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Labour Arts Catalyst
Mayworks’ Labour Arts Catalyst pairs artists with local labour organizations in a collaborative art-making process. From an open call for submissions artists are annually selected to participate in this 8 month residency offering collaboration, research, mentorship and support to develop art works for presentation at the Mayworks Festival.
Submissions will open in Spring 2025.









Labour Arts Catalyst Festival 2022: Alexandra Yeboah, Anna Jane McIntyre, David Yu, Funmilola Lawson, Maandeeq Mohamed, Maysam Ghani, Nasim Asgari, Paul-Daniel Torres
Labour Arts Catalyst Festival 2023: Kamika Peters, Sonali Menezes, Zinnia Naqvi
LabourArts Catalyst Festival 2024: Atanas Bozdarov, Julianna A.S., Kristine White
Labour Arts Catalyst Festival 2025: Andre Lopez, Krish Dineshkumar, Monica Cheema
Condé Beveridge Labour Arts Residency

In Memory of Carole Condé
Carole Condé (June 27, 1940 – July 19, 2024) will be remembered for her dedication to building an art practice centred around revolutionary social change. Her work responded to critical and contemporary cultural, social, and political issues. She rejected the elite capitalist artworld and brought representations of working people to art made with and for the people.
Along with long-time collaborator and partner, Karl Beveridge, they created a significant body of work, spanning over fifty years. Their work involved collaboration with union members and spoke to issues of labour justice. They have exhibited internationally and been recognized for their significant artistic contributions. Condé and Beveridge have been leaders in the field of labour arts in Canada and are founding members of both the Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts and the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre in Hamilton.
This residency program seeks to embody: the spirit of collaboration; the commitment to labour movements and social analysis; the openness to artistic genres; and the public accessibility that is found in their practice.
Taking place over two years, it offers an artist or an artist group collaboration, research mentorship, and support to develop art for presentation at the Mayworks Festival.
Submissions open on January 9, 2025, with a deadline of February 18, 2025. Further information and submission details are available here.