The Harris Center for Conservation Education will host an artist talk with New Hampshire artist and museum conservator Robert Hauser on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 6 to 7 p.m.
Hauser’s exhibit, Art for Birds — on view through Sept. 30 — features assemblages that explore the complex relationship between birds and humans. Inspired by the European tradition of curiosity cabinets and assemblage artists such as Joseph Cornell, Hauser combines found objects to tell stories of nature, culture and conservation.
His creative work draws on more than four decades in art conservation. In 2009, Hauser conserved 435 prints from John James Audubon’s Birds of America. That experience deepened his awareness of bird conservation issues, which continue to inform his art.
During the talk, Hauser will reflect on the intersection of history, science and art and on Audubon’s legacy. Harris Center Bird Conservation Director Phil Brown will also share practical ways to help protect birds today.
The event is free. For information, go to tinyurl.com/art-for-birds.