April 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025

This April, like many before, the Blue Hill Public Library will host the April Student Art Show, always a favorite with the local community. Schools and homeschoolers from the entire Blue Hill Peninsula have been invited to share their artwork, with the goal of showcasing the talent and creativity of local young people as expressed in watercolors, pen and ink, ceramics, sculpture, photography, collages, yarn, and woven items, and much more. Walls and counters all over the library will come alive with the inspiration, creativity, and talent of these students.

Artists range from pre-k to 12^th grade. All elementary and high schools on the Blue Hill Peninsula are welcome. High schoolers who participated in the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Mentor Program will also have works on display. This mentor program gives students opportunities to work with artists and makers in their own communities.

Art teacher Penny Ricker has been inspiring students at the Blue Hill Consolidated School for 17 years and her classes have participated in the April Student Art Show every year, including in 2020 when the show was all online. She offers, “I love this art show because it makes me feel how much the students and I are part of a larger community. When I am at the library and I see how people react to the work, I realize how art brings joy to those around me not just in the making of it but in sharing it with the world.”

There will be a reception for all, made possible by the Friends of the Library, on Friday April 4, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., with a special performance from the Adams School band led by Bill Schubeck.  This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the incredible work of local students, meet the artists, honor their teachers, and enjoy light refreshments.

As Library Director Rich Boulet says, “It’s hard to be in a bad mood at the Blue Hill Library in April, so come on by and enjoy the artwork.” The show will be available for viewing anytime during library hours starting April 1. For more information, email claire.malina@bhpl.net or call the library at 374-5515.