Exhibitions
Exhibitions are free and open to the public Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For general or group tour information, call 912.525.7191.
Hogarth's Tale of Two Cities: Rich and Poor in 18th-century London
Second Floor Painting Gallery
Through November
This comprehensive exhibition of prints by William Hogarth chronicles the highs and lows of life in 18th-century London. Selected from the SCAD Museum of Art's Earle W. Newton Collection of British and American Art, the 50 pieces on view include celebrated series such as "A Harlot's Progress," "A Rake's Progress," "Industry and Idleness," "Four Prints of an Election" and "Marriage à la Mode." Hogarth's moralizing narratives interweave actual events and contemporaries with his own imaginative visions to create a rich pageant of urban life.
Lines and Shadows, Image and Self: Artist Portraits on Paper
Second Floor Print Gallery
Through November
This exhibition features important artist portrait prints from the 16th and 18th centuries, drawn from the SCAD Museum of Art's collection. Included are early portraits of Michelangelo and Raphael, portraits of Rembrandt, several engravings from Anthony Van Dyck's series "Iconography" and early mezzotints portraying Lely, Kneller, Reynolds and others by pioneering British printmakers such as Isaac Beckett and John Smith.
Focus on 20th-century Art: Highlights from SCAD's Collection
Second Floor Focus Gallery
Permanent exhibition
Significant work from SCAD's permanent collection-including paintings, drawings and prints by Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Salvador Dalí, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Romare Bearden, Faith Ringgold and others-represent changing movements in modern and contemporary art.
The Master Eye: 19th- and 20th-century Photography
First Floor Photography Gallery
Permanent exhibition
The photographs in this exhibition include iconic examples from pioneering 19th-century practitioners and major 20th-century artists, who wielded their cameras to capture images of arresting landscapes, richly textured narratives, elegant fashion scenes, singular still lifes and powerful portraits. Featured photographers include Mathew Brady, Eadweard Muybridge, Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Annie Leibovitz and others.
Mapping the Past: A Selection of Antique Cartography from the Newton Collection
First Floor Map Galleries
Permanent exhibition
Maps depicting North America, Great Britain and the rest of the world are on view in the museum's three map galleries. Highlights include 1597 maps from the earliest atlas of the Americas, 1776 military maps, and other 17th- and 19th-century maps, some of them hand-colored. Cartographers include Wytfliet, Hondius, Monath, Lotter, d'Anville, Faden, Lodge, Cary and Wyld.
150 Years of Architectural Elegance: The Central of Georgia Railroad's 1856 Gray Building Headquarters and Saving a National Treasure: Bricks, Mortar and Metal
First Floor Entrance Gallery
Permanent exhibitions
These exhibitions chronicle the history of SCAD's Kiah Hall. Once the headquarters of the Central of Georgia Railroad and now a college art museum, the landmark Greek Revival building epitomizes the elegance of mid-19th-century architecture. Exhibition assistance was provided through a grant from the Georgia Humanities Council. Complementing the historical overview of the building is a small photographic exhibition that documents the recent exterior preservation project made possible by a major Save America's Treasures federal grant and additional assistance from the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation and the Frances Wood Wilson Foundation.
Events
Politics, Prostitutes, and Posterity: Hogarth Prints at the SCAD Museum of Art
Sunday, Nov. 9, 1:30 p.m.
Gallery talk by Edwin Johnson, art history professor, SCAD
This talk will focus on William Hogarth's "Four Prints of an Election" and "Modern Morals" series in order to highlight his social and political consciousness in an England undergoing tremendous transition and plagued with issues similar to those found in our own era. Despite the sometimes disturbing quality of his rapier-sharp wit, Hogarth was genuinely concerned about the state of his country. This talk will be an insightful romp into Hogarth's fertile, satirical mind and his effort to reveal and exorcise the demons of Georgian England in the face of corruption, avarice and indifference.
