Weaving together exceptional skills acquired through a multi-faceted career in the arts, founder Susan Ballek is thrilled to launch a new endeavor offering fine art advisory and installation services for museums, galleries, and private collectors. 

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Susan has over 25 years of experience with the curation, design, and installation of thematic art and history exhibitions featuring work from prominent museums and cultural institutions, private collectors, living artists and artists’ estates. Her background developing interpretive content and educational curriculum for museums, coupled with an extensive knowledge of artistic movements through the ages, makes Susan an ideal advisor and confidante for both new and seasoned collectors.  

 

Susan received a B.A. in Fine Art from the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts with a concentration in Sculpture and a minor in Art History. Her three-dimensional works in welded steel and bronze have been exhibited on both coasts.

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Previous leadership positions

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• Executive Director and CEO, Hill-Stead Museum

• Executive Director, Lyme Art Association

• Art Collections Manager, Lyman Allyn Art Museum

• Director of Education, Connecticut River Museum

• Director of Education, Lyman Allyn Art Museum​

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Significant appointments and awards

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• American Alliance of Museums – Accreditation Peer Review Examiner

• New England Museum Association – Executive Director’s Roundtable

• University of Hartford Art School – Search Committee for Associate Professor of Sculpture

• University of Connecticut School of Law – Search Committee for Commissioned Portrait Artists

• Hartford Business Journal - annual Women in Business award

• Connecticut Magazine - annual state-wide “40 under 40” recognition list