ELAN is hiring two positions to be filled in April, 2019! Although we do not have an official deadline for either positions, we will be conducting interviews starting early April. Apply immediately!
ELAN & LEARN have teamed up to manage the Government of Canada’s Community Cultural Action Fund Micro-Grant Program for Minority Schools in Quebec. The goal of the program is to provide students in minority language schools with opportunities to experience the arts ELAN will be overseeing the administration of the program and will be working collaboratively with LEARN to reach the 300+ English schools.
We are seeking proposals from Communications Specialists to develop outreach strategies and design communications tools required to successfully launch a micro-grant program that aims to bring arts and culture in English-language schools in Quebec. Deadline for submissions is JANUARY 28, 2019. Click here for details.
Literature
- The Quebec Writers’ Federation is hiring a writer to facilitate a Journalism Workshop for students aged 14 to 18. Deadline is JANUARY 15, 2019. Click here for details.
- Canada FBM2020 is hiring a committee that will plan and coordinate the literary programming for the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2020. Deadline has been extended to JANUARY 21, 2019. Click here for details.
Music
- Independent music distributor Redeye Worldwide is hiring a full-time Account Representative. Click here for details.
Theatre
- Repercussion Theatre is hiring an Operations Manager. Deadline is JANUARY 17, 2019. Click here for details.
- Youtheatre is hiring a General Manager. Deadline is FEBRUARY 1, 2019. Click here for details.
Visual Arts
- The Dollard Centre for the Arts is looking for a Managing Director. Tentative starting date is FEBRUARY 11, 2019. Click here for details.
Looking for grant writing help? Check out ELAN’S grant writing resources and notes from our CALQ information session!
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Funding for individuals:
- Acquisition and Marketing – Rolling
- Commissioned Works – Rolling
- Commissioned Works & Residences – Rolling
- Literary shows or storytelling and hypermedia literary works – Rolling
- Professional Development – Rolling
- Promotion – Rolling
- Research & Creation – Rolling
- Research, Creation & Exploration — Rolling
- Travel – Rolling
- Specific Programming Support (Description in FR only) – Rolling
SODEC (Info in FR only)
SODEC provides funding primarly to organizations. Please check your discipline for specific deadlines.
Canada Council for the Arts
Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples components
- Travel – Rolling
- Small-Scale Activities – Rolling
- Short-Term Projects – DECEMBER 12, 2018
Supporting Artistic Practice components
- Professional Development for Arts Professionals – Rolling
- Literary Publishing Projects – OCTOBER 17, 2018
Arts Across Canada components
- Travel – Rolling
- Representation and Promotion – Rolling
Arts Abroad components
- Travel – Rolling
- Representation and Promotion – Rolling
- Translation – Rolling
- Circulation and Touring – DECEMBER 12, 2018
- Residencies – Rolling
Frankfurt 2020 (purchasing translation rights and publishing in Germany)
- Translation – anytime translation is completed
Strategic Funds
- Access Support funds individual applicants who are Deaf, have disabilities or who are living with mental illness, as well as Deaf and disability arts groups and organizations. – within 90 days of submitting your associated grant
- Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund – rolling
- Media Arts Equipment Acquisition Fund – NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Conseil des arts de Montréal
General Funding Programs
Cultural Exchanges and Special Projects (for organizations receiving operating grants only)
Fiscal Sponsorship
- Fiscal sponsorship (all disciplines) – rolling
Factor – The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings
- Juried Sound Recording Program Grant – JANUARY 21, 2019
Artisan / Crafts
- École d’ébénisterie d’art de Montréal is offering a Woodworking Workshop: Introduction to traditional cabinet making. Explore the basics of traditional cabinet making by creating a small chest. Learn about back saws, wood chisels through tenons and dovetails. This course will be taking place on NOVEMBER 15, 22, and 29, 2018 from 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM. Deadline to register: NOVEMBER 8, 2018. Click here for details.
