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Published: Nov 2, 2009

ATLANTA–The Savannah College of Art and Design announces its upcoming Ivy Hall Lecture Series that features a trio of distinguished faculty members, each of whom is an expert in the field of art and design. The lecture series, an extension of SCAD’s outstanding academic program, focuses on a wide range of topics, including fashion, art history, writing, interior design and other subjects of interest to SCAD students, faculty, alumni and the local community. This year’s topics range from tips on recreating new outfits to examining the role of women in 18th-century art. The lectures are at Ivy Hall, the historic Atlanta landmark recently restored by SCAD, Sunday afternoons, 3 p.m., 179 Ponce de Leon Ave., N.E., Atlanta, Ga. All lectures are free and open to the public.

Sometimes it seems like there is nothing in the closet to wear, but by investing money in pieces that are a “fashion must,” a variety of wardrobe options can be created that accentuate one’s own personal style. Sunday, Nov. 8, SCAD fashion professor Bruno Lima will discuss selecting key pieces and how to put the right look together to revamp your wardrobe for different occasions.

Rebekah Adkins, SCAD interior design professor, whose expertise includes exploring personal environmental autobiographies, relates this information to the use and programmatic purpose of interior space. Adkins will lecture on the role of the interior designer in the creation, development and execution of the built environment, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.

The works created by 18th-century French artists reflected the collective hopes, desires and, sometimes, impossibilities of their contemporary society. SCAD art history professor Gabriela Jasin will discuss two pendant paintings by the artist Jean Raoux, “The Virgins of Ancient Times” and “The Virgins of Modern Times,” and how they pit the ancient vestal virgins of Rome against the young virgins of contemporary 18th-century French society. Jasin will present Sunday, Apr. 18, 2010.

For more information, visit www.scad.edu/ivyhall or call 404.253.2759.