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Lila Cabaniss SCCPSS Art Teachers Exhibition opens
September 4 - October 1 Did you know that there are dozens of talented artists teaching every day in Savannah’s public schools? Named after pioneering Savannah artist and teacher Lila Cabaniss, this exhibition includes work in a variety of media by local art educators.
Find out more »Telfair Museums Closed
Due to Hurricane Irma, Telfair Museums' Jepson Center, Telfair Academy, and the Owens-Thomas House will be closed.
Find out more »Dining In Regency Style
- POSTPONED - Due to Hurricane Irma, this event has been postponed. We will update this page with the new date and time as soon as we are able. Thank you for your understanding. Shannon Browning-Mullis, Curator of History and Decorative Arts, will share stories about architect William Jay’s design of the Dining Room in the house now named for the Owens and Thomas families, and take us back to the extravagant Regency Era dining practices and the people who…
Find out more »Rodin Director’s Circle Exclusive Showing and Dinner
Cocktails begin at 5pm in the Telfair Academy Sculpture Garden. At 6pm, enjoy a scholarly orientation to the master sculptor and his work in the Rotunda by Courtney McNeil. From 6:30–7pm, members are invited to preview the exhibition in the Steward South and Kane Galleries at the Jepson Center, followed by a French-themed dinner at 39 Rue de Jean at 7:30pm. Tickets are $95. To preregister, contact Lauren Grant at 912.790.8866 or grantl@telfair.org.
Find out more »Art Start: Complex Uncertainties
Stroller and Toddler Tours Our youngest patrons are invited to the museum for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, and older siblings are all welcome here. Come play and learn with us! $5 per child / adult members free / adult non-members $12
Find out more »Kirk Varnedoe: In the Middle at the Modern opens
Kirk Varnedoe: In the Middle at the Modern is an exhibition curated by Triple Candie and commissioned and organized by Telfair Museums. A multimedia exhibition that challenges reality, questions authenticity, and ignites discussions about the power of museums to bestow objects with “high” or “low” value, Kirk Varnedoe: In the Middle at the Modern will reflect on Varnedoe’s contributions to curatorial practice and examine the first major exhibition he organized as chief curator of painting and sculpture at MoMA, High and Low: Modern Art and Popular Culture (October 7, 1990–January 15, 1991), with the hindsight of three decades.
Find out more »FAAA Field Trip to Savannah’s African Art Museum
Join the Friends for a special behind-the-scenes tour at Savannah’s new African Art Museum, with a welcome by museum founder Don Kole. Free to FAAA members.
Find out more »Rodin: Inspired by Beethoven lecture and luncheon
Former Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation fellow and musicologist Olivia Mattis, PhD, will explore the inspiration Rodin derived from the music of Beethoven. Lunch to follow at Jepson Center.
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