Pond Gallery, in collaboration with the School of Art (SoA) at the University of Arkansas, is pleased to announce Down East, a group exhibition featuring nine artists living and working in and around coastal Maine. Guest curated by SoA faculty member Marc Mitchell, the exhibition introduces their work to Arkansas for the first time.

Down East brings together artists who share a deep reverence for both the history and landscape of coastal Maine, exploring its enduring influence on those who call it home. Through painting and sculpture, their work reflects a profound knowledge of, love for, and stewardship of place. Though geographically distant, Mitchell draws meaningful connections between the artistic traditions and sensibilities of rural Maine and the Ozarks, inviting us to consider how seemingly disparate communities can find common ground through landscape, tradition, and home.

Featuring work by:

Elizabeth Atterbury

Meghan Brady

Eleanor Conover

Meg Hahn

Hilary Irons

Breehan James

Ariela Kuh

Kayla Mohammadi 

Barbara Sullivan