I Have Marks to Make
December 10, 2016 to January 1, 2017 Jepson Center
One of Telfair’s longest running community programs, 22 years strong, I Have Marks to Make showcases the therapeutic power of artmaking. The exhibition features artwork by individuals of all ages with disabilities or in rehabilitation from injury or illness. More than half of the works in the exhibition are created in Telfair’s outreach sessions to health and wellness organizations throughout the community.
Participating community partners include the Rehabilitation Hospital of Savannah; Coastal Center for Developmental Services, Inc.; St. Joseph’s/Candler Rehabilitation; Memorial Health; LIFE, Inc.; Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools Department for Exceptional Children; the City of Savannah’s Therapeutics program; Savannah Speech and Hearing Center Stroke Survivors’ Group; the Savannah Center for Blind and Low Vision, Inc.; Department of Veterans Affairs Savannah Primary Care Clinic; Goodwill’s ADVANCE Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program; and Ruth Byck
Adult Daytime Care.
Funding for I Have Marks to Make is provided by the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs, Karen and Ted Kleisner, Sunstates Security, Memorial University Medical Center, and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems.
Related Program
Jepson Center
Free Family Day
December 10, 1–4pm
Free and open to the public
Join us for our annual exhibition I Have Marks to Make, and enjoy hands-on activities at this opening celebration and festival. Learn about artistic empowerment, and activate your senses by creating art with different materials.
