
ELAN Welcomes Patrick Lloyd Brennan as ELAN's New Executive Director!
After an extensive search and selection process, ELAN’s board and staff are excited to announce our new Executive Director, Patrick Lloyd Brennan!
Patrick is no stranger to the ELAN community, having served on our Board of Directors and…

CALQ Update: Special Measure for the Dissemination of Quebec Performances
On October 27, 2020 the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) announced special measures and support it will provide concerning the dissemination of Quebec Performances during COVID-19. Deadline to apply is November 16 at 10 AM.…

ARTS2U: ARTSCAST Pilot Project
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, ARTS2U project will be including live broadcast events to its arts event listings. The ARTSCAST Pilot Project addresses in depth details regarding inclusion and added value of live broadcasts to ARTS2U.…

Québec Relations: Free Grant Writing Assistance for CALQ COVID-19 Programs
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) has announced two significant new programs to support artists and arts organizations as they adapt their work during COVID-19, and it’s crucial to get your applications in as early as possible…

ArtistsInspire is expanding!
Are you a professional Artist, Artisan or Arts organization with experience facilitating in-person &/or virtual, interactive arts & culture activities for children, youth, adults, and/or seniors?
The English Language Arts Network’s…

Call for Writers! ELAN’s Inclusion Committee is seeking a writer to pen their next article!
Call for Writers!
ELAN’s Inclusion Committee is seeking a writer to pen their next article!
Theme: Disability Arts Practices in Quebec during COVID-19
The article will showcase talented artists from a variety of disciplines based…

2020-2021 provincial budget
The 2020-2021 provincial budget was announced last week and offered some much needed good news for artists. Overall, the culture and communications portfolio will receive an additional $1.4 billion in spending, which represents a 12.6% increase…

Québec Relations Compiles Repository of over 100 Provincial Funding Programs
Final consultation in Quebec City (November 2019) with English Speaking Sectoral Groups, presided by Christopher Skeete. Photo by Guy Rodgers.
In order to respond to the needs of English-speaking arts organizations, ELAN’s Québec Relations…

Director's Message - The QCGN Problem
Screenshot of CTV interview with ELAN Executive Director Guy Rodgers.
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) was created 24 years ago as an alternative to Alliance Quebec, which had lost the support of many English-speaking Quebeckers.…

Statement Regarding Member Resignations from QCGN
The QCGN claims to be a member-driven network but the level of tension within the organization has been rising steadily over the past year to the point where today, nearly a third of voting members have left. The organizations that have left…

Official Language Community Media Consortium meets with Minister Mélanie Joly
The Official Language Community Media Consortium has been working for the last two years to raise awareness of the urgent necessity for government support for media in a minority language situation.
Through the…

Bill 21 Discriminates Against Quebecers: Statement from ELAN
As an organization serving the minority-language community of English-speaking Quebecers, ELAN strongly condemns the implementation of Bill 21 and Justice Michel Yergeau’s decision last week to reject an appeal from civil rights organizations…