The Newsletter of the English-Language Arts Network
President's Message
One of ELAN's priorities has been to assist artists living outside the metropolitan area. One of our strongest allies in the regions is the Townshippers Association. ELAN has been collaborating with them on a joint project this winter that culminated in a public meeting at Magog on March 29. Several dozen visual artists, musicians and performers from all around the Eastern Townships gathered to identify their needs and meet with representatives from ELAN, RAAV and other artists' umbrella groups to discuss ways of working more closely together. We plan to hold the first Townships Schmoozer this summer. Professional development and residency projects are also being explored.
One of ELAN's most significant but least visible activities is advocacy to increase funding and support for artists. ELAN has been busy with three activities. A major conference was held at l'université de Montréal on the first weekend of March. Many community leaders and demographers presented papers on the subject of community revitalization. Arts and culture featured prominently. ELAN also participated in a study commissioned by the Commissioner of Official Languages on Federal Government support for Arts and Culture for Official Language Minority Communities. It was the first time the English-speaking community of Quebec was included, and the report suggests a number ways that better support can be provided. (Copies of the report can be obtained on the Commissioner of Official Languages' website.) The third advocacy activity has been a Task Force on Arts, Culture and Heritage within the English-speaking community of Quebec. This is the first time the Quebec Community Groups Network has identified arts and culture as a cornerstone of community development. These advocacy activities are not immediately visible, but their impact over the coming years will be profound.
Guy Rodgers
President
What's New?
The Schmoozer
schmooze 'shmüz vb 1: socialize: talk to people: mill about: have a drink: meet new people: see old friends: forget about work for a few hours
Join ELAN members at Benelux Brewpub for the April Schmoozer on Monday April 14, from 5–7 pm. Benelux is a fairly new brew pub in the downtown core, featuring a selection of their own beers accompanied by a few well chosen local micro-breweries. The Schmoozer is a monthly opportunity for ELAN members to meet each other in a social setting, share current news items, and brainstorm future projects ideas. Last month's Schmoozer was a great success, and we are looking forward to seeing you all again in April! Please RSVP to the ELAN office by sending an email with "Schmoozer" in the subject line. Benelux is located at 245 Sherbrooke West, corner of Jeanne-Mance (metro Place-des-Arts). If you would like to help host this event or plan future Schmoozers please contact Elizabeth.
New Canadian Dance Policy 2008–09
There is some big news on the Dance front as Canadian Actors Equity releases their new Canadian Dance Policy 2008-2009. For those dancers who are Equity members, those of you interested in working with Opera, Musical Theatre, or large scale theatre productions this is an essential piece of reading! To read the document in its entirety go to www.caea.com (scroll down to WHERE TO FIND on the right hand side and then click on Canadian Dance Policy.
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S.O.S. Atelier
Finding adequate and affordable studio space is a common problem for artists. Patrycja Walton is presently working on a project regarding artists studio space in Montreal. She is the recent founder of S.O.S. Atelier, a company based on an artist/client studio rental support system. She is beginning the project with her prototype Michel Pedneault, a painter from the Grover building in Montreal. As part of her project, she is conducting a survey regarding artists' personal work space. If you would like to help Patrycja by filling out her survey or to find out more about S.O.S. Atelier, email Patrycja. The information she is collecting will help solidify improvements to the current studio space situation for artists in Montreal.
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ELAN meets CRTC
Kirwan Cox
Film/TV Board Representative
The CRTC invited fourteen official language minority associations from across Canada to meet on March 17th in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, as part of ongoing consultations.
This process began in February, 2007, when the Commissioner of Official Languages, Graham Fraser, issued a highly critical report on the CRTC's compliance with the Official Languages Act. The Commissioner recommended that the CRTC prepare a new action plan to comply with section 41 of the Official Languages Act, and consult with the official language minority communities (known in acronymese as OLMCs).
The CRTC then called a meeting of OLMCs in Ottawa last September. Quebec Anglophones were represented by the QCGN's Kevin Dobie. All the other groups represented Francophones outside Quebec.
At that meeting, the CRTC announced that Annie Laflamme, head of French TV policy, would be in charge of implementation of the act. Renée Fairweather would be the CRTC's "champion" of official languages.
The second consultative meeting was held in Dartmouth. ELAN was designated by QCGN to represent Anglophones. Film/TV board member Kirwan Cox attended for ELAN, along with 13 others representing Francophones outside Quebec.
The meeting began with a presentation on new video distribution technologies by Bernard Caron from the Communications Research Centre in Ottawa. The meeting continued with a review of objectives for the CRTC's three-year Official Language Action Plan, and announcement of a new section of the CRTC website that will be dedicated to information for OLMCs.
At the end of the meeting, the OLMC reps decided they needed to take a greater initiative in the consultative process. They organized a three member "secretariat" to improve communication and better represent OLMC concerns to the CRTC.
The three members are: Serge Quinty of the Fédération des Communautés Francophones et Acadienne du Canada (FCFA), Sylvie Ross of the Fédération culturelle canadienne française (FCCF), and Kirwan Cox of ELAN. This group will meet to prepare for the next major CRTC consultation in September, 2008. It is hoped that the CRTC's Official Languages Act mandate can be used to improve TV and radio programming made by, and for, the minority communities, including English Quebec.
Further to the growing impact of the official languages act on Federal cultural institutions, Commissioner Graham Fraser has just issued a new report on arts and culture. This report looks at section 41 compliance by Heritage, Canada Council, National Arts Centre, Telefilm, and NFB. A separate study of the CBC and Canadian Television Fund will be coming in the next few months. For more information, see the Commission of Official Languages' website.
Report from the Field: South Beach, Miami - ANOTHER ART WORLD
Juliana Espana Keller
Visual Arts Board Representative
Behaving like a "typical" snowbird on Spring Break is not completely out of whack for a Visual Artist from Montreal who has not seen everything in technicolor for a few months. On a long overdue escape to Miami Beach, it was imperative to step out and step into the 'Winwood District' of South Beach for a little adventure; because even though I was on holiday, art was on my mind, if not all of the time, that is.
Perhaps you have heard of ‘Art Basel' in the 'Winwood District' of Miami Beach? Much hype circulates in Montreal about this exotic piece of real estate. After all, this is home to many of the elite and powerful, private American collectors of modern art; including the infamous Steve Rubell, former owner of Studio 54 in the 70's heyday of New York, a celebrity in terms of American pop culture and former friend of Andy Warhol, Grace Jones and, well, you get it. Basically, the entire list of who was who on the Lower East Side including the entire melting pot of the N.Y.C arts community.
