Connect and disconnect: Anglophones, the English language and Montreal’s creative economy

84^e Annual congress of Acfas -May 12-13, 2016 - Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

The program for our conference is now online in French at this link!

Read more about the conference here.

Our conference is part of the annual congress of the Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas). To attend our conference, you have to register for the congress. Information is at this link. **Please register by April 3, 2016 to get the early bird rate.**

We will also be hosting the following “off-Acfas” events that are open to the general public. Conference registration is not required for these but an RSVP is required for the guided walking tour in Mile End.

1. Roundtable: “Artistry and financial sustainability: perspectives from English-speaking practitioners in Montreal’s creative economy.”

• At the Rialto Theatre, May 12, 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Free entry. No reservation required.
• Moderator: Guy Rodgers, English-Language Arts Network
• Panelists:
   --- Chuck Childs - General Manager, Centaur Theatre
   --- Tim Brady - Artistic Director, Brady Music and member of Le Vivier: le carrefour des musiques nouvelles
   --- Peter MacGibbon - arts consultant based in Chelsea Quebec (regional perspective)
   --- Geoff Agombar - General Manager, Montreal Fringe Festival

2. Guided walking tour in Mile End about Montreal's English-speakers and the creative economy with Justin Bur of Mile End Memories.

•    Starts at the Rialto Theatre, May 12, 4:00 pm. Free. Spaces are limited. **RSVP is required at this link.

3. Guided walking tour of outdoor murals produced through the Under Pressure festival and associated with English-speaking communities and artists. Hosted by Under Pressure and Fresh Paint Gallery.

•    Starts at UQAM (exact place TBA), May 13, 12:45 to 1:15pm, $5, no reservation required.