A New Look: Connect, Support, Create 2016 was an exciting year for ELAN, with several multi-year projects underway and new branding for the organization. ELAN introduced a new logo that conveys movement, optimism, and rayonnement (radiance). The new tagline—Connect, Support, Create—draws out key drivers of ELAN’s activities. Through a survey and a public consultation with […]
Launch of Arts Alive! Québec ELAN launched the Arts Alive! Québec (AAQ) project at the Rialto Theatre in Montréal with a full house of partners from many regions of Québec. Growing directly out of the ACCORD project, Arts Alive! Québec became a major project for ELAN, lasting five years and building enduring relationships with arts […]
ELAN Celebrates 10 Years! 10th anniversary greeters’ table: Amy Macdonald (office coordinator), Mara McCullum, Lindsay Nixon (summer student), Peter MacGibbon (past-president), Jay Ritchie (summer student), and Crystal Chan (ex office coordinator). Photo by: Michael Towe ELAN celebrated its 10th Anniversary and AGM at Eastern Bloc. The event included “Wonderwall” photographic installation that formed a […]
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 was developed with involvement from ELAN, the Quebec Drama Federation (QDF), the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF), and artists from the music, dance and […]
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). Photo by: Unknown (If you are the photographer of this photo, you can email us at communications@quebec-elan.org so that we can credit you!) The ACCORD project created […]
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 like Centaur Theatre and Black Theatre Workshop and artists like Ranee Lee, Margie Gillis, David Solway, Johanna Skibsrud, […]
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 a presentation to the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages, when it was hosted in Montreal, alongside […]
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. Photo by: Bobbi Jo Hart Twenty years ago, I was invited to attend a meeting of English-speaking artists convened […]
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 Click here to view the episode! Join us for this rare and intimate interview with New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny, who helps us launch our first literary episode […]
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 new and evolving challenges due to Covid-19, we want to make absolutely sure the work we […]
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 Series. Learn how to monetize your broadcast with us and other players in […]
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