Now, after two decades, the prestigious owner of some of those trendy art deco designer hotels in the center hub of South Beach, Rubell, lives with his family in a warehouse slash fortress in the Winwood District that houses some of the most contemporary works of art of the 20th and 21st century. His collection circulates in presentation frequently because he is always absorbing new talent under his wing and acquiring new works into his permanent collection. For a $10 entrance fee [Mmn, where does this donation go?] you can step into another world, take part in his vision and admire the monumental work that he puts on display for all to view; sort of like the experience one has when you take in the British royal jewels at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England.
The Book Store is also impressive and there is something for everyone to buy [dangerous place if you have a weakness for art books which I do]. This includes designer t-shirts for kids and when I was there, a group of schoolchildren were visiting and they looked like they were enjoying the whole experience akin to a Disney World outing. The Rubell Family Collection is a must see, fascinating, phenomenal and impressive walkabout on three floors and includes an outside fenced in garden area. The thick catalog in hard copy [also available on line] boasts more than 6000 works and is worth buying for US$30. You will be astounded by the works on display [my girlfriend and I were blown away by the post-apocalyptic sound installation by Thomas Zipp and his thick dark palette of iconic portrait paintings] and perhaps a little overwhelmed. You may find more info on upcoming exhibitions, directions, etc. through the Rubell family website.
To improve on that excursion is almost impossible, but I would say that the most exciting experience of all was a "multiple" visit to the most magnificent private collection of artworks that I have ever seen housed under one roof, namely: The Margolies Collection at the Warehouse. This acquaintance made all the difference. I felt like I was walking through somebody's living room of curiosities. There is so much to see that one visit is not enough. One of M. Margolies' recent purchases was the 2007 "Sleepwalkers" video art work by Doug Aitken Check out the trailer on YouTube for a taster. This piece is played back on a large flat-panel LCD television that was especially formatted for this collection. This is the video art work that was designed as [5] projections onto the façade of the new Museum of Modern Art in NYC last year. Donald Sutherland, Tilda Swinton, and Coolio are all in it ... naturally, you could only see it at night as of 5 p.m in NYC and it is a stunning visual narrative inside on a flat panel as well as out. I think I watched it about [3] times over. Mesmerizing in its abstraction of a nocturnal night life and a hallucinatory environment that revolves around [5] characters all different in terms of race, gender, sexuality and age. Over the past 30 years, Martin Z. Margulies has assembled one of the most extensive private collections of sculpture in the United States. I was humbled ...
There are also a multitude of other interesting and alluring art galleries in the area (too many to mention here) who also represent hot and upcoming contemporary artists from all over the world who have been extracted and placed into this competitive art market after the scouting and trendy Art Basel Art Fair is finally packed up and gone until December the following year. There is a 'Winwood District' map that you can pick up at each gallery or big collection that you visit and you can find your way around much easier with this information. Don't forget to ring the bell on the door to be let in ... security is everything there.
The art district itself is located in an old Warehouse District just north of South Beach and en route to the airport. What was once a banal, grey area lying alongside the main highway into South Beach and on the cusp of the also new Design District, is an oxymoron because its warehouses appear to be dilapidated, banal and uninteresting or just general commodity warehouses that link to the city's infrastructure. But honestly speaking, they shelter [under strict surveillance] all of this contemporary art in spacious, fenced-in complexes that are surrounded by a concrete tropical wasteland. If you do get lost finding some of those doorbells and feel you have walked a little too out of the way, you may begin to enter some shaky neighborhoods and refuge for the many visible minorities who live on the margins of the city. You may also need a rental car to get around if you feel visibly shaken by the industrial feel of this landscape, or you need a good map so as not to stray off the beaten path.
The other spaces in between, that is, part weedy, green, flat areas that lay bare inside of this concrete jungle apparently also give themselves up to the many tents that are put up for the art fair and goings-on in December. You can certainly feel the distant echo of "Art Basel" that lures the whole global art world to Miami Beach in December - and anyone who anticipated a carbon copy of the Armory Show in New York will be in for a bit of a surprise. Since it is secluded, tropical and kind of out of the way, it is in itself enough to raise an eyebrow or two in shamelessly glam Miami Beach - it is however unique and since this particular area is a growing cultural arts and design district Mecca, it is growing fast with some very good vibes. My girlfriends and I did meet some locals who are striving to raise the profile of the area into an art community, as we know it in Montreal, perhaps as in Mile End where I live. There are some great little restaurants open for lunch and to fill your tank for another round of gallery poking and there are some crafty small business boutiques in the area, so it is taking on its own personality and sense of community which is a god send. I like to feel they are attracting some other kind of tourist rather than the one we see lured into the already packed South Beach party scene.
Because the Winwood district is located off the main drag, to view art literally all day long, once you are there, is practically transcendental meditation. Secondly, it is possible to easily spend four times as much elsewhere in town but if you are an Artist, this is where you need to be. Period. I left feeling quite overwhelmed by the power of the art market there, the difference in how work is perceived, displayed or exhibited. I learned a lot. Most works were up for sale at mind-boggling prices. A far cry from our little town...nothing compares except London, Paris, Los Angeles, etc.
Not too many site-specific installations, curatorial thematic events, conceptual projects, new media or computer art that one sees in our many artist-run centres in our neck of the woods. No...this is about power, what money can acquire [a lot of large format photography seems to be in these days] and finally, perhaps the preservation of monumental works that one only sees in a traveling exhibition in our Museums, all for free [save for the Rubell collection] and open to public viewing all year round. I drank my fill and left quite inspired by it all.
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ALL DISCIPLINES
Artist Project Plan Contest
As part of the annual Artist Project Plan Contest, YES Montreal (Youth Employment Services), in partnership with La Fondation du Maire de Montréal pour la Jeunesse, is offering a start-up grant of up to $3,000 to a young Montreal artist. The aim of this grant is to assist an individual who will produce and promote their artistic project with an entrepreneurial nature, in any discipline ranging from visual arts, dance, music or theatre.
To be eligible for this grant, candidates must be between 18 and 35 years of age, not be a full-time student, live on the island of Montreal, have Canadian resident status, and have a low income (as defined by the government low-income cut-off levels). The deadline for submission is Monday, April 14, 2008. All interested artists are encouraged to attend YES Montreal's Jump-Start Your Art & Artist Grants and Loans Information Session. The next session is scheduled for Thursday April 10, from 2:00—3:30 pm. For more information, please contact Zina Koro or call (514) 878-9788 ext 311. For the complete list detailing the eligibility criteria for the Artist Project Plan Contest, please visit the YES Montreal website.
