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The Art of the Character
Free Family Day

November 8, 2025 Jepson Center
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10am – 5pm Free admission to Jepson Center for locals*

1-4pm Family art activities

 

 

In the morning, Telfair will offer Drop-In Studio activities. From 1-4pm family art activities related to the exhibition will take place throughout the museum, including an art project for Pre-K children in CAM.

Enjoy demonstrations by fashion artist Marisu Miranda, costumes by Tula Gary and Savannah Arts Academy Fashion Club from 1-4pm.

Photo credit: Marisu Miranda

*Free admission all day for local residents including Chatham, Effingham, Bryan, Liberty, Jasper, Bulloch, and Beaufort Counties. Investment for this program is provided by the City of Savannah

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exhibition

The Art of the Character: Highlights from the Glenn Close Costume Collection

 Jepson Center
Throughout her storied career, actress Glenn Close has collaborated closely with costume designers to help bring the characters she embodies to life. Inspired by the creativity and craftsmanship she saw in her film and theater productions, she began collecting and preserving costumes and accessories from her projects after her first movie, The World According to Garp (1982). In 2017, she donated her over 800-piece collection to the Sage Fashion Collection in the School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University.
exhibition

The Art of the Character: Highlights from the Glenn Close Costume Collection

 Jepson Center
Throughout her storied career, actress Glenn Close has collaborated closely with costume designers to help bring the characters she embodies to life. Inspired by the creativity and craftsmanship she saw in her film and theater productions, she began collecting and preserving costumes and accessories from her projects after her first movie, The World According to Garp (1982). In 2017, she donated her over 800-piece collection to the Sage Fashion Collection in the School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University.
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