MAC Membership
Become a part of MAC’s Creative Community Today!
CREATE | CONNECT | CELEBRATE
There are so many reasons to join MAC’s growing community!
Your MAC membership unlocks great benefits, career development opportunities, and gives you access to a network artists and art supporters building a thriving and vibrant cultural sector in Mississauga. Our community members are actively involved in shaping the direction and growing the momentum of the arts in Mississauga.
Membership is open to all artistic disciplines, and MAC welcomes arts supporters, non-artists, and patrons to become members and support the work of our artist community.
(Scroll down to learn more about membership benefits)
Individual Membership Rates:
Student/Senior Membership – $30/year
Individual Membership – $40/year
Individual PLUS Membership – $60/year
Organization/Business Membership Rates:
Operating budget less than $100,000 – $60/year
Operating budget between $100,000 and $1,000,000 – $100/year
Operating budget over $1,000,000 – $150/year
Note: You can join or renew anytime! Memberships start on payment date and expire/renew 1 year following the payment date.
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Membership Plans:
Artists at all levels of their careers are eligible for membership with the Mississauga Arts Council, and are encouraged to join to take advantage of the benefits. Membership is open to all artistic disciplines, and welcomes arts supporters, non-artists, and patrons to support the work of the Council.
Individual Membership Plans:
Student or Senior $30 / Individual $40
- • Free artist profile on SaugaArtsHUB.com
- • Promotion of your events and artist calls in HUB Highlights newsletter and on the SaugaArtsHub.com calendar
- • Opportunity to be featured in an Artist Spotlight in HUB Highlights newsletter and social media.
- • 3 complementary uses of the MAC Green Screen Studio space per year
- • Eligibility to win a MARTY Award
- • Subsidized tickets to attend the MARTY Awards
- • 1 voting attendee at MAC’s Annual General Meeting per year
- • Discounts at local businesses – check out our website to learn more!
Individual Plus $60
- • Free artist profile on SaugaArtsHUB.com
- • Promotion of your events and artist calls in our HUB Highlights newsletter and on the SaugaArtsHub.com calendar
- • Opportunity to be featured in an Artist Spotlight in HUB Highlights newsletter and social media.
- • 6 complimentary uses of the MAC Green Screen Studio space per year
- • 30-minute career consultation with any MAC staff member (MAC will connect you to the most appropriate person or partner you with an industry professional to fit your needs best)
- • Eligibility to win a MARTY Award
- • Subsidized tickets to attend the MARTY Awards
- • 1 voting attendee at MAC’s Annual General Meeting per year
- • Discounts at local businesses – check out our website to learn more!
Organization/Business Plans:
Membership fee based on operating budget:
Groups with operating budgets under $100,000 – $60 annual fee
Groups with operating budgets between $100,000 and $1,000,000 – $100 annual fee
Groups with operating budgets over $1,000,000 – $150 annual fee
- • Free artist profile on SaugaArtsHUB.com to promote your group or business
- • Have a creative space for rent? Get added to the creative spacefinder directory!
- • Promotion of your events and artist calls in HUB Highlights newsletter and on the SaugaArtsHub.com calendar
- • 3 complementary uses of the MAC Green Screen Studio space per year
- • 1-hour business consultation with MAC’s Executive Director per year (MAC can also connect you to the most appropriate MAC staff or partner you with an industry professional to fit your needs best)
- • Subsidized tickets to MARTY Awards
- • 1 voting attendee at MAC’s Annual General Meeting per year
- • Matchmaking/referral service to connect you to local artists for your projects and events
- • Discounts at local businesses – check out our website to learn more!
- • Call MAC to discuss a member benefit provided by your company!
Membership Benefits:
“Your grassroots support for the arts means everything to local artists, and our funders, as we join the mission to build a more creative city.”
– Mike Douglas, Executive Director, Mississauga Arts Council
MAC serves our members by:
- • Listening and surveying members to identify the most useful and timely Professional Development workshops we can provide, typically free
- • Gathering and compiling artist calls and work opportunities for sharing bi-weekly
- • Volunteering at Rama Gaming House raising proceeds to fund dozens of Micro-grants to members
- • Producing the Mississauga Arts Awards, the most comprehensive awards program in Canada, delivers career altering recognition for outstanding artists
- • Managing SaugaArtsHUB.com, the city’s go-to website for arts news and events in Mississauga
- • Reach new audiences with your story to website traffic of over 7,200 page views per month!
- • SaugaArtsHUB.com is a public website where Mississauga Public can search and find your artist profile on the Artist’ Directory
- • Advocacy initiatives which lead to greater funding from municipal, provincial and federal levels of government
- • Seeking and winning grants to fund new creative works
- • Providing timely industry info on relevant developments in the arts sector
- • Free Access to the MAC Green Screen Studio
- • Benefits and discounts with local businesses*
- • First access to MAC’s merit based commissions for arts projects
As a MAC member, you benefit from our SaugaArtsHUB.com:
- • Full access to your personalized Artist Profile page or business/venue page
- • Submit your events on the Sauga Arts HUB Calendar page & have them shared HUB Highlights email newsletter (6400 subscribers)
- • Marketing and advertising with Sauga Arts HUB provides you and your business a reach of over 7,200 page views per month, plus our social media (55,000 impressions in 2023)
Get involved! MAC asks our members to:
- • Participate in surveys and focus groups
- • Help us, help you! Contact us anytime to share your news and events
- • Attend our Annual General Meeting to connect with Staff and Board to share feedback and vote on important issues
- • Update your artist profile and add your events to the calendar on SaugaArtsHUB.com
*We are continually working to increase benefits to membership at the Mississauga Art Council and partnering with local businesses to offer benefits to MAC members.
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MAC’s Studio is a studio space located in MAC’s office (300 City Centre Drive, Suite 1055, Mississauga) that is open to MAC members, staff, and board. It is a space for the creation of a variety of multimedia content such as films, social media videos, artist introduction videos, artist interviews, music videos, photography, high-quality images of artwork, professional headshots, and more. MAC members can book the studio FREE of charge!