From June 26th through July 1st Benson Memorial Library is hosting our first annual Summer Art Show! While the program is a part of our adult summer reading program, anyone in the community was welcome to submit art for display. Below, you will see a virtual version of our art show for those who can’t come into the library and see it in person! Submissions were by people ages 7 to infinity! [Art pieces are listed L-R from the top-down.]

Entire Art Wall

Stormy Sea – Gunner Schon

Winter Barn Scene – Heather Hilburn

Beach Scene – Gunner Schon

Bright Sunset – Gunner Schon

Dark Sunset – Gunner Schon

Moon & Sun on Slate – Samantha Gray

Ice on Wheel Photograph – Steve Vroman

Flowers Photograph – Carolyne Ford

Disco Man Drawing – Finn Hoenke

Oranges Drawing – Jachin Lamey

Half Car Drawing – Jachin Lamey

Bluebird Drawing – Jachin Lamey

Cartoons – Tom Boyle

Short Story – Mikayla Owen

Click here to read Mikayla’s Story: “The Forbidden” by Mikayla Owen

Cactus Painting & Puppy Drawing – Marley Griffin

Zoo in Blue – Cinnamin Vroman

Turtle Photograph – Dale Yashinski

Goose & Turtles Photograph – Dale Yashinski

Digital Art – Nicholas Tucker

Barn Painting on Slate – Joe Wezaczki

Robin with Worm Photograph – Gavin Griffin

Redwing Blackbird Photograph – Dale Yashinski

Blue Heron Photograph – Dale Yashinski

Thank you for visiting the virtual version of the 2017 Benson Summer Art Show! If you missed the submission deadline this year, don’t worry! We will be hosting the art show again in Summer 2018. Submissions can include: paintings, drawings, photographs, digital art, poems, short stories, and more! If you have a chance to stop into the library and see it in person, please do! These amazing works of art are even more magnificent in person.

Thank you to all the talents artists who submitted!