Southampton Arts Center will present the return of East End Collected, now in its sixth iteration — EEC6. The show is conceived and curated by Artist Paton Miller.
In 2012, Miller spoke to the founding members of the Southampton Art Center, and said that “if they were setting about opening an arts center, to survive they must be loved. To achieve that I said their focus should be on the incredible artistic depth and diversity of our immediate region.”
“A few months later I was invited to curate the first East End Collected exhibition,” Miller recalled. “Here we are these years later and under extreme circumstances with our sixth installment having exhibited more than 200 artists.”
East End Collected draws attention to the large population of artists living on the East End and reflects Miller’s vision of the region as an ideal environment for artists to create work. In this sixth year, Miller continues with the intention of never showing the same artist twice.
EEC6 artists include Linda K. Alpern, Mary Boochever, Deborah Buck, Dominic Cantasano, Isadora Capraro, Philippe Cheng, Joe Chierchio, Jerry Cooke, James Croak, Noel de Lesseps, Mary Delaney, John Dios, Melody Guini, Candace Hill, Dennis Lawrence, Christina Matthai, Gerald Monroe, Ryan Moore, Zach Osif, Patrick Peters, Leila Pinto, William Quigley, Doug Reina, Bastienne Schmidt, Christine Sciulli, Anne Seelbach, Agathe Snow, Kevin Teare, Catherine Van Milders, Maria Vasconcelos, Linh Vivace, Claire Watson, Carol Weinberg, Suzanne Wetanson, and John Whelan.
The show will also pay tribute to two East End Collected alum lost in 2020, David Geiser and Shimon Okshteyn.
“I’d like to thank Amy Kirwin, Tom Dunn, and the board of SAC for everything they have done to support me in exhibiting the artists of the East End Collected series. Curating these shows has been an honor and revelatory experience,” said Miller.
The exhibit will open on January 30, and run through April 11. Galleries will be open Friday to Sunday, from noon to 5 PM. Admission is Free, but a $5 donation is suggested. The show is sponsored by Ingrid Arneberg and Will Marin.
A free gallery tour with miller will be held on Saturday, February 6, March 6 and April 3 at 12:30 PM.
There will also be two Illustrated Artist Talks on Zoom. On February 18, join artists Isadora Capraro, Melody Guini, Candace Hill, Patrick Peter, Doug Reina, and Kevin Teare. On March 18, it’s Linda K. Alpern, Jim Croak, Deborah Buck, Bastienne Schmidt, Agathe Snow, and Maria Vasconcelos. Both talks start at 7 PM.
For more info visit www.southamptonartscenter.org.
