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Québec Relations Update: 2 New CALQ programs + Grant Writing Consultations for Organizations
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) has announced two significant new programs to support artists and arts organizations as they adapt their work during COVID-19, and it’s crucial to get your applications in as early as possible…

This is the Time for Real Change
The ELAN team and Board are united in their shared revulsion at last week’s murder of an unarmed Black man by police in Minneapolis. This incident has sparked international outrage because every country in the world, and every city, has its…

Québec Relations Webinar Series: COVID-19 resources for artists and an introduction to live streaming during quarantine
As quarantine enters the month of June, the arts and culture sector continues to learn how to adapt to the new reality under COVID-19. To better support the community in this uncertain period, ELAN’s Québec Relations webinar series is ready…

ELAN announces a new project!
Last winter the Secretariat for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers approached ELAN and six other community organizations (representing heritage, youth, seniors and diversity) about a project idea. Quebec’s English-speaking community…

Call for Writers! ELAN’s Inclusion Committee is seeking a writer to pen their next article!
Call for Writers!
ELAN’s Inclusion Committee is seeking a writer to pen their next article!
Theme: Disability Arts Practices in Quebec during COVID-19
The article will showcase talented artists from a variety of disciplines based…

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…

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…

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…