Telfair Magazine - Fall 2013

ISSUE 17/ SEPTEMBER–DECEMBER 2013

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Above: Tibetan monks perform closing ceremony in the Jepson Center, 2009.

Right: Lisa Grove (left) and Bob Jepson (right) declare May 31, 2013, Moshe Safdie Day (middle).

Director's Message In May, I had the distinct honor of meeting Moshe Safdie, the renowned architect of the Jepson Center for the Arts. In his first visit back to Savannah since the Jepson’s grand opening in 2006, Mr. Safdie was able to see his vision come to life as visitors filled the galleries, friends met and mingled in the light-filled atrium, and children learned and played in the ArtZeum.

life, and his paintings reflect his fascination with Spain’s sunny climate, ancient culture and spirited citizens.

Furthering our commitment to national excellence, the exhibition has received major support from the National Endowment for the Arts and other prestigious national funders and will tour nationally after its debut at the Jepson, traveling to the San Diego Museum of Art and the Mississippi Museum of Art. To complement Henri’s compelling work, we offer a variety of fun and educational programs this fall.

Join us for a series of four lectures that enhance our understanding of Henri’s work, made possible by the support of the Telfair Academy Guild, or enjoy a selfguided bilingual audio tour of the show. We’re also kicking up our heels for salsa dance classes, flamenco workshops and performances that help us appreciate the bohemian dancers and singers Henri portrays in Spanish Sojourns. The new Jepson Café is open and will serve us delicious Sangria and tapas in honor of Spain!

During the summer, I met several hundred new neighbors at our summer camps and Free Family Days.

Visitors to Savannah seemed to delight in the diversity of our gallery offerings and offered rave reviews of their experiences at the Owens-Thomas House.

Summer’s end brings an abundance of exciting exhibitions and programming to Telfair Museums, and particularly the Jepson. There is truly “something for everyone” at the Jepson, and I am excited to engage with the diverse audiences we will see this fall.

September boasts one of Savannah’s most anticipated events. The Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery in Tibet are visiting the museum for the first time since 2009. The monks perform special ceremonies and construct a mandala sand painting in the Jepson’s Eckburg Atrium over the course of seven days. On the final day, they destroy the mandala and lead a procession to the Savannah River. I hope you’ll join me in watching this beautiful experience unfold.

Our Allure of the Near East exhibition is tantalizing viewers. Rarely does a museum visitor have the opportunity to see dozens of objects spanning 20 centuries and almost a dozen countries, all in one gallery. As part of Telfair’s commitment to strengthening collaborations nationwide, we were happy to partner with the Huntington Museum in West Virginia to mount this show in exchange for their presentation of Telfair’s well-known Kahlil Gibran exhibit.

Our main event this fall is a bold and brilliant sensory experience of paintings by one of the most influential American artists of the early 20th century, Robert Henri. Organized by Telfair’s curatorial team, Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain is the first exhibition to explore the artist’s Spanish paintings. Henri championed the realistic portrayal of contemporary

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I also invite you to experience a provocative Andy Warhol show at the Jepson this fall. Warhol/JFK: November 22, 1963–A Selection of Andy Warhol Prints from the Herbert Brito Collection marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, from the point of view of one of the world’s most important artists. The nation’s collective obsession with JFK’s assassination and its aftermath was a source of constant creative output for Andy Warhol, who was fascinated by the potent combination of celebrity and tragedy.

In November, visitors to the Telfair Academy will be greeted by a new exhibition exploring the important history of the institution. Mansion to Museum will feature original artifacts and photographs that tell the story of Mary Telfair, the architectural transformation from private family home to the first public art museum in the South, and the founding of our permanent collection. This project is part of our effort to enhance visitor understanding of our historic sites, and I’m sure that even long-time members will learn something new!

Telfair Museums would not be able to offer these spectacular exhibitions and engaging lectures, performances and classes without our supporters. I am deeply grateful to our members, many of whom spend hours volunteering. I also want to thank our major corporate donors that have come aboard in the past few months. My great thanks to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation for sponsoring all elements of Spanish Sojourns, including educational components.

I also thank the Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. and the AGL Resources Foundation for joining with the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs in supporting our Free Family Days, which we are now able to offer each month. Your sponsorship has made an immediate, lasting impact to our efforts to bring the joy of art to everyone.

Adios!

Lisa Grove

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Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain October 18, 2013 – March 9, 2014 / Jepson Center

Spanish Sojourns is the first museum exhibition dedicated to the Spanish paintings of Robert Henri (1865-1929), one of the most influential American artists of the early 20th century. A leading proponent of the urban realist style that characterized the art of the Ashcan School, Henri was widely celebrated as a painter and a teacher.

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Henri traveled to Spain seven times between 1900 and 1926 and produced a substantial body of work inspired by that country’s citizens and culture. His portraits present a dazzling cross-section of Spanish society—famous dancers, dashing bullfighters, spirited gypsies, blind street singers and weathered old peasants—as he masterfully captures the spirit of unique individuals.

Henri’s Spanish canvases were well received during his lifetime; many quickly found homes in prominent museum collections around the country.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City purchased Henri’s Spanish Gypsy in 1914, its first acquisition by an Ashcan School artist, and has loaned it to the Telfair for Spanish Sojourns. Other American museums also have made major loans, culminating in a groundbreaking exhibition that presents more than forty of Henri’s Spanish works. Together, the paintings reveal Henri’s ongoing commitment to portraying the essence of Spanish tradition.

