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Opening Reception and Performance by mihyun maria kim Celebrate the work of artists Holly Chang, VALU CO-OP, and mihyun maria kim in the exhibition, In the Wake of Work: Asian Diasporas, Labour, and Living Memory. During the reception curator, Jojo Chooi-Harley will give brief remarks. mihyun maria kim will perform live. About the Performance i feel […]

Quilting Using Everyday Fabrics with Holly Chang Children and families are invited to join In the Wake of Work exhibiting artist Holly Chang to make quilted squares while exploring their ancestral roots! Chang will explain how her art project on display, Stitching the Story of Chinese Canadian Histories, used fabric to represent the work of […]

Join us to view Parallel Histories: An Anniversary Exhibit and to celebrate with special guests who will share their reflections on both WAHC and Mayworks. Facilitated by Florencia Berinstein. Come prepared to share your memories or to join us for the first time. WAHC wishes to acknowledge the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Hamilton, […]

Love Intersections is a media arts collective made up of queer artists of colour dedicated to using collaborative art-making and relational storytelling to address systemic racism in our communities. They produce intersectional and intergenerational stories from underrepresented communities of colour – centering the invisible, the spiritual, the metaphysical and the imaginary. About the Artists David […]

Calling all artists, community organizers, and storytellers we invite you to join us this Hamilton Arts Week for a 3-hour masterclass in community-based oral history practices. Presented in collaboration with visiting artists-in-residence Jen Sungshine and David Ng of Love Intersections. Rooted in Love Intersections’ ongoing work with racialized and queer communities, this workshop shares tools, […]

A virtual program with Jonny Sopotiuk In this virtual program, union activist and VALU CO-OP member Jonny Sopotiuk and community members discuss the Asiatic Exclusion League and role of white-dominated unions in racial exclusions (on both the shop floor and in government legislation) both historically and today with a focus on the work the Union […]

To mark our 30th Anniversary, WAHC is looking to sign up 30 memberships from now until the end of July. Can you help us meet our goal? Last year we, relaunched our Membership Program with updated benefits and opportunities to stay connected with WAHC. There are three tiers designed with affordability in mind. Whether you […]

Celebrate the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre’s 30th birthday and Mayworks Festival’s 40th with a tour of Parallel Histories: An Anniversary Exhibition and a zine making workshop! Join curator Florencia Berinstein, former Executive Director of both WAHC and Mayworks, for reflections on how both organizations have provided a unique space for cross sectoral gathering and […]