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Condé Beveridge Labour Arts Residency- Submission now open
Carole Condé (June 27, 1940 – July 19, 2024) will be remembered for her dedication to building an...

Carole Condé (June 27, 1940 – July 19, 2024) will be remembered for her dedication to building an art practice centred around revolutionary social change. Her work responded to critical and contemporary cultural, social, and political issues.  She rejected the elite capitalist artworld and brought representations of working people to art made with and for the people.

Along with long-time collaborator and partner, Karl Beveridge, they created a significant body of work, spanning over fifty years. Their work involved collaboration with union members and spoke to issues of labour justice. They have exhibited internationally and been recognized for their significant artistic contributions.  Condé and Beveridge have been leaders in the field of labour arts in Canada and are founding members of both the Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts and the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre in Hamilton.

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

Submissions open on January 9, 2025, with a deadline of February 18, 2025. Further information and submission details are available here. 

A Q&A is scheduled for February 3, 2025 at 6pm where questions about the Residency and the submission process will be discussed.  Register for the Q&A here. 

 

Image credits: Liberty Lost (G20, Toronto) (2010) by Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge, is the artists’ response to the events surrounding the G20 Summit in Toronto in 2010. Courtesy Karl Beveridge