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The exhibition has been in development for over five years and was inspired by one of the most beloved paintings in the Telfair’s collection. La Madrileñita (see cover), which typically hangs in the Telfair Academy, originally purchased directly from Robert Henri for the Telfair by Gari Melchers in 1919.

Spanish Sojourns will tour nationally, traveling to the San Diego Museum of Art and the Mississippi Museum of Art after its time in Savannah. The exhibition has been awarded major grants from prestigious institutions including the National Endowment for the Arts.

Spanish Sojourns is accompanied by a fully illustrated hardcover catalogue that presents new scholarship on Henri and places his work in the context of the other American artists, architects and writers who were inspired by Spain in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Spanish Sojourns is organized by Telfair Museums.

This exhibition is made possible by the generous support of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Alice and Bob Jepson, the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding for the exhibition catalogue has been provided by the Telfair Academy Guild.

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Opposite Left to Right: Maria y Consuelo, 1906 Oil on canvas 78 x 38 in.

Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, UNL Gift of Mrs. Olga N. Sheldon U-3362 Eduardo Cansino, Dancer, 1910 Oil on canvas 77 x 37 in.

The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Bequest of Armida B. Colt, 2012 La Reina Mora, 1906 Oil on canvas 78 x 42 1/16 in.

Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine Museum purchase from the Jere Abbott Acquisitions Fund 1992.005 Left: El Picador (Antonio Baños Calero), 1908 Oil on canvas 87 ½ x 37 ½ in.

Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington Museum purchase, 1970 1970.006

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Contributing Sponsors: Anonymous, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis G. Anderson, Malinda and Fred Bergen, Inge A. Brasseler, Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Brown, Joan and Gary Capen, Glen and Connie Darbyshire, Domenico and Eleanore De Sole, Julius and Danyse Edel, Bob and Jean Faircloth, Mr. T. Mills Fleming and Dr. Marianne M. Fleming, Marla and Morris Geffen, Nancy and Lawrence Gutstein, Frances and John Kane, Bailee Tenenbaum Kronowitz Cultural Arts Fund, Ms. Candace Lanier, Dr. Richard F. Leighton, Mrs. Robert O. Levitt, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. McWhorter, Wilson and Linda Fisk Morris, Elizabeth and Ted Muller, Mr. John T. Neises, Mr. and Mrs. E. Michael Powers, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rabinowitz, Thomas V. and Susan G. Reilly, Cheri D. and Benjamin R. Roach, Mrs. Rosaleen Roxburgh, Barbara and Michael Ruddy, Elfrida Barrow Sinkler, Jacqueline and Ken Sirlin, Philip and Cathy Solomons, Mrs. Helen R. Steward, Telfair Academy Guild, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tucker, Mary and Marty Vernick, Cindy and Don Waters.

These and other related items available in Telfair Museums' gift shops and online at telfair.org/shop

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Spanish Sojourns RELATED PROGRAMS / Jepson Center TAG Evening Lecture Series Telfair offers a four-part evening lecture series by the key scholars and curators involved in the exhibition and accompanying catalogue. The series opens with a pre-exhibition lecture by Courtney McNeil to provide background on artist Robert Henri. The exhibition opens with a lecture by Valerie Ann Leeds, an expert on Henri and a key consulting curator on the project. Former Telfair Curator and originator of the exhibition concept, Holly Koons McCullough, will return for a lecture on Henri’s Spanish models, and the series closes with noted scholar Elizabeth Boone, who will address Spain as a source of inspiration for American artists. All lectures are free and open to members or with paid museum admission. Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis.

Sponsored by the Telfair Academy Guild. Additional funding provided by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.

Pre-exhibition Lecture October 3, 6 pm “Robert Henri in America: His Life and Influence,” by Courtney A. McNeil, Telfair Museums Curator of Art. Light reception follows.

Members' Lecture and Opening Reception October 17, 6 pm “Seeking the Spirit of Old Spain: Robert Henri and Spanish Themes, 1904 to 1924,” by Valerie Ann Leeds, scholar specializing in the work of Robert Henri & the Ashcan School and chief curatorial advisor for Spanish Sojourns.

Reception follows lecture, celebrating the opening of Spanish Sojourns and Warhol/JFK:November 22, 1963.

Lecture November 7, 6 pm “Gitanos, Bailadoras and Toreros: Robert Henri’s Spanish Types,” by Holly Koons McCullough, former Telfair Director of Collections and Exhibitions. Light reception follows.

Lecture December 5, 6 pm "The Spanish Element in Our Nationality: Rethinking the Creation of American Identity in the Late Nineteenth Century,”

by M. Elizabeth Boone, Professor of History of Art, Design and Visual Culture at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Light reception follows.

Henri/Warhol Director’s Circle Preview Dinner October 16, 6 pm, Jepson Center, Dinner to follow at The Chatham Club Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Cost is $85 per person. Reservations and prepayment required by October 9, 2013. RSVP to Catherine Renner at 912.790.8844 or rennerc@telfair.org.

Sizzling Salsa Dance Series Dance Lessons Tuesdays, November 12, 19 and December 3, 6 pm, Telfair Academy Professional dancer Austin Williams will teach the Salsa to students of all levels, beginner to expert.

Lessons take place in the Telfair Academy rotunda.

Dancers may pay in advance to attend the lesson block or drop-in to take one or two lessons. Price per lesson: $10 non-members / $5 Telfair members.

Dance Party Thursday, December 5, 7 pm, Jepson Center Salsa Savannah dancers will perform and continue instruction throughout the evening while DJ Josh spins the best sounds of Latin beats in the Jepson Center atrium. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. $20 non-members / $10 Telfair members.

