Summer 2025 Exhibitions at Duck Creek

The Arts Center at Duck Creek announces its 2025 season of free, community-centered arts programming. Located on historic Duck Creek Farm in Springs, the nonprofit has presented 59 exhibitions, 66 concerts and 57 events since 2018, showcasing diverse voices and fostering public engagement.

2025 Exhibitions: In the John Little Barn

“Louise Eastman & Janis Stemmerman: Black and White and Read All Over” — May 3 to June 8. Reception Saturday, May 3, 5 to 7 p.m.

Through quilts, prints, ceramics and sculptural installation, artists Louise Eastman and Janis Stemmerman explore material, memory, and storytelling using a shared palette of black, white, and red. Their work draws on folk traditions and domestic forms — like the log cabin quilt and pie tin —to reflect on themes of home and creative kinship.

“ACDC Alumni Exhibit & Benefit”— June 14 to July 27. Reception Saturday, June 14, 5 to 7 p.m.

Duck Creek’s first alumni exhibition features a selection of artists from past exhibits, celebrating the creative voices that have shaped the community and highlights the diverse practices that continue to define the programming. Works will be available for sale at the Duck Creek Benefit on Friday, July 25 (rain date July 27), with proceeds supporting free, inclusive programming.

“Ian Swordy” — Now Through July 13.

This outdoor exhibition of recent marble sculptures by artist Ian L.C. Swordy is set against the scenic grounds of Duck Creek Farm. The show brings Swordy’s monumental and intricate works into dialogue with the rustic charm and natural beauty of Duck Creek’s storied landscape.

“Fitzhugh Karol” — July 19 Through December 14. Reception Saturday, July 19, 5 to 7 p.m.

Fitzhugh Karol will present an exhibition of several large-scale steel sculptures that transform the grounds of Duck Creek. Known for his playful and elemental forms, Karol creates work that invites both reflection and interaction — engaging viewers on both a personal and environmental level, and emphasizing the dynamic relationship between the sculptures and Duck Creek’s natural, historic setting.

“Alix Pearlstein: Inventory 2” — August 7 to 10.

Artist Alix Pearlstein directs a group of actors in a continuous live performance. A running list of objects, structures, poses, gestures and characters derived from her inventory of previous works will form the script, which will evolve over the four-day/16-hour duration, in response to site and the moment.

“Daisuke Kiyomiya” — August 16 to September 28. Reception Saturday, August 16, 5 to 7 p.m.

Daisuke’s work explores the ever-shifting relationship between internal perception and external form, translating emotions, memories, and philosophical inquiry into abstract, organic shapes. Guided by instinct, his process is fluid, unpredictable, and deeply rooted in a desire to understand and communicate one’s place in the universe.

2024 Exhibitions: In the Little Gallery

“Ralph Stout: Commuter Drawings” — May 3 to June 8. Reception Saturday, May 3, 5 to 7 p.m.

This exhibit features 120 of local artist Ralph Stout’s intimate “Commuter Drawings” — ballpoint pen sketches on New York Times pages made during his daily subway rides — where abstract forms meet the printed grid in a quiet meditation on time, routine, and creativity.

“Carol Saft: My Wife, Masked and Unmasked” — June 14 to July 20. Reception Saturday, June 14, 5 to 7 p.m.

“My Wife, Masked and Unmasked” is a deeply intimate series of paintings by artist and filmmaker Carol Saft, portraying her wife, Cynthia, in private moments of rest and self-care, often beneath the eerie glow of a beauty mask. The work offers an unflinching look at love, aging, and the quiet rituals of queer domestic life.

“Cal Fish, Becca Rodriguez & One Landscape: Long Island Sound Map” — August 7 to 10. Performance Saturday, August 9, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

This immersive installation focuses on Long Island’s East End using Fish & Rodriguez’s sound recordings, foraged pigments, oral histories and environmental data to create a multi-sensory experience of landscape and memory. It will include a participatory event by the collective “One Landscape,” that deepens community connection to place.

“Bruce Sherman: Bonsai and Spirit Rocks” — August 16 to September 28. Reception Saturday, August 16, 5 to 7 p.m.

Historically, the practice of cultivating bonsai trees is an embodiment of patience, discipline, and the transience of life. By recreating them in ceramic, Bruce Sherman both preserves and transforms these symbols — honoring their spiritual and cultural resonance while inviting contemporary reflection on nature, perception, and permanence.

The Arts Center at Duck Creek is located at 127 Squaw Road in East Hampton. Visit duckcreekarts.org for details.