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Opening Reception: Sunday, January 11, 2026, 1-4 PM
Hurricane Mountain Design Group, North Conway, NH
Six established New England artists come together to explore what home means — as place, memory, and emotional landscape. From Gay Freeborn’s farm scenes and Nancy Freeborn’s coastal-inspired pottery to Kelly Blake’s generational horsemanship photography, Anne McMillan’s material-rich artist books, Cheryl Kimball’s reflective essays, and Jan V. Roy’s color-driven oil paintings, this exhibition offers museum-quality work that speaks to both the comfort and complexity of belonging.
This artist-led initiative has been made possible through generous community support. Their sponsorship reflects a shared recognition that art enriches and unites our community.
Open by appointment and select dates through February 2026. Contact Gay Freeborn at gayfreeborn@gmail.com for viewing appointments.
Gay Freeborn, an oil painter from Western Maine, depicts life on her farm with animals and
the woodlands surrounding the property. Nancy Freeborn, a studio potter from Coastal
Maine, creates functional ware incorporating sgraffito, inlay, wheel-thrown and hand-
building techniques, drawing inspiration from the colors, textures and shapes of the coastal
landscape. Kelly Blake, a photographer from Western Maine, focuses on horsemanship and
farm life spanning six generations. Anne McMillan, a book artist from the Lakes region of
N.H., incorporates natural materials such as birch bark, wood and horse hair into books
that become time capsules of memory and experiences. Cheryl Kimball, an essayist from
Southern Maine, explores themes of place, belonging and the emotional landscapes of
home. Jan V. Roy, an oil painter from Coastal Massachusetts, works almost exclusively in oil,
creating paintings informed by her background as a silkscreen artist and poster designer,
with color as the most important ingredient that leads her painting forward.