What We Choose To Remember – Exclusive Offer for ELAN Members and ELANews Subscribers
For the past two years ELAN has partnered on a project about identity and belonging with five other community organizations: Black Community Resource Centre, LEARN, Seniors Action Quebec, Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network and…
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…
We Belong Together: Celebrating Quebec English Communities
Join us on May 30 from 12PM to 5PM, at Concordia’s 4th Space and online via Zoom for a celebration of Quebec’s English-speaking communities.
ELAN is partnered with six other community organizations for a multi-year project about identity…
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…
Québec Relations Webinar: Anti-Oppressive and Non-Hierarchical Practices for Arts Organizations
Are you interested in implementing anti-oppressive practices within your arts organization? Our next Québec Relations webinar is for you! Join us on May 26th from 5 to 7 PM as we welcome representatives from articule, an open-access artist-run…
ELAN ArtEd’s Youth Mental Health Initiative
Supporting Students Through Supporting Teaching Artists
As Teaching Artists, we are often alone, carrying deep emotional experiences the youth share with us or dealing with conflicts or complicated group dynamics. This is a very meaningful…
Teaching Artists As Art Educators, Community Members And Role Models
Teaching Artists hold a special place in schools as guests who bring new and exciting ways of relating with students. When a Teaching Artist returns to the same school for multiple projects, they become members of the school community, developing…
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…
ArtistsInspire School Grants: Supporting Youth Mental Health Through The Arts
"[Spoken Word Artist Rachel McCrum] brought us each agency, by helping students discover the power of words to be able to shape one’s experience of struggle… [M]any students cite Rachel’s virtual visits and lessons as the most…
Québec Relations Webinar: An Introduction to SODEC Funding for Film Projects
Interested in learning more about SODEC funding opportunities for filmmakers in Quebec? Join us on Wednesday, February 23rd at 10:30 AM where Loaded Pictures’ president Sergeo Kirby will present a one-hour session to guide you through…
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…