Film / Media
- Surplace Media presents Screenwriting for Film led by Yuval Daniel, a 5-week workshop starting OCTOBER 8, 2018. Click here for details.
- Surplace Media presents Make a Short High-Impact Video for the Web led by Paul Shore on OCTOBER 20 and 27 2018. Click here for details.
- Surplace Media presents Video Editing Bootcamp led by Ted Strauss, a 5-week workshop starting OCTOBER 28, 2018. Click here for details.
- Surplace Media presents Storytelling for Film: How to get started led by Wiebke von Carolsfeld, a 5-week workshop starting NOVEMBER 13, 2018. Click here for details.
Literature / Writing
- Quebec Writers’ Federation presents How Does a Pear Taste? Writing About Food Using Your Senses with Susan Semenak on OCTOBER 2 – NOVEMBER 20, 2018. Click here for details.
- Quebec Writers’ Federation presents Contemplating the Poetic: Responsibility, Hatred, and Meaning with Shannon Webb Campbell on OCTOBER 2 – NOVEMBER 20, 2018. Click here for details.
- Surplace Media presents Creating Visual Journalism led by Emma Clara Jacobs, a 5-week workshop starting OCTOBER 11, 2018. Click here for details.
- Quebec Writers’ Federation presents Writing from a Defining Moment: A Sensory Approach to Creative Writing with Oonya Kempadoo on OCTOBER 20, 2018. Click here for details.
- Quebec Writers’ Federation presents Break into Freelance Lifestyle Writing: A Guide for the Digital Age with Lindsay Burgess on OCTOBER 27, 2018. Click here for details.
- Surplace Media presents Write Like a Pro led by Colleen Kimmett, a 5-week workshop starting NOVEMBER 8, 2018. Click here for details.
- Quebec Writers’ Federation presents Science Fiction and Fantasy Characters with Jo Walton on NOVEMBER 10, 2018. Click here for details.
- Quebec Writers’ Federation presents Jump-Start Your Prose: How to Think Critically About Your Writing and Making it Shine with Cora Siré on NOVEMBER 17, 2018. Click here for details.
Multidisciplinary / Interdisciplinary / General
- YES Montreal presents Jump-Start Your Art & Financing Options (also available online). Learn how to make money through your art. After the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to have a 15 minutes 1-on-1 session with a YES Artist Coach. OCTOBER 1, OCTOBER 22, NOVEMBER 12, AND DECEMBER 3, 2018, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM. This workshop is free, however handouts are $2.00. Click here for details.
- YES Montreal presents Why Entrepreneurs Need Focus And Time Management. Led by Zoonie Nguyen, this practical workshop introduces you to critical principles and techniques for maximizing your return on every minute of the day. OCTOBER 2, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Price $20.00. Click here for details.
- YES Montreal presents Tips For Multimedia Storytelling. Led by David Phu, this workshop will highlight narrative concepts and provide tips to help you develop and improve your own unique storytelling style so you can forge meaningful connections with your audience. OCTOBER 10, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Price $20.00. Click here for details.
- YES Montreal presents Promoting Your Business Online Bundle. Over these three workshops, learn how to select the right e-commerce platform for your business, create a powerful web presence and fine tune your marketing plan. Website Builders & E-Commerce Fundamentals (OCTOBER 16, 6:30 – 8:30 PM), SEO for Beginners (OCTOBER 23, 6:30 – 8:30 PM), and Google Analytics for Beginners (OCTOBER 30, 6:30 – 8:30 PM). Price $20.00each, or 3 for $50. Click here for details.
- YES Montreal presents The Art & Science Of Creating Your Personal Brand. Led by Alvin Lee, this workshop will teach you how to market your value as a professional, create a compelling career narrative, and how to differentiate yourself from other applicants. OCTOBER 10, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Price $20.00. Click here for details.
- YES Montreal presents Jump-Start Your Job Search Express .This workshop will help you uncover strategies that work and gain a better understanding of the local and hidden job markets. In order to have access to workshops or appointments with a Job Search Counsellor, participants must first attend this session. TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM. This workshop is free. Click here for details.
