What an absolute pleasure to meet Eduardo Capilla, the generous-hearted, Argentinian visual artist and film maker behind the recently opened installation space, Capilla Studio. The studio first came to my […]
Visual Arts
New gallery, art studios, and recording studio to open in February
Op-Ed Longtime Savannahians may know that Polk’s, the family-run produce business still in operation today, first started in the 1930’s in the old City Market. After the market was demolished […]
ARTS SOUTHEAST’S DYNAMIC DUO: Emily Earl & Jon Witzky
In an issue dedicated to leadership, it was easy for me to think of two young people at the forefront of making Savannah both an arts destination and a vibrant […]
BUILDING COMMUNITY IN THUNDERBOLT: Clayer & Co. and Ology Gallery
If you’re an art nerd like me, you get pretty excited when there’s a new art gallery in town. I learned about Ology Gallery (located, in all places, in the […]
KEVIN KIRKWOOD: Embracing the art of being vulnerable
Kevin Kirkwood’s website (kevinwillpaint.com) describes the recent SCAD MFA graduate as a “multi-disciplined designer based in Savannah, GA” whose “current studio practice dances between small-scale conceptual installations and making acrylic […]
JOAN MAZZEO: “Seriously weird”
Joan Mazzeo, energetic, spunky, and wiry, meets me in her Avondale home to discuss her ceramics. I had seen (and purchased) some of her pieces at October’s Isle of Hope […]
ROBIN CLARK: Bringing the past to life
Robin Clark has a passion for breathing new life into overlooked and forgotten images from the past, and in an issue dedicated to fresh beginnings, it seemed appropriate to meet […]
TEGAN MILLER’S SPECTRA CHOIR: “Loving Ourselves to Love the World”
Red-headed Tegan Miller looks striking in her 50’s-vibe magenta dress and bedazzled cat-eye glasses. But what makes that makes this vibrant young woman truly striking is her passion and empathy for others! […]
Location Gallery and the gift of art (the gift that keeps on giving)
When you buy a piece of art, you buy a gift that keeps on giving pleasure for years to come. In my former career, I managed a little art gallery […]
ART PATROL: Some year-end thoughts on Savannah’s art scene
This time last year, I wrote a rather depressing column about the sad state of affairs for Savannah’s art galleries. Many were closing, and there wasn’t (and this part hasn’t […]
SAVANNAH’S CUBIST: Jim Cone
Jim Cone (b.1951) likens himself to the nursery rhyme character Humpty Dumpty, an egg so badly broken that “all the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty […]
The Natural Talent of Figurative Painter Mary Carol Kenney
SLAM, the Savannah Local Artists Market spearheaded by the energetic and positive Charlie Ellis (see my 2021 column), will be held on Saturday, November 11 in the ballfield behind the […]