Free Week and Family Day / Jepson Center Programs are free and open to the public sponsored by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional funding provided by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Georgia Power Foundation, Inc., and the AGL Resources Foundation.

Free Week November 18-24 Flamenco Dance Workshop Saturday, November 23, 10 am Offered by Atlanta-based Flamenco group, Aire Flamenco. Free by reservation; call 912.790.8827.

Free Family Day Saturday, November 23, 1-4 pm Activities include bilingual tours, hands-on activities and a 3 pm dance performance by Aire Flamenco.

Opposite: The Green Fan (Girl of Toledo, Spain), 1912; Oil on canvas; 41 x 33 in.; Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina; 1914.002.0001

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Above: Blind Singers, 1912; Oil on canvas; 33 ¼ x 41 ¼ in.; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966; 66.2434

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Warhol/JFK: November 22, 1963 A Selection of Andy Warhol Prints from the Herbert Brito Collection October 18, 2013–March 9, 2014 / Jepson Center To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy this November, Telfair Museums presents Warhol/JFK: November 22, 1963, a thought-provoking exhibition that explores the events of that defining moment in history from the perspective of one of America’s most important modern artists, Andy Warhol.

On view are two bodies of work created by Warhol: a 1966 double portrait of the grieving widow Jacqueline Kennedy, Jackie II, and the rarely seen print portfolio Flash–November 22, 1963, which is comprised of a series of 11 screenprints with text that replicates newswire copy from the assassination and its aftermath. A private collector provided the works on special loan to Telfair Museums.

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Jackie II, 1966, © 2013 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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The nation’s collective obsession with JFK’s assassination was a source of constant creative output for Andy Warhol, who was fascinated by the potent combination of celebrity and tragedy. He began his series of "Jackie paintings" in response to the media blitz that followed the incident. He chose photographs used in media accounts before and after the event and cropped them to focus on the president's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy.

He created the Flash–November 22, 1963 portfolio of prints in 1968 to depict the continuing media spectacle surrounding JFK’s assassination. Warhol named the portfolio for “news flash” Teletype texts that reported the assassination and its aftermath—the first major news event played out live on TV. The Flash portfolio includes a series of eleven silkscreens depicting a grinning president, a presidential seal with bullet holes through it, and other symbolic representations of that tragedy. The portfolio’s cover includes an image of the New York World-Telegram front page with the headline “President Shot Dead.” Warhol uses screenprinted Teletype texts as “wrappers.”

Warhol's use of media images and text underlines the notion that our collective understanding of the images is a result of a media construction and not our own personal emotional response. Fifty years later, the powerful role the media has to describe and shape public understanding of current events remains relevant.

Andy Warhol, whose name is synonymous with Pop Art, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In May 1999, ARTnews magazine named Warhol one of the twenty-five most influential artists—ever. Today, his work is included in major art museums throughout the world and has influenced generations of contemporary artists.

Related Programs Jepson Center Henri/Warhol Director’s Circle Preview Dinner October 16, 6 pm, Jepson Center, Dinner to follow at The Chatham Club See p. 5 for details.

Members' Lecture and Opening Reception October 17, 6 pm see p. 5 for details

Sponsored by the Telfair Academy Guild Film Screening: "The Eternal Frame" (1975) by Ant Farm and T.R. Uthco November 13, 6 pm, Jepson Center For California art collectives T.R. Uthco and Ant Farm, the iconic event that signified the ultimate collusion of historical spectacle and media image was the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. This restored video begins with an excerpt from the only filmed record of Kennedy's assassination: Super-8 footage shot by Abraham Zapruder, a bystander on the parade route. Using those infamous few frames of film as their starting point, the artists construct a multi-leveled event that is simultaneously a live performance spectacle, a taped re-enactment of the assassination, a mock documentary and, perhaps most insidiously, a simulation of the Zapruder film itself.

Performed in Dealey Plaza in Dallas — the actual site of the assassination — the re-enactment elicits bizarre responses from the spectators, who react to the simulation as though it were the original event.

“Providing a Window on a National Tragedy: JFK, Dallas and the Media” Lecture by Dr. Bruce Mallard November 21, 6 pm, Jepson Center On the eve of the anniversary of the JFK assassination, Telfair presents a lecture by Dr. Bruce Mallard, who will discuss the assassination and the role of the media in public perception of the event. Dr. Mallard is an instructor of Political Science at Armstrong Atlantic State University.

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Mansion to Museum Opens November 15, 2013 / Telfair Academy Mansion to Museum highlights the incredible story of the transformation of the Telfair Academy site from a home to an “Academy of Arts and Sciences.” The exhibit introduces visitors to Mary Telfair and the Telfair family, founding museum director Carl Brandt, the enslaved family who worked at the house, architects William Jay and Detlef Lienau, early artistic advisor Gari Melchers and others.

Mary Telfair’s vision for a museum in Savannah likely evolved over a period of years or decades. During her travels, Telfair learned of many other museums in America and abroad, such as Italy’s Capitoline Museum in Rome and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, which she visited with her sister Margaret Telfair Hodgson and brother-in-law William Brown Hodgson during their 1851 tour of Europe.

Designed by Telfair staff, Mansion to Museum serves as an orientation gallery for everyone who visits the museum. Original objects associated with the Telfair family and early museum development, including paintings, sculpture, furniture and architectural elements, provide a visual connection to the story. The exhibit also includes hands-on activities for children and adults.

