2023 FESTIVAL

Throughout the month of May, we offered 25 events with 29 participating artists. This year’s artists critically investigated various forms of work from arms manufacturing to flower arranging. Their artworks, informed by personal histories of social activism and research, recognized workers as agents of social transformation.

Struggles for better working and living conditions have guided our most revolutionary movements. Looking back at labour history to imagine future justice, the 2023 festival honoured the workers who make change possible. Thank you for joining us as we collectively envisioned just transitions!

In solidarity,
Mayworks’ Executive Director, Board and Staff

 

Past events

Featured
Floristry Workshop
May 27
Floristry Workshop

With Abd Al-Mounim, Hanen Nanaa, and Nashwa Lina Khan

MAYWORKS CLOSING CEREMONY
May 27
MAYWORKS CLOSING CEREMONY

Musical performances and refreshments in Dentonia Park

BLACK GIRL AND BOROM SARRET
May 25
BLACK GIRL AND BOROM SARRET

Film screening, co-presented with Black Artists' Network In Dialogue

THE PROFESSOR’S DESK IN CONVERSATION
May 24
THE PROFESSOR’S DESK IN CONVERSATION

With Professor Kin-Yip Chun, Zinnia Naqvi, and Chris Ramsaroop

MADE IN BANGLADESH (ONLINE SCREENING)
May 22
MADE IN BANGLADESH (ONLINE SCREENING)

Online film screening

THE END OF THIS WORLD BOOK READING WITH ANGELE ALOOK
May 18
THE END OF THIS WORLD BOOK READING WITH ANGELE ALOOK

Book reading with Angele Alook

HERE & HOME CLOSING RECEPTION
May 17
HERE & HOME CLOSING RECEPTION

With spoken word performance by Sydellia Ndiaye

HERE & HOME ARTIST TALK
May 16
HERE & HOME ARTIST TALK

With Djenabé Edouard, Felicia Byron and Tyjana Connolly, moderated by Esery Mondesir

MADE IN BANGLADESH
May 14
MADE IN BANGLADESH

Film screening, co-presented with the Textile Museum of Canada

CANADA, STOP ARMING SAUDI ARABIA ZINE BY SONALI MENEZES
May 13
CANADA, STOP ARMING SAUDI ARABIA ZINE BY SONALI MENEZES

By Sonali Menezes with Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War and Labour Against Arms Trade

ZINE LAUNCH + SILKSCREEN WORKSHOP WITH SONALI MENEZES
May 13
ZINE LAUNCH + SILKSCREEN WORKSHOP WITH SONALI MENEZES

With Sonali Menezes, Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War, and Labour Against Arms Trade

INFRASTRUCTURES OF DISSENT OPENING RECEPTION
May 12
INFRASTRUCTURES OF DISSENT OPENING RECEPTION

Curated by Tara Bursey and Mitra Fakhrashrafi

INFRASTRUCTURES OF DISSENT
May 12
INFRASTRUCTURES OF DISSENT

Curated by Tara Bursey and Mitra Fakhrashrafi

THE PROFESSOR’S DESK BY ZINNIA NAQVI: OPENING RECEPTION
May 7
THE PROFESSOR’S DESK BY ZINNIA NAQVI: OPENING RECEPTION

With Zinnia Naqvi and Asian Canadian Labour Alliance

DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY: OPENING RECEPTION
May 6
DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY: OPENING RECEPTION

With Vincenzo Pietropaolo

ALL-SEEING WORK, FOREVER WORK WORKSHOP WITH KAMIKA PETERS
May 6
ALL-SEEING WORK, FOREVER WORK WORKSHOP WITH KAMIKA PETERS

With Kamika Peters

Waard Ward in Dentonia Park
May 5
Waard Ward in Dentonia Park

With Waard Ward and Darren Rigo, curated by Nashwa Lina Khan

DAYS OF ACTION: THEN AND NOW PANEL DISCUSSION
May 5
DAYS OF ACTION: THEN AND NOW PANEL DISCUSSION

Panel discussion and photography installation

ALL-SEEING WORK, FOREVER WORK BY KAMIKA PETERS
May 5
ALL-SEEING WORK, FOREVER WORK BY KAMIKA PETERS

Installation by Kamika Peters, with writing by Vince Rozario

HERE & HOME OPENING RECEPTION
May 4
HERE & HOME OPENING RECEPTION

With remarks by Djenabé Edouard and Felicia Byron

THE PROFESSOR’S DESK
May 4
THE PROFESSOR’S DESK

THE PROFESSOR’S DESK
Exhibition by Zinnia Naqvi, with Asian Canadian Labour Alliance

DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY: 50 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS BY VINCENZO PIETROPAOLO
May 3
DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY: 50 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS BY VINCENZO PIETROPAOLO

50 years of photographic works by Vincenzo Pietropaolo

HERE & HOME
May 2
HERE & HOME

HERE & HOME
Group exhibition curated by Djenabé Edouard, co-presented by CONTACT Photography Festival

ALL IN TOGETHER NOW
May 1
ALL IN TOGETHER NOW

ALL IN TOGETHER NOW
Installation by Moe Pramanick

NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING
Apr 28
NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING

With the Toronto & York Region Labour Council

 

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