Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts

OUR VISION

The Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts initiates and supports the creation and production of art that engages diverse artists and workers at the intersection of art, social justice and labour.

OUR MISSION

Mayworks showcases working people’s art, and promotes artists­ as ­workers and workers ­as artists. We operate within an anti-oppression framework that prioritizes the representation and participation of artists and audiences from equity­-seeking groups.

OUR MANDATE

Mayworks commissions, curates and presents artistically compelling projects during an annual multidisciplinary arts festival. Our programming reflects the reality of working people’s lives and furthers the struggle for better working and living conditions.

We work with a community-focused, diverse, and broad range of artists, workers and activists who seek bold critical responses to pressing issues at the intersection of art, social justice and labour.

Mayworks cultivates meaningful relationships with communities that face systemic discrimination and injustice. We prioritize the representation and participation of Indigenous people, Black people, people of colour, LGBTQ2 people, people with disabilities, women and young people in our programming.