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.
Walter B. Denny, a renowned scholar on the art of the Islamic world, will speak on works in the Touma Collection of Near Eastern Art. Dr. Denny is a Professor of Art History and Adjunct Professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
PULSE: Art & Technology Festival 2013 is off to a fantastic start! We had a great turnout last night for Hye Yeon Nam and her talk on her various projects, all featured in her exhibition Unfamiliar Behavior: Works by Hye Yeon Nam. The exhibition will be on view at the Jepson Center until April 28, but make [...]
Happy New Year! This month marks my one year anniversary as Director of Telfair Museums. It has been a whirlwind year of learning about the history of the Telfair, our three significant buildings, our wonderful permanent collection of fine and decorative arts, and the important educational outreach activities we offer to the Savannah community. I [...]
Telfair Museums’ I Have Marks to Make exhibition marks its 18th year as a celebration of the healing and therapeutic power of art. The exhibition includes art made as personal expression and therapeutic activity by individual artists and individuals participating from a wide range of local organizations. Many works are made during Telfair’s outreach to [...]
Telfair Museums is please to announce the honor of two silver awards for publication designs at the 24th Annual SEMC Publication Competition. Telfair earned Silver for their superior designs in the categories of gallery guide, In Situ: Betsy Cain, and brochure, Telfair Museums Membership brochure. Materials were created by Telfair’s in-house graphic designer, Holly Akkerman. Collaborations with local artist Betsy [...]
We’re excited for the 18th Annual Telfair Art Fair, happening November 9-11 in and around Telfair Square. Read on to get pumped up for this year’s Art Fair, taking a look at the winners from last year who will be joining us again! Suzy Schultz Atlanta, GA Suzyschultz.net PAINTING — BEST IN SHOW Suzy Schultz [...]
Quilts from the Telfair’s Collection highlights colorful coverlets that are composed of fabrics from the rarest silks to the simplest cottons, corduroys, wools and modern polyesters. The makers represent Americans of all ages, races and creeds with one important factor in common – the need to express themselves through their textile artistry. Providing warmth and comfort [...]
Journey to the Beloved Community: Story Quilts by Beth Mount features quilts created by Beth Mount, a Georgia native living in New York City. Mount uses her textile skills in a creative format to build communication among the diverse groups of people with whom she works, supporting people with disabilities in becoming valued members of [...]
In conjunction with the 10th annual Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival, Telfair Museums will present the exhibition Live from Gray’s Reef: Underwater Photographs by Greg McFall, on view at the Jepson Center from September 18 through October 7. These photographs, taken by Gray’s Reef Sanctuary Assistant Superintendent Greg McFall, showcase the stunning variety of underwater [...]
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