Murray Paterson Marketing Group

06/09/2026

2027 HYPE Applications are Now Open 💙

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.

This year, eligibility has expanded. Organizations that have been in operation for eight years or less at the time of application can apply to receive $12,000 in marketing and consulting services from MPMG to support a winter or spring presentation.

Ready to amplify your next production? Apply now or learn more at mpmgarts.com/HYPE

06/05/2026

15 years calls for a little getaway. ✨We celebrated MPMG’s 15th anniversary with a weekend in Penticton, complete with lake views, golden-hour dinners, good wine, patio hangs, and the very best team to share it all with.
Grateful for the journey so far — and raising a glass to everything still to come!🥂

06/04/2026

At Dancing on the Edge, Alexis Fletcher and Sylvain Senez develop a new piece alongside one by Ballet BC’s Sid Chuckas

05/29/2026

It's one of our favourite days of the year! This year's Theatre Under the Stars Vancouver photoshoot with Emily Cooper Photography felt like pure magic ✨

We can't wait for another summer of enchanting musical theatre under the stars at Stanley Park's Malkin Bowl, featuring DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID and SISTER ACT from July 3 to Aug 22.

05/20/2026

We are excited to announce that MPMG’s Founding Partner Laura Murray has been nominated for two national She&Success Business Magazine—Business Woman of the Year and Community Impact Award—celebrating Canadian women driving progress in business and society. Awards will be announced in July!

Laura shares a few thoughts on her nominations below:

“I am deeply humbled to be recognised in this way by She & Success Business Awards—particularly at this milestone moment in MPMG's journey.

When I launched MPMG in 2011, I was told arts alone could never sustain a communications firm. But 15 years later, we're still here, still championing the arts, and still proving that a business rooted in amplifying the arts is not just viable—it’s vital.

What started as an unshakeable conviction has grown into something far greater than I could have imagined—shaped not by vision or ambition alone, but by the artists, institutions, communities, and an extraordinary team who believed in this significant work alongside me.

And while there is still much meaningful work yet to be accomplished, I remain immensely grateful for the community that makes it all possible.”

📸 Photo by Lindsay Elliott

05/14/2026

It was 15 years ago this month when Laura Murray Public Relations opened for business. Launched at a time when industry voices warned that arts alone could never sustain a communications firm, it became something neither of us could have imagined alone.

When Brian became partner in 2016, and Murray Paterson Marketing Group was born, something clicked into place – a name, a partnership, and a shared vision that has carried us through cultural shifts, a global pandemic, offices in Vancouver and Toronto, global client events, and more dance parties than we will ever be able to account for.

But what moves us most is our beloved community. The artists whose work we have amplified, the audiences we have helped connect with their work, and the clients who have trusted us with their deepest creative vision. You are the reason we love what we do - and why we cannot wait for what comes next.

Grateful does not begin to cover it. Thank you for 15 unforgettable years. 🥂

Laura & Brian

📸 Photo by Kyra Wittkopf

05/13/2026

It’s time for our glow up! 💫Celebrating 15 years felt like the perfect moment for an evolution - a refreshed MPMG brand as bold and evolved as the work we do. A heartfelt thank you to for the striking original vision, and to for making it shine even brighter.✨

05/11/2026

Happy Birthday to us! 🥂✨ For 15 years, we’ve been working in the wings, amplifying arts + culture, championing bold ideas, and helping ensure the spotlight lands exactly where it belongs. Raising a glass to our extraordinary clients, collaborators and communities who’ve made every act unforgettable.

Here's to the curtain call on 15 — Act II starts now. 💫

📸 Photo by Kyra Wittkopf

05/09/2026

The countdown is on! ⌛ We’re one month away from opening our third cycle of HYPE – our annual grant program dedicated to supporting emerging Canadian artists in the presentation of new work across all performing artistic disciplines. Applications for 2027 will open on June 9.

NEW THIS YEAR: HYPE will be open to an even wider pool of applicants for 2027. We are inviting organizations in operation for no more than eight years, at the time of application, to apply. Each recipient will receive $12,000 in marketing and consulting services from MPMG to promote work being presented during the winter or spring season (between February and July 2027).

💙 Applications Open: June 9
💙 Application Deadline: September 8
💙 Application Selection: November 3

Visit mpmgarts.com/hype for full details

SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PERFORMING ARTISTS UPDATE FOR 2027: NOW OPEN TO A WIDER POOL OF APPLICANTS 2027 APPLICATIONS OPEN ON JUNE 9 to… keep reading

02/10/2026

🩰 On Sale Now 🩰Be part of the inaugural performance of Ballet Vancouver, the city’s newest professional ballet company.

Our debut mixed program, “After the Rain & Other Works,” brings together dancers from American Ballet Theatre alongside some of Canada’s finest artists.

Anchored by the Vancouver premiere of “After the Rain” by Royal Ballet Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, this inaugural program features a world premiere by Ballet Vancouver Artistic Director Joshua Beamish & Yolonda Skelton, the live Vancouver premiere of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s solo “Redemption,” and Wen Wei Wang’s "Swan", a contemporary reimagining of the ballet classic “Swan Lake.”

A must-see for ballet lovers – enjoy 20% off tickets until Feb. 20 with code BalletVan20 at balletvancouver.com

📅 April 23–25
📍Vancouver Playhouse

📷 Stephanie Petersen & Patrick Frenette, photo by David Cooper