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Québec Relations: New searchable funding platform & webinar

Over the past year, ELAN’s Québec Relations project has identified a wide range of funding sources available within the provincial government that respond to the diverse needs of English-speaking arts organizations. Based on this extensive…
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ArtEd Initiatives: March Magic - The Power of the Word

Story by June Park "The first thing I learned was about artists' stories, and the second thing I learned was to never give up.” - Student: hip-hop music workshop participant at Jimmy Sandy Memorial School   The ACE Board…
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Access and Alternatives: Community Resources

Tony Alfonso from AMI-Quebec. All photos by Nasuna Stuart-Ulin. The Access and Alternatives panel brought together the threads of conversations held throughout the Creative Resilience series, addressing the issues of scarcity and access…
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Access and Alternatives: Panel Summary

From left to right: Lisa Ndejuru, Courtney Kirkby, Aimee Louw, Emily Enhorning, Lital Khaikin. All photos by Nasuna Stuart-Ulin. January 30, 2020. Introduction to Access & Alternatives Creative Resilience was a series of events that…
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Resilience Theatre: Workshop Reflection

Stills from videos by Daybi. On January 22, Lisa Ndejuru and Joliane Allaire facilitated the Resilience Theatre workshop, the third event in the Creative Resilience series. Through this workshop, participants confronted the ways in which…
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Creative Resources: Mindfulness-based Approach to Self Care Workshop Reflection

Sonia Osorio. Photo by Nasuna Stuart-Ulin. Throughout the Creative Resilience series, we explored the ways in which stereotypes around artists’ labour ⁠normalize harmful practices by creating a sense of inevitability around burn-out,…
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Developing Connections and Collaborations Among Digital Initiatives (DCCADI) Webinar

Our free ARTS2U – Developing Connections and Collaborations Among Digital Initiatives (DCCADI) Webinar, took place on January 14 as a moderated web conference. Moderator and theatre creator Johanna Nutter hosted and interviewed an expert…
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ArtEd Initiatives: Getting to the Heart of Art!

ELAN’s ArtEd Program was developed to support qualified Quebec Artists to Connect with schools, to create niches for developing creativity and exploring identity and culture with students and teachers. Support from the Government of Canada’s…
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ELAN ArtEd Participates in 2020 Early Childhood Symposium in February

Image courtesy of LEARN. ELAN ArtEd will represent Artists who specialize in facilitating early childhood learning experiences at the 2020 Early Childhood Symposium on February 11 and 12, thanks to our partners LEARN and CHSSN.
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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…
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ARTS2U Publishes DCCADI Findings on Diversity & Inclusion

Image by Nasuna  Stuart-Ulin. The DCCADI (Developing Connections and Collaborations Among Digital Initiatives) phase of ARTS2U, funded by the Canada Council Digital Strategy Fund, is now complete! As part of the DCCADI phase, ARTS2U…

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