Caption
Language classes find a wide following among vacationers. Informality is the keynote of all classes, whether indoors or outdoors, with the emphasis on individual instruction. Here Professor Jacques Beauchamp of Montreal's St- Henri High School, (centre) conducts French class with Dr. and Mrs. Broome, of Kitchener, Ontario._x000B_
Date
August 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB71150
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175974
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Well-known Canadian ceramist Claude Vermette conducts children's class in his St. Adele studio. Classes are held outdoor whenever possible, with ballerinas pirouetting on the front lawn of a hotel, concerts held in mountain side ski shelters. Since its beginning, St. Adele centre has attracted continent-wide interest and rated kudos of top artists and educators.
Date
August 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB71152
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175975
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Against background of boating holidayers, ballet class members go through their paces under the direction of Seda Zare, Prima Ballerina with the Boris Kniaseff Ballet of Europe.
Date
August 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB71159
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175976
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Headquarters for the St. Adele Art Centre is an unimposing little cottage in the resort village. Ten different courses are offered to adults, four for children, including instrumental music, singing, tapestry weaving, painting and classical dancing. In spite of wide variety of courses, students still have plenty of opportunity to enjoy resort's holidaying facilities.
Date
August 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB71162
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175977
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Claude Vermette, talented Canadian ceramist, is one of many instructors drawn from top ranks of French Canadian classical and beaux arts schools in Montreal area. Funds for the venture, which began ten years ago on a well-worn shoe string, are derived mainly from course fees although the Quebec government helps meet operating deficits. School year closes with Book Fair and Beaux Arts Ball.
Date
August 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB71163
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175978
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
From quiet perch on river bank, art class students translate to canvas. Class is conducted by Agnes Lefort, who has been identified with the St. Adele movement almost from its beginning.
Date
August 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB71167
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175979
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Mrs. Jo Cardinal, member of weaving class conducted by Mariette Rousseau-Vermette, work at loom in her St. Adele home. Average course costs holidayers from $6 to $8 per week; instruction is serious but sessions informal and gay. Students may sign up for as many or as few classes as they wish during July-August school term.
Date
August 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB71173
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175980
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Cut-out masks, part of art project for junior art class members, are pasted up on Centre's window by young student. Twice weekly during the summer season, open- air concerts are given or cultural films shown to attract new students as well as to bring in needed funds for the Centre's numerous activities.
Date
August 1, 1954
Accession Number
LAC-NFB71180
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175981
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #56: St. Adele, P.Q.: Art Centre for Holidayers
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
May 22, 1956
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
When summer vacationer Pauline Rochon first saw the resort village of St. Adele, in Quebec's Valley of the Saints, its natural beauty struck her as an ideal location in which to bring a long-dormant plan to life. Now, ten years later, St. Adele's Art Centre summer school has survived its shoe-string start and become a flourishing mecca for holidayers who want to mix culture with their fun in the sun. From her pink-roofed handicrafts shop, "La Pelerine", Miss Rochon directs a thriving school with students from Canada and the U.S. Under the tutelage of top Canadian artists, dancers and teachers, members of the ballet class pirouette on hotel lawns and budding painters work against a background of sky and scenery. There is no homework, no exams, and after classes ranging from French to fashions, dancing to leathercraft, students recess on the sun-drenched beaches of nearby Lac Rond.