Edwin Johnson, an erstwhile denizen of Surrey, England, earned a B.A. from Castleton State College, an M.A. from Seton Hall University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of London. He has had a lifelong fascination with William Hogarth and the transformative power of art.
30th Anniversary Lecture Series with Richard Hunt
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah, Ga.
With more than 100 commissioned public sculptures in American cities, the artist Richard Hunt has altered the nation's landscape, embodying classical ideals through his abstract works or interpreting historical traditions and genres. Some of his themes reflect his African-American roots -- "Jacob's Ladder" (Chicago) or "I Have Been to the Mountain" (Memphis) -- while others mirror universal human experiences and concepts or focus on pure form in space. The volume of Hunt's work across a prolific, 40-year-long career has shaped cityscapes and inhabited museum spaces, sculpture gardens, parks and college campuses. Most of his works are metal, and many are monumental in scale. This lecture is presented by the SCAD Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Annual Lecture Series on African-American Art, Trustees Lecture Series, SCAD Museum of Art and the Savannah Black Heritage Festival, and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 912.525.5051.
"Richard Hunt: Promethean Mythmaker [Sculptures, Drawings and Prints]"
SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Ga.
Second Floor Painting Gallery
Feb. 6-March 31, 2009
The opening reception will take place Friday, Feb. 6, 5-7 p.m. With more than 100 commissioned public sculptures in American cities, the artist Richard Hunt has altered the nation's landscape, embodying classical ideals through his abstract works or interpreting historical traditions and genres. Some of his themes reflect his African-American roots-"Jacob's Ladder" (Chicago) or "I Have Been to the Mountain" (Memphis)-while others mirror universal human experiences and concepts or focus on pure form in space. The volume of Hunt's work across a prolific, 40-year-long career has shaped cityscapes and inhabited museum spaces, sculpture gardens, parks and college campuses. Most of his works are metal, and many are monumental in scale. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. For more information or to arrange group tours, call 912.525.7191. Co-sponsored by the Savannah Black Heritage Festival.
Exhibitions are free and open to the public Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For general or group tour information, call 912.525.7191.
Hogarth's Tale of Two Cities: Rich and Poor in 18th-century London
Second Floor Painting Gallery
Through November
This comprehensive exhibition of prints by William Hogarth chronicles the highs and lows of life in 18th-century London. Selected from the SCAD Museum of Art's Earle W. Newton Collection of British and American Art, the 50 pieces on view include celebrated series such as "A Harlot's Progress," "A Rake's Progress," "Industry and Idleness," "Four Prints of an Election" and "Marriage à la Mode." Hogarth's moralizing narratives interweave actual events and contemporaries with his own imaginative visions to create a rich pageant of urban life.
Lines and Shadows, Image and Self: Artist Portraits on Paper
Second Floor Print Gallery
Through November
This exhibition features important artist portrait prints from the 16th and 18th centuries, drawn from the SCAD Museum of Art's collection. Included are early portraits of Michelangelo and Raphael, portraits of Rembrandt, several engravings from Anthony Van Dyck's series "Iconography" and early mezzotints portraying Lely, Kneller, Reynolds and others by pioneering British printmakers such as Isaac Beckett and John Smith.
Focus on 20th-century Art: Highlights from SCAD's Collection
Second Floor Focus Gallery
Permanent exhibition
Significant work from SCAD's permanent collection-including paintings, drawings and prints by Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Salvador Dalí, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Romare Bearden, Faith Ringgold and others-represent changing movements in modern and contemporary art.
The Master Eye: 19th- and 20th-century Photography
First Floor Photography Gallery
Permanent exhibition
The photographs in this exhibition include iconic examples from pioneering 19th-century practitioners and major 20th-century artists, who wielded their cameras to capture images of arresting landscapes, richly textured narratives, elegant fashion scenes, singular still lifes and powerful portraits. Featured photographers include Mathew Brady, Eadweard Muybridge, Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, Herb Ritts, Annie Leibovitz and others.
