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Condé Beveridge Labour Arts Residency

Condé Beveridge Residency—Non Habera Pieta 1994

In Memory of Carole Condé

This residency program seeks to embody: the spirit of collaboration; the commitment to labour movements and social analysis; the influence of 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.

All genres are welcome including theatre, dance, visual art, media arts, music and multi-disciplinary.

The 2026 Call for Submissions is now open! Apply by April 19.

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Labour Arts Catalyst

Professors Desk by Zinnia. Naqvi at Whippersnapper 1 scaled

Professor's Desk by Zinnia Naqvi at Whippersnapper Gallery, photo by Wend Yasen

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.

Check back for the next call for submissions

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

Volunteer

Julianna A.S exhibition setting up Mayworks 2024

Mayworks will be seeking volunteers for our May 2026 Festival in February. Please check back then to sign up.

Support

Shadow puppet (by Kristine White) & ASL Mayworks 2024

Mayworks values the support and participation of the community in our festival. We thank all those individuals and organizations who have contributed their art, their time, their expertise, their space, and their presence.

The Mayworks festival is free and open to everyone. Please consider making a donation to help cover the costs of creating and presenting artwork that advances the struggle for better working and living conditions.

Mayworks relies on and is extremely grateful for the support of many unions not only for their generous financial contributions but for their participation as collaborators and partners.

If you’d like to support Mayworks as a presenting partner, collaborator or supporter, we have opportunities for festival 2025. Please contact our Festival Director at director@mayworks.ca

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