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The Savannah College of Art and Design experience is enlivened by a full calendar of gallery exhibitions, lectures, festivals, workshops, performances and conferences at all locations. Special events and activities sponsored by the college enrich academic life and enhance the relationship between the college and the local community. Major events may be available via live webcast, and workshops and lectures may be audio or video recorded for students who are not located in the area.
Viewing events for August 20, 2008
July 18-Aug. 24
"The M.F.A. Experience" Exhibition
Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St., Savannah, Ga.
The exhibitions department hosts "The M.F.A. Experience," an exhibition highlighting exceptional Master of Fine Arts students who have proposed and/or completed their thesis projects. Featuring new work by selected students from the Schools of Fine Arts and Design at both the Savannah and Atlanta campuses, the show explores the development of the artists' practices across a range of media. The reception is scheduled July 24, 6-8 p.m. Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
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Sept. 4
Reception for "Modern Masters" Exhibition
Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m.,
Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St., Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah College of Art and Design exhibitions department presents "Modern Masters," an exhibition and sale of works on paper by Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro and Pablo Picasso. The exhibition, on display Sept. 2-22, is coordinated in conjunction with Titus Fine Arts, Tom Mauldin and Raymond Levin. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
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Sept. 13
Speaker: Curtis Zimmerman
Saturday, 3:30 p.m.,
Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe St., Savannah, Ga.
Johnny Mercer Theatre
As a speaker and an author, Curtis Zimmerman has impacted more than one million people with his life-changing messages and award-winning programs. Audiences connect with Zimmerman because of his interactive style and approachable manner. He incorporates the skills he gained from more than 25 years in the entertainment industry into his talks, cleverly balancing the connection between education and entertainment. Zimmerman is an expert at transforming organizations by inspiring individuals to live their life at a higher level of performance. For more information, send an e-mail.
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Sept. 24
Fall Opening Reception at the SCAD Museum of Art
Wednesday, 5-7 p.m.,
SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Ga.
Enjoy an evening of classical music and art to celebrate the reopening of the SCAD Museum of Art after a major exterior preservation project funded by a generous Save America's Treasures grant. Featured exhibitions include Hogarth's "Tale of Two Cities: Rich and Poor in 18th-Century London" and "Line and Shadows, Image and Self: Artist Portraits on Paper." Refreshments will be provided by the Gryphon Tea Room. The reception is free and open to the public.
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Oct. 1
"Artist’s Colormen: A Historical Overview of Purchasing Choices and Merchandising in the Art Materials Trade" Lecture by Michael Skalka
Wednesday, 1 p.m.,
Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah, Ga.
This lecture, part of A Visit from the National Gallery of Art, is held in conjunction with the Art Materials Trade Show, sponsored by the SCAD School of Foundation Studies. Michael Skalka, conservation administrator at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., presents a "shopping tour" of both the common and obscure products available to artists in the 19th and 20th centuries. He discusses how marketing these items influenced creative output in the past and present and emphasizes the pigments available to artists, mediums, paint boxes and tools sold by artist's colormen. Examples of advertising aimed at artists will also be a part of the presentation. At the National Gallery of Art, Skalka oversees the Modern Art Materials Collection and Study Center in the conservation division. He also coordinates the Artists' Roundtable series, where artists and conservators discuss issues related to materials and techniques; writes an informative newsletter, "The Grammar of Color"; serves as chairman for the American Society of Testing and Materials D01.57, Artists' Materials; contributes regularly to The Artists Magazine's column "Ask the Experts"; and maintains a blog devoted to the discussion of art materials.
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Oct. 1
"Preparing for the Inevitable: Changes in Contemporary Art" Lecture by Jay Krueger
Wednesday, 4 p.m.,
Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah, Ga.
