By JUDITH O. ETZEL
Contributing writer
A workshop focused on color and painting for historic homes and buildings will held Tuesday, March 27, in the basement meeting room of the Oil City Library.
Sponsored by the Oil City Main Street program, the 6:30 to 8 p.m. workshop is open and free to the public.
The program on “Balancing Then and Now: Color and Painting for Historic Buildings and Homes” is an initiative launched by the Main Street design committee. Barbara Pierce, a professional color consultant for CJ Hurley Century Arts, will present the program.
Color selection tips, how to review painting bids, illustrations of old-home styles and historic periods, choosing a painter and more will be included in the talk. Much of the program will focus on single-family, residential homes. However, there will be examples of properly painted, multifamily and commercial buildings.
Noting the area has a “vast inventory of historic homes and buildings,” Kathy Bailey, Main Street manager, said those “are part of the character that defines a community.”
Advance registration for the workshop should be made by Friday, March 23, to the Oil City Main Street program office at (814) 677-3152, Ext. 101, or via email at kbailey@oilregion.org.