Call for Writers and Assistant Editors at Le Panoptique
Le Panoptique, a new, Montreal-based, internationally-curious on-line review is looking for writers and assistant editors for its Arts and Literature section. The journal aims to provide accessible writing to a sophisticated general readership. Interviews with artists, musicians and writers are most welcome, as are reviews of art openings and recently published literature. Le Panoptique will also consider creative submissions such as poetry, short stories, and images (when attaching these, they should be no larger than 2 MB and should be in TIFF, GIF, or JPEG format). Articles should be no longer than 10,000 characters and no less than 3,000 characters. The deadline for submissions is the 1st of every month. Four times per year, Le Panoptique will be publishing a themed issue; the first one comes out in July with a focus on Mirrors. If you have a piece of original writing that you think would fit this journal, please contact Jocelyn Parr.
Editing: If you are a good writer and editor and would like to work with the Arts and Literature team, please send a CV and a writing sample to Jocelyn. Please note that at this time Le Panoptique does not remunerate any of their contributors or team members.
Vallum Magazine Looking for Art Submissions
Vallum magazine is urgently looking for artwork to publish in their next issue. The issue will be released this spring and will feature a compelling collection of poetry and visual arts. This is a great way for up-and-coming artists to gain exposure. Honorariums will be paid to artists whose work is selected for publication. For more information please visit the Vallum magazine website or call (514) 937-8946
Please submit entries by email to Kimberley Chan, Managing Editor or send them to:
Vallum: contemporary poetry
P.O. Box 326
Westmount Station
Montreal, Quebec
H3Z 2T5
J. I. Segal Awards 2008
The J.I. Segal Awards Committee of the Jewish Public Library is accepting submissions for eight different categories. The deadline for all eight categories is Wednesday April 30, 2008.
1. Dr. Hirsch and Dora Rosenfeld Prize for Yiddish ($1,000) and Hebrew Literature ($500)
The author of the Yiddish work may reside anywhere in the world. The author of the Hebrew work must reside in North America. Books must have been published between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2007.
2. English Fiction and Poetry Prize on a Jewish Theme $500
3. English Non-Fiction Prize on a Jewish Theme $500
4. French Literature Prize on a Jewish Theme $500
5. Translation Prize of Book with a Jewish Theme $500
6. Canadian Jewish Studies Prize $500
Authors must reside in Canada. Books must have been published between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2007. The Canadian Jewish Studies Award is sponsored by the Concordia University Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies.
7. Jacob Zipper Prize in Education $500
Presented to a Montreal educator who has made an outstanding contribution to Jewish formal or informal education. Nominations in this category must be submitted in accordance with guidelines that are available at the Jewish Public Library.
8. Michael Moskovitz Prize in Film/Video on a Jewish Theme $500
Film/video must be submitted on DVD/NTSC, English version. Must have been produced after January 1, 2006 in Canada.
Submissions for the literary awards MUST include three (3) copies of materials. Submissions for the Film/Video Award MUST include two (2) copies of materials. All submissions remain the property of the Jewish Public Library. Send submissions to:
J.I. Segal Awards Committee: Jewish Public Library
1, Carré Cummings Square, Montreal, QC H3W 1M6
Tel: (514) 345-2627ext. 3017
email: roxana.brauns@jplmontreal.org
www.jewishpubliclibrary.org
VISUAL ARTS
Artists with wicked sense of humour wanted
Editions Mouton Rose Galerie d'Art du Quebec is looking for artists with a twisted sense of humour for their upcoming show, ANGLOMANIA! Chosen work will reflect a distinctly Anglo sensibility - and possibly a sense of Lost-In-Translation absurdity. Tongue-in-cheek or outright hilarity welcomed. The show, which will run at the gallery from May 15 to June 8, 2008, is open to all forms and mediums. Interested persons should contact Jane or call (450) 829-3000 by April 5, 2008.
New Art Website Portal: Call for Entries
A new art website and portal launched to connect aspiring artists with buyers from around the world. Different from other art sites, www.Artistika.ca promotes artists without any upfront costs and expensive sales commissions. Artists featured on Artistkia.ca receive a no-charge gallery that showcases art pieces, exhibitions, sold art, and their biography. Artistka.ca promotes the artist through its monthly e-Newsletter "Viva L'Artistika," which is well received by its large subscriber base of keen art buyers from around the world. Artists interested in being featured on Artistka.ca should contact Jennifer Beale at (905) 274-1888 or Roci Freeman.
WRITING & PUBLISHING
Event magazine's Annual Non-Fiction Contest
Event, the Douglas College Review, is holding its annual Non-Fiction Writing contest. Writers are invited to submit manuscripts exploring the creative non-fiction form. Maximum entry length is 5000 words. Three winners will each receive $500 (plus publication payment), publication in Event 37/3 (December 2008). The deadline for submissions is Tuesday April 15 (postmarked). Preliminary judging by the editors of Event. The final judge will be Timothy Taylor, an award-winning journalist and the bestselling author of the novels Stanley Park and Story House. For submission details visit the Douglas College website.
Matrix No. 80 The Gallows Humour Dossier
Matrix magazine is now accepting submissions for its Gallows Humour Dossier, edited by Mike Spry. Matrix is looking for your darkest, most absurd and sardonic, witty, acerbic, ironic and sarcastic unpublished writing. Poetry submissions may include 3-5 poems. Maximum length of fiction submissions is 3500 words. Electronic submissions are preferred. Please send your poetry or fiction to Mike Spry by Friday April 11, 2008.
The New Anglo: Fact Meets Fiction
What are today's Anglophones really like? The Morrin Centre, in partnership with the Quebec Writers' Federation, challenges you to write about it! Put stereotypes aside and try to think clearly for a second... If you were writing "the great Quebec City novel," how would you depict its Anglophone denizens on the eve of the city's 400th anniversary? In 500 words or less, write an excerpt from your imaginary novel introducing a character that you think embodies today's Quebec Anglophone.
Contest open to all residents of the Province of Quebec. Stories must be written in English. First prize: $500. Youth prize (18 and under): $100 and free family membership in the Literary & Historical Society of Quebec. Send all entries to info@morrin.org by June 30, 2008. The Literary & Historical Society of Quebec reserves the right to use excerpts from all submissions in its interpretation programmes or to reprint them in publications.
The Poet Grow-Op: The Antigonish Review's Spotlight on Student Poetry
The Antigonish Review (TAR) Poetry Grow-Op is presently open to Canadian resident, post-secondary students. Submissions are not restricted to a particular form or style, content or point of view. TAR is looking for creativity, originality, and craft. Send your work to tar@stfx.ca. For submission guidelines, visit the TAR website.
