Fresh-faced, beautiful, and eight months pregnant, photographer Anna Ottum (b.1987) greets me in the sun-filled Baldwin Park home she shares with photographer husband, Parker Stewart. We are both struck by […]
Beth Logan
Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Beth Logan had a career in healthcare HR and marketing. An artist and former gallery director, she serves on the board of nonprofit ARTS Southeast and has a passion for showcasing Savannah’s arts community, travel, oil painting, and cocktails!
Madam Chrysanthemum: Michele Mikulec’s Baby
My columns usually focus on the tangible arts of painting, fibers, photography, or ceramics though occasionally I’ve written about the work of authors, choirs, and theaters. This column focuses on […]
Canadian Couple Create Art that’s Accessible to All
Ten times a year established and emerging artists, working in all media, occupy an Arts Southeast studio that features a large, Bull Street-facing window. The ON::VIEW Artist Residency has been […]
Tybee Post Theater: A Community Treasure
Over the years, I have seen some fabulous plays, musicals, movies, and concerts at the Tybee Post Theater. Quaint and historic, with amazing acoustics and seating for 206 patrons, it’s […]
ART PATROL: Summertime vibes throughout Savannah’s art scene
Savannahians and tourists alike will enjoy July’s First Friday in Starland, celebrating our coolest neighborhood’s local businesses, art, and food (find all the details on Instagram, @starlandfirstfridays). On Friday, July […]
Robin Maaya’s “Exodus” – A Catharsis at Cedar House Gallery
Early last year, I introduced Connect readers to Robin Elise Maaya whom I described as “loquacious, vibrant, intelligent, sharp-as-a-whip, and deeply talented,” a young woman who “lives and breathes photography.” […]
Jumping into June! Art Shows Everywhere
Towards the middle of every month, it seems, I get more and more jittery… There are simply too many upcoming art events and too many artists for me to write […]
The deceptive simplicity of Blanche Nettles Powers’ Percolations
Savannah art lovers and aficionados will not want to miss the opening reception of new works by painter Blanche Nettles Powers at Laney Contemporary on June 6. Named Percolate, the […]
BEST LOCAL VISUAL ARTIST: Jim Cone
In November of last year, I wrote a column entitled Savannah’s Cubist: Jim Cone after visiting the artist at his Talahi Island homebased studio; I am delighted that this generous, […]
The Joyous Work of Michelle Champion Murphy
Michelle Champion Murphy (or Mikey as she prefers to be called) greets me at the door of her Habersham Street home outside of which I notice, for the very first […]
Bodyjumping with Leia Genis and other May art shows…
At the top of my random (and far from complete) roundup of interesting May art events is the important and brave Bodyjumpers, a Solo Exhibition by Leia Genis opening on […]
THE ARTS INITIATIVE AT PALMETTO BLUFF: Still worth the drive!
Last year, I wrote a column about the vibrant arts initiative that is thriving “just over the bridge” at Palmetto Bluff, the beautiful 20,000-acre community situated on the May River […]
