🔍 Surveys

• Have Your Say - Your Voice on Arts & Culture Spaces in Mississauga - City of Mississauga Cultural Planning | Ongoing
  ➡️ Learn more here
  The City of Mississauga is working with Nordicity and MT Planners to understand what cultural infrastructure and creative spaces exist today—and what’s needed for the future. If you’re an artist, creative worker, space provider, event host, or support the creative sector in any way—this is your chance to shape what comes next.
  Click here to learn more and fill out the short survey.

🩰 Dance 

• Call for Dance Artists, Administrators, and Collectives - Mentorship Program: Dance Umbrella of Ontario | Deadline August 22
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  Gain the tools you need to support your career in dance! Dance Umbrella of Ontario is piloting a FREE 5-month mentorship program to support the next generation of dance leaders. Engage with experts, network, get tailored mentorship, and grow your career in dance!
  Click here to learn more and apply.

🎶 Music 

• Call for Applications: Youth Band Challenge - Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle | Deadline August 1, 2025
  ➡️ Learn more here
  The Southside Blues & Jazz Festival are looking to provide an opportunity for youth from Mississauga to perform in a festival atmosphere, in front of a live audience at its annual event in 2025. This is your chance to shine at one of Canada’s premier music festivals, where a jury will select five competitors from the registrants to perform on the festival’s South Stage in the Free Area of Memorial Park on September 6th. Deadline to apply is August 1, 2025.
  Click here to learn more and apply.

• Call for Auditions: 2025 Amphitheatre Unplugged | Ongoing, Events Every Wednesday in August 
  ➡️ Learn more here
  Calling all Mississauga musicians, singers, dancers, poets, comedians and performers! Amphitheatre Unplugged is back! Presented by Mississauga Arts Council in partnership with Mississauga Celebration Square, this free, curated open mic series puts a spotlight on local talent every Wednesday night in August from 8 PM - 9:30 PM. Auditions ongoing.
  Click here to learn more and apply.
   
• Call for Vocalists: Lift (Let's Inspire Female Talent) Singing Competition | Submit an audition between June 1 to August 1
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  Are you a female fronted band or solo vocalist ages 19–29 in Peel Region? Apply for your chance to shine! Auditions are open for the Lift (Let's Inspire Female Talent) Singing Competition June 1 to August 1!
  Click here to learn more and apply.

🎨 Visual Art

FEATURED

• Call for Mural Artists: We are Cooksville! Mural - Heart Comonos | Deadline August 1 at 11:59 PM
  ➡️ Learn more here
  Heart Comonos has been awarded a grant from the Hazel McCallion Arts & Culture Fund to produce a mural artwork on the south facing wall of the TowerPops + Heart Comonos Cooksville Community Summer Programming Zone. They are calling on local artists and/or collectives in the Mississauga area to submit mural design proposals who can, upon selection, help bring their artwork to life by leading the painting process with their volunteers and community members. Deadline is August 1 by 11:59 PM. 
  Click here to learn more and apply.

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• Call for Applications: Arts Etobicoke Studios | Project runs from February 2025 - July 2025
  ➡️ Learn more here
  Arts Etobicoke Studios is thrilled to announce a new opportunity to support Etobicoke’s vibrant artist community by offering affordable studio spaces! This pilot project will run for 6 months (February 2025 – July 2025) and provide 7 individual studio spaces in a shared, collaborative environment. Each studio offers unique features, with pricing reflecting the size and amenities of the space. 
  Click here to learn more and apply.

💼 Jobs / Services

• Call for Applications: Education and Program Manager - Art Gallery of Mississauga | Deadline July 29 at 5 PM
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  The Art Gallery of Mississauga (AGM) is looking for an energetic and motivated Education & Programming Manager to develop, facilitate and promote the organization’s community and educational programming. Deadline to apply is July 29 at 5 PM. 
  Click here to learn more and apply.

🏆 Awards

 👥 Volunteering

FEATURED

• Call for Volunteer Production Assistants - Cynthia Crofoot | Ongoing
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  Short film production looking for two Mississauga locals to work as PAs (Production Assistants). Non-paying, travel honorarium of $25 per day. Filming in Hamilton on August 16 and 17. Great opportunity to work with an established professional group of individuals.
  Contact cynthia.crofoot@gmail.com for more information.

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• Call for Volunteers: Charitable Gaming Volunteers - Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) | Ongoing
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  Help fund MAC's MicroGrant program! MAC is seeking Charitable Gaming Volunteers for RAMA Gaming House as a part of the Mississauga Charitable Gaming Association. Shifts are 2 hours in length and the work is straightforward customer-facing duties. Volunteers must be 18+ years of age and must complete an online training session prior to volunteering.
  Email sherri@macarts.ca for more information.
   
• Board of Directors Opportunity - Mississauga Chamber Singers | Ongoing
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  Mississauga’s premiere chamber choir is seeking dynamic individuals with experience in non-profit organizations or participation in arts and/or arts administration to join its volunteer Board of Directors. Applications ongoing.
  Click here to learn more and apply.

 👥 Grants, Funds and Scholarships

FEATURED

• Call for Applications: Ontario Music Investment Fund (OMIF) - Music Creation - Ontario Creates | Deadline September 11 at 5 PM (Intake 2)
  ➡️ Learn more here
  The OMIF Music Creation stream supports the development of competitive, sustainable music companies in Ontario that take risks in discovering talent and bringing it to market. Applications are open for activities taking place between August 1, 2025 and January 15, 2027.
  Click here to learn more and apply.

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• Call for Applications: Laurie Pallett Metalworks Institute Scholarship - Metalworks Institute & MAC | Ongoing
  ➡️ Learn more here
  Apply for the Laurie Pallett Metalworks Institute Scholarship! Established in honour of MAC’s Founding Executive Director and champion of the arts, Laurie Pallett, this scholarship provides $5,000 in tuition for any campus, online, or hybrid delivery Program or Certificate Course bundle at Metalworks Institute. Applications ongoing. 
  Click here to learn more and apply.
   
• Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF): Application Deadlines Available for 2025 - 2026 Grants | Ongoing
  ➡️ Learn more here
  OTF has announced the deadlines for the upcoming year including grants for the Seed, Capital, and Grow streams and the current application period for the Youth Opportunities Fund. Organizations and groups looking to build stronger and more vibrant communities in Ontario should find out if an OTF grant is the right fit for their project.
  Click here to learn more.
   
• FACTOR's Artist Programs: 2025 Intake Deadlines | Ongoing
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  Artist Development, Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP, Juried Sound Recording: Album, and Artist Entrepreneur intake deadlines from FACTOR have been announced for 2025. 
  Click here to learn more.