PULSE Art + Technology
Festival 2026
January 22–January 24
Jepson Center
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Telfair Museums’ PULSE Art + Technology Festival returns for its 19th year with a must-see exhibition and lecture by artist Dr. Bojana Ginn, a showcase of projects by local artists working in new media, and programs for all ages. The festival kicks off with a member’s opening and lecture by Bojana Ginn, and art and projections by local artists. Friday’s schedule includes a STEAM talk for students grades 4 and up, a Lunch & Learn curator’s tour, and a film night. The festival ends Saturday with a workshop for youth, a Free Family Day with family art making, and a new performance by Tybee Ballet Theatre.
PULSE Local Projects:
The Body Electric (January 22 – February 16)
Telfair presents a showcase of selected projects by Savannah-based artists working with video, AI, and interactivity. Artists include Joshua Alexander, Michael Betancourt, James Gladman, Melissa Huang, Antonia B. Larkin, Ned Shoai, Maia Storm, Lisa D. Watson. Projections by Medeology Collective Diana Reichenbach, Melissa Huang, and Michael Betancourt will be shown during the festival evenings along with media art projects by SCAD student organizations XR Women and Loop.
Program Schedule:
Thursday, January 22
5:30pm: Reception/exhibitions open | 6:15pm: Lecture
Members: FREE | Non-members: $20; Pre-registration is encouraged.
Celebrate the opening night of the PULSE Festival 2026 with a reception, the opening of two PULSE exhibitions, a VJ performance by the Medeology Collective, projections by Diana Reichenbach, Melissa Huang, Michael Betancourt. Bojana Ginn and student media art projects. Featured artist Bojana Ginn will discuss her new installation on view at the Jepson Center.
Dr. Bojana Ginn is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist, former medical doctor, and curator who has exhibited her work internationally at the Venice Architectural Biennale, the Museum of Art and Design in New York, and in solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia and Atlanta Contemporary. Collaborating with scientific institutions such as NASA and Georgia Tech, Ginn’s work links art, technology, and innovative research.
Friday, January 23 | 11am
FREE admission for all local students and Telfair members.
Students are invited to a presentation and Q & A with PULSE Featured artist, Dr. Bojana Ginn who will discuss her use of technology, research and projects for Georgia Tech and NASA. School groups please register in advance by contacting group tours manager, Theresa Grohovsky, at grohovskyt@telfair.org
Friday, January 23, 1pm
Members: FREE | Non-members: FREE with admission
Join Harry DeLorme, Director of Education and Senior Curator, and participating artists for a highlights tour of current PULSE exhibitions and artist projects.
Friday, January 23, 5:30pm
Members: FREE | Non-members: $10
Join us for a night of projections by the Medeology Collective, Diana Reichenbach, Melissa Huang and Michael Betancourt, PULSE exhibitions, and media art projects by SCAD student organizations XR Women and Loop, and a screening of a sci fi classic!
Fantastic Planet (1973, 72 min.) | Screening: 6:30pm
Don’t miss this rare big screen presentation of director René Laloux’s acclaimed, trippy animated classic Fantastic Planet. The film is set on a distant planet called Ygam, where humans (Oms) are the playthings of giant blue native inhabitants (Draags). “With its eerie, coolly surreal cutout animation by Roland Topor; brilliant psychedelic jazz score by Alain Goraguer; and wondrous creatures and landscapes, this Cannes-awarded 1973 counterculture classic is a perennially compelling statement against conformity and violence.”
Saturday, January 24, 10am
Create an LED Cloud Sculpture
FREE with advanced registration (ages 10-16 only)
Inspired by the featured PULSE exhibition, students will create a soft, light sculpture. Limited capacity, registration is required.
Saturday, January 24, 10am-5pm
FREE admission for local residents*
Enjoy the new PULSE exhibitions, hands on art-making activities for families, games, and interactive art.
*Free to residents of Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty, Bulloch, Beaufort, & Jasper Counties.
1-4pm
Family art making activities & artists’ demonstrations
3pm
Dance performance by Tybee Ballet Theatre.
