The Arts Center at Duck Creek is pleased to present Ralph Stout: Commuter Drawings, on view in the Little Gallery from May 3 to June 8, 2025. A public reception will be held on Saturday, May 3, from 5–7 PM. Ralph’s daughter, Sara Stout, will hold a workshop on Sunday, May 4, from 3-4:30 PM.
This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to experience the quiet brilliance of long-time East End artist Ralph Stout through a series of intimate, abstract drawings made during his daily subway commutes in New York City. Created with felt tip pen on newsprint, the works transform routine travel into a ritual of observation and invention.
Each drawing—approximately 4¼ inches square—was executed directly on the pages of the New York Times. As Stout describes: “After reading the paper, I would often draw on its surface. The newspaper was the perfect canvas—each piece is almost exactly the same size, but each captures a different moment in time, with fragments of the day’s news still visible beneath the drawing.”
Organizer
The Arts Center at Duck Creek operates on an East Hampton Town Historic Property called Duck Creek Farm. This land was formerly owned by abstract expressionist John Little, who in the 1950s, used this space as a studio and meeting place for artists in the then burgeoning art colony of Springs, East Hampton.
The mission of the Arts Center at Duck Creek is to honor the spirit of John Little and his fellow artists by serving our community with free, innovative arts programs and supporting our participating artists.
Venue
The Arts Center at Duck Creek operates on an East Hampton Town owned Historic Property called Duck Creek Farm. This land was formerly owned by abstract expressionist John Little, who in the 1950s, used this space as a studio and meeting place for artists in the then burgeoning art colony of Springs, East Hampton.
The mission of the Arts Center at Duck Creek is to honor the spirit of John Little and his fellow artists by serving our community with free, innovative arts programs and supporting our participating artists.
