{"id":36132,"date":"2021-03-19T10:40:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T10:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/?p=36132"},"modified":"2021-03-19T11:12:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T11:12:19","slug":"elan-history-series-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/en\/elan-history-series-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"ELAN History Series: 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-oowy1w-fbeb54f08c4587899447ad7370c0769c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-oowy1w-fbeb54f08c4587899447ad7370c0769c{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-oowy1w-fbeb54f08c4587899447ad7370c0769c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Launch of Arts Alive! Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>ELAN launched the <span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/past-projects\/\">Arts Alive! Qu\u00e9bec (AAQ)<\/a><\/strong><\/span> project at the Rialto Theatre in Montr\u00e9al with a full house of partners from many regions of Qu\u00e9bec. Growing directly out of the ACCORD project, Arts Alive! Qu\u00e9bec became a major project for ELAN, lasting five years and building enduring relationships with arts communities across Quebec. The AAQ events, and the media buzz generated by the events, provided a huge boost for thriving arts communities outside of Montreal that might otherwise be overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>AAQ brought together numerous community organizations and artists, many of them working on a volunteer basis, to host a summer festival for performance and visual arts. Six community cultural weekends were produced in Hudson, Quebec, Knowlton, Huntingdon, Wakefield and Montreal\u2019s West Island. ELAN also partnered with RIDEAU, an arts presenters\u2019 network, to host a workshop and information session. Schmoozers were held in Montreal Fringe and the Quebec Drama Federation in June, and with the Quebec Writers\u2019 Federation in October.<\/p>\n<p>The regional mini-festivals featured headliners from Montreal like Motel Rapha\u00ebl, Plants and Animals, and Kim Richardson, alongside popular local artists and productions. The first year of AAQ received much media coverage including <span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/portfolio-item\/articles-arts-alive-quebec-arts-tour-targets-outlying-regions-thriving-arts-communities-montreal-gazette-2015\/\">The Montreal Gazette<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/portfolio-item\/articles-on-arts-alive-quebec-knowlton-one-of-six-communities-to-hold-arts-alive-brome-county-news-2015\/\">Brome County News<\/a>,<\/strong><\/span> Hudson\u2019s <span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/?s=2015\">Your Local Journal<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <em>La Presse<\/em> and CBC, which was AAQ media sponsor. CBC reported on regional events and published multimedia features on Arts Alive! Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC3764-1030x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC3764-1030x684.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC3764-scaled-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC3764-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC3764-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC3764-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC3764-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC3764-1500x996.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC3764-705x468.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC3764-scaled.jpg 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Arts Alive! Qu\u00e9bec press conference at the Rialto Theatre. Front left to right: Jeanette Kelly (CBC), Tina Bye (Grove Hall), Terry O\u2019Shaughnessey (Greenwood), Barry McCullough (Morrin Centre),\u00a0 Blair McKay (Hudson), Laura Teasedale (Townships), Carson Tharris (Wakefield), Mara McCallum (Fairburn), Kerstin Petersson (Wakefield), \u00a0Heather Margraf (Hudson),\u00a0 and Sacha Dmytruk (website). Back row, left to right: Hoffman\u00a0 Wolff (Morrin), Nik Pynes (Knowlton), \u00a0Kalina Skulska (Hudson), James Parry (Hudson), Mark Bye (Grove Hall), Luc De Tremmerie (Huntingdon MRC); Guy Rodgers, David Sherman, and Nancy Lee<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Photo by: Michael Towe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Market Access: Visual and Performing Arts #1<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 2015, ELAN launched two initiatives aimed at connecting artists with promotional strategies and leaders in their disciplines. ELAN received funding from the Canada Council for the Arts\u2014as part of the Council\u2019s new Market Access initiative\u2014to develop the first iteration of the Visual Arts Market Access project, and the Performing Arts Market Access (PAMA) project, which would be fully realized between 2016-18.