Artists Illuminated

Artists Illuminated delves a little deeper into the unique artistic and creative lives of ELAN’s members. These features shed light on the intimate processes behind art-making and serve as a firsthand introduction of ELAN members to the wider public.

,

Artists Illuminated: Sharon Smith

Elegant Orchids by Sharon Smith. Painted at her family cottage by Lake Magog. Infinite curiosity; infinite creativity. By: Sufia Duez After two phones calls with Sharon Smith, I asked her if we could meet in-person for an interview.…
,

Artists Illuminated Shorts! – Laurence Dea Dionne

  What attracted you to your artistic discipline? The need to develop well-being in youth through a creative outlet such as comics! Where do you find your inspiration? People! People and their struggles. And overcoming struggles.…
,

Artists Illuminated: Avy Loftus

Finding Answers in Batik By: Erika Serodio Red Tulips, Batik on cotton, 2002 by Avy Loftus. This batik painting was exhibited in Ottawa during the Tulip festival, at the Indonesian Embassy pavilion at the Major Park. The painting…
,

Artists Illuminated Shorts! – Kathryn Berry

What attracted you to your artistic discipline? Madonna! My mother died of brain cancer and through research and then working with the NGO, International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), I learned the many benefits of music and…
,

Artists Illuminated: Fuat Tuaç

  Finding Connection in the Montreal Jazz Scene By: Erika Serodio Fuat Tuaç was waiting at the bar when I arrived at Café Parvis. “I usually go to places like this,” he tells me a few minutes later. He motions around the…

Land Acknowledgement

ELAN is an official minority language organization within a country that recognizes two languages as official. ELAN is located in Tiohtià:ke, the original name for Montreal in Kanien’kéha, the language of the Mohawk—also known as Mooniyang, which is the Anishinaabeg name given to the city by the Algonquin. While we are based in this city, our projects have also taken place in many regions across Quebec.

We acknowledge the colonial origin of English and French in Canada, and recognize that both languages benefit from official status throughout the land. The province that we know as Quebec is an amalgamation of the traditional territories of the Innu and Inuit nations, Algonquian nations, as well as the Mohawk nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Kanien’kéha and Anishinaabemowin are but two of the original languages of this province; Atikamekw, Cree, Inuktitut, and Innu-aimun are also among the many Indigenous languages spoken across Quebec as majority languages, all well before French and English.

ELAN acknowledges the important work being done by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to revive the traditional languages of these territories, and their advocacy for the official status of Indigenous languages.

ELAN logo with orange graphic and white letters

460 Sainte-Catherine West
Suites 706 & 708
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 1A7

Copyright © 2023 english language arts network

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.