2005 MAYWORKS FESTIVAL

GENERAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline: November 15, 2004

About Mayworks
Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts is a multi-disciplinary
arts festival that celebrates working class culture. Founded in 1986 by the
Labour Arts Media Committee of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council,
Mayworks is Canada's largest and oldest labour arts festival. The Festival
was built on the premise that all workers share a common struggle for decent
wages, healthy working conditions and a living culture. Mayworks is
committed to showcasing artists of diverse backgrounds and artistic forms,
and to highlighting labour issues little talked about.

Festival 2005 Outline: Mayworks at 20!
In 2005, Mayworks turns 20! 20 years of multi-disciplinary programming from
a labour-positive, socially-conscious perspective, featuring new, emerging
and established artists, of innovative and provocative programming: all
we've worked for! In our 20th year, Mayworks continues to hold strong to its
mandate to bring workers and artists together and to showcase the culture
and heritage of both working people and working artists. In 2005, Mayworks
will reflect on the work/struggles/gains of working people, unions,
community members and artists alike of the past 20 years. Mayworks at 20! is
an opportunity for us to reflect on the work we've done, but more
importantly to celebrate our common struggles and achievements of all our
constituent groups, our solidarity efforts and our commonalities. Mayworks
at 20! implies an exploration of work issues, artistic forms, and the
integration of the two as something that is a living entity and that more
accurately reflects the patterns of our lives through a retrospective
continuum. We want to make the links to a 20-year continuity. The festival
will celebrate/reflect and envision the many ways that our culture enriches
our lives, informs our work and continues to foster and nourish our
communities. Your proposal should connect to this wider vision for 2005.

Mayworks' Equity Statement
Mayworks Festival acknowledges that we live in a society rooted in
oppression and inequalities; that structural injustice and unconscious
prejudice influence our experiences; and the importance of incorporating the
knowledge and guidance from oppressed people's experience within the
organization.

Application Process Info
The form can be downloaded from the Mayworks' website at www.mayworks.ca
under the "about mayworks" page. The form is divided into 2 parts. Part A is
for groups, collectives and/or individuals who have a program
(event/exhibition/workshop) proposal for the Festival; Part B is for artists
who wish to be considered to perform/exhibit at the Festival; please fill
one or both sections as they apply to you.

Program submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee after November 15.
All applicants will be contacted shortly thereafter; no phone calls please.
The Festival program will be finalized by mid January. Thank you for applying.