My Encounters With Atelier 17 Across 100 Years

0:04 Hi friends

0:05 This is Louise speaking

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0:09 I’m as busy as usual these days

0:14 Apart from my weekly educational part time job 0:19 I spent lots of time researching Atelier 17 0:26 Imagining travelling back in time 0:30 to be in the workshop which 0:33 was going on in history for over 60 years 0:37 [ummm] 0:40 The ideal of art education that 0:44 I never thought 0:46 It did exist.

1A chemist named Hayter fell in love with etching left England resolutely To Paris Became an artist He opened his workshop for anyone who wanted to learn Free to join –

Imagine the world outside doesn’t allow women to shine But in here we find value we find courage we find our rights We know We are diamonds Just like others

Imagine 90 years ago like one of the Asians

I travelled here all across the ocean

I’m scared of thinking the difficulties I face Must be 100 times worse than what I can relate Imagine 90 years after The experiences I brought back from then Have influenced the art history of my homeland

Imagine the darkness of war Shrouds

Paris

But the crises would not defeat us –

In 1940

Hayter left Paris To New York Continue the next chapter The story of Atelier 17

After 10 years Hayter moved back To Paris Atelier 17 was operated Until the year he died –

(The workshop was renamed Atelier Contrepoint and remains active.)