Savannah may soon be turning green for St. Patrick’s Day, but over at Location Gallery at 251 Bull Street, the mood is deeply blue. Location is celebrating its 6th anniversary with “LUSH: Blue-The Expanse” opening this Friday, March 4 from 6-8pm. Gallery profits will be donated to the Savannah Philharmonic, whose members will perform on the balcony above the gallery on opening night. Gallerist Peter Roberts has curated works in blue in a wide array of mediums, and artists include such luminaries as Randy Akers and Amiri Farris. (Pictured is a ceramic piece by Jennifer Huskey.)

Meanwhile, over at Sulfur Studio’s main gallery at 2301 Bull Street, you won’t want to miss “Mermaid Fantasy”, a solo painting exhibition by SCAD graduate Phil Musen (top image). The opening is this Friday, March 4 from 5-9pm in conjunction with Frist Fridays in Starland. “Mermaid Fantasy” is a reimagining of the artist’s experiences turned into a fantastical adventure which begins with shipwrecked sailors thrust onto land inhabited by a Mermaid civilization. (Pictured is one of the 54 oil paintings – also available in a limited-edition catalogue designed by the talented Emily Earl.)

On Thursday, March 10 gallerist Carmen Aguirre continues her Savannah Series at the Mansion on Forsyth Park’s Grand Bohemian Gallery. Drop by between 5 and 8 pm to meet Savannah-based jeweler Ben Dory, who holds an MFA in Metalsmithing and is a pioneer of the stainless-steel granulation technique. (Pictured is a necklace employing this unique fused sphere method.)

This article appears in Mar 2-8, 2022.