SNAP! Spotlight: Lisgar Residents Association Picnic
The Lisgar Residents Association used their SNAP! funding to sponsor artist Mikey Bloom to perform at the Lisgar Annual Community Day.
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SNAP! Spotlight: World Art Day – Visual Arts Mississauga
Visual Arts Mississauga used their SNAP! funds to celebrate World Art Day with a special performance by Arlene.
SNAP! Spotlight: Norma Nicholson – Westminster Court Seniors celebrate Mississauga’s 50th
Norma Nicholson organized a celebration of Mississauga’s 50th for senior residents of Westminster Court
MicroGrant Success: Lorraine Brown, Spring 2024
Lorraine Brown used her 2024 Matchmaker MicroGrant for the Canada Day Multicultural Fashion Show held at Westwood Square in Malton.
MicroGrant Success: Arlene & The People, 2021 and Spring 2024
Arlene & The People used their Matchmaker MicroGrants for the completion of their EP, “Ever Onward Believer”
And the winners are….Full house honours local artists for creative excellence at the 29th Mississauga Arts Awards (The MARTYS)
Mississauga’s new Mayor Carolyn Parrish excited 500 artists and supporters at The MARTYS gala awards show by announcing that financial help for the arts is coming. 76 finalists competed across 10 award categories. 18 winners and 3 Community Arts champions were recognized.
Advocacy for the Arts Update – Imagine a Thriving Arts Economy
Letter from MAC ED Mike Douglas on MAC’s advocacy efforts, presented to City Council in June 2024.
Neighbours of Mississauga Road: Mississauga Arts Council – The Art of Connection
Neighbours of Mississauga Road Featured Story on Mississauga Arts Council
Sauga Summer Song Contest Success Story: Tennyson King, 2023
Award-winning singer-songwriter Tennyson King recently released his winning demo-turned-track “What a Feeling” as part of 2023 Sauga’s Summer Song Contest.
MicroGrant Success: Ruba Zouzou (Sounds from Damascus), Fall 2023
Performer Ruba Zouzou and Sounds from Damascus used her MAC MatchMaker MicroGrant to present the DNA Cultural Music Performance “DNA, Mosaic of Harmony”.