Interested in helping organize Mayworks?

We are now having weekly organizing meetings every Thursday at 6:30 PM at the Britannia Community Centre (Commercial @ Napier). If you're unfamiliar with Mayworks, check out last year's site for a sample of what's to come.

Childcare subsidies available
More info: 255-1597 or email Mayworks.

General Contact Info

Email mayworks@tao.ca or leave us a message at 682-3269 extension 6261.

 
 

   

Get Working on Mayworks!

Proposal deadline coming soon! March 30, 2001

 

What You Can Do!
   

Mayworks is a large festival made up of many single events produced by people like you! Plan an event by yourself or together with your group and fill out the proposal below. Include your group's regular activities in Mayworks. Some event ideas include:

  • spoken word readings
  • banner making workshop
  • create a poster series
  • make a puppet show
  • dance performance
  • political theatre
  • zine-making workshop
  • demonstrate
  • reclaim the streets
  • produce a community forum
  • show a video
  • film screenings
  • produce a conference
  • hold a meeting
  • direct action
  • paint a picture
  • revisit Vancouver's radical history

Mayworks Troubleshooting
   

This is the deal: Mayworks can help you put the pieces together for your event. Mayworks receives 15% of your gross box office in order to cover our promotional expenses. You get a larger audience by reaching the Festival Guide's 50,000 readers, as well as radio and newspaper coverage, posters, and leaflets. Using the form below, let us know what kind of help you need:

  • propaganda to help to promote your event
  • finding visual or performing artists for your event or project
  • fundraising to pay for production costs
  • help find an event for you if you are an artist
  • find you a venue
  • volunteers to make it happen

 

Possible Venues...
   

Mayworks can help you access (for free or low rates) these community spaces for your project ideas:

  • Vancouver East Cultural Centre
  • Britannia Community Centre
  • Havana Theatre
  • Roundhouse Community Centre
  • S.F.U. Harbour Centre
  • WISE Hall
  • I.W.A. Hall
  • Maritime Labour Centre
  • Blinding Light Cinema
  • COOP Radio
  • CJSF
  • CiTR
  • elsewhere...

In addition to any events you may organize, the 13th Annual Mayworks Festival already has many confirmed events: The Glace Bay Miners' Museum theatre production; International Solidarity May Day Dance; Working on the Railway exhibition; trade union banner and political poster exhibition; concerts; workshops; all-ages gig; political and cultural forums... and more.

Look for the 24-page Festival Guide on the streets April 13.

 

Fill out this form to propose an event!
     
Project title:  
     
Proposed date of event:  
     
Proposed Venue/Address:  
     
Help Needed:   Artists
Venue
Fundraising
Promotion
Volunteers
     
Contact Person:   
     
Name of Group:   
     
Phone:  
     
Fax:  
     
Web address:  
     
Mailing address:  
     
Can you offer anything to help Mayworks?   Financial Donation
Promotion
Technical Production
Visual Artwork
Performing Artist/Musician
Materials Distribution
Mayworks info distribution on list servers
Event volunteer
     
Is your event wheelchair accessable?   Yes
No
     
Is your event child friendly? How?  
     
Please give us a 100 word written description that reflects your event/project. Graphics will be accepted on paper or as 'tif' files on disc - do not email graphics.

Your e-mail address:

If you have problems submitting this form, please email Mayworks!