Led by professional Savannah Stage Company actors and improvisors, campers will rehearse diving into the unknown, creating characters, and saying YES, AND…! They’ll build up their bravery, expand your their imagination, and grow their confidence. Performance on final Friday at 2PM
*Rising 3rd thru 10th graders
*9AM-2PM
*FREE camp t-shirt
*Register for 2 sessions and save
$200 – PAY WHAT YOU CAN options available, call 912-421-9484
IMPROV 1 May 29-June 2nd 2023
MUSICAL THEATRE 1 June 5th-9th 2023
IMPROV 2 July 10th-14th 2023
MUSICAL THEATRE 2 July 17th-21st 2023
Located at 102 W. McDonough St. Savannah, GA 31405 SPACE IS VERY LIMITED
Treat your young artist to a week of camp at Scribble Art Studio this summer.
Camp starts May 31st and runs through August 5th. All supplies are included and a mid-morning snack is provided. Sessions are 9AM to Noon for ages 4-11.
Summer Camp 2023
The cost is $250 per week and space is limited. Please contact us at info@scribbleartstudiosav.com if you have any questions. Masks are optional. Please send in a water bottle with your child.
Parents looking for a choir K-12th grade are welcome to attend a Bluffton SC info session about Coastal Youth Choirs, 1PM Wed. March 1 2023 @ Ignite the Senses gym.
All Savannah-Chatham County Public School students can now get free admission for themselves and an adult chaperone to any general admission concert at the 2023 Savannah Music Festival, March 23 through April 8.
Thanks to Savannah Music Festival’s new Explorer Pass, young people in our community, along with their adult chaperones, will be able to attend SMF general admission performances for free.
Treat your young artist to a week of camp at Scribble Art Studio this summer.
Camp starts May 31st and runs through August 5th. All supplies are included and a mid-morning snack is provided. Sessions are 9AM to Noon for ages 4-11.
Summer Camp 2023
The cost is $250 per week and space is limited. Please contact us at info@scribbleartstudiosav.com if you have any questions. Please send in a water bottle with your child.
This Saturday, Feb. 18 2023, don’t miss the Junior League of Savannah’s FREE Fit Kids Fest event from 1-4pm at the Savannah Children’s Museum!
In addition to free entry into the Savannah Children’s Museum, children will also enjoy performances, zumba and stretching, a hydration less with water bottle rocket launches, and a healthy habits scavenger hunt! Plus, enjoy many local vendors, face painting, a trail mix station, an affirmation bracelet station, and more!
The first 150 children at the event will receive a FREE T-shirt and other fun goodies.
Sponsors of the 2023 Fit Kids Fest include Savannah Vascular Institute’s Dr. Ryan O’Kelley, Mingledorff’s, ExperCARE, Outsource Logistics, Enmarket, Chatham Orthopaedic Associates, Georgia Nasal & Sinus Institute, and Chatterbox Pediatric Therapy.
Some parking will be available on-site at the Savannah Children’s Museum. Street parking will also be available on Jones and Harris streets.
Attention homeschool families: You’re invited to Homeschool Afternoons Thurs. March 9 2023 @ Savannah Children’s Museum from 1 – 3PM for an afternoon designed especially for homeschool families.
Students and their adults will participate in an Ocean Noise Program led by Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Educators, followed by open exploration at Savannah Children’s Museum.
Program is free for members. Find info on how to become a member here. Or email membership@chsgeorgia.org.
Guests are welcome to arrive prior to this to enjoy daily SCM programming.
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SCAD MOA welcomes members of the Savannah community to enjoy free admission on the second Sunday of every month. Residents of Savannah or any of its surrounding counties (Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty, Beaufort, and Jasper) are invited to visit free of charge.
Next date: Sun. Feb. 12 2023, noon-5PM. Learn more here
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SCAD Museum of Art Saturday Storytime
Treat the little artist in your life to Saturday Morning Story Time at SCAD MOA. Enjoy exciting tales and fun activities as you learn about the artworks on view.
Saturday Morning Story Time is programmed for children ages 3 and older.
For more information, contact Kristin Poitras, manager of museum visitation and programming, at kpoitras@scad.edu or 912.525.7145.
Next date: Sat. March 4 2023, 11AM. Learn more here.
