Art Exhibitions
Every few months the Sherman Library, as part of our effort to promote cultural enrichment, features the works of a selected local artist. Over the course of a year, many different types of art can be seen such as traditional, abstract, watercolors, oils, pastels, as well as photography. Not only is the artwork enjoyed by library visitors…it’s for sale. In fact, a percentage of any sale is donated by the artist to the Sherman Library.
If you are interested in showing your art at the Sherman Library please contact us at SLPrograms@biblio.org
Our Current Exhibition
“Great Hollow Art Show Invitational 2026”
Art Show August 28 - October 14, 2026
The Sherman Library is pleased to announce a group show featuring artists from the Ninth Annual Great Hollow Juried Painting and Photography Show, May 2026. The winners, honorable mentions, and committee members will share their love of nature through their depictions of wildlife and the beauty of the seasons. The Great Hollow Art Show 2026 raised $1700 for the Great Hollow Nature Preserve.
The featured artists, using their paint brushes or cameras, have captured the beauty of the seasons, the rural landscape, the antics of bears, the beauty of a bird, the joy of gardens and more. They remind us of the many faces of nature and how it offers us joy and beauty to nourish and replenish our souls.
The Sherman Library show will showcase these selected painters and photographers: Christy Bonaiuto, John Charles, Phyllis Chadwick, John Clery, Carolyn Cohen, Betsy Duckworth, John Foley, Jeff Ginsburg, Karen Golden, Linda Hubbard, Bonnie Johnson, Dave King, Beth Levine, Susan Locke, Christina Maschke, Dena Mitchell, Cynthia O’Connor, Masumi O’Donnell, Virginia Schaffer, and B Forrest Sheperd,
For more information on the photographers club, visit Facebook - Great Hollow Photographers Club: www.facebook.com/GHPClub. For questions, please email: ghphotoc@gmail.com
The exhibition will be on display from August 28 - October 14, 2026. The artist reception will be held at the library on Friday August 28, 6– 8pm.
Bonnie Johnson - Deer Pond Farm - Acrylic 16x20 $850
Bonnie Johnson - Squantz Pond Shore - Acrylic 11x11 $185
Carolyn Cohen - Forest #1 - Mixed Media 28x22 $600
Christina Maschke - Into the Woods - Pastel 20x14 $400
Cindy O'Connor - Proud Mama - Diptych Photo 25x12 $300
Cindy O'Connor - Proud Mama - Diptych Photo 25x12 $300
Dave King - Majestic Bald Eagle - Photo 20x16 $175
Dena Mitchell - Barred Owl - Photo 14x11 $75
Jeff Ginsberg - Eagle Eyed Eagle - Photo on Metal 20x16 $130
John Clery - Coyote & Pup in the Wind - Photo 18x24 $295
John Foley - Kent Falls - Photo 16x20 $175
John O'Donnell - Just Scratching Her Back - Photo 12x8 $175
Karen Golden - Tracked - Photo 20x16 $200
Great Hollow Misty Sunset - Photo - 16x26 $285
Masumi O'Donnell - Pretty in Pink - Photo 20x14 $150
Phyllis Chadwick - Silent Witness - Mixed Media 12x16 $355
Susan Locke - Moose by the Barn - Photo 16x20 $225
B Forrest Shepard - Piliated Woodpecker - Oil on Linen 16x12 $1000
Christy Bonaiuto - Blowing Leaves - Acrylic 36x36 $500
Beth Levine - Home Land - Fabric Collage 22x21 $875
Virginia Schaffer - Petals - Watercolor 23x18 $700