Director’s Message – December, 2020
Guy Rodgers with Rob Lutes filming for We're All In This Together SENIORS Project
Photo by: Bobbi-Jo Hart
This has been a grindingly tough year, and few of us will be unhappy to see 2020 vanish in the rear-view mirror. Vaccines…
SENIORS project: We’re All in This Together
The first two episodes of We're All in This Together were filmed in the last week of November and will soon be on-line at ELAN’s new YouTube channel. The opening episode is about baking holiday cookies and the second episode is a Holiday Concert…
SELFIES – December, 2020
ELAN is scheduling six Discussion Groups about the complex identities within Quebec’s English-speaking communities and our sense of belonging. Each Discussion Group brings together people whose families arrived in Quebec during the same period…
Québec Relations Webinar: Culture in Schools Repertoire Workshop
Québec Relations has one more exciting webinar to close out 2020, as well as the support you need to apply for funding now and in the year to come!
For artists looking to facilitate workshops in schools, there’s big news: the…
ELAN ArtEd: Literary Arts in Schools: Writing to Understand Ourselves, Our Experiences and the World We Live In
“Basically, we human beings, what we do is we tell stories. We tell stories about everything.”
Raquel Rivera
Literary Arts offer a unique way to engage and express, particularly in times when we are all…
ARTSCAST: The stream flows on!
ARTSCAST is reaching out to the artist community to participate in the next wave of ARTSCAST events. The public wants to see your show, and ARTSCAST wants to host!
Fill out the form on Facebook or Instagram to be part of our next series.…
Québec Relations Webinars: CALQ Information Session and Digital Presence Workshop
Québec Relations has more of the resources you need to help you through these uncertain times, and November is no different with two can’t-miss webinars coming up!
First, ELAN is pleased to present an online information session with the…
ArtistsInspire $1500 School Grants
Educators are contacting us and applying to use their schools' $1500 ArtistsInspire Grants! This program connects professional Artists working in every discipline with English public schools across Quebec. Help us ensure every eligible school…
Director’s Message – November, 2020
Guy Rodgers with Anne-Marie Jean CEO of CALQ at ELAN 2019 AGM.
Photo by Nasuna Stuart-Ulin
Artists are remarkably resilient people and quick to create solutions in difficult situations. That is an admirable strength in normal times.…
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.…
Director’s Message – October, 2020
Left to right: Edmund Nash, Guy Rodgers, and René Marquez at the MainFilm Schmoozer, 2019. Photo by Laurence Ly.
Covid-19 has hit artists with a force that is impossible to fully evaluate. We were taking baby steps toward reopening theatres,…
ARTSCAST Bilingual Website Goes Live!
Thanks to all members who have joined our ARTSCAST Instagram page, and to our ARTSCAST Live Broadcast Series Facebook page.
Some big news: Our ARTSCAST website is available and ready to onboard producers! You can also…