Geneva Reads Program to Focus on Art Conservation
Geneva, N.Y.: Join Historic Geneva and Geneva Reads for a program on Thursday, March 16 at 2 p.m. by Susan Blakney of Westlake Conservators on the basics of art conservation. In this introduction to conservation, Susan will discuss what a conservator does, the difference between conservation and restoration, the science behind conservation, and the treatment process. The program is part of Geneva Reads' Community Read. This year's adult book is the novel, The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith, about the intersecting stories of a 17th-century artist and a contemporary curator. It will be held at the Geneva History Museum in the Hucker Gallery.
Susan Blakney is the founder and Chief Conservator at West Lake Conservators in Skaneateles. West Lake is a nationally recognized firm specializing in the preservation and restoration of historic and artistic works including conservation of paintings, frames, murals, paper and photographic materials. A paintings conservator, Susan received a bachelor’s degree in studio art from the University of Kentucky in 1969. After a six-year apprenticeship concentrating in 17th c. Old Masters in London, England, Susan returned to the States and established Westlake in 1975.
Susan is among 61 trained National Heritage Responders (NHR) nationwide. She volunteered to survey cultural damage following Hurricane Katrina, was deployed to Galveston, Texas after hurricane Ike, and to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Susan also has a long career of public outreach and education.
Geneva Reads will hold art-themed programs and workshops throughout the month of March. A full schedule of events will be available at the library and at www.genevareads.org.
For more information about this program, call the Historic Geneva office at 315-789-5151 or visit historicgeneva.org.
The Geneva History Museum is located in the Prouty-Chew House at 543 South Main Street, Geneva, NY. Parking is on the street or in the Trinity Episcopal Church lot across the street.
Historic Geneva, formerly the Geneva Historical Society, tells the stories of Geneva, New York at the Geneva History Museum, Rose Hill Mansion, and Johnston House, and online at historicgeneva.org.
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