LABOUR ARTS CATALYST

MAYWORKS’ LABOUR ARTS CATALYST pairs artists and writers with local labour organizations for collaborative art-making

In June 2021, Mayworks announced the first edition of the Labour Arts Catalyst. This initiative is in line with Mayworks’ vision “to incite the creation and production of art that engages diverse artists and workers in the advancement of cultural, economic and social justice.”

Following an open call for submissions, a jury composed of independent cultural workers Laura Tibi, Adwoa Afful, Ahlam Hassan, Mariam Zaidi and Pamela Arancibia selected four writers and four artists to collaborate with a labour organization and to create work for Mayworks 2022. The projects that came out of this program are Breaking Barriers by Anna Jane McIntyre and Alexandra Yeboah, Soon and Very Soon by David Yu with Danny Torres, “A Day in the Life” by Funmilola (LolaBunz) Lawson with Maandeeq Mohamed and Revolution Must Mean Life by Maysam Ghani.