The Savannah African Art Museum will be using African traditions of storytelling in an interactive workshop with children and their parents on Saturday August 14th. The program, “What’s On Your Mind?” is the second in a two-part series that uses visual arts, poetry and movement to capture what the child participants have been feeling throughout the pandemic as they return to school.
Savannah African Arts Museum
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The Jepson Center kicks off Juneteenth with other organizations close behind
Today, Juneteenth is still celebrated in recognition of that day 156-years ago. The celebration has grown with 47 states and the District of Columbia passing legislation recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday or day of observance.
Below are a few ways that Savannah is celebrating Juneteenth.
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Savannah African Arts Museum hosts online workshops in honor of Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month 2021 is the time to highlight the accomplishments of empowering female leaders.
The Savannah African Art Museum honors Women’s History Month with two virtual workshops. Both on March 27, “Celebrating African Women Hidden Figures” and, a second virtual workshop, “History Maker Mayor Edna Jackson, Savannah’s First African American Woman Mayor, who served from 2012-2016, shares her Africa Experience.”