Anthology of poetry on restoration ecology
Sudbury, Ontario, has long been associated with environmental destruction. The name "Sudbury" has become a common Canadian metonym for all that is wrong with human relationships with the environment. However, the city is also justifiably famous for successful efforts at restoring the ecological health of its sensitive and diverse ecosystems. Submissions are invited for an anthology of poems concerning different approaches to the scientific and linguistic questions of "restoration" or "reclamation" in an ecological context. Potential poems are not necessarily required to literally feature Sudbury, but works that re-imagine this infamous Canadian symbol will be particularly well received.
Also welcome are works that explore any aspect of the physical response of the landscape to human perturbation (such as urbanization, climate change, and invasive species) and our attempts to mitigate these effects, along with works that explore the restoration of complex human ecologies in the wake of industrial devastation. Additionally, the submission of formally innovative works that consider discursive ecologies and their relationship to re-claiming natural and cultural spaces are encouraged.
Submissions are welcome from emerging and established poets, as well anyone else who has visited Sudbury. While previously published work will be considered, submission of new materials is especially encouraged. Simultaneous submissions are permitted; however please notify promptly if your work has been accepted elsewhere. Submit no more than 10 pages of poetry and a short biography (including links to Northern Ontario and a publication history) for consideration via email attachment (.rtf or .pdf) to restoration.anthology@gmail.com with your last name in the subject line. Deadline for submissions is Monday September 1, 2008. The anthology will be edited by Madhur Anand (University of Guelph) and Adam Dickinson (Brock University).
Sunpenny Publishing Writing Competitions
Sunpenny Publishing Company is hosting four writing competitions, one for experienced writers and three for new writers. The deadline for submissions has been extended to May 31, 2008. For more information on each competition, visit the Sunpenny website.
Tupelo Press/Crazyhorse First Book of Poetry Contest
Tupelo Press and Crazyhorse are hosting the 9th annual First Book of Poetry Contest for poets who have not yet published a full-length collection of poetry. All who enter will receive a copy of the winning book at no charge. The winner will be awarded publication and national distribution. The Judge's prize is $3,000. Judged together by Jeffrey Levine, Editor-in-Chief of Tupelo Press, and Carol Ann Davis and Garrett Doherty, Editors of the esteemed literary journal Crazyhorse. The deadline for postmarked submissions is April 15, 2008. For more information, visit the Tupelo Press website.
Writing for Children Competition (the Writers' Union of Canada)
The Writers' Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until April 24, 2008, for the 2008 Writing for Children Competition. The winning entry will be the best Canadian children's story of 1,500 words in the English language, written by an unpublished author. The prize is $1,500 and the entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Canadian children's publishers. The Jury consists of Damien Fière, Jacqueline Guest, and Tim Wynne-Jones. Please see the Writers' Union website for submission guidelines.
Young Canadian Writers Wanted!
ON SPEC Magazine announces a Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story Contest for young Canadian writers. This is a great opportunity for those preparing for a career in writing, and for those who enjoy writing fiction for pleasure. All Canadian writers between the ages of 15-23 years of age are invited to submit an original Short Story under any one of the following categories: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Urban Fantasy, or any other aspect of Speculative Fiction. For complete submission guidelines and prizes, visit the ON SPEC website. Deadline for submissions is May 31, 2008.
Rubicon Press
Rubicon Press is accepting chapbook submissions. For more details, please visit the Rubicon Press website.
The Wry Writer
The Wry Writer is seeking stories featuring strong female protagonists and lesbian characters portrayed in a positive light. Flash-fiction, short stories and novelette-length stories accepted. For submission guidelines visit the Wry Writer website.
12th Edition of the Journées de la Culture
The 12th Edition of the Journées de la Culture, that will happen on September 26, 27 and 28, 2008, invites submissions from artists, artisans, cultural workers, and business entrepreneurs. For this particular edition, the Organizing Committee invites submissions for works lending homage to a renowned artist, an important work or the exemplary career of an individual in your community's cultural field. Proposals sought include artist demonstrations, workshops, guided tours and activities favourable to exchange between artists and the public. All activities must be free.
Featuring this year: the Parcours interculturel. This new initiative will provide a focus on the work of professional artists from ethnocultural and aboriginal communities. Please submit your activity, and indicate on your application form whether you would like to be a part of the Parcours intercultural. The deadline for proposals is May 15th, 2008. For more information and forms, please visit the Journées de la Culture website.
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Executive Director Position - Quebec Drama Federation
The Quebec Drama Federation represents Anglophone theatre companies and artists in the province of Quebec, and is presently accepting applications for the position of Executive Director. This position requires a person with innovative ideas for the promotion and continuing development of English-language theatre in Quebec as well as initiative and vision to lead this dynamic organization to new challenges, including closer ties within the Francophone theatrical milieu.
The candidate will be bilingual and have worked a minimum of five years as a theatre practitioner and will demonstrate proven skills in lobbying and marketing/promotion. The Executive Director works closely with an active board of directors and must possess excellent communication and inter-personal skills, as well as knowledge of and practice in accounting principles. A degree in arts administration is desirable, along with computer literacy and familiarity with the preparation of grant applications and knowledge of various government subsidy programmes. Knowledge of the Quebec artistic community is also an added asset. The Search Committee is accepting applications immediately. Please send résumés and a brief outline of your interest via email or fax to:
The Search Committee
Quebec Drama Federation
460 Ste Catherine St. W.,
Suite 807,
Montreal, Quebec
H3B 1A7
Fax: 514-483-4080
Quebec Drama Federation is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all qualified persons.
The Centre for Literacy: Bookkeeper
The Centre for Literacy is seeking a Bookkeeper who is experienced with Simply Accounting Pro and reconciling accounts. Proficiency in both English and French. Please submit CV to: info@centreforliteracy.qc.ca
AMI Quebec: Administrative Assistant
AMI-Québec Action on mental illness is a non-profit community-based organization committed to helping families cope with the effects of mental illness through support, education, information and advocacy. The Administrative Assistant works under the direction of, and is responsible to, the Executive Director. Coordinates and participates in all general office and clerical activities and works in collaboration with all staff members, to ensure smooth operation of the office. Full time position. Please send your C.V. ASAP to Ella Amir, 5253 Decarie, Suite 200, Montreal, Québec, H3W 3C3.