More broadly, Mansion to Museum provides context to the visitor, with regard to the museum phenomenon in the late-nineteenth century when American museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1870) and the Museum of Fine Arts in both Boston (1870) and Philadelphia (1876) first opened.

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Left: Telfair Academy rotunda, c. 1902.

Right: Mary Telfair's Will.

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Jepson Center Continuing Exhibitions Facing South: Portraits of Southern Artists by Jerry Siegel Closes September 15, 2013

Sarah Frost: Arsenal Closes September 22, 2013 Paperwork Closes September 22, 2013 Silver from the Rizza Collection Closes February 1, 2014 Allure of the Near East: Treasures from the Huntington Museum of Art’s Touma Collection Closes January 5, 2014 Related Programming “Insights through Objects: The Arts of Everyday in the Islamic World” lecture by Walter B. Denny, University of Massachusetts, Amherst October 10, 2013, 6 pm, Jepson Center Dr. Walter Denny, a noted art historian and expert on arts of the Islamic world, will discuss how the everyday arts of Muslims, Christians and Jews in the Islamic Middle East provide us with a focused view of the people who created and used beautiful things as an essential aspect of their societies, religions and cultures. Dr. Denny will discuss ceramics, metalware, textiles and other objects from Allure of the Near East.

Free to members or with paid museum admission.

Sponsored by the Telfair Academy Guild.

Marcus Kenney; Painter: Red Stroke, 2003; Mixed Media; Gift of the artist, 2005.1; © Marcus Kenney

Table; Damascus, Syria, late 19th or early 20th centuries ebonized wood and ivory; Gift of Drs. Joseph B. and Omayma Touma; 1991.2.58

Telfair Academy Continuing Exhibitions Sitting in Savannah: Telfair Chairs and Sofas Closes October 27, 2013

New York Accents: The New York Influence on Telfair’s Collections Closes July 6, 2014

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CALENDAR September–October 2013

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October

TAG meeting and program

Robert Henri: Drawing the Portrait, 6-week class

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10 am, JC

Tuesdays, 10 am-1 pm, JC

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5:30 pm, private home

Thursdays, 9 am-12 pm, JC

Launch SAVANNAH Wine Tasting sponsored by William Jay Society

Lecture by Courtney McNeil: "Robert Henri in America: His Life and Influence"

Melchers Society meeting

Oil Sketching the Portrait, 6-week class

6 pm, TA

6 pm, light reception to follow, JC

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5:30 pm, Reynolds Square Fine Art Gallery

Mondays, 1-4 pm, JC

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10

6:30 pm, JC

6 pm, JC

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12

1-4 pm, JC

10 am-1 pm, JC

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Wednesdays, 12-2 pm, JC

10 am, JC

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10-11:30 am, JC

6 pm, JC, followed by dinner at the Chatham Club

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WiBiTAG meeting and program

11th Annual Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival Opening Night

Free Family Day: Shiny Shapes and Detail

Sketching is Hip! 8-week class

Toddler Third Thursday: Shiny Shapes and Details

Anatomical Drawing for Portraits, 6-week class

Lecture by Dr. Walter Denny: "Insights through Objects: The Arts of Everyday in the Islamic World"

Crash Course: Portraiture, 1-day class

TAG meeting and program

Spanish Sojourns Director’s Circle preview

Monte Carlo: Deal Out the Decadence, William Jay Society event

Toddler Third Thursday: Mom and Me Sketch Crawl

7 pm, JC

Members’ Opening Lecture and Reception for Spanish Sojourns. Lecture by Valerie Ann Leeds: "Seeking the Spirit of Old Spain: Robert Henri and Spanish Themes, 1904 to 1924"

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Tibetan Monks Residency JC

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Tibetan Monks Residency: Opening Ceremony, Chants and Drawing the Sand Mandala 5 pm, JC

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Tibetan Monks Residency: Children’s sand painting activity

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10 am–12 pm, JC

Tibetan Monks Residency: Lecture "Symbolism of the Sand Mandala" 5:30 pm, JC

Portfolio Builder: Youth Drawing I, 6-week class

10-11:30 am, JC

6 pm, reception to follow, JC

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Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain Exhibition opening JC, through March 9, 2014

Warhol/JFK: November 22, 1963-Selection of Andy Warhol Prints from the Herbert Brito Collection Exhibition opening JC, through March 9, 2014

Melchers Society Luncheon with collector Alan D. Levy 12 pm, Chatham Club

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Thursdays, 4:30-6 pm, JC

Free Family Day: Family Sketch Crawl

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1-4 pm, JC

Tibetan Monks Residency: Children’s sand painting activity 1-3 pm, JC

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Tibetan Monks Residency: Closing Ceremony and Procession to Savannah River 2 pm, JC

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Jacob Lawrence Lecture by Dr. Edmund Barry Gaither: "Visual Artists and the Great Migration" 6 pm, light reception to follow, JC

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Savannah Philharmonic performance 5 pm, TA

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Sketch Booking for the Family, 2-week class Saturdays, 10 am-12 pm, JC

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November–December 2013 CALENDAR

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Savannah Dance Festival performance and reception

Sizzling Salsa dance class

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7:30 pm, JC

One session or as a 3-class series, 6 pm, TA

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Lecture by Holly Koons McCullough: "Gitanos, Bailadoras and Toreros: Robert Henri’s Spanish Types" 6 pm, light reception to follow, JC

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Crash Course: Alla Prima Portraits in a Day 10 am-4 pm, JC

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TAG meeting and program 10 am, JC

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Sizzling Salsa dance class One session or as a 3-class series, 6 pm, TA

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WiBiTAG meeting and program 5:30 pm, JC

Film Screening of “The Eternal Frame” (1975)

by Ant Farm and T.R. Uthco. About Andy Warhol.

