For
Immediate Release -
Contact: Wendy Sweigart, Director of
Outreach Education 717.233.8668 ext. 7
wsweigart@sqart.org
Susquehanna Art Museum continues its 2008 Salon Series with two free events held in conjunction
with Treasures from the Attic
exhibition
The Susquehanna
Art Museum is pleased to
present the following programs in conjunction with its Treasures from the Attic
exhibition. Both events are free and open to the public. RSVP’s are
strongly encouraged for both events.
An Artist ‘Treasure’ from PA
– A discussion of Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by
Harriet Scott Chessman
Thursday, July 31, 2008 from 6-7:30pm
Nineteenth-century Paris
comes alive in this richly imagined novel about the close relationship between
celebrated Impressionist painter and Pennsylvania
native Mary Cassatt and her sister Lydia. Lydia Cassatt Reading
the Morning Paper is told in the voice of 41-year old Lydia, Cassatt’s fragile,
beloved muse, who is dying of Bright’s disease. Join MaryAnne Cline,
Operations Training Specialist with Country Meadows, and member of SAM’s
Education Committee, as she leads us through a discussion of this engaging
novel that captures the extraordinary age in which these sisters lived.
Seeing Your History through the 21st
Century
Thursday, August 21, 2008 from 6-7:30pm
Valerie Metzler,
certified archivist and historian from Altoona,
will discuss how to preserve your family’s, organization’s or
business’ history through proper appraisal (choosing what to keep) and
storage. Illustrated with slides, the presentation will demonstrate hazards of
improper storage, show in-home conservation techniques and practical methods of
preservation. Tools of the archival and conservation trade (boxes, folders,
bone folders, microspatula, polyester film and tweezers) also will be
presented. Additionally, Metzler will discuss methods of conducting oral
history interviews, the pros and cons of audio and videotapes, photograph
conservation and genealogy research methods.
Treasures from the
Attic: Unseen Collections of the Capital Region explores
the unseen wealth in the permanent collections of regional institutions and is
on display in the Susquehanna
Art Museum’s Main
Galleries through September 21, 2008. Treasures from the Attic showcases a
collection of works removed from the public eye for decades and, in some cases,
centuries. Romare Beardon, Jacob Eicholtz, Stephen Etnier, Thomas Moran, Red
Grooms, Jacob Lawrence, Robert Rauschenberg and Gustave Courbet are just a few
artists to be featured.
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Seeing Your History
through the 21st Century
presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania
Humanities Council, supported in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts. The PHC inspires people to
come together and share a life of learning. Since 1973, the PHC has provided
resources that empower local groups to help their communities explore history,
literature, the arts, and the ideas that shape the human experience.
The Susquehanna Art Museum is located at the corner of 3rd
and Market Streets in downtown Harrisburg.
Museum hours are: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10am-4pm; Thursday: 4-9pm;
Saturday: 12-5pm; Sunday: 1-4pm. The Museum is closed on Mondays. Admission
is FREE through September 2008 thanks to underwriting from the Wachovia
Foundation.
All exhibitions and programs are supported by the members
of the Susquehanna
Art Museum, The
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Cultural Enrichment Fund.
Wendy S. Sweigart
Director of Outreach Education
Susquehanna Art Museum
301 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Email: wsweigart@sqart.org
Phone: 717-233-8668 x 7
Fax: 717-233-8155
www.sqart.org
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