
Letter from the Interim Executive Director, June 2023
Hello everyone, it’s a pleasure to be writing you as Interim Executive Director!
While I am new to the role, this month marks four years since joining the team for me, so I am certainly no stranger to ELAN and its community. Nevertheless,…

Letter from the Executive Director – March 2023
Hello all!Our Artist Capacity Building Clinics are well on their way and I encourage you to take a minute to see if any of them interest you, you can book time with an accountant, a lawyer, and other experts in various fields and pay 12$ for…

Letter from the Executive Director February 2023
February is a great time of year to turn your attention to your creative practice.The shorter days and cold weather lend well to time spent contemplating your art. Keep in mind, we are here to help. The Artist Capacity Building…


Letter from the Executive Director, November 2022
Get ready for party season!
That is my focus during Dreary November (the month that feels like one long post-Halloween sugar hangover). We have you covered if you are looking for interesting things to do.
We are…

Letter from the Executive Director, September 2022
Firstly, I want to extend a sincere thank-you to all who joined us for our AGM on August 15th, we had a very successful meeting followed by a wonderful surprise party for our founder, Guy Rodgers, who is apparently retiring (lol – if you…

Letter from the Executive Director, July 2022
Join us for a Party in the Park!
It is an exciting time for us around the office (and zoom space) as we are getting ready for our first in-person Schmoozer on July 20 in Park Jarry. In a great stroke of luck, we will be sharing the park with…

Letter from the Executive Director, June 2022
Dear Members,
It is so nice to see you all! It seems like many of us have been out and about this past month, and I am really enjoying meeting many of you at shows and events. If we cross paths anywhere, I encourage you to say hello, as I am…

Letter from the Executive Director, May 2022
Happy spring everyone!
There is such excitement in the air with so many live events and gatherings scheduled, it is time to put on our best and brightest outfit, leave the house (I know - but you can do it) and enjoy some amazing Quebec…

Letter from the Executive Director, April 2022
As we come out of yet another dark winter, I want to start this spring season with some good news. We have earned it, as the members of the arts and culture community have been badly impacted by the enforced isolation of the last two years…

Letter from the (New) Executive Director
I am so pleased and honoured to be writing this to all of you as the new Executive Director of ELAN. When I decided to join the exceptional team at ELAN I had no illusion of the challenges that the arts and culture community faces, and the…

Letter from the Erstwhile Executive Director, February 2022
When I said goodbye last March, after 17 years of nurturing ELAN from a compelling idea to the dynamic organization it is today,
it was an emotional departure, as final farewells always are. I certainly never expected to return…