3 Things You Didn’t Know About Conseil des arts de Montréal

Julien Valmary & Guy Rodgers
Julien and Guy also showed us that style, just like art, is a universal language.

Photos by: Amy Macdonald

Le Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM) recently partnered with ELAN to present an information session in English about its programs and services.

Julien Valmary, CAM’s Management Support and Strategic Initiatives Director, led about 15 attendees through a presentation of CAM’s history, its programs, and its current strategic directions: Inclusiveness, Outreach, and Communication.

Here are 3 facts you might not have known about CAM:

You can apply in English. Even though CAM’s application portal, ORORA, is currently available in French only, you are welcome to write your application and send support materials in English. (ELAN did, and we got the grant!)
CAM has studios for rent. Artists can book time in dance, music, and multidisciplinary studios in the beautiful Maison du CAM right across Parc Lafontaine. Click here for more info.
CAM offers a consulting service for culturally diverse artists. If you’re seeking professional development advice or guidance for your career, get in touch with Iulia-Anamaria Salagor: iasalagor.p@ville.montreal.qc.ca

Land Acknowledgement

ELAN is an official minority language organization within a country that recognizes two languages as official. ELAN is located in Tiohtià:ke, the original name for Montreal in Kanien’kéha, the language of the Mohawk—also known as Mooniyang, which is the Anishinaabeg name given to the city by the Algonquin. While we are based in this city, our projects have also taken place in many regions across Quebec.

We acknowledge the colonial origin of English and French in Canada, and recognize that both languages benefit from official status throughout the land. The province that we know as Quebec is an amalgamation of the traditional territories of the Innu and Inuit nations, Algonquian nations, as well as the Mohawk nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Kanien’kéha and Anishinaabemowin are but two of the original languages of this province; Atikamekw, Cree, Inuktitut, and Innu-aimun are also among the many Indigenous languages spoken across Quebec as majority languages, all well before French and English.

ELAN acknowledges the important work being done by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to revive the traditional languages of these territories, and their advocacy for the official status of Indigenous languages.