As a connoisseur of art cars, those odd vehicles whose owners have chosen to paint wild colors or say, affix myriad objects upon, I have great admiration for Melissa Turner’s […]
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Out of the fog
Maybe you saw the intriguing postcards that circled around town a few weeks ago. Something called “The Fog” was opening at the Savannah Ogeechee Canal historic site, but other than […]
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Give the Woman A Hand
No doubt, making art takes courage. Decent, affordable materials and a supportive community go a long way, too. When you’re a person who provides all that to struggling artists, you […]
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Cool art in the cool air
For years, the Telfair Museums has held its annual Art Fair under a huge tent in Telfair Square. This year, the event promises the same wide range of local and […]
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A name that will live forever
IN A TIME when African Americans could be killed for learning to read and write, he boldly signed his work: “Dave.” His pottery, all made in the mid–1800s just up […]
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‘Moving fast into the future’
After six months of searching, the Telfair Museums have found a new director. Lisa Grove, currently deputy director of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, begins Jan. 1. She replaces […]
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‘Oh Say Can You Sea Savannah’: Children’s ocean art on Tybee
As part of the ongoing Savannah Ocean Exchange, the Tybee Post Theater will be transformed into a giant aquarium this weekend. “Oh Say Can You Sea Savannah,” an exhibition of […]
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Fall Arts: Visual arts
Mary Lum: “Shifting Perspective” — Paintings and collages. Through Sept. 30 at SCAD’s Alexander Hall Gallery on Indian St. Reception and artist talk Sept. 23, 5:30 p.m. Ossabaw: Works on […]
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A window to fashion
While “Fashion’s Night Out” on Sept. 8 is an international event involving dozens of cities from New York to Seoul, some Savannah artists are doing the best they can to […]
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Artistic invocation
Atlanta artist Christina Bray’s paintings are still-lifes that tell stories – not in words, not in the emotion or pain in someone’s eyes (there are no people on her canvases), […]
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A history of art
A hundred and twenty five years ago, the oldest art museum in the South was officially opened – Savannah’s Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, as it was known. Since […]
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‘Fun as all get out’
For many people, “crafts” means the hokey, country–kitschy stuff one might find at a flea market or perhaps a First Saturday on River Street. For others, crafts can be a […]