March is Youth Art Month and SAD 61 had several students representing the school district at Portland Museum of Art (PMA) and Maine Educators Association (MEA) in Augusta.

There was a ceremony with students from all over the state of Maine having their artwork put on display. There were certificates handed out.

PMA will have students’ artwork on display until the end of March.

MEA will have students’ artwork on display until November 2025.

SAD 61 students whose work is being featured include:

Odile Jane-Aluja, Grade 12 at Lake Region High School,Untitled, Charcoal Portrait, at the PMA.Art Teacher Ian Carlson.

Chloe Ward, Grade 12 at Lake Region High School, Untitled, Digital Photography, at the PMA. Art Teacher Teal Carlson.

Alaina Clifford, Grade 7 at Lake Region Middle School, “Batman,”at the PMA.Art Teacher Paige Cherrington.

Madeleine Olson, Grade 4 at Crooked River Elementary School,Oil Pastel, Picasso, at the PMA. Art Teacher Evelyn Abrams.

Violet Richards, Grade 2 at Songo Locks Elementary School, Bleeding Tissue paper and Sharpie, at the PMA. Art Teacher Evelyn Abrams

William Jones, Kindergarten at Songo Locks Elementary School, Oil Pastel, Vase, at MEA in Augusta. Art Teacher Evelyn Abrams.

The SAD 61 District-Wide Fine Arts Festival will be held on Tuesday, May 20 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Lake Region High School. Bring a clean t-shirt to have this year’s design silk screened on it. There will be music, presenting artists, and every student K-8 will have one piece of art in the show (unless they did not attend classes).