6 pm, JC

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Mansion To Museum Exhibition opening

Lecture by M. Elizabeth Boone: “The Spanish Element in Our Nationality: Rethinking the Creation of American Identity in the Late Nineteenth Century” 6 pm, JC

Sizzling Salsa Latin and Spanish Dance Party and Reception with Salsa Savannah professional dancers 7 pm, JC

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Cool Yule Holiday Gift Store Celebration & Artist Trunk Show 10 am-5 pm, JC/TA/OT

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Cool Yule Holiday Gift Store Celebration & Artist Trunk Show 12-5 pm, JC/TA/OT

I Have Marks to Make: 18 Years Celebrating the Therapeutic Power of Art Exhibition opening Opening Reception 2-5 pm Exhibition through January 5, 2014, JC

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Free Family Day: Holiday Special Printmaking, DIY cards and wrapping paper how-to’s.

Telfair Arty Party

1-4 pm, JC

6 pm, Telfair Square

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19th Annual Telfair Art Fair

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Toddler Third Thursday: Holiday Special 10-11:30 am, JC

Sat 10 am-5pm / Sun 12-4 pm, Telfair Square

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Free Week: Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain JC

TA–Telfair Academy 121 Barnard St. on Telfair Square

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OT–Owens-Thomas House 124 Abercorn St. on Oglethorpe Square

One session or as a 3-class series, 6 pm, TA

JC–Jepson Center 207 W. York St. on Telfair Square

Sizzling Salsa dance class

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Toddler Third Thursday: Explore Spanish Culture 10-11:30 am, JC

JFK 50th Anniversary Lecture by Dr. Bruce Mallard: "The JFK Assassination and the Media" 6 pm, JC

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Save the Date!

PULSE: Art and Technology Festival January 29–February 2, 2014

Telfair Ball and Bash February 22, 2014

Flamenco dance class by Aire Flamenco 10 am, JC

Free Family Day: Spanish Sojourns Bilingual tours and hands-on activities 1-4 pm, JC

Events subject to change. Please visit telfair.org/events for the most up to date information.

Performance by Aire Flamenco 3 pm, JC

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Savannah Philharmonic performance 5 pm, TA

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The Monks Return! Tibetan Monks Residency and Sand Mandala Painting September 23–29, 2013 / Jepson Center’s Eckburg Atrium The Tibetan Buddhist monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery return to the Jepson Center for the first time in more than four years to create an exquisite sand mandala painting as part of a weeklong residency.

Programs related to the monks’ residency include a variety of activities for all ages and attract thousands of interested onlookers and participants.

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The residency begins September 23 with an opening ceremony of chants, after which they draw the mandala. Visitors may watch the monks at work in the museum atrium during normal daytime museum hours September 24-28, other than lunchtime. The museum is offering an evening lecture by the monks and two community sand painting activities for children. At the closing ceremony on September 29, the monks destroy the mandala and distribute some of the sand to the audience. They invite the audience to proceed with them to the Savannah River, where they release the remaining sand into the river to disperse the mandala’s healing energies throughout the world.

Telfair Museums does not permit professional photography of the sand mandala and programs. For the closing ceremony, Telfair will provide overflow seating with live video in the Jepson Center auditorium.

Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

All events are free and open to the public thanks to funding provided by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs.

Related Programs / Jepson Center Opening Ceremony Monday, September 23, 5 pm Followed by drawing of the sand mandala.

View the Creation of the Mandala Tuesday–Saturday, September 24-28, 10 am-5 pm Construction of the mandala.

Children’s sand painting activity

Lecture Thursday, September 26, 5:30 pm About the symbolism of the Sand Mandala.

Children’s sand painting activity Saturday, September. 28, 1-3 pm

Closing Ceremony Sunday, September 29, 2 pm Followed by a procession to the Savannah River.

Thursday, September 26, 10 am–12 pm

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Jacob Lawrence Lecture by Edmund Barry Gaither Thursday, October 24, 6 pm / Jepson Center The annual Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Lecture will feature distinguished curator Dr. Edmund Barry Gaither, who will speak on the topic of visual artists and the great migration. Since 1969, Dr. Gaither has been Director and Curator of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) and Special Consultant at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Dr. Gaither has lectured and published extensively.

At the Museum of Fine Arts, he has served as curator for eight exhibitions. For the NCAAA, Dr. Gaither developed the Museum from a concept to an institution, with collections exceeding three thousand objects and a thirty-two year history of exhibitions celebrating the visual arts heritage of black people worldwide.

This program is free and open to the public thanks to sponsorship from the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs and the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation.

Telfair Museums’ Friends of African American Art are sponsoring the reception.

I Have Marks to Make:

19 Years Celebrating the Therapeutic Power of Art December 8, 2013–January 5, 2014 / Jepson Center One of Telfair's longest running programs, I Have Marks to Make is a community exhibition and program celebrating the power of art to transform lives. From its beginnings as an exhibition of art from the city's Therapeutics Department, the project grew to include art from rehabilitation programs at local hospitals and works from the Savannah-Chatham Public Schools Department of Exceptional Children, to encompass participants of all ages.

