Celebrating the joys of solidarity.
The works of the 2021 Mayworks Festival emerged in the midst of a global pandemic that has further exposed the violence of racial capitalism. From the organizing efforts of factory workers at Amazon to the hidden connections between the extractive industries and our cultural institutions, artists and organizers shared their insights and reaffirmed the possibilities of collective action.
Many artists in our 2021 Festival were scheduled to participate in the previous year’s NGHTSHFTS program, curated by former Mayworks Executive Director Farah Miranda, which was cancelled due to the pandemic. We invited those artists to re-imagine their pieces for a virtual festival, and we are grateful for their artistic resilience and creative responses. We thank Farah Miranda and Erin Howley, former Mayworks Education and Public Programming Lead, for bringing these artists into the Mayworks community. While we meet apart, we continue to strive for the power of the collective. We thank all the participating artists, as well as all of the Mayworks staff and board members who have made this year’s festival possible.
Essential Work, but Disposable Workers?
Dialogue with Gail Bannister-Clarke, Samuel Kisitu, Butterfly GoPaul, Chris Ramsaroop, Candace Rennick, moderated by Dr. Naheed Dosani
Latin@merica: Embedding Bodies and Localities
Alexandra Gelis, Ana Maria Millán, Santiago Tavera and Laura Acosta i
Looking back, looking forward
Dialogue with Anique Jordan, Jason Samilski, Jonny Sopotuik, Lise Soskolne, moderated by Julia Matamoros
unpruned tomato vines: A Conversation
With Christie Jia Wen Carrière, Hannia Cheng, Jason Li, Florence Yee, moderated by Mitra Fakhrashrafi