Mississauga’s very own MARTY Awards hosted by the Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) was
celebrated late last month on June 26 th . Leading artists from diverse fields were honoured at
this years MARTY awards. The awards were presented at the Mississauga Convention Centre to
a full house of attendees. A large number of nominated artists walked the red carpet as the
evening unfolded, mingling with the media personnel covering the event. This year’s Marty
awards gala was the 29 th year in the running.
The awards night is an annual event that takes place year after year honouring outstanding
contributors in the field of arts and culture. The Mississauga Arts Council was pleased to
announce the following winners at the 2024 MARTY Awards ceremony amidst glitz and glamour
in the following categories. A detailed Press Release from the Mississauga Arts Council is
available at this location: (https://www.mississaugaartscouncil.com/events/the-marty-awards/)
Festival of the Year – Mississauga Italfest Inc.
Lifetime Achievement award – Rob Boniface
Hazel McCallion Volunteer of the Year award – Mary Ellen Koroscil
Laurie Pallett Patron of the Arts award – Colin Tyler
Community Arts Group of the Year – Visual Arts Mississauga
Film/Video Arts (Emerging) – Sabrina Narzoles Aly
Film/Video Arts (Established) – Shazia Javed
Literary Arts (Emerging) – Andrea Josic
Literary Arts (Established) – Wali Shah
Performing Arts (Emerging) – Raul A. Pinto
Performing Arts (Established ) – Andrew Gaboury
Music – Group (Emerging) – The Boneheads
Music – Group (Established) – U.N. Jefferson
Music – Instrumental (Emerging) – Adhiti Baskar
Music – Instrumental (Established) – The Snake Charmer – Archy Jay
Music – Solo Vocalist (Emerging) – Jenna
Music – Solo Vocalist (Established) – Bree Taylor
Visual Arts – Multimedia Arts (Emerging) – Sima Naseem
Visual Arts – Multimedia Arts (Established) – Viraj Ponkshe
Visual Arts – Traditional Forms (Emerging) – Treasure Fatile
Visual Arts – Traditional Forms (Established) – Jangmee Park
The Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) established in 1981 by City Resolution, is a non-profit
registered charity governed by a Board of Directors. Their mission is to foster, develop, support
and champion a vibrant, dynamic arts community in the city of Mississauga. The MAC is
instrumental in advocating for the building of Arts spaces in this city including Meadowvale
Theatre, the Art Gallery of Mississauga and the Living Arts Centre. The MAC regularly hosts and
promotes events each year to create a vibrant arts and culture community in the city.