- YES Montreal presents Jump-Start Your Business (also available online). Learn about the different types of financing options avaialble to get your new or existing venture funded. After the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to have a 15 minutes 1-on-1 session with a YES Business Coach. WEDNESDAYS, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM. This workshop is free, however handouts are $2.00.
- YES Montreal presents Registering Your Business (also available online). Learn step-by-step how to register your business with the Quebec government with guidance of a Legal Information Officer, Kelsey Millward. OCTOBER 1, OCTOBER 22, NOVEMBER 12, AND DECEMBER 3, 2018, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM. This workshop is free, however handouts are $2.00. Click here for details.
- Surplace Media presents Podcasting Bootcamp led by Pascal Huynh, a 5-week workshop starting OCTOBER 10, 2018. Click here for details.
- Surplace Media presents Learning to Play: The Foundations of Game Design led by Allison Cole, a 6-week workshop starting NOVEMBER 12, 2018. Click here for details.
Music
- Surplace Media presents Audio Editing and Sound Design led by Aaron Lakoff, a 5-week workshop starting NOVEMBER 14, 2018. Click here for details.
Theatre
- National Theatre School presents Playwriting Classes for Youth and Adults led by Leah Jane. Classes take place SUNDAYS from OCTOBER 7 – DECEMBER 9 for Adults 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Surplace Media and for Youth (ages 15 – 17) from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Visual Arts
- Surplace Media presents Doing Graphic Design led by Anna Weksej and Lo lo Sirois, a 5-week workshop starting OCTOBER 9, 2018. 7 PM – 9:30 PM. Click here for details.
- Centre Culturel Georges Vanier is offering Portrait painting courses from now till DECEMBER 10, 2018. Price is $5.00 for 3 hours. Click here for details. Please note that details are only available in French.
- Centre Culturel Georges Vanier presents: Dessin académique, pastel sex ou portrait – with Céline Bélec till DECEMBER 4, 2018. Price is $240.30 for all 12 courses. Click here for details. Please note that details are only available in French.
- Centre Culturel Georges Vanier presents: Peinture à l’huile académique ou pastel sec – with Céline Bélec on till DECEMBER 6, 2018. Price is $166.71 for all six courses. Click here for details. Please note that details are only available in French.
- Centre Culturel Georges Vanier presents: Trouvez votre langage pictural – Peinture acrylique – with Anne-Laure Bixquert till NOVEMBER 5, 2018. Price is $166.71 for all six courses. Click here for details. Please note that details are only available in French.
- Centre Culturel Georges Vanier presents: Initiation à la création de motifs et sérigraphie for children ages 8 – 12 years old with Anne-Laure Bixquert on OCTOBER 13 and 20, 2018 from 10 AM – 12:30 PM. Price for two workshops is $58.00. Click here for details. Please note that details are only available in French.
- Centre Culturel Georges Vanier presents: Initation à la création de motifs et sérigraphie for adults with Anne-Laure Bixquert on OCTOBER 27 and NOVEMBER 3, 2018 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. Price is $82.78. Click here for details. Please note that details are only available in French.
Dance
- Conseil des arts de Montréal along with Prix de la danse de Montréal is seeking applicants for their annual prize, the Envol Award, which celebrates inclusion in the arts. Submissions are open to choreopgraphers, performers, costume or set designers / lighting directors, cultural workers, artists’ collectives, organizations, and more. Deadline is OCTOBER 1, 2018. Click here for details.
Literature / Writing
- VALLUM Contemporary Poetry is seeking submissions for Vallum 16:1 on the theme of Connections. Send in your best work. Deadline is NOVEMBER 15, 2018. Click here for details.
Theatre
- Labyrinth Stage Productions is having auditions for Daughters of Mile End by Pearl Lottner Rothenberg and Claudia Litvak Polachek, directed by Rachelle Glait. This is an original production, which will be performed at the D.B. Clarke Theatre from APRIL 3 – 6, 2019. Auditions will take place on OCTOBER 14, 2018 and Wednesday evening on OCTOBER 17, 2018. To book an audition, email: litpol@sympatico.ca with a headshot and resume. Click here for details.
