Markham Arts Council is a not-for-profit charitable organization with a mission to enrich the lives of Markham residents through arts and cultural programming and activities. Our goal is to leverage arts and culture to enhance the community’s overall wellbeing. Our programs focus on providing the following benefits to artists and the community at large.

1. Supporting local small businesses by leveraging the arts for economic development.

2. Working with the community to identify gaps and providing relevant and meaningful support to vulnerable groups such as seniors to assist with physical, mental, and emotional well-being

3. Supporting local programs and events and designing meaningful activations to assist with tourism growth

4. Create jobs and work opportunities for artists locally providing equitable opportunities to artists from vulnerable populations including BIPOC artists, artists identifying as LGBTQ+, artists from rural regions and artists from lower economic backgrounds