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Register for Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tours @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah
*Third Thursday of every month, 10:30-11:30am | Jepson Center
*$5 per child
*Adult members free | Adult non-members $12
Start your day with art with our new and combined programs! Once a month, our youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here. Come play and learn.
Summer 2024 Art Start Schedule
Thurs. June 20 2024 10:30-11:30AM. Register online here.
Thurs. July 18 2024 10:30-11:30AM. Register online here.
Take time to unleash your creativity in Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center studios every Saturday and Sunday between 10AM and 2PM for artmaking projects for all ages.
Work at your own pace and comfort level through an array of creative mediums such as watercolors, collage, calligraphy, origami, coloring books and much more.
Each month features a special project designed to connect with an exhibition at the museum. A studio assistant is always on hand to answer questions and assist guests.
Drop-In Studio is perfect for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Attendees are encouraged to dress as their favorite Dr. Seuss character in honor of the children’s book author. The event will take place from 10 am to 1pm at Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Rd. Savannah, GA 31401.
Our museum educators will lead the group with Seuss stories, games and activities. Dancing Oobleck, fantastical arts and crafts, and a rhyming scavenger hunt maze are only a few of the fun activities in which families can participate. We will also have many community partners providing Seuss-filled fun throughout the day!
Admission to Savannah Seuss Fest 2023 is included in the cost of regular admission to Savannah Children’s Museum, $10 for all guests 18 months and older.
Admission can be purchased online ahead of timehere.
This event is FREE for Coastal Heritage Society members. Members also receive 10% off in the gift shop. Become a member here.
Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Rd. Savannah, GA 31401.
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With all roles available, there are opportunities for children as young as 7 (& in 2nd grade!), tweens, teens, young adults & grown ups of all ages.
From munchkins to apple trees, from cowardly lions to tinmen, from Uncle Henry to Glinda the Good – & Toto, too! – every role is important & needs to be filled.
Parents, join Calvary Day School for the 2023 Dancing With the Calvary Stars, presented by Chatham Parkway Toyota, which will be held Friday, February 10 at Victory North in Savannah.
Enjoy a cocktail hour, dinner, dancing, and silent auction! Don’t miss your chance to see Calvary Stars take the stage!
Grab your best party dress and dancing shoes as we dance the night away! View ticket and table package options here.
About Coastal Youth Choirs/Savannah Children’s Choir, Inc.
Savannah Children’s Choir, now Coastal Youth Choirs, has developed a reputation for excellence in the city, county, and beyond. In addition to tours in the United States, the Premier Choir has performed in England, Ireland, and France and has also appeared on television in South Korea. The singers have experienced artist residencies with world-renowned singers and clinicians.
After sixteen years, this nonprofit’s mission remains the same – to unite, mentor, and transform the children and youth of greater Savannah and the Low Country into responsible, creative, and confident leaders through excellence in choral performance and music education.
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The Savannah Philharmonic will host a concert, “When Instruments Roamed the Earth,” at 3PM Sun. Jan. 22, 2023, at The Lucas Theatre of Arts in Savannah. This fun family program tells a story of prehistoric times when strange creatures walked the planet.
Telfair Museums’ PULSE Art + Technology Festival returns Jan. 26-28 2023 @ the Jepson Center featuring, STEAM programs for students, a youth workshop, and a Free Family Day.
PULSE Artists Talks for students January 26, 11am (Grades 4 and up) Participating artists will present short talks on their technology-based work. To register groups for this program, contact daughtryc@telfair.org.
PULSE STEAM Talks for Students January 27, 11am (Grades 4 and up) Speakers: Ambria Berksteiner (Operation One STEM at a Time), Timothy Cone (Georgia Institute of Technology CEISMC Program). To register groups for this program, contact daughtryc@telfair.org.
PULSE Curator’s Tour January 27, 2pm Join PULSE curator Harry DeLorme and artists for a walking tour of PULSE exhibitions at the Jepson Center. Free by advance registration. Register here.
Youth Workshop: “Video Game Character Design in Scratch” (6th – 8th Grade) January 28, 10am-12pm Instructor: Lauren White. Middle schoolers are invited to join us for a fun workshop led by the Beaufort Digital Corridor. Level 1: Character Design. This class offers the basics of character design and coding. Create your own sprites and bring them to life with animation frames, well-made coding scripts, and creative mathematics. Register here.