Visual Arts
- The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, with the support of Conseil des arts de Montréal is seeking candidates for an upcoming artist residency: Impressions. The residency will span 8 weeks from JANUARY – MARCH, 2019. Deadline is OCTOBER 9, 2018. Click here for details.
- Diagonale is accepting open submissions from artists and curators. Deadline is OCTOBER 15, 2018. Click here for details.
- 2018 Annual Accenti Photo Competition is seeking submissions on the theme: “Capture an Italian Moment.” Top prize is $1000.00 and publication. Deadline is NOVEMBER 1, 2018. Click here for details.
- CLARK’s EXHIBITION is seeking proposals from artists, collectives, and curators. Deadline is NOVEMBER 1, 2018. Click here for details.
- ITSLIQUIDGROUP is seeking interesting photos, paintings, video art, installations / sculptors, and performance art works to include in their next exhibition in Venice, Italy. Send your work(s) with a resume and biography, as well as some still images (for video-art), and any relevant links. Email: lucacurci@lucacurci.com. Deadline is NOVEMBER 9, 2018. Click here for details.
Film/Media
- National Film Board of Canada is hiring an Administrator, Pay Systems. Deadline is OCTOBER 8, 2018. Click here for details.
Multidisciplinary / Other
- ELAN is hiring an Administration / Human Resources Manager. This is a permanent, full-time position. Review of applications will begin OCTOBER 5, 2018. Click here for details.
Theatre
- Geordie Theatre is hiring a Box Office Manager. Deadline is OCTOBER 12, 2018. Click here for details.
- Labyrinth Stage Productions is interviewing potential Stage Managers. Email: litpol@sympatico.ca for more information.
Looking for grant writing help? Check out ELAN’S grant writing resources and notes from our CALQ information session!
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)
Funding for individuals:
- Acquisition and Marketing – Rolling
- Commissioned Works – Rolling
- Commissioned Works & Residences – Rolling
- Literary shows or storytelling and hypermedia literary works – Rolling
- Professional Development – Rolling
- Promotion – Rolling
- Research & Creation – Rolling
- Research, Creation & Exploration — Rolling
- Travel – Rolling
- Specific Programming Support (Description in FR only) – Rolling
SODEC (Info in FR only)
SODEC provides funding primarly to organizations. Please check your discipline for specific deadlines.
Canada Council for the Arts
Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples components
- Travel – Rolling
- Small-Scale Activities – Rolling
- Short-Term Projects – SEPTEMBER 21, 2018; DECEMBER 12, 2018
Supporting Artistic Practice components
- Professional Development for Arts Professionals – Rolling
- Literary Publishing Projects – OCTOBER 17, 2018
Arts Across Canada components
- Travel – Rolling
- Representation and Promotion – Rolling
Arts Abroad components
- Travel – Rolling
- Representation and Promotion – Rolling
- Translation – Rolling
- Circulation and Touring – SEPTEMBER 5, 2018; DECEMBER 12, 2018
- Residencies – Rolling
Frankfurt 2020 (purchasing translation rights and publishing in Germany)
- Translation – anytime translation is completed
Strategic Funds
- Access Support funds individual applicants who are Deaf, have disabilities or who are living with mental illness, as well as Deaf and disability arts groups and organizations. – within 90 days of submitting your associated grant
- Market Access Strategy for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) Fund – rolling
- Media Arts Equipment Acquisition Fund – NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Conseil des arts de Montréal
General Funding Programs
- Festivals and Events – SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
- Creation and Production – SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
- Professional and associations, groups and service organizations (visual arts) – SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
- Specialized presenter (film & video) – SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
Cultural Exchanges and Special Projects (for organizations receiving operating grants only)
Fiscal Sponsorship
- Fiscal sponsorship (all disciplines) – rolling