ELAN History Series: 2013
Connecting Art and Education
ELAN’s first foray into connecting the arts with education was made via a project called ArtWorks, spearheaded by the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC). Artworks…
ELAN History Series: 2012
ACCORD Phase 2
ELAN AGM at Shift Space. Left to right: Peter MacGibbon (VP), Shelagh Plunkett (Secretary), Chuck Childs (President), Guy Rodgers (ED), and Tim Brady (Treasurer).
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ELAN History Series: 2011
Marking Milestones in Montreal
When le Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM) published a history of its first fifty years in 2009, there was a glaring lack of recognition for English-language arts, despite important contributions from institutions…
ELAN History Series: 2010
State of the Arts: Phase 1
In 2010, ELAN introduced the State of the Arts (SotA) project as a means of uniting disparate communities in the English-speaking cultural landscape of Quebec. Then-president of ELAN, Charles Childs, gave…
Director’s Message – March 2021
Project Manager / staff meeting (starting from the top, left to right): Christie Huff, Bobb Jo Hart, Guy Rodgers, Swati Khanna, Nick Maturo, Deborah Forde, Daniel Webster, Betty Esperanza, Emily Enhorning, Li Li, and Sufia Duez.
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We’re All In This Together: Episodes 5 & 6 Released!
We are so excited to announce the release of two new episodes of We're All In This Together!
Episode 5: Author Conversations with Louise Penny
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Join us for this rare and intimate interview with New York…
Québec Relations: Québec Relations is Here to Support You – Help us Better Meet Your Needs!
With the first phase of Québec Relations nearing completion, we’re busy developing the next stage of our project so we can offer even more resources and support to the English-speaking arts and culture community. And with our community facing…
ARTSCAST – March 2021 Update
ARTSCAST Live Broadcast Webinar March 3 at 2PM
Release of ARTSCAST Compendium V.1
ARTSCAST is hosting a webinar for artists on March 3, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST. In this webinar you will get to know ELAN’s project, ARTSCAST Live Broadcast…
Teaching Artists’ role in Youth Mental Health: How do teaching Artists positively affect youth mental health through their facilitation of arts and culture processes in schools and communities?
“Bringing people together, inspiring soothing and sharing: these are the powers of art, the importance of which has been made emphatically clear during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO
From…
ELAN’s History: 2009
ELAN Celebrates Five Years
ELAN celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2009 at the Sala Rossa. Following the Annual General Meeting (AGM), ELAN hosted a panel discussion called “Resources for Emerging Artists”, featuring visual artist Juliana…
We’re All In This Together: February 2021 update
This project, funded by the department of Canadian heritage, is a co-production between ELAN and Seniors Action Quebec. We’re All In This Together will create 18 episodes of content specially selected for seniors, who have been particularly…