
Staying Connected: Asian Artists in Quebec
Initiative by ELAN's Inclusion Committee
Written by June Park
Edited by Li Li
During May’s Asian Heritage Month, mandated social distancing and regulations due to Covid-19 continue, with artists and companies of all disciplines…

ELAN ArtEd: Connecting & Creating with Artists, Youth & Families to Support Mental Health
By Christie Huff, Lead Learner at ELAN ArtEd
We've been through many weeks of "The Things We Didn’t Choose", although Rob Lutes didn't write the song for COVID-19, it's been helpful to me as I struggled with my roles and the uncertainty…

ARTS2U Update for May, 2020
ARTS2U has completed the validation of its business planning phase VABM (Validate ARTS2U Business Model) project which was funded by Innovation Science Economic Development Canada.
The research has detailed revenue and cost structures to…

Québec Relations webinar series: Find the funding that is right for your organization
It is time to start thinking about what the post-COVID-19 world will look like. Registration is now open for our webinar on May 8 at 2 PM, the first of a new series offered by ELAN’s Québec Relations project. Whether you run an arts organization…

Director’s Message – May 2020
Photo by Nasuna Stuart-Ulin. Left to right: 2019 AGM host and professional film actor: Jimmy Blais. Board members: Kakim Goh, Roger Sinha. Past Board President: Bettina Forget. Current Board President : Li Li, and Executive Director: Guy Rodgers.
When…

Québec Relations: Resources to help arts organizations find funding
The situation surrounding COVID-19 has undoubtedly caused major disruptions and a great deal of uncertainty for all of us in the English-speaking arts community. Now more than ever, arts organizations face the challenge of ensuring financial…

ELAN ArtEd: Connecting through the Arts
Carylye Elementary school’s World Globe, a vision of our earth,
created with the guidance of artist Emily Read.
Photo by Christina Mallozzi.
“Art gives us the opportunity to be kind, respectful and collaborative, and gives…

Director’s Message – April
Guy Rodgers attending the Creative Resilience Panel event.
Photography by Nasuna Ulin-Stuart
The show must go on... but maybe not in any way that we have ever experienced, or can currently imagine. The COVID-19 pandemic’s ultimate…

In Response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has struck with remarkable rapidity and is affecting every aspect of our lives: as artists, cultural workers, quarantined travelers, parents of young children, and caretakers of aging parents. To maintain the safety of…

2020-2021 provincial budget
The 2020-2021 provincial budget was announced last week and offered some much needed good news for artists. Overall, the culture and communications portfolio will receive an additional $1.4 billion in spending, which represents a 12.6% increase…

Québec Relations: New searchable funding platform & webinar
Over the past year, ELAN’s Québec Relations project has identified a wide range of funding sources available within the provincial government that respond to the diverse needs of English-speaking arts organizations. Based on this extensive…

ELAN’s ArtEd Program: March Magic – The Power of the Word
"The first thing I learned was about artists' stories, and the second thing I learned was to never give up.”
- Student: hip-hop music workshop participant at Jimmy Sandy Memorial School
The ACE Board at Jimmy Sandy Memorial…