All exhibitions are held in The Ellis Gallery at ARTS Southeast
Public programming includes Artist Talks, and Opening & Closing Receptions in conjunction with First Fridays in Starland
2025 – 2026 Exhibition Season
Deb Oden
Jul 4 – Aug 16, 2025
Printmaker and painter Deb Oden creates intimate yet large-scale works out of repetitive linework.
By building up layers of gesture and a smart use of color, her work buzzes with a frenetic energy. Through the juxtaposition of chaotic movement against quiet passages, Oden’s work celebrates tension and release.
Living on the Edge
Photographs by Teake Zuidema
Sept 5 – Oct 18, 2025
Dutch photographer Teake Zuidema documents the ghost forests of the Southeast, exploring the ecological effects of climate change on our coast’s trees and shorelines.
LOOK!
Nov 7 – Dec 13, 2025
ARTS Southeast’s annual group exhibition celebrates Savannah’s most exciting and innovative artists, both known and unknown, with works in all media including painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking. LOOK! is a snapshot of Savannah’s arts community.
Featured image courtesy of Betsy Cain
ON::View Revue
Jan 15 – Feb 14, 2026
This annual group exhibition celebrates the 2025 ON::View Artists-in-Residents.
Featured artists: Jon Roberts, Li Hui Huang, Sierra King, Ainaz Alipour, Jana Marie Cariddi, Davion Alston, Melinda Borysevicz and Noah Reyes
Featured image courtesy of Jana Marie Cariddi
Preston Orr
Mar 6 – Apr 11, 2026
Preston Orr developed a distinct approach to mixed-media collage, exploring the conceptual power of unconventional materials. Each element in his work carries its own history and character, adding layers of meaning beyond visual composition. His work invites viewers to consider not just what is seen, but what is felt, remembered, and transformed.
Pasaquan
May 1 – Jun 13, 2026
After a vision in 1935, Eddie Owens Martin, later known as St. EOM, founded Pasaquoyanism — a vivid, gender-fluid belief system blending global symbols and outsider art. In 1956 he began construction on Pasaquan, a 7-acre visionary site now recognized as one of America’s most significant art environments. This exhibition traces his radical life, mystic visions, and enduring legacy.
