Welcome to E-L-A-N. The English-Language Arts Network

Welcome to ELAN. The English-Language Arts Network is devoted to helping Quebec's English-language artists make connections with one another, with their francophone colleagues and with their audiences in Quebec, Canada and internationally

The Arts Showcase

An online art gallery, literary digest, theatrical stage, movie theatre and CD player. Sample the best in English-language arts in Quebec …

The Arts Calendar

The Arts Calendar lets you know what’s happening and where in the English-language arts in Quebec. Just click on the date to find out about performances, arts shows, readings, launches, festivals. To submit upcoming events,

ELAN News

Calling all Service Providers … Sign up for the Arts Services Kit

Artists often work alone but they do not work in isolation. They use the services of translators, editors, bookkeepers, IT specialists, web designers, voice coaches and numerous other professionals.

The ELAN arts calendar is open to all our members, and may be used to announce artistic events to the general public. Forward the SSCPN your submission by indicate the title, type of event, date, time, location, admission price, and contact information for your event. And we will have the item posted

Director's Message

<XXPSTYLEXX>The staff and board of ELAN are pleased to officially launch ELANews. This monthly newsletter has been a pet project for what seems like a long time, although ELAN is barely 18 months old. The original impetus to form ELAN was driven by the vision of a network of artists sharing ideas, resources, contacts and enthusiasm.

<XXPSTYLEXX>The format we have chosen for ELANews is designed to create a dynamic and interactive cyber-community where ideas, information, opportunities and resources can be shared. This will also lead to real-life contacts between members. Each of those contacts and relationships will become a link in a stronger, healthier community. At least that is the intent behind ELANews, and indeed ELAN itself.

<XXPSTYLEXX>A cyber-community is useful and efficient for many purposes. Yet it will never be a substitute for getting together with other artists for business meetings or social events. ELAN’s Annual General Meeting is your opportunity to get together with other artists for the serious business of electing board representatives from each discipline, followed by a party. Mark it in your calendar – the afternoon (business) and early evening (party) of Monday November 13.

<XXPSTYLEXX>Guy Rodgers
Executive Director

To visit ELAN site go to www.quebec-elan.org

I am pleased to Link you to  the most recent Newsletter from a SSCPN partner, a wonderful new Arts organization with a mandate to promote English language arts in Quebec, called English Language Arts Network (ELAN). Just click on the link below to enjoy the November issue.

 http://www.quebec-elan.org/newsletter/archive/3

As  a ELAN Partner the SSCPN can place your Arts and Culture event on their Calender ...Please forward us your info  a least  amonth in advance

The SSCPN is a member of ELAN

What does ELAN do?

The primary role of ELAN is to build bridges between artistic disciplines and also between English-speaking and French-speaking communities.

Exchanging information can be of enormous benefit in and of itself. One artistic discipline may pioneer an idea or open doors that can benefit other disciplines. This kind of dialogue can be facilitated by regular public events and an on-going electronic bulletin board. Concrete examples of exchanged resources are co-productions and shared mailing lists. Shared community resources can range from accountants and web designers to publicists and rehearsal spaces. The multidisciplinary nature of ELAN opens up many possible creative connections between artists e,g, musicians who provide music for theatre productions and visual artists who design book covers or posters.

ELAN can help English-language artists be better integrated in the Quebec arts milieu. A dialogue between the Quebec Drama Federation and le Conseil Québécois du Théàtre (CQT) led to the creation of a seat for English-language theatre on the CQT board. This is a model for the other disciplines. ELAN is currently working on a pilot project with le Regroupment des artistes en arts visuels (RAAV) to provide more services and support for English-language members. ELAN will encourage le Regroupment Québécois de la danse (RQD), le Conseil Québécois de la musique (CQM) and l'union des écrivaines et écrivains Québécois (UNEQ) to represent their English-speaking members more actively.

ELAN also gives Quebec's English-speaking artists a stronger presence with arts advocacy groups like the Canadian Conference of the Arts, le Mouvement pour les arts et les lettres (MAL) and Culture Montréal.