Jennine Krauchi and Ekene Emeka-Maduka win the Making a Difference Award and the RBC On the Rise award and respectively at the Winnipeg Arts Council's 2024 Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts. Pictured left to right: Jennine Krauchi, Allison Yearwood (Plug In ICA ED), Ekene Emeka-Maduka, Jennifer Gibson (MAWA awards committee member) and Shawna Dempsey (MAWA Co-ED)
MAWA's 2020 Annual General Meeting, Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 7 - 9pm. Online email [email protected] for Zoom link.
Greeting Card Contest. Deadline Thursday, Nov 26, 2020, at 4 pm.
Make and Grow Microgrants for Visual Artists. Application deadline Friday, Oct9, 2020. Presented in partnership with QPOC Winnipeg and University of Manitoba Institute of Humanities
Justice For Black Lives is organizing a rally at the Manitoba Legislature for Friday, June 5 at 6pm. See https://www.facebook.com/events/2522942161368878/ for details.
MAWA will close for the holidays at 4pm on Friday, December 20 and reopen at 10am on Thursday, January 2. See you in 2020!
Fill out this quick survey about MAWA's programming and communication. We want your feedback!
Annual General Meeting + MAWA Now Survey Results, Wendesday, October 9, 7 - 9pm. MAWA, 611 Main Street. Everyone welcome; members have voting rights.
Winnipeg Ambassador needed for MAWA Artists in Residence September 2019
Submit your T-shirt design proposal (rough sketch and text) to [email protected] with the word “T-shirt” in the subject heading. The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 22, 2019 at 4 pm. An honourarium of $400 will be paid to the selected artist, who will work with staff in finalizing the design.
MAWA is currently accepting applications for a residency exchange program with Art Klub in New Orleans. The deadline for application is Friday, January 25, 2019 for residencies between May - September inclusive, 2019. Women and non-binary MAWA members at all stages of their careers are encouraged to apply. Equal consideration will be given to emerging and established artists.
If you would like your art to be considered for a MAWA greeting card submit your image to [email protected] with the word “card” in the subject heading, deadline July 27, 2018.
In January MAWA received a special donation of sixty books on women artists and feminism from the estate of Helen Lyons that will be added to MAWA's Resource Library.