Related Program / Jepson Center Opening Reception December 8, 2-5 pm Poetry readings and performance at 3 pm The 2013 edition of I Have Marks to Make opens with the exhibition, reception and opening program of readings, statements and performances. Art includes work from Telfair's outreach classes to local organizations, as well as work from local schools. Free and open to the public.

The City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs sponsors Telfair’s outreach programs.

Corporate sponsorship provided by Memorial University Medical Center and St. Joseph's Candler Health System.

Veteran Nathaniel Wilson with his art at I Have Marks to Make in 2012.

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Fall Classes Enhance your artistic skills at the Jepson Center! Contact Kip Bradley at 912.790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org to reserve your space today.

Sketching is Hip!

Oil Sketching the Portrait

Ages: Adult Instructor: Kip Bradley Wednesdays 12–2 pm, September 18–November 6 Members $95, Non-members $120

Ages: Adult Instructor: Karen Bradley Thursdays 9–12 pm, October 3–November 7 Members $175, Non-members $200

A formative element in the development of artist Robert Henri’s greatest work was his introduction to a pocket painting kit and practice of creating pochades, small studies with focus on atmosphere and color. In this class, we explore a variety of sketching and painting kits and technical practices. Students learn to bind their own sketchbooks and build travel watercolor pallets and mini oil painting kits. These kits are used to explore techniques of value and color blocking, to create fast plein air sketches in watercolor and oil. This 8-week class is perfect for the beginner or the experienced artist.

Some materials required.

Portfolio Builder: Youth Drawing I Ages: 10–14 Instructor: Marisa Lilje Thursdays 4:30 – 6 pm, September 26–October 31 Members $100, Non-members $125 This class helps upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing skills and begin the process of developing a portfolio. Students will focus on observational drawing techniques, including linear perspective, shading and the figure. Class exercises include working from still life and practicing portraiture and sketching from clothed models. Youth Drawing I is a great class for students to develop their art portfolios. All materials provided.

Anatomical Drawing for Portraits Ages: Adult Instructor: Carl Fougerousse Mondays 1-4 pm, October 7-November 11 Members $175, Non-members $200

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“There is no art without contemplation.” -Robert Henri This class is devoted to the contemplation of the human face. Ideal for anyone interested in portraiture or figurative art in general, we focus on clarifying the very complex anatomy of head, neck and face. Working from direct observation of the model, each class focuses on a new aspect of the form while making numerous sketches, drawings and studies in a variety of drawing media.

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Robert Henri: Drawing the Portrait Ages: Adult Instructor: Sandra Colquitt Tuesdays 10 am–1 pm, October 1–November 5 Members $175, Non-members $200 This class covers the drawing methods and approaches of American artist Robert Henri (1865-1929), as related to his work in portraiture. With an emphasis on drawing from a live model, students learn the developmental stages of construction of the head, using drawing media.

This book-club class explores Henri’s teachings from his famous classic for artists, “The Art Spirit,” compiled by one of his students, Margery A. Ryerson, from her notes taken during his classes. This course coincides with Telfair Museums’ opening of the Robert Henri exhibit on October 18. Materials required.

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Robert Henri believed in a direct and immediate approach to painting. In this six-week class, every stroke counts! Learn to observe and paint quickly and efficiently from live models in 3-hour sittings. Utilize your intuition and be bold. This class helps the student develop faster, better color mixing and encourages looser and more descriptive mark making.

Crash Course: Portraiture Ages: Teen–Adult Saturday 10 am–1 pm, October 12 Members $75, Non-members $95 A great class for anyone who likes to draw, but is scared to draw people or is just interested in trying it. This class explores the basics of drawing portraits in charcoal.

Working from life, students gain an introduction to observational measuring and proportion, as well as methods for organizing approaches to complex subjects.

Emphasis is placed on creating volume, light and shape with value, as well as additive and subtractive use of charcoal. All materials provided.

Sketch Booking for the Family Ages 6–Adult Instructor: Kip Bradley One adult companion per child is required Saturday 10 am–12 pm, October 26 and November 5 Members $100, Non-members $125 per adult and child pair This class meets 2 Saturdays and explores sketch booking as a family activity. We bind our own sketchbooks, create our own travel watercolor pallet and explore techniques for creating fast plein air sketches in watercolor. The class includes an introduction to observational drawing and proper use of materials. It provides a “how to” lesson for parents wishing to engage their children through the arts, as well as finding some time to do their own sketching.

One parent per child, all materials included.

Crash Course: Alla Prima Portraits in a Day Ages: Teen– Adult Saturday 10 am–4 pm November 9 Members $95, Non-members $120 This workshop creates a relaxed, fun, informative, yet intense working environment. Learn direct, fluid and fast painting methods that emphasize the use of value relationships, color and capturing sense of light. Learn to use the elements that make a painting stronger and exciting: creative use of color & edges, visual movement, paint application/brushwork, distribution of abstract shapes and strong design. All materials provided.

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1–4 pm / Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays / Jepson Center Free to members or with paid museum admission.

Open to adults and children accompanied by an adult caregiver. Enjoy our art studios!

October: Explore the world around you, learn about sketching

September: Explore ideas of shape and script in

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December: Holiday card making, wrapping paper ideas and more

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Free Family Days Saturdays (once a month) 1-4 pm / Jepson Center Family Days are fun, educational and FREE! Enjoy hands-on art projects, gallery exploration activities, story time and much more, designed to engage the whole family! Create DIY masterpieces, play art detective, use our mobile Art Cart or explore the interactive ArtZeum. Everyone can get in on the art and the action. Stay a little while or enjoy the entire afternoon.

