought their engaging mix of rock/folk and jazz to seniors through The Seniors Arts & Music Se…
MicroGrant Success: Heather Christine, Fall 2023
Heather Christine used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to work with mentor Bill King and produce a brand new EP of original songs.
SAMS Stories: Carla Gonzalez
Carla is a multi-talented artist and instructor. Through SAMS, she taught art and singing classes and performed Latin-inspired music concerts.
MAC’s own Mike Douglas receives the King Charles III Coronation Medal
Congratulations to Mike Douglas, Executive Director of Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) who received the King Charles II Coronation Medal recognizing hi…
MicroGrant Success: Jade Hilton, Fall 2024
Jade Hilton used her Matchmaker MicroGrant to support her Fall 2024 tour, One Night in Tennessee.
Pilot Project (2024): The Seniors Arts and Music Program
SAMS brought creative experiences to seniors across Mississauga in 2024 and 2025.
Get Involved with MAC
There are so many ways you can get involved with the Mississauga Arts Council. Participate in a program, attend an event, or apply for an artist call. Let’s work together to support Mississauga’s thriving arts community!
Sauga Arts HUB (formerly Martys HUB) is an arts news and events website for Mississauga’s creative community. Whether you are an artist looking to expand your network, an arts supporter discovering new local creatives, or a venue wanting to promote your events, you can do it on Sauga Arts HUB
Murals with MAC is a neighbourhood beautification project redefining traditional approaches to public art and providing paid opportunities for local artists to create, connect, and celebrate spaces and communities throughout the city!
MAC’s dynamic and impactful MicroGrant program provides funding for artist-led projects which have a pronounced and impactful connection to the public and bring recognition and increased awareness to the arts across the city.
MAC’s ArtsCare Pilot Programming provides therapeutic arts programs to benefit those suffering from mental health conditions. Participants will explore artistic forms of expression, mindfulness exercises, and build relationships with other participants through shared creative experiences.
We want to hear from you!
Get in touch with MAC to learn more about membership, MAC programs, sponsor opportunities and so much more!
The Mississauga Arts Council acknowledges that the land on which we gather is part of the Treaty and Traditional Territory of the Mississauga’s of the Credit First Nation, The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Nations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land, and give our respect to these peoples and their ancestors who have been inhabitants of this land since time immemorial. We also recognize that Mississauga is now home to many global Indigenous Peoples.