CASTING: Male actor. Age range: 25-30. Proficient in French
Artistic director Davyn Ryall is casting the role of Nick in the award winning multi-media French production of ‘DAVID.' Auditions to be held Saturday, May 3rd, from 3pm-5pm. The Original English version by Joseph Bembridge & Bryn Symonds won two Cornucopias and top #5 play in 2007 Montreal Mirror poll. This is a UDA/ACT contract - gross box office profit share. Call backs will be Saturday, May 17th, from 3pm-5pm. Selection made end May. Rehearsals July-September. Ten performances October 1 to 18 at TSC as part of the 5th edition of the Harvest festival. For a pre-interview and invite to audition contact VSP directly with head shot and CV.
CASTING: Male Actor. Age range: 20-25. Proficient in French
Artistic director Davyn Ryall is casting the role of Guillaume in the award winning French production of "Guillaume et James: une histoire d'amour désuni". Auditions to be held Saturday, May 3rd, form 3pm-5pm. (Cold read.) This play is a two hander (The role of James has been portrayed in over 50 performances by Christian Bugden.) Use of an aristocratic French accent required; very limited nudity. Original English version 'William & James' by Robert Tsonos, won two Harvest #3 Cornucopias including best original text, and a Fruity at the 2007 New York Fresh Fruit Festival for best playwright. This is a UDA/ACT contract - gross box office profit share. Call backs Saturday, May 17th, from 3pm-5pm. Selection made end May. Rehearsals July-September. Performances October 1 to 18 as part of the 5th edition of the Harvest festival. For a pre-interview and invite to audition contact VSP directly with head shot and CV.
Call for a Director - Toronto Lady in Waiting
Lady-in-Waiting is a one-act solo show about a drag queen who has a secret life as a doctor. The play has been under development for almost three years. The original version was dramaturge was Judith Thompson and premiered at the HARVEST #2 Montreal International Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival in September 2005. It has just been accepted as the official HARVEST selection into the Fresh Fruit Festival #6 off-off-Broadway in New York City in mid-July 2008 and needs a director who can help take this show to its next level for the Big Apple! Rehearsals June 2008. Remuneration: Profit share. For further info or to read the script contact Chas Hayter or call (416) 465-4030.
Casting call for Three Mothers
Peripheria Productions seeks an actress in her 50s to play a Jewish woman for the short film "Three Mothers" by Daniel Schachter. Production will begin late April / early May. This is a paid job, and the project is being funded by SODEC and TeleQuebec. The actress must be willing to drive a car and smoke a few cigarettes. ACTRA members preferred. For more information about the film, please visit the Peripheria website. To audition, contact Yanick.
Véga Musique
Véga Musique, nouvelle maison de production de musique, de spectacles et de gérance d'artistes recherche un(e) « Responsable promotion et stratégie Web ». Le poste est à temps complet. Le ou la « Responsable promotion et stratégie Web » devra élaborer et coordonner toutes les activités de marketing viral et de promotion Web. Il ou elle devra également coordonner la production de tous les projets Web de l'entreprise en plus d'assurer la mise à jour des différentes plateformes Web.
Exigences:
- Minimum 2 ans d'expérience dans un poste similaire.
- Expérience en production et en marketing web.
- Bonne expérience en coordination de projets.
- Bonne connaissance des logiciels suivants : Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fetch
- Connaissance du language html.
- Posséder une solide culture du Web.
- Posséder de très bonnes habiletés informatiques.
- Maîtriser l'environnement Mac.
- Parfaitement bilingue (français et anglais - écrits et parlés)
- Débrouillard (e), autonome, patient (e) et persévérant (e).
- Excellentes aptitudes au travail d'équipe.
- Expérience dans le secteur de la musique, un atout.
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Grant Writer
Icon International Foundation is a 37 year old, 501 (c)(3) educational, charitable, public benefit foundation. They are seeking a 'Grant Writer' who may be interested in a long-term alliance with this foundation. If interested, send an e-mail with a phone number and best times to reach you to Michael. For more information, visit the Icon International website.
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The following are the upcoming deadlines for applications at the Canada Council for the Arts. Please check the Canada Council website for more information or call 1-800-263-5588 x 5060.
The Canada Council for the Arts is a national, arm's length agency that provides grants and services to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations in dance, media arts, music, theatre, writing and publishing, interdisciplinary work and performance art, and the visual arts.
All disciplines
Artists and Community Collaboration Program (ACCP)
Dates vary (Please check the website)
Audience and Market Development Travel Assistance
Any time (at least 6 weeks before departure date)
The Flying Squad: Audience and Market Development
1 April 2008 (for Performing Arts) and 15 April 2008 (for Media Arts, Visual Arts and Multidisciplinary Organizations)
Aboriginal Arts Secretariat
Aboriginal Peoples Collaborative Exchange Travel Grants
Any time (at least 8 weeks before departure date)
Aboriginal Peoples Collaborative Exchange - National and International Project Grants
15 May 2008
Elder/Youth Legacy Program: Support for Aboriginal Artistic Practices (Pilot)
15 May 2008
Capacity Building Initiative: Annual Support for Aboriginal Administrative Artistic Practices (Pilot)
15 May 2008
Dance
Travel Grants to Dance Professionals
Any time (at least 8 weeks before departure date)
Support for Creation-based Collaborations: Local, National and International (Pilot Program)
1 May 2008
Dance Touring Grants - National
1 May 2008
Dance Touring Grants - International (Pilot Program)
1 May 2008
Dance Presenter Support: Festivals
1 May 2008
Dance Presenter Support: Foreign Artists Tours
1 May 2008
Inter-Arts
Travel Grants to Inter-Arts Professional Artists
Any time (at least 6 weeks before departure date)
The Flying Squad: An Organizational Development Program in Inter-Arts
15 April 2008
Integrated Arts Program for Artists (including Artists and Community Collaboration Program)
1 May 2008
Music
Travel Grants to Professional Musicians
Any time (at least 6 weeks before departure date)
Concert Production and Rehearsal Program for Aboriginal, Classical, Folk, Jazz and World Music
15 May 2008
Media Arts
Travel Grants to Media Arts Professionals
Any time (at least 10 weeks before departure date)
Canada Council for the Arts/Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council New Media Initiative
15 April 2008
The Flying Squad: An Organizational Development Program in Media Arts
15 April 2008
Grants for Media Arts Dissemination: Annual Assistance for Programming
1 May 2008
Media Arts Dissemination Project Grants
1 May 2008
Media Arts Project Grants (including Artists and Community Collaboration)
1 May 2008
Theatre
Grants for Translations of Canadian Works
Any time
Travel Grants to Theatre Artists
Any time (at least 6 weeks before departure date)
Travel Assistance for Theatre Artistic Directors, Administrators and Presenters
Any time (at least 6 weeks before departure date)
Grants to Theatre Artists
15 April 2008
Theatre Touring and Special Initiatives Program
1 May 2008
Theatre Presenting Program
1 May 2008
Theatre International Program
1 May 2008
Visual Arts
Project Grants for Organizations in the Visual Arts
15 April 2008
Artists and Community Collaboration Program (ACCP)
15 April 2008
The Flying Squad: An Organizational Development Program in Visual Arts
15 April 2008
Travel Grants to Professionals in the Visual Arts
1 June 2008
Writing and Publishing
International Translation Grants
Any time
Travel Grants to Professional Writers
Any time (at least 8-12 weeks before departure date)
Spoken Word and Storytelling Program
15 April 2008
Book Publishing Support: Grants for Art Books
15 April 2008
Book Publishing Support: Translation Grants
Any time
Public Lending Right Commission registration period (Of special interest to published writers)
15 February to 1 May 2008
Member News
Want to know what your fellow ELAN members are up to? This month, we have info about the following members:
Kent Stetson
Playwright/Novelist Kent Stetson was inducted into The Order of Canada on Friday the 22 of February, 2008, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa by Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean. Fellow inductees included The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, cinematic icon Rock Demers and Broadcaster/Diplomat Pamela Wallen. Mr Stetson's citation read: "As a playwright and theatre director, Kent Stetson has been a vibrant creative force for decades. His plays, including the Governor General's Award winning The Harps of God, have captivated audiences by depicting the social and cultural life of Canada and by providing insight into what it means to be Canadian. As a dramaturge, he has mentored emerging and established playwrights through his stimulating and innovative workshops. He remains an inspiration for writers, actors and artistic leaders in Canada and internationally." Kent's website, provides full details on current and upcoming live, interactive on-line drama and prose fiction workshops.
