Leigh’s work speaks to to the lively and life-affirming folkways and natural beauty of the Georgia and South Carolina coast and Sea Islands.
Visual Arts
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Surreal icons and public bathrooms
In past performance pieces, Hoshor turned the everyday on its head and used costumes to personify archetypes.
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5 Questions: Maggie Hayes
Maggie Hayes leads one of the more interesting 24-year-old lives you’ll see. The Savannah Arts Academy graduate and former UGA student is perhaps best known to many around town as […]
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unaffected: Geoff Johnson
Regular readers of Connect Savannah are very familiar with the work of Geoff Johnson, who has contributed dozens of awesome cover and inside photos for us over the years. The […]
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Garbage is the new black
It’s a phenomenon that documents and critiques our alarmingly wasteful culture, and making something beautiful out of the ubiquitous waste of the 21st century imbues a piece a work with meaning before it’s even begun.
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Gallery Hop: State of the Art March
In this edition of the march, there were three shows that really stood out.
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From trash to treasure
The Art Rise community often spills over into Savannah’s activism circles, and those who appreciate art as well as the environment will applaud Kristin Myers’ effort.
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Gallery Hop: Zen and the art of structure and sound
Sami Woolhiser has succeeded in creating an ethereal stronghold. Spectators feel safe within the structure and are inspired to stay inside rather than outside.
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Through Troy Wandzel’s looking glass
‘Troy has been painting his own portrait for 18 years, reapproaching the same subject in a new way every day. That became a catalyst for me.’
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‘I love the human body and all its shapes’
Her subjects seem to be captured in motion, even when they’re just sitting or standing.
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deFINE ART: Dance meets design
‘Choreography, I think, is much closer to designThey share a time-based element, but performance art is usually action and situation, where choreography is movement and tempo.’
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deFINE art: A river runs through it
For Rollins, total immersion has proved a successful educational model that helps students navigate the not only the deeper waterways of history and literature, but how to find the value of their own contributions.