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November 8, 2011
Building Educational Excitement from Fall to Winter –Kip Bradley
I had so much fun this past fall with an exciting round of workshops and super Artist Instructors. I wanted to show off some images from this fall and give a glimpse into the upcoming winter plans.
This fall’s programing began with a great First Saturday Family art lab taught by Brian Woods, where parents and [...]
October 23, 2011
I Have Marks to Make
Telfair Museums celebrates its 17th year with I Have Marks to Make—a longstanding exhibition bringing together work by young and old to celebrate the healing and therapeutic power of art. Featuring art by individuals with disabilities and those who are in rehabilitation from traumatic injury or illness, the I Have Marks to Make 2011 exhibition [...]
October 10, 2011
“The what can?…. and what if? in Betsy Cain’s Exhibit “In Situ” at the Jepson
I have really been enamored with Betsy Cain’s show “In Situ” which is currently open until December 12th at the Jepson Center. Mrs. Cain’s work is wonderfully poetic and lyrical exploration of the potential in the materials. Paint is one of the oldest art making materials and yet artists today are still finding new things [...]
October 5, 2011
Talking Some S.M.A.C.K.
-Martha Mythlo
That would be Super Museum Art by Creative Kids. We find examples everyday in the studios and the ArtZeum, and today we are pleased to begin sharing these treasures with you.
How and where were these made? Some were created in the Jepson Center’s Melaver Studio, which is open Thursday through Saturday from 10am to [...]
September 23, 2011
Mark your calendars and feed your brain: Fall lectures at Telfair
Photographer John Dowell will lecture at the Telfair Academy on September 26.
– Harry DeLorme
Fall is here and Telfair is in the midst of an extensive series of lectures by amazing artists and scholars. We had two great talks by artists Anthony Goicolea, and Betsy Cain on September 1 and 8 respectively. This coming Monday, September [...]
September 22, 2011
Telfair Museums Selects Lisa Grove as New Director/CEO
Savannah, GA- Telfair Museums’ Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of Lisa Grove as the Museums’ new Director/CEO. Grove is currently Deputy Director at Contemporary Art Museum St Louis (CAM) and will assume her new responsibilities at the Telfair beginning January 2, 2012.
Grove, 41, is a Kansas City native and has served as Deputy [...]
September 20, 2011
“From student to photographer”
I just received an email from Vaughnette Goode Walker, Director of Culture and Diversity, informing me that Camila Donoso, who was last year Tenenbaum intern in Telfair’s Education Department is going to be this year’s Teen Council Chairperson. I was just as excited to receive her registration in our 5 week teen and adult Photography [...]
September 19, 2011
Drawing Stars
As our classes are beginning to get rolling this fall, I have been thinking a lot about the important role and great experience that we provide to the Savannah Community, such as our Youth Drawing Portfolio Builder class, which will start on October 6th. This class gives young artists an opportunity to develop advanced skills [...]
September 15, 2011
Hey, Look What I Found!
- Martha Mythlo
I live in one of Savannah’s historic districts, so when I work in my garden I am always uncovering little bits of old pottery and china. On my last big “dig” I found a shard that I normally would have tossed away. It was missing that charming randomly cropped vignette of flowers and [...]