The Blue Hill Public Library is sponsoring a film and hands-on arts series with local artist and gallery-owner Margret Baldwin. Margret will host an art history film screening followed by a hands-on art project the week after.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir is the subject for April and everyone is welcome to join us for a showing of the film How Renoir Revolutionized Art on Thursday, April 17 at 6PM in the library's Howard Room. With a runtime 53 minutes, this documentary film explores how "Renoir's impressionistic strokes capture the pulse of 1870s Paris, a city reeling from war and revolutionary change, whilst incorporating Rococo references. This documentary explores the genesis of Renoir's vision, which melds tradition with the avant-garde."

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 series is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For more information, please contact Olivia Zubrowski at oliviaz@bhpl.net or by calling the library at 374-5515.