LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES
Poetter Hall
Majors offered
Graphic Design
The SCAD flagship building was originally named Preston Hall. Poetter Hall dates back to 1892 and when it was the Savannah Volunteer Guard Armory. This 36,248 square-foot building contained a drill hall, ballroom, large company rooms and a guard club. Poetter Hall was the first building that SCAD acquired in 1979. The ballroom on the second floor served as the school's first library and had a unique floor mural that depicted scenes of books and book cases. Today the space serves as May Poetter Gallery but the library's mural can still be seen underfoot.
Poetter is home to the graphic design program, which stresses a strong foundation in design history, theory and traditional hand skills before progressing toward current graphic communication concepts, practices and technology. In order to develop these skills, the building is equipped with seven computer labs, display cases, LCD screens to exhibit professional and student work and much more. Graphic design students go on to have successful careers as Web designers, art directors, environmental designers and branding specialist designers.
Poetter Hall is also home to the SCAD welcome center, the department of admission, shopSCAD and the May Poetter Gallery.
Poetter is home to the graphic design program, which stresses a strong foundation in design history, theory and traditional hand skills before progressing toward current graphic communication concepts, practices and technology. In order to develop these skills, the building is equipped with seven computer labs, display cases, LCD screens to exhibit professional and student work and much more. Graphic design students go on to have successful careers as Web designers, art directors, environmental designers and branding specialist designers.
Poetter Hall is also home to the SCAD welcome center, the department of admission, shopSCAD and the May Poetter Gallery.
Poetter Hall, located at 342 Bull St., is home to SCAD's graphic design program as well as the May Poetter Gallery.
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The work of students and professors is displayed throughout the building for all guests and students to see.
The May Poetter Gallery is located in Poetter Hall, the flagship SCAD building, which was built in 1892 as an armory.
