Telfair Museums’ Owens-Thomas House has been selected as one of the five institutions to participate in the 2013-14 Yale Public History Institute. The Institute is part of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University, along with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture with [...]
Tania Sammons, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Historic Sites; Dr. Frank Rizza; Lisa Grove, Director/CEO Hello Friends, As we bid farewell to the incredible Renaissance paintings from the Uffizi Gallery, we look forward to several exhibitions on view this summer highlighting the museum’s permanent collection. At the Jepson Center, we feature two exhibitions that [...]
May 2 | 6 pm | TA Free admission sponsored by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs This exhibition highlights Telfair Museums’ significant collection of seated forms. Originally from the collections of 19th-century Savannahians and other collectors, this exhibition will showcase chairs and sofas as both functional objects, as well as sculptural forms. [...]
Courtney McNeil, Telfair Curator of Art, will lead a conversation with photographer Jerry Siegel.
Many of the Telfair’s collection strengths have a strong connection to New York, including examples from the museum’s important American Impressionism and Ashcan School holdings.
New York held a particular fascination for Savannah and the Telfair family in the 19th century. Mary Telfair was educated in New York, and she and her family traveled there frequently to visit friends and participate in the New York social season.
Telfair Museums announced today that applications are now being accepted for its re-envisioned Teen Council. The original Teen Advisory Council began in 2006 as a way for teens to voice their opinions in the museum and implement programs for teens, by teens. The re-imagined Teen Council will continue to play a major role in making art more accessible by actively engaging teens in their community and encouraging teens to connect with art on a personal level.
The twentieth-century portion of the exhibition includes a selection of works representing the exchange of ideas between Savannah and New York.
We had the opportunity to sit down with artist Sarah Frost when she visited Savannah to begin the process of installing Arsenal. Sarah Frost was born in Detroit and grew up in Rochester, NY. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
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