We extend our congratulations to the winners of the 2013 Mayworks Labour Arts Awards!
The 2013 Min Sook Lee Labour Arts Awards were presented at a Mayworks fundraising gala on Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 at the United Steelworkers Hall. The Min Sook Lee Labour Arts Awards recognizes significant contributions to the art and labour movement. The awards are named after Min Sook Lee, an activist-artist whose own contributions moved Mayworks Festival toward its current artistic vision of integrating equity seeking groups as audiences and artists. Lee also helped Mayworks focus on programming that engages new, non-arts audiences, and that which challenges Euro-centric notions of art.
The award for Outstanding Contribution to Labour Arts was presented to Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge.
The Labour Activist Award was presented to Sabrina “Butterfly” Gopaul and Bill Gillespie. Both individuals have used the arts to promote the values of the labour and social justice movements.
The Artist Award was presented to Glen Richards who has captured the values of labour and social justice in their art.
And Toronto ACTRA Women’s Committee received the Labour Union Award for their creative engagement with their membership.
Thank you to all the people and organizations that contributed to the success of the Min Sook Lee Awards Gala including Mayworks Staff, Kristyn Wong Tam, Dwight Duncan, United Steelworkers, East African Community Association, Kevin Barrett Group, Conny Nowe, and Dinah Thorpe. Mayworks would also like to thank all the silent auction donors including Allazo Skin Care, Another Story Bookshop, Beit Zatoun House, Big Carrot, Common Café, Bondy House B&B, Bonnie Dineen, Dr. Brian Dower, Esther Myers Yoga Studio, Ezra’s Pound Café, George Brown College, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Jane Bunnett, Joan Featherston, Joe Mihevc, Liaison of Independent Filmmakers, Maureen Hynes, May Ann Kainola, May Lui, Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Nightwood Theatre, Rhonda Sussman, Rosanne Pezzelli at Baker Bots, and Sobey’s, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto Acupuncture Studio, and Toronto Masque Theatre.