1979 Established the Fine Things Gallery in Fournier, Ontario, a rural artists collaboration project in Prescott Russell, East of Ottawa
1980-1981 Contributed to Big Brothers Annual Art auction, Ottawa, Canada
1996-1997 Initiated Art on Preston Street in collaboration with the Preston Street Merchants association and the Vendemia Week, Ottawa, Canada
1997-1999 contributed to the development of NOK, African Artist Association, Ottawa, Canada, acted as Secretary of the Association
1997-2000 Contributed and led the development of “Mad About Art” in collaboration with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ottawa, Canada. “Mad About Art” is an ongoing art therapy program based in Ottawa and managed by CMHA.
1997-2000 Contributed to United Way and CCOC art fund raising project
1997-2000 Contributed to Artists Against Racism, Ottawa, Canada
1998 Contributed to Artists against Violence, Ottawa, Canada
2001-2002 Contributed to Lands within Me, artists from Arab Lands established in Canada
1980-2002 ongoing community project documenting Jewish Life in an Arab Land (Morocco) in painting, writing, research, photography and video (see website www.artengine.ca/eliany/ for more publications and related exhibits).
2000-2002 Contributed to a round table committee for art development in la Petite Nation Region, North East of Ottawa. Contributed to a round table committee on the use of art for development of tourism in la Petite Nation Region, North East of Ottawa.
2002 Invited artist to Ben Gurion University, inaugurated “The Last Jews of Ifrikia” exhibition, launched a reading of the play “Rezadeira” and delivered a lecture on the documentation of Jewish community life in Morocco.
2003 Invited to Auckland, New Zealand to exhibit and deliver two lectures: “Artistic creation and the Moroccan Jewish Diaspora” and “Burial Practices and the Fes Jewish Cemetery” two art and photography research projects. (see website www.artengine.ca/eliany/ for more publications and related exhibits).
2002-2003 Contributed to the Ben Zvi Diaspora Research Institute publication “The Moroccan Jewry” (Profiles of Jewish Moroccan Artists (article), Moroccan Landscapes (photos), Jewish life in Morocco (photos) , (see website www.artengine.ca/eliany/ for more publications and related exhibits).
2000-2003 Established an artist residence program Auberge des Arts at Lake Schryer, North East of Ottawa.
2003
Contributor to COAT, Center Ottawa Art Tour.
2004 Established St Andrew's Open Art Studio (A collaborative art exhibition
space in Ottawa, Canada)
2005 Art retreats in collaboration with the Ottawa School of Art at Lake Schryer, Quebec
2005 Established Galeria Website for Le cercles des Artistes de Montreal, also member of the board
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