This lecture, part of A Visit from the National Gallery of Art, is held in conjunction with the Art Materials Trade Show, sponsored by the SCAD School of Foundation Studies. Jay Krueger, senior conservator of modern paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., will provide a broad overview of issues relating to permanence and change. Artists have always explored new materials and technologies, incorporating non-traditional, industrial or consumer products into their work, and these decisions can have unforeseen consequences. Permanence is a relative concept, and some degree of change as well as limitations may be associated with artists' selection and use of certain materials. This talk highlights work by Eva Hesse, Mark Rothko, Anselm Kiefer and many others. Krueger has served on governing boards and advisory panels for numerous arts and conservation organizations and government arts agencies, and was the president of the American Institute for Conservation from 1997-99. He has studied and lectured about the painting materials and techniques of modern and contemporary artists and regularly advises artists on the selection and use of materials. He also serves on the board of the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art.
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Oct. 1
"Rubens’ Creative Process in 'The Fall of Phaeton': A Technical Study" Lecture by E. Melanie Gifford
Wednesday, 7 p.m.,
Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah, Ga.
This lecture is part of A Visit from the National Gallery of Art and is held in conjunction with the Art Materials Trade Show, sponsored by the SCAD School of Foundation Studies. The lecture is co-sponsored by the School of Foundation Studies and the School of Liberal Arts' Art History Lecture Series. E. Melanie Gifford is research conservator for painting technology in the scientific research department at the National Gallery of Art. Technical research has enriched our understanding of Rubens' repeated revisions to "The Fall of Phaeton." X-ray images and microscopic study illuminate Rubens' thinking process as he transformed a gruesome image of fiery death into a sophisticated composition that inspired a series of later work. An interactive Web feature based on this study will encourage viewers to explore and study the painting as conservators and scientists do. Gifford's research at the National Gallery of Art considers the artistic decision-making process with a particular focus on Dutch and Flemish painters of the 15th through 17th centuries. Her publications include studies on the paintings of Jan van Eyck, Rembrandt and Vermeer.
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Oct. 3-5
Art Materials Trade Show
River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Ga.
The Art Materials Trade Show, sponsored annually by the SCAD School of Foundation Studies, brings art materials industry professionals and visiting artists to Savannah for a weekend. Visitors to the three-day event can speak to experts, participate in hands-on demonstrations, and attend seminars showcasing quality art and design materials. Attendees also can purchase these materials at significantly discounted prices and register for workshops taught by SCAD faculty. During the preceding week, representatives from the National Gallery of Art will lecture on art conservation, painting and history at Trustees Theater, 216 Broughton St. The show and lectures are free and open to the public.
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Oct. 10
SCAD-Savannah Gallery Hop
Friday, 5-7 p.m.,
SCAD-Savannah, 342 Bull St., Savannah, Ga.
Various locations
Gallery hop events are free and open to the public. Free shuttle service is available. For more information, call 912.525.4727.
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Oct. 25-Nov. 1
Savannah Film Festival
Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah, Ga.
A premier eight-day cultural event in beautiful historic downtown Savannah, the festival features more than 50 films selected from more than 600 entries submitted from all over the world. Categories include feature, short, animation, documentary and student film. The screenings represent a variety of independent filmmakers, while an array of workshops, lectures, receptions and special events gives the festival participants an opportunity to meet colleagues active in all areas of film production. Educational benefits for students are provided through the Savannah Film Festival"s student competition as well as the festival student workshops. Films will be shown at other venues as well as the Lucas Theatre. For more information, call 912.525.5050 or visit www.scad.edu/filmfest.
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Nov. 26-Dec. 31
"Small Works" Exhibition
Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St., Savannah, Ga.
The exhibitions department presents the college's annual "Small Works" holiday show.
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Feb. 9-11, 2009
Measuring Unique Studies Effectively (MUSE) Conference
TBA, TBD, Savannah, Ga.
MUSE is a groundbreaking assessment conference at SCAD for art and design education. Topic areas include: defining, measuring and developing creativity; institution, program and classroom assessment; and rethinking assessment as reflective critique and a practice in the scholarship of teaching and learning. For more information, visit the , read the press release or call 912.525.5901.
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