<\/p>\n<p>ELAN\u2019s <span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/portfolio-item\/market-access\/\">study for PAMA<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>found that English-speaking performing artists in Quebec faced unique market access barriers such as the wide dispersal of potential English-speaking audiences throughout Quebec, a lack of coverage or integration between English and French-language media, and, especially in the case of theatre, the lack of incentive for mainstream presenting organizations to support English-language performances. Based on needs assessment surveys conducted by ELAN, the Performing Arts Market Strategy focused in particular on providing opportunities for training and touring, with the intent to build a touring network.<\/p>\n<p>The Visual Arts Market Access project took a similar approach by inviting gallerists from Boston and New York City to come to Montreal: Scott Zieher (co-owner with his wife Andrea Smith-Zieher of ZieherSmith Art Gallery in Chelsea, NY), John Thomson (cofounder of Foxy Production in Chelsea, NY), and Camilo Alvarez (owner, director, and preparatory of Sams\u00f8n in Boston, MA). The gallerists met artists and visited artists\u2019 studios (as selected by a three-person jury), and shared observations on the art scenes in their respective cities. During a <span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Visual-Arts-Market-Access-2015.pdf\">panel discussion<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>at Oboro organized by ELAN, the gallerists spoke about shifts in exhibiting and promoting artwork, including an increase in online exhibition and cataloguing, institutional models offering artists an alternative to commercial models of exhibition, and exhibiting in art-fairs or rural areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1620150225.jpg\" alt=\"Panel Discussion Visual Arts Market Access project. L-r Hope Peterson (Project Manager), Scott Zieher (ZieherSmith Gallery \u2013 NYC), John Thomson (Foxy Production \u2013 NYC), Camilo Alvarez (Samson Projects \u2013 Boston) (Oboro Studio) \" width=\"760\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1620150225.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1620150225-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1620150225-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1620150225-705x396.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Panel Discussion Visual Arts Market Access project. Left to right: Hope Peterson (Project Manager), Scott Zieher (ZieherSmith Gallery \u2013 NYC), John Thomson (Foxy Production \u2013 NYC),\u00a0 and Camilo Alvarez (Samson Projects \u2013 Boston) at Oboro Studio.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Photo by: Guy Rodgers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Community Collaborations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 2015, ELAN partnered with Diversit\u00e9 Artistique Montr\u00e9al (DAM) on a special issue of <span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/ticarttoc.com\/category\/numero-4-printemps-2015\/\">TicArtToc<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that looked at language diversity in Quebec. \u00a0The special edition, which borrowed ELAN\u2019s previous project title\u2014Made au Qu\u00e9bec\u2014explored linguistic and cultural diversity in Montreal arts by profiling numerous English-speaking artists, while also tackling questions and stigmas around bilingualism and the place of English-language identity in Quebec.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/12_DSC_8819-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Guy Rodgers speaking at launch of Diversit\u00e9 Artistique Montr\u00e9al\u2019s launch of TicArtToc magazine devoted to Anglos \u2013 Made au Qu\u00e9bec. (Theatre Ste Catherine) Photo \u2013 DAM\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/12_DSC_8819-copy.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/12_DSC_8819-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/12_DSC_8819-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/12_DSC_8819-copy-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Guy Rodgers speaking at launch of Diversit\u00e9 Artistique Montr\u00e9al\u2019s launch of <\/em>TicArtToc magazine<em> devoted to English Speakers \u2013 Made au Qu\u00e9bec. (Theatre Ste Catherine)<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Photo by: Adriana GarciaCruz<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ELAN also collaborated on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/portfolio-item\/diversity-discussion-mcgill-daily-2015\/\"><span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong>panel on cultural diversity<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and a networking event as part of the Lundi Pluriel series, in partnership with MAI (Montr\u00e9al, arts interculturels), Diversit\u00e9 Artistique Montr\u00e9al (DAM) and Culture Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cDeborah Forde, executive director of the Quebec Drama Federation (QDF) spoke about the QDF as well as about the challenges faced by visible minorities in the theatre world. She highlighted the \u201csurvival of culturally diverse arts, art, and people\u201d, and emphasized the need to make \u201calliances and build a collective force\u201d to meet this aim.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0&#8211;<\/em>\u201cDiversity and Discussion\u201d from <em>The McGill Daily<\/em>, January 2015.