Mapping the Past: A Selection of Antique Cartography from the Newton Collection
First Floor Map Galleries
Permanent exhibition
Maps depicting North America, Great Britain and the rest of the world are on view in the museum's three map galleries. Highlights include 1597 maps from the earliest atlas of the Americas, 1776 military maps, and other 17th- and 19th-century maps, some of them hand-colored. Cartographers include Wytfliet, Hondius, Monath, Lotter, d'Anville, Faden, Lodge, Cary and Wyld.
150 Years of Architectural Elegance: The Central of Georgia Railroad's 1856 Gray Building Headquarters and Saving a National Treasure: Bricks, Mortar and Metal
First Floor Entrance Gallery
Permanent exhibitions
These exhibitions chronicle the history of SCAD's Kiah Hall. Once the headquarters of the Central of Georgia Railroad and now a college art museum, the landmark Greek Revival building epitomizes the elegance of mid-19th-century architecture. Exhibition assistance was provided through a grant from the Georgia Humanities Council. Complementing the historical overview of the building is a small photographic exhibition that documents the recent exterior preservation project made possible by a major Save America's Treasures federal grant and additional assistance from the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation and the Frances Wood Wilson Foundation.
Events
Politics, Prostitutes, and Posterity: Hogarth Prints at the SCAD Museum of Art
Sunday, Nov. 9, 1:30 p.m.
Gallery talk by Edwin Johnson, art history professor, SCAD
This talk will focus on William Hogarth's "Four Prints of an Election" and "Modern Morals" series in order to highlight his social and political consciousness in an England undergoing tremendous transition and plagued with issues similar to those found in our own era. Despite the sometimes disturbing quality of his rapier-sharp wit, Hogarth was genuinely concerned about the state of his country. This talk will be an insightful romp into Hogarth's fertile, satirical mind and his effort to reveal and exorcise the demons of Georgian England in the face of corruption, avarice and indifference.
Edwin Johnson, an erstwhile denizen of Surrey, England, earned a B.A. from Castleton State College, an M.A. from Seton Hall University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of London. He has had a lifelong fascination with William Hogarth and the transformative power of art.
30th Anniversary Lecture Series with Richard Hunt
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., Savannah, Ga.
With more than 100 commissioned public sculptures in American cities, the artist Richard Hunt has altered the nation's landscape, embodying classical ideals through his abstract works or interpreting historical traditions and genres. Some of his themes reflect his African-American roots -- "Jacob's Ladder" (Chicago) or "I Have Been to the Mountain" (Memphis) -- while others mirror universal human experiences and concepts or focus on pure form in space. The volume of Hunt's work across a prolific, 40-year-long career has shaped cityscapes and inhabited museum spaces, sculpture gardens, parks and college campuses. Most of his works are metal, and many are monumental in scale. This lecture is presented by the SCAD Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Annual Lecture Series on African-American Art, Trustees Lecture Series, SCAD Museum of Art and the Savannah Black Heritage Festival, and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 912.525.5051.
"Richard Hunt: Promethean Mythmaker [Sculptures, Drawings and Prints]"
SCAD Museum of Art, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Ga.
Second Floor Painting Gallery
Feb. 6-March 31, 2009
The opening reception will take place Friday, Feb. 6, 5-7 p.m. With more than 100 commissioned public sculptures in American cities, the artist Richard Hunt has altered the nation's landscape, embodying classical ideals through his abstract works or interpreting historical traditions and genres. Some of his themes reflect his African-American roots-"Jacob's Ladder" (Chicago) or "I Have Been to the Mountain" (Memphis)-while others mirror universal human experiences and concepts or focus on pure form in space. The volume of Hunt's work across a prolific, 40-year-long career has shaped cityscapes and inhabited museum spaces, sculpture gardens, parks and college campuses. Most of his works are metal, and many are monumental in scale. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. For more information or to arrange group tours, call 912.525.7191. Co-sponsored by the Savannah Black Heritage Festival.