Brandi-Ann Milbradt
One of ELAN's two film and television representatives on the Board of Directors, Brandi-Ann Milbradt, was recently awarded the New Vision Award in San Jose at Cinequest and the TV greenlight award at SXSW in Austin, Texas. The Greenlight Awards is the industry's first competition to recognize the next great, original digital series. The winners were selected from among the more than 200 entries in two categories - Best Original Production and Best Original Series Idea. Brandi-Ann Milbradt's film "Knock Off" was named Best Original Series Idea. "Knock Off" is a show in which each episode finds three young, hip fashion designers who help viewers to "knock off" their own versions of the most sought-after clothing and fashion accessories.
Elizabeth Johnston
Elizabeth Johnston will be participating in Entrepreneur Arts & Crafts Day on April 13, a fundraiser for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. Drop by to see a selection of Elizabeth's Celtic-inspired jewellery. She will also be selling advance copies of her book, No Small Potatoes, due out in the Fall. Anyone purchasing their advance copy on April 13 will receive a coupon for $5 off any of her jewellery pieces. For more information about her forthcoming book, visit Elizabeth's website. To see a selection of her Celtic-inspired jewellery, visit www.bodhranbabe.com. Entrepreneur Arts & Crafts Day will take place on April 13, from 10am to 4pm at the Centre de Loisirs et d'Animation Culturelle de Guybourg (1905, rue de Cadillac (south of Sherbrooke), Montreal). Admission is $2; proceeds go to Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.
Raquel Rivera
Author Raquel Rivera is pleased to announce that her book Tuk and The Whale, an illustrated historical fiction for early readers, will be released by Groundwood Books in May.
Rae Marie Taylor
Rae Marie Taylor, Peter Richardson and Norm Sibum are the three Quebec poets included in Crossing Lines, an anthology of poets who immigrated to Canada during the VietNam era. The first launch is in Toronto on April 27th at The Revival, 783 College Street, from 14h-16h. B.C. Launchings in Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Nelson will follow in May.
Workshops & Seminars
ALL DISCIPLINES
Montreal Freeschool
The Montreal Freeschool is a grassroots, community initiative of individuals acting collectively to create educational opportunities for children and adults outside of the institutional environment of formal schooling. They are launching an experimental, three-month semester of free learning opportunities in March, April and May 2008. They are based in and supported by the MUCS project at 2000 Northcliffe, at Maisonneuve. For more information, visit the Montreal Free School website (montrealfreeschool.org | mucs.ca) or call (514) 357-2090 (messages only).
Artist Grant Writing Lab
Tuesday April 1, 2008, from 2:00 - 4:00pm, YES Montreal is hosting a free artist grant writing lab. This writing lab is your one-stop for the do's and donts of grant and proposal writing. In this hands-on lab you will not only learn about funding options, and the criteria required for different types of funding, but you will have an opportunity to work on your proposals and get answers to your questions before you send out your request. Artist and business coaches will be on hand to guide you with your applications and give advice on things such as financial assessments, budgets and timelines. YES Montreal is located at 666 Sherbrooke Street West, 7th Floor Montreal, QC. For information or to register, call (514) 878-9788 or visit the YES Montreal website.
Grants & Loans Information Session for Artists
Thursday, April 10, 2008 & Thursday, April 24, 2008, from 2:00 - 3:00pm, YES Montreal is offering a free Grants & Loans Information Session for Artists. Participants will learn about funding options available through YES. Information is also available about different community programs. Information will include eligibility criteria, targeted sectors and industries, as well as levels of funding available. . For information or to register, call (514) 878-9788 or visit the YES Montreal website.
Showcase Your Work: Building Your Portfolio
Tuesday, April 22, 2008, from 6:30 - 8:45pm, YES Montreal is offering a workshop on building your portfolio. Cost is $10. Pre-registration is required. More than a résumé of pictures and images; your portfolio should showcase the range of skills a potential client would for in an up-and-coming artist. Representatives from various branches of the artistic world will be on hand to discuss the various types of portfolios commonly used in today's world and will display samples of their portfolios to set you off in the right direction. . For information or to register, call (514) 878-9788 or visit the YES Montreal website.
Starting a business with a Bilingual approach
The Centre d'entrepreneuriat féminin du Québec is offering a 12-week training program that demystifies all aspects of starting-up as well as the growth of a retail or utility business. This training program will take place twice a week, in the evening from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Classes begin April 7, 2008. For information and registration call (514) 521-5733. Workshops will take place at the Centre d'entrepreneuriat féminin du Québec, 10 794 rue Lajeunesse, bur. 100, Montréal, Québec H3L 2E8.