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong><br \/>\nGrant-writing Workshops<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Grant-writing workshops have been one of ELAN\u2019s most popular services over the years. In 2015, ELAN partnered with Youth Employment Services (YES) Montreal and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Qu\u00e9bec (<span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/portfolio-item\/calq-information-session-notes-2016\/\">CALQ<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span> to provide information for ELAN\u2019s members on how to access arts funding in the province.<\/p>\n<p>Through 2015, the new <em>Cultivate<\/em> project funded by Canada Council for the Arts developed and presented grant-writing workshops to spread Montreal artists\u2019 expertise. The Canada Council&#8217;s new program supported Official Language Minority Arts Communities by funding one-time activities that would encourage their artistic practices, professional development, knowledge-sharing, and partnerships. In partnership with YES Montreal, ELAN project manager June Park prepared a comprehensive grant-writing skills workshop delivered in Morin Heights (Laurentians), Chelsea (West Quebec), Huntingdon (Chateauguay Valley), Hudson (Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie), Sherbrooke and Knowlton (Eastern Townships), Quebec City, and Montreal (for culturally diverse artists).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC04594-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"Grant writing workshop in Chelsea \u2013 June Park\" width=\"1030\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC04594-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC04594-scaled-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC04594-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC04594-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC04594-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC04594-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC04594-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC04594-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSC04594-scaled.jpg 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><em>June Park&#8217;s Grant writing workshop in Chelsea.<br \/>\n<\/em><strong><em>Photo by: Unknown (Please contact us at <\/em><span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"mailto:communications@quebec-elan.org\">communications@quebec-elan.org<\/a><\/em><\/span><em> if you are the photographer. We would love to credit you!)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Industry Canada Tourism Study<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>ELAN\u2019s work on the ACCORD Project revealed a rich cultural life in several regional communities that contain all the ingredients to encourage a thriving tourism industry. By 2015, projects like RAEV (Recognizing Artists: <em>Enfin Visibles!)<\/em> and Made au Qu\u00e9bec had made important strides in gaining due recognition for the contributions of English-speaking artists to Quebec&#8217;s cultural landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC) released a report in 2014 stating that \u201ctourism represents a major area of opportunity for development within English-speaking communities in Quebec.\u201d \u2018CEDEC remains part of an ambitious pan-Canadian tourism plan to attract 5.7 million visitors to Canada, create 46,900 jobs, and add $5.2 billion to the economy. CEDEC\u2019s priority is to ensure that Quebec\u2019s English-speaking community plays a strong role in that plan, and ELAN\u2019s priority is to ensure that arts and culture is a key component.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>With funding provided by Industry Canada and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, ELAN conducted a tourism study that analyzed existing opportunities and obstacles, interviewed regional artists and service providers, suggested future activities and partners, and proposed a pilot project and future research. Results were presented at the 84th Association francophone pour le savoir (<span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acfas.ca\/\">Acfas<\/a><\/strong><\/span>) conference.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0815-1030x687.jpg\" alt=\"Durham County Poets at Grove Hall, Huntingdon, Arts Alive! Qu\u00e9bec.\" width=\"1030\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0815-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0815-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0815-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0815-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0815-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0815-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0815-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0815-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0815-scaled.jpg 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Durham County Poets at Grove Hall, Huntingdon, Arts Alive! Qu\u00e9bec.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Photo by: Guy Rodgers\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launch of Arts Alive! Qu\u00e9bec ELAN launched the Arts Alive! Qu\u00e9bec (AAQ) project at the Rialto Theatre in Montr\u00e9al with a full house of partners from many regions of Qu\u00e9bec. Growing directly out of the ACCORD project, Arts Alive! 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