Sponsored by the Georgia Power Foundation and the AGL Resources Foundation. * Major funding by The City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs and Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.

Shiny Shapes and Detail September 14 Look to the Rizza Silver collection to explore ideas of shape and script in drawing and sculpture.

Family Sketch Crawl October 19 Explore the world around you with a sketchbook and your family.

Start by drawing in the galleries with us.

Spanish Family Day* November 23 Bilingual tours, studio activities and 3 pm flamenco performance by Aire Flemenco, (Special free flamenco dance workshop begins at 10 am, registration required call 912.790.8823.)

Holiday Special December 14 DIY cards, printmaking and wrapping paper how-to’s.

Toddler Third Thursdays 10–11:30 am / Jepson Center / Ages 3–5 and parents Admission is $5 per child, $12 per adult. Museum member adults are free. Registration is required. To register, please contact Kip Bradley at 912.790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org.

September 19: Shiny shapes and detail October 17: Mom and me sketch crawl November 21: Explore Spanish culture December 19: Holiday special Sponsored in part by JCB, Inc.

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Teen Council Telfair Museums is excited to announce that the Teen Council for 2013-2014 is in place. We received many excellent applications from students across Savannah and have assembled a group of 21 enthusiastic high schoolers who range in age from 14 to 17.

Council members and their parents had a chance to meet one another in July and learn more about the upcoming year. The Teen Councilors return in September to kick off nine months of creating events, workshops and projects for their peer group and encouraging teens to connect with art on a personal level.

We offer a hearty welcome to the newest members of our team!

Become a Telfair Docent!

Training Begins September 9! Docents are volunteers who inform visitors how to better appreciate and understand the Telfair Museums’ architecture, permanent collection and traveling exhibits. Docents work in the Telfair Academy and the Jepson Center, leading tours and assisting with educational programs for visitors of all ages and backgrounds.

As a docent, you enrich your own understanding of the visual arts while serving your community by sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm with others. Docents also receive special training from curators and artists with each new exhibit the Telfair hosts. Please contact Jillian Luse at 912.790.8827 or lusej@telfair.org for more information on becoming a docent.We hope to see you this fall!

Yale Update In the last issue of Telfair Magazine, we were proud to announce the Telfair’s OwensThomas House had been selected as one of only five institutions to participate in the 2013-14 Yale Public History Institute.

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In July, Telfair staff members Tania Sammons, Paulette Thompson and Chris Surber spent an intense week of study on the subject of slavery at Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center. The trio brought back important ideas generated by working with the other participants. Colleagues include Yale history professors, curators and staff from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and staff from four other American historic sites—Appomattox Court House National Historic Park, Virginia; Cape Fear Museum, North Carolina; Crailo State Historic Site, New York; and Drayton Hall, South Carolina. A representative from the National Museum of Denmark also took part. Additionally, several graduate students from American universities contributed and will continue to work with Telfair staff. We congratulate our team for their efforts to further implement material on the enslaved and free people who once worked and lived at the Owens-Thomas House, Telfair mansion and in Savannah.

PULSE 2014 Save the Date! January 29–February 2, 2014

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Cuppetelli and Mendoza Installation

Telfair’s PULSE: Art and Technology Festival returns for 2014 with a slate of exciting programs for all ages. Programs include amazing interactive art, lectures, performances, hands-on workshosps and a family day all presented free of charge. Highlights include projectionmapped sculpture by Cuppetelli and Mendoza and works by web artist Rafael Rozendaal, as well as performances by award-winning beatboxer/visual artist Adam Matta and Savannah’s own KidSyc.

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11th Annual Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival Opening

Night, September 12, 2013, 6:30 pm–8:45 pm / Jepson Center Please join Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary at the Jepson Center for a screening of the documentary film, Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Journalist and filmmaker Angela Sun takes us on a chilling journey of discovery. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch exists thousands of miles away from civilization, near the remote Midway Atoll. It has become a huge syphon for plastics from three distant continents. Meet scientists, researchers, influencers and volunteers who shed light on the effects of our rabid plastic consumption. Prior to the main feature, Gray’s Reef will screen two intriguing short films: Oceans at the Tipping Point, narrated by Harrison Ford, and The Majestic Plastic Bag. All films and lectures are free and open to the public. Learn more at www.graysreef.noaa.gov The Ocean Film Festival is made possible through the generous support of Mrs. Robert O. Levitt.

The Ocean Film Festival continues September 13-15 “A Night with National Geographic” Friday, September 13, 7–9:15 pm / Lucas Theater Feature film: Sharks of the Lost Island Short films: Sanctuaries, In Fishermen’s Hands, People in the Coral Triangle, Take Me to Pitcairn Saturday Programming September 14, 1– 9:30 pm / Lucas Theater 1pm Otters 101, Lifeline: A Chesapeake Oyster Documentary, and Shellshocked 4pm Emerging Filmmakers, films and awards 7pm Chasing Ice

Sunday Programming September 15, 2–6:20 pm at the Jewish Education Alliance Films TBA

Gari Melchers Collectors’ Society Tuesday, September 10, 5:30 pm / private home Friday, October 18, Luncheon Lecture. 12 pm / Chatham Club Named in honor of Gari Melchers, the Telfair’s fine arts advisor from 1906-1916, the Melchers Society exists to support and promote the expansion of the museum’s permanent collection, and to provide its members with exclusive programs and educational opportunities that enhance their enjoyment and appreciation of art.