PERFORMING ARTS
Interdisciplinary arts conference at Studio 303
Studio 303 is thrilled to co-present The Un/Contained Body: Performances and Forum 2008 with The Humanities Doctoral Program and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Concordia University. This two-day event of performances and discussions will take place at Studio 303 on April 13 & 14. Guest artists and speakers include Kathy Kennedy, Dr. Marc Lafrance, Valerie Lamontagne, Mei-Yin Ng, Dr. Christopher Salter and Noemi Segarra. Sunday, April 13th will be an afternoon of performances beginning at 4:00 pm. On Monday, April 14th, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm interdisciplinary discussions will be conducted on the following topics: movement of and beyond the body, impulses before language, surfaces that merge and technologies that mediate corporeal encounters. How does the body glide under and erupt into movement, breath and sound to renegotiate creative living spaces? Interested movers and thinkers are invited to come with their curiosity and propel these discussions further into a space of interdisciplinary investigations. For more information, visit the Concordia Graduate Studies website
Studio 303 Workshops
Studio 303 offers a wide range of professional-level workshops to the dance and other performing arts communities. These workshops focus more on creative process and alternative techniques than on a daily regime. During April, Studio 303 has an exciting line-up of workshops including: Laboratory of the Body/Butoh with Martine Viale, Kinetic Dialogue with Sandra Botnen (Vancouver), and Skinner releasing technique with Eryn Dace Trudell. Space is limited & reservations are recommended. Visit the Studio 303 website for complete workshop descriptions.
Calling on Emerging Artists and Young Arts Companies
You may qualify for a travel grant to attend the upcoming IETM (International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts) meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in spring 2008! After the plenary meetings in Montreal and in Ghent, IETM is returning to Ljubljana, Slovenia, where network members met in 1992. It will be an opportunity to see how the contemporary arts sector there has evolved. The overall theme of the meeting is "Rehearsing freedom." 10 grants of $1000 (680 Euros) each are to cover participants' transportation and/or accommodation costs. To apply, a candidate must download the form from the IETM website and return it before April 25, 2008, to ietm@ietm.org or to this fax number: +32 2 203 02 26.
MUSIC
Mile-End Academy
Keyboard artist Tom Mennier (Martha Wainwright, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Pipo Fiasco) is director and head teacher of this private academy founded in early 2007. Courses in piano and theory, as well as song interpretation, vocal and instrumental coaching, and recording/ accompanying services are now being offered for the summer seasons. For further enquiries about the summer program, as well as fall/winter courses, please call (514) 277-3405.
VISUAL ART
Painting from Within
Studio Sorge offers a painting workshop in April under the theme "Enter spring by nourishing the creative process," in the Painting From Within series. Bernice Sorge - painter and print maker - is offering a Painting From Within workshop in her Dunham studio on April 19 and 20 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. No experience is necessary. There are 8 places available. Cost is $230 per person, a deposit of $115 is required to reserve a place. Mail your deposits to Studio Sorge, 1626 Chemin Hudon, Dunham, Qc, J0E 1M0. Upon receipt of your deposit, your place will be reserved and you will be sent a list of required material as well as directions to get to the studio. Bed and breakfasts are available in the area. For more information call (450) 295-2567 or email Studio Sorge.
Informal Figure Drawing Workshop with Professional Nude Model
Every Saturday between 4 and 7 pm, Galerie Synesthesie hosts figure drawing workshops. Poses range from 30 seconds to 45 minutes and the atmosphere is informal, friendly, comfortable and creative. Plenty of wine and refreshments are served to facilitate social interactions and contact building. Galerie Synesthesie is located at 94 St. Catherine street East, loft 7. For more information visit the Gallery website, contact Anthony Walsh, or call (514) 998-7625.
Beading Workshops
An expert from Garnitures Dressmaker will be conducting beading workshops in the auditorium of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre. Thursday, April 24 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm - Learn how to make a beaded watch strap using a herringbone stitch. Thursday, May 29 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm - Learn how to make a bracelet using right-angle weave. For more information on the beading workshops, call Garnitures Dressmaker at (514) 935-7421.
Atelier de Bresoles - Oil Painting Workshop with Max Ginsburg
Max Ginsburg has had a long and distinguished career as a painter, instructor, and illustrator in New York City. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts and the Art Student's League, and has received numerous awards for his work. In this workshop, Mr. Ginsburg will focus on painting a portrait and part of a figure from life. He will work wet-into-wet, concentrating on large shapes in the manner of Rembrandt and Sargent. Mr. Ginsburg will demonstrate his painting technique and help participants as they work from the model. May 23, 24 & 25, 2008, 6 hours per day with live model, at Atelier de Bresoles, in Old Montreal. Cost is $450. tax included. Spaces are limited; please call (514) 288-3772 if you would like to attend. For more information, visit the Atelier de Bresoles website.
WRITING & PUBLISHING
PWAC Quebec "Freelancer Boot Camp '08"
Professional Writers Association of Canada is hosting a Freelancer Boot Camp on Saturday, April 5, from 12:45 pm - 5:00 pm at Concordia University (Loyola campus) 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Communication Studies and Journalism Building Room CJ 3.306. This half-day workshop presents a series of expert speakers about important freelancer topics, including accounting for freelancers, home office ergonomics, blogging and podcasting, and basic photography tips for writers looking to sell images along with their words. Coffee, juice and snacks will be provided. All attendees are asked to RSVP. Admission is free for PWAC members, $20 for non-members, and $10 for Concordia journalism students. For more information, contact Ian Howarth.
A Playwriting Course with David Fennario
David Fennario is offering a course on Writing for Performance from April 17-May 22, from 6-8pm on Thursday nights. The cost is $400. A non-refundable registration fee of $25 is required in advance to guarantee a place. Only 15 participants will be accepted. Location TBD. This workshop is designed for people who would like to sharpen their skills as playwrights. It will be based on the required needs of the group. Time will be divided between discussion of problems of dramatic structure and presentation of participant's work as models to illustrate those problems. Occasional in-class writing and performance exercises will be assigned. Some of the topics explored include theme, characters, plot, style, performing the text, and production. For more information or to register, contact David Fennario.
Full-day of Medical Writing Workshops
The Canada-Chapter Conference 2008 is taking place in Ottawa on April 18, at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Workshops offered include:
- Writing and Designing Materials for Patient Education (EW/PRAM) [Course #224] Sharon Nancekivell
- Improving Comprehension: Theories and Research Findings (EW/ED) [Course #207] Tom Lang
- Principles of Pharmacoeconomics (EW/PH) [Course #216] Christopher J. Longo
- Reporting Randomized Trials in Science Journals (ADV) [Course #719] Tom Lang
For more information, contact Kevin Holmes.
