Friday, April 11, 2025, 5-9pm
Opening party and bidding (no cupcakes)
Free entry!
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 12-5pm
Bidding continues (no cupcakes)
Free entry!
Sunday, April 13, 2025, 1-5pm
Final bidding & cupcakes!
$10 advance tickets, $12 at the door; first art auction lot closes at 3pm
329 Cumberland Ave, 2nd Floor
$10 in Advance:
$12 at the Door on April 13:
Note: the number of tickets is finite, so act fast to avoid disappointment! Tickets provide entry to Over the Top on Sunday, April 13. Your ticket number is also your bidding number.
Attending the bidding kick-off on the evening of Friday, April 11 or on Saturday, April 12 is free, but you will need a ticket to bid on artwork(s).
Artwork is separated into 6 colour-coded auction lots. Check the schedule when you arrive at Over the Top on Sunday, April 13 to see when each lot will close. The first lot closes at 3pm and the last lot closes at 4:50pm.
All art is auctioned by silent auction. Every bidder needs a ticket. Your ticket has a number on it. That is your bidder number. Each artwork has a corresponding bidding sheet on the wall and lists the minimum starting bid. To make a bid, locate the bidding sheet for the artwork. Write your bidder number and your bid on the bidding sheet. Bidding increases by increments of $20 or more. If you really want an artwork, bid higher to avoid disappointment! You cannot remove your bid once it has been made. A five-minute warning is given before each lot closes. A siren signals that a lot is closed. The winning bid must be completely written before the siren sounds.
Yes! Come to MAWA on Friday, April 11 from 5-9pm or Saturday, April 12 from 12-5pm. See the art and bid without a crowd! If you’re just looking, entry Friday and Saturday is free. If you want to make a bid you will need to buy a $10 ticket and leave your contact information. High bids placed Friday and Saturday are often successful!
Yes, MAWA has volunteer proxy bidders who can make bids for you. Talk to a volunteer at the front desk on Friday or Saturday or email [email protected]. We’ll take your bidder number, the title of the artwork(s) you want to bid on and the maximum amount you are willing to bid and give that information to a proxy bidder.
Yes. If you make your bid on Friday or Saturday leave your bidding number and contact information with the volunteers at the front. If you come on Sunday, you will fill out your ticket stub with your name and phone number and give it to the volunteers at the door. You will be notified by phone or email the Wednesday – Friday following the auction. MAWA is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Yes, raffle tickets are for sale Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you are not going to be present for the draw on Sunday afternoon at 4:30pm you can leave your raffle stubs with a raffle volunteer and we will call you the Wednesday – Friday following the auction if you are a winner.
Yes, there will be all-you-can-eat cupcakes on Sunday, April 13!
Even though MAWA has incredibly generous volunteers who supply cupcakes for Sunday afternoon, they simply cannot provide cupcakes for the entire weekend. Remember Friday and Saturday are free-entry and a chance to focus on the art without the crowds. If you want to taste a few (or more) of the 1000 cupcakes you’ll have to buy a ticket and come on Sunday afternoon!
Children aged 10 and under are free. Children over the age of 10 do need a ticket.
Free street parking is available after 5:30pm on Friday and all day Sunday. On Saturday paid street parking is available using the pay-by-phone parking app.
There are also two paid lots on either side of 329 Cumberland Ave. To the west you can park using the Gryd park app. To the east is an Impark lot with a machine for paying.
350 meters away: Portage Ave at Donald with stops #10582 Eastbound and #10542 Westbound with routes 10, 11, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 43, 50, 54, 57, 59 and 67
80 meters away: Westbound Notre Dame at Hargrave stop #10766 with route 17
105 meters away: Southbound Donald at Notre Dame stop #10667 with routes 65 and 66
220 meters away: Northbound King at Notre Dame stop #10655 with routes 65 and 66
275 meters away: Eastbound Ellice at Garry stop #11059 with route 56
Partially. There are 6 steps in the building when you enter from Cumberland and an accessible entrance with a ramp when you enter from the east parking lot. MAWA is on the second floor and can be accessed by one flight of stairs. For folks unable to use the stairs, a freight elevator is available (call us at 204-949-9490 or ask a volunteer, and we will bring you up!) The MAWA washrooms are not accessible, but if you let us know you are coming, we will make arrangements to open an accessible washroom on the ground floor. All washrooms are single occupancy and gender neutral.
