Local artist Margret Baldwin will host a screening of the 2016 film, The Hudson River School: Artistic Pioneers, on Thursday, March 28th at 6:30 PM. The third in a series of six art history film screenings at the Blue Hill Public Library, it will be followed by an optional hands-on workshop Saturday, March 30th at 4:00 PM, where participants will be guided in creating “pristine painted landscapes.” The film screening is free and open to all, but registration for the workshop will be for those at the film screening.
The film sheds light on a group of American painters led by British born artist Thomas Cole, who forged an artistic vision of the American wilderness in the vicinity of New York’s Hudson River Valley, Adirondack Mountains, and Catskill Mountains, and in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Margret is a certified art instructor with 25 years in the public school system and private teaching experience. She expanded her exposure to art and artists through her curatorial experience during eight years of employment at the Blue Hill Public Library. She has exhibited widely, and in the summer runs her neighborhood “Little Gallery” in Surry.
This program is sponsored by the library and everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Hannah at hannah.cyrus@bhpl.net or 374-5515.