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On October 18, noted collector of American art Alan D. Levy will speak to Society members at the Chatham Club. Mr. Levy, who is the owner of one of the most significant Robert Henri paintings in the Telfair’s Spanish Sojourns exhibition, will discuss his collection, which includes additional work by Robert Henri as well as Henri’s contemporaries John Sloan and Maurice Prendergast.

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Monte Carlo: Deal Out The Decadence September 21, 2013 / Jepson Center 6pm–Southern Hospitality Patron Hour 7pm–Gaming / Silent Auction / Dancing / Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres Named in honor of the man whose talent still endures in Savannah, the William Jay Society (WJS) is a group of young professionals aged 21 and older who support Telfair Museums. Society members enjoy art-related social activities while volunteering their time and creativity to broaden the influence of the museum in Savannah and the surrounding community. The group’s premier event is the fun-filled Monte Carlo fund raiser, which features casino gaming tables, cocktails & hors d‘oeuvres, a silent auction and live entertainment. Black tie optional. Proceeds from this annual event support acquisitions and preservation for the museum’s permanent collection. Tickets available for purchase online at telfair.co/mc_2013 For more information call 912.790.8866 or email burtonm@telfair.org.

Many thanks to our sponsors: The Kennickell Group & Savannah Magazine HunterMaclean, sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Bahama Joe’s

The New Jepson Café Grand Opening September 20 We are delighted to announce the re-opening of the Jepson Café this September! Returning to its original mezzanine location overlooking the Eckburg Atrium, the new Jepson Café will offer expanded hours, thought-provoking cuisine that is as beautiful as it is tasteful, and an extensive selection of beer and wine choices, providing a complete sensory experience for the visitor!

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What better way to spend the afternoon in Savannah than strolling through one of the most beautiful buildings in this city surrounded by interesting art,and then enjoying a delicious lunch overlooking historic Telfair Square while sipping a refreshing Sauvignon Blanc?

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Telfair Museums is pleased to welcome our new café operating partners David Hamer, Matthew Baldwin and Michael Clee. This talented group has been a key part of some of Savannah's local favorites, such as the 5 Spot, Blue Turtle Bistro and Corleone's Trattoria. The team is committed and ready to make the Jepson Café an outstanding amenity for our guests. Check out a featured menu at right and please be sure to add the Jepson Café to your itinerary next time

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19th Annual Telfair Art Fair November 16-17, 2013 / Telfair Square Arty Party, November 15, 2013 / Telfair Square This open-air event in the heart of historic downtown Savannah features 80 local and national artists set up around Telfair Square. The Telfair Art Fair is free and open to the public on Saturday, November 16, from 10 am-5 pm and Sunday, November 17 from 12-4 pm.

Art Fair guests also are invited to take part in the Savannah Food and Wine Festival, which is taking place just up the street in Ellis Square on Saturday from 12-4 pm.

Attrac ting thousands of Savannah’s visitors, area residents and families, Art Fair features a variety of original art for sale in a broad range of prices and media— offering something to suit every taste and budget.

Participating artists are eligible for judging and have an opportunity to win one of the prestigious Carolyn Luck Awards. Visiting Art Fair judge Boo McLoughlin, Executive Director of Craft Alliance in St. Louis, will select the winning recipients of $12,000 in prizes, including the $5,000 Best of Show award.

Museum members help kick off this fabulous weekend at the Arty Party, the preview bash for members only, on Friday, November 15 at Telfair Square. This highly-anticipated event allows patrons an exclusive opportunity to preview and purchase the featured art and meet the artists at a chic cocktail reception.

If you are not already a member of Telfair Museums, this is a great opportunity to join; memberships start as low as $35 per year!

Proceeds from the Telfair Art Fair benefit Telfair Museums’ educational programs, exhibitions and acquisitions. Join us throughout this fabulous weekend featuring great art, great friends and great entertainment. For more information, or to purchase Arty Party tickets, call Marcya Burton at 912.790.8866 or visit telfair.org.

Thank you to our 2013 Art Fair Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor: Carolyn M. Luck Platinum Sponsor: City of Savannah Pinnacle Sponsors: AutoTrader.com, Georgia Power, The Pinyan Company, The Savannah Bank, Willis Insurance Services Media Sponsor: Savannah Magazine

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Cool Yule December 7, 10 am–5 pm December 8, 12–5 pm Jepson Center / Telfair Academy / Owens-Thomas House Holiday shopping and Members' Double Discounts are offered again this year during Cool Yule weekend. Discounts apply to all shoppers at our three Telfair Museums sites! (Artist consignment items are excluded.)

Exclusively at the Jepson Center store, we present the 4th Annual Artists Trunk Show. Local artists offer hundreds of unique gifts that your friends and family will love. Make it an afternoon at the Jepson– the store provides free gift wrapping, a children’s activity table and refreshments! Finish off your day with a bite to eat at the new Jepson Café!

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7 Fun flasks with nostalgic art designs $35

3 Fall's newly released children's books are here!

8 All new card cases $18-$25

4 Ayala Bar's Paprika CollectionLimited Edition piece $335

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5 Robert Henri's La Madrilenita brass ornament in a gift box $24.95

9 &10 Great selection of new gift items featuring Andy Warhol, something for every fan.

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Saturday December 7, 10am-5pm / Jepson Center Includes local artists, children's activity table, refreshments, free gift wrapping, and fun!

Discount Continues Sunday December 8, 12am-5pm / Jepson Center, Owens Thomas House, Telfair Academy

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Don't Miss: Warhol/JFK: November 22, 1963

A Selection of Andy Warhol Prints from the Herbert Brito Collection!

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