NGHTSHFTS honours those who labour in the dark – unseen, unpaid and unprotected. From May 1 to May 24, 2019, Mayworks hosted 12 events featuring exciting and established artists whose work offers critical insight into the rise of the far right and the impacts of racism and colonialism on low-wage workers.
May 15
Unfeeling Capitalism: Ruptures in Video Game Culture
A night of talk and play with game workers, players and artists
May 9 - May 23
Ban Yuh Belly
Conversation between artist Anique Jordan and activist Tina Garnett on the refusal of sense-making
May 2 - June 29
Power in Resistance
Group exhibition featuring voices of resistance throughout the Americas
May 1
Salt
Artistrophe’s moving memorial serves as a haunting reminder of Toronto workers who have lost their lives on the job