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Glue, Paper, Scissors - Works by Claude Lafortune
A career retrospective
An exclusive collection of paper sculptures, including new creations for 2014
From May 25 to October 31, 2014
This travelling exhibition designed by the Musée des religions du monde showcases 27 paper sculptures by Claude Lafortune.As a Radio-Canada host, Claude Lafortune made his mark on the world of art and religious education by combining both disciplines to create original children's programs. Renowned for his exceptional talent as a paper sculptor, he created characters from the Bible and used them in telling their stories.
Glue, Paper, Scissors invites older people to revisit the career of this master of paper art and younger people to learn more about the historical characters illustrated in his work. The exhibition at the Sisters of Saint Anne Historic Centre will feature Saint Anne, Maisonneuve, Marguerite Bourgeoys and other figures.
Glue, paper, scissors for groups (document available in french only)
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The multiplication of the loaves...
Food for all in the community
May 17th, 2013 to March 31, 2014
The exhibition presents the ingenuity and the resources used by the Sisters of Saint Anne to meet the food needs of the community and the people who depended on it. Going from garden to table, the exhibition shows that food is a matter of sharing, both literally and figuratively.
Previous exhibits
Anne Frank, A history for today
January 17 to February 22, 2013
At the initiative of Collège Sainte-Anne, the Historic Centre had play host for one month to the famous girl who was hidden
away from the Nazis. The exhibition, mounted by Amsterdam’s Anne Frank House, presented the story of Anne Frank, a German-Jewish teenager who became a symbol of the Second World War after the publication of her diary. Still relevant today, the exhibition encouraged reflection on values such as tolerance, mutual respect, human rights and democracy. Some students were specially trained to guide visitors through the exhibition. They welcomed school groups and individual visitors from January 17 to February 22, 2013. The exhibition was intended for school groups from the 6th grade through high school.
Photo : annefrank.org
Vocation: Teaching
The Sisters of Saint Anne, 150 Years of Education in Lachine
May 29, 2011, to December 15, 2012
Vocation: Teaching gave a picture of the dedicated Sisters who, over the course of 150 years, taught in no fewer than 14 schools in Lachine. This exhibition provided a look at Lachine’s educational heritage from different perspectives: that of the teachers, but also that of the students. It featured personal accounts, photos, books, documents, artifacts and teaching materials once used by the Sisters and their pupils. Vocation: Teaching was an invitation to meet a group of women who devoted their lives to education.
From Prayer to Arts
SSA Artists: 1960-2010
May 30, 2010, to March 26, 2011
This exhibit provided an opportunity to explore more recent works by the Sisters of Saint Anne. Copper enamelling, screen printing, sculpture; the sisters demonstrated their creative and artistic freedom across a diversity of media.
Helping Talented Sisters to Become Artists
May 31, 2009 to March 26, 2011
This exhibit took visitors behind the scenes in an art studio through the works and unpublished documentation of the Sisters of Saint Anne. Visitors learned about the rigorous training the sisters received and also about the renowned painters who taught them.
Cameroon, 40 Years of Missionary Presence
May 31, 2009, to March 27, 2010
In this exhibit, visitors found out what prompted the Sisters of Saint Anne to work in Cameroon for the past 40 years. These dedicated women overcame the unknown in order to support local populations and offer them nursing care, family health clinics, home economics, and education for the young, social work and pastoral ministry. Through a host of photos, the exhibit helped visitors grasp the missionary’s universe and discover Cameroon.
Educate and Celebrate: The Sisters of Saint Anne, 150 years in Western Canada
From June 14, 2008, to March 29, 2009
In 1850, in Vaudreuil, Marie-Anne Blondin founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Anne, dedicated to teaching children of both sexes. Moved to take action by the needs they saw around them and by their faith in Divine Providence, the sisters also cared for the poor and the sick. Recognized for the excellence of their institutions, they were the first sisters to establish themselves on the northwest coast of the continent in 1858, at the request of Bishop Modeste Demers.
Scientific objects: The Sisters of Saint Anne and the teaching of science
From June 14, 2008, to March 29, 2009
In the second half of the 19th century, all educational institutions in Quebec, whether lay or religious, had one thing in common: an emphasis on teaching religion, French and arithmetic to boys and girls. After the First World War, the emergence of new technological needs led to a movement in favour of scientific awareness. The Sisters of Saint Anne were involved in the movement at several levels.