ARTSCAST : Update December 1, 2021

Post Pandemic Action Research, Issues and Ways Forward

With restrictions being lifted to allow singing and dancing in Quebec venues there is some cause for celebration. There are still concerns for international artists as the pandemic continues to impact many jurisdictions and it is clear that we cannot look at the pandemic in the rear view mirror. Producers are continually adapting to the changes in restrictions so that health and safety measures are rigorously maintained. Amidst the changes, ARTSCAST has released the Post Pandemic Action Survey and the project will begin organizing results collected.

The Artist and Producer survey will gather responses to give a representation of the current state of affairs with regard to the relaunch of live events along with additional opportunities to include digital value added options including live streams and digital packages. Questions follow areas of concern including, the state of affairs due to the pandemic, data and communications, audience expectations, artist expectations, digital packages, and future support for arts initiatives.

The report is being funded by ISED (Innovation Science and Economic Development, Canada). If you have not been contacted to be part of the survey ARTSCAST will reach out to ELAN’s network of arts producers across disciplines. You can also send an email to dan@artscast.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.

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