SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PERFORMING ARTISTS

Applications for HYPE 2027 are now closed. The HYPE 2027 recipient will be announced in November, and details for HYPE 2028 will be announced in spring 2027.

HYPE is MPMG’s annual grant program to help support emerging Canadian artists in the presentation of a new work, across all performing artistic disciplines. Now open to a wider pool of applicants, organizations in operation for no more than eight years, at the time of application, will receive $12,000.00 of marketing and consulting services from MPMG to promote work being presented during the winter or spring season. 

HYPE is part of MPMG’s ongoing efforts to support, train, and mentor the next generation of performing artists through the donation of marketing services. HYPE will provide Media Relations, Digital Marketing, and Consulting support to raise the profile and awareness of the recipient’s new work, while simultaneously helping prepare them for ongoing success by providing training, mentorship, and marketing resources in preparation for future presentations.

For further information, please contact: hype@mpmgarts.com

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Inaugural 2025 Recipient: Belle Spirale Dance Projects x UNIVERSUS.

2026 Recipient: Little Room Productions x Fall(se) Circ(us)