Writers' Workshop in Provence, France
Join professional writers Kent Stetson, Marianne Ackerman and special guest Marina Lewycka, the UK-based, best-selling author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, for an stimulating writers workshop in Provence, France from June 15-20, 2008. These workshops are intended for those seeking an inspiring environment in which to begin or advance a personal project. This year's themes are memoir, fiction and drama. Workshops (no more than six participants each) will be led by Kent Stetson and Marianne Ackerman. Special offer for Montreal writers: enjoy a 33% discount on this year's fee. Two spots are open at this low rate for Montreal writers, Yellow Door participants and fans, members of QWF, QDF, PWM. For more details, contact Marianne Ackerman (514) 278-5038 or visit the Workshop website.
The Saskatchewan Writers/Artists Colonies summer retreats
The Saskatchewan Writers and Artists Colony is offering two summer retreats. The first, at the Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus University of Saskatchewan, from June 15 to June 29, 2008. A maximum of 15 participants will be accommodated. Cost is $250 per week for Saskatchewan Writers Guild and CARFAC SASK members and $300 per week for non-members. Postmarked deadline for applications is midnight Friday May 2.
The second, at the St. Peters Abbey Muenster, from July 4 to August 8, 2008. Cost is $225 per week for Saskatchewan Writers Guild and CARFAC SASK members and $275 per week for non-members. Postmarked deadline for applications is midnight Friday May 2, 2008.
Please send completed applications to: Saskatchewan Writers Guild, Attention Colony Coordinator, Box 3986, Regina, SK, S4P 3R9. The application form can be found on the SK Writer website. Please indicate clearly on your application which colony you are applying for.
Wit's End Writers' Workshop in Literary Nonfiction
Join author Merilyn Simonds for an intensive day-long workshop at her country home. Five mid-manuscript writers will gather for an intimate and rigorous workshop designed to sharpen character and story development, pacing, and deep mechanics. Participants will return to their work with renewed vision and fresh enthusiasm. The workshops are held in the rural quietude of an1827 eastern Ontario stone farmhouse; during breaks, participants are welcome to wander the extensive gardens. Each session includes a catered lunch and refreshments.
There are two sessions being offered: July 5 and 12, from 9:30am to 4:30pm. The workshop fee is $250 plus GST. To apply for the workshop, a sample manuscript of 20-30 pages should be sent, together with a description of your project and an application by April 15, 2008. Successful candidates will be notified in mid-May. Personal consultations can be arranged for the following day at a cost of $50 per hour. Full manuscript evaluations (by post or online) are also available at a sliding scale, depending on the length of the book. For more information, please write to simonds@ripnet.com.
For writers whose first language is Silence
Breaking Out: A workshop with Ann Diamond, in person or on line. For more information, contact Ann Diamond or call (514) 772-1116.
Basic screenwriting seminar
Spring into creativity with Elizabeth Johnston's next basic screenwriting seminar on Saturday April 19, from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Learn the basics in just one day: structure, characterization, dialogue, and more! Get the tools you need to write your own film in whatever genre you are interested. No previous experience in screenwriting is needed. Private consultations and manuscript evaluation also available. For more information, consult Elizabeth's website.
The 2008 Great Blue Heron Writing Workshop
The 2008 Great Blue Heron Writing Workshop invites mid-level writers to engage in small-group sessions in one of four categories: fiction, playwriting, poetry, or magazine writing and creative non-fiction. Set against the backdrop of the scenic coastal community of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, this workshop offers a supportive atmosphere in which participants learn from established writers. The workshop will take place from July 1-5, 2008. For more information, consult the St-FX website, email Brenda Riley, or call her at (902) 867-4532.
Fiction, Memoirs, and Poetry Writing Workshop
Poet, teacher, and editor, Ilona Martonfi, is offering an eight-week writing course for women from April 8 to May 27, 2008, on Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.. Ilona is the founder, producer, and host of The Yellow Door & Visual Arts Centre Readings. All workshops include discussions on the craft, writing time, and in-class critiquing. The cost is $96 and includes materials. The course will be taught at 1420 Towers Street # 305 (Guy metro, exit Saint-Mathieu, 24 Bus). For more information or to register, contact Ilona Martonfi or call (514) 939-4173.
Creative Writing Workshop with Tim Fain
The Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library is offering a creative writing course on Tuesdays at 2:00 pm from April 1st to June 3rd. From family histories to personal reflections, fiction, or poetry, this workshop takes you step by step through the process needed to unleash your writing talent. The library is located at 5851 Cavendish Blvd. Côte Saint-Luc QC. The cost is $50 for 10 classes (Open to members and non-members of library). For more information, please call (514) 485-6900 (Ext.4205).
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Apartment within an Apartment for rent
Large bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom in an artist's second apartment for rent. For a graduate student or visiting faculty or as a writing retreat. Near Sherboroke and Atwater. $500 per month including heat/electricity. Leave a message at (514) 933-1993, preferably with email address.
$5/hour Studio Space for Rent
Studio for rent at 10 Pins West, Suite 412 (corner of St. Laurent), 20 by 20 foot studio space with hardwood floors. For dance / theatre rehearsals. Available only after 5pm and on weekends anytime. Private bathroom & kitchen in space. $5 per hour (if bought in 30 block / payable in advance + taxes). For more information contact Adrienne or call (514) 844-2472.
IMPRESSIONS - Studios & Gallery
On May 1st, 2008 Raymond Sander-Regier will re-open IMPRESSIONS Studios and Gallery located at 305 F Main St., Shawville, Québec. The new space for Impressions will contain studio space for artists to work or give workshops in, as well as gallery space for exhibitions. For more information, call (819) 503-8004.
Studio Space Available to Share
Half of approximately 300 sq ft space available to share with a fibre artist. Industrial building 5 min walk from Saint-Henri Metro, 15 min walk from Lionel Groulx Metro. Home Depot just down the street! Big windows, concrete floor, clean walls. Sink access, large door access. $135/month utilities included. Non-smoking, non-toxic materials, please. Sorry, no oil paint! Email Maggi Hallam for details or arrange to view the space.
Creating with Sound
An invitation to dancers, visual, spoken word and video artists to collaborate with experienced composer, performer, improvisor and soundscaper. Contact Allyna (mailto:allyn@abacom.com) or call (819) 876-5682.
Desperately Seeking seating and risers
Open Heart Theatre is looking to borrow or rent flip-down, audience style seating and risers for its upcoming show, The Infernal Tragedy. These will be needed between April 19th and May 4th, 2008. Any interested lenders, or folks with useful tips, leads, etc, email George or leave him a message at (514) 921-2850. Cheers.