A patron walks through a gauntlet of art projects during the 2025 Hancock County Student Art Exhibition at Mt. Vernon High School. Art from all four school corporations are on display at the annual event. This year’s show is Thursday and Friday at Eastern Hancock High School.Tom Russo | Daily Reporter
It’s not only blooms that are bringing color to the community this spring.
With costumes, canvases and more, the arts are livening the local landscape.
Saturday, poetry readings at Twenty North Gallery and the James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home celebrated National Poetry Month and America 250, respectively. Three county high schools (Eastern Hancock, Mt. Vernon, New Palestine) presented plays or musicals; Greenfield-Central’s production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” opens April 30. And see here for more about KidsPlay’s upcoming pirate production.
Current pieces on display at the Hancock County Arts’ Twenty North Gallery remain through Saturday. See more about Hancock County Arts’ 2026 lineup here.Tom Russo | Daily Reporter
Hancock County Arts Council’s spring exhibit at Twenty North, featuring all types of themes and aesthetics, remains on display through Saturday. The gallery is open from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free.
Another exhibit — an open exhibit featuring all media, processes, subjects, themes and aesthetics — will take over the gallery in May. Artists are invited to submit their work by bringing pieces to the gallery, 20 N. State St. in Greenfield, from 3-6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Next up, though, are local art educators organizing the 38th annual Hancock County Student Art Exhibition. The exhibit celebrates student artists throughout the county, from Grades K-12. The county’s school districts take turns hosting it.
This year’s event will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Eastern Hancock High School, 10320 E. County Road 250N, Charlottesville. Food trucks will be on site. A senior award recognition will take place at 6 p.m. Friday.
