April 16-June 11

Education was a critical component of Mary Telfair’s vision for the Telfair Academy. According to her wishes, since established in 1883, the Telfair Academy of Art and Sciences has provided cultural education opportunities to the community of Savannah.  Over the course of 130 years many great artist, teachers, curators, and directors have recognized and maintained the importance of this service to the greater community. The educational programs offered today; studio classes, lectures, outreach efforts, family days, 4^th grade program, and weeks of free admission, are efforts that always been present at the Telfair museums in some form. This past year artist working with the museums completed art projects with nearly 10,000 children and adults.

In the Teachers of the Telfair Exhibit  we have chosen to feature the individuals that have worked to bridge the museum’s exhibits with the Savannah community; by carrying bags of art supplies out to the parks and playgrounds of Savannah, eagerly volunteering time in the museum’s educational department, and endearingly hosted classes and workshops in the Jepson Center studios.