PULSE Free Family Day at the Jepson Center January 28, 1pm-4pm Enjoy a day of free admission to the Jepson Center to explore the new PULSE exhibitions, PULSE interactive art demonstrations, mobile game demonstrations and hands on art making activities for children and families. Free for local residents.
The annual event takes visitors through night guard training and then on a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum!
This year’s Night at the Museum will be Sat. Jan. 21 2023.
Guests will be able to interact with historic characters from Savannah History Museum’s exhibits as they appear to magically come to life. This year’s characters include: Casimir Pulaski, Johnny Mercer, and many more important historical figures in Savannah’s rich history.
Choose either the 5PM or 6:30PM museum tour. Event participants will also have the opportunity to view the film “Night at the Museum” at 3PM or 8PM.
The 98-minute film screening is included in your ticket and seating is first come, first served.
Purchase tickets to Night at the Museum 2023 here.
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This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work on site and at outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.
This afternoon class is designed to help upper-elementary and middle school students improve their drawing and painting skills, build a portfolio, and begin the process of developing good art-making habits. Students will focus on measurement, proportion, perspective, use of value, and color to create volume and space. Lessons and projects will work onsite and outdoor locations near the museum. All materials are provided.
Join us at the Jepson Center to develop your young person’s skills as a photographer. We believe that all young people are artists. With that in mind, we will approach photography as professionals do, studying the elements of art. The camp will meet outside as much as possible as we explore our environment in Telfair Square and other nearby locations. We will use DSLR digital cameras and learn about exposure, and a few historical methods involving film. Photography is fun and accessible to everyone.
Register for Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tours @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah
*Third Thursday of every month, 10:30-11:30am | Jepson Center
*$5 per child
*Adult members free | Adult non-members $12
Start your day with art with our new and combined programs! Once a month, our youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here. Come play and learn.
View the exhibition Anything Goes and unleash your toddler’s creativity. Register online here.
Feb. 16 | PULSE
Create technology-based art together. Register online here.
March 16 | Photography’s Last Century
View the exhibition Photography’s Last Century and try your hand taking photos. Register online here.
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Drop-In Studio on Saturdays & Sundays
*Every Saturday & Sunday | 10AM –2PM
*@ Jepson Center
*FREE with museum admission
Take time to unleash your creativity in Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center studios every Saturday and Sunday between 10AM and 2PM for artmaking projects for all ages.
Work at your own pace and comfort level through an array of creative mediums such as watercolors, collage, calligraphy, origami, coloring books and much more.
Each month features a special project designed to connect with an exhibition at the museum. A studio assistant is always on hand to answer questions and assist guests.
Drop-In Studio is perfect for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Come create meaningful artwork and memories with your child on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mon. Jan. 16 2023
About the Artist:
Jennifer Mack-Watkins is a contemporary visual artist whose artistic aesthetic draws from a confluence of reference points, most of which include her Japanese Mokuhanga printmaking techniques and her culturally rich southern roots. Her work has been acquired at prominent institutions including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Library of Congress, The Met, The Getty Archives and she has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Vogue and Essence. Jennifer holds a bachelor of arts in BA in studio arts from Morris Brown College, an MAT from Tufts University, and an MFA in Printmaking from Pratt Institute and is on the Board of Trustees at the Brattleboro museum. In 2022, Mack-Watkins completed her first children’s book illustration for Kokila/Random House titled You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce!
Date: Mon. Jan. 16th, 2023
Time: Choose 1 Session: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM or 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Location: JF Gregory City Park || Richmond Hill, GA 31324
Price: $40, includes all supplies (RSVP + purchase by Jan. 14th)
Please have your child bring their favorite snack, and plan to stay to assist your child during the event. To RSVP for this event and receive payment information, please email sammack1126@gmail.com and CC jennifermack.com@gmail.comletting Jennifer Mack-Watkins Studio know which time slot you’d like to attend, and how many participants you’ll have in your group.
Looking forward to commemorating this day and creating some art with your child.
Whether you have a budding actor, artist, or a child that loves to be creative, the Savannah Cultural Arts Center has a class for you! Beginning with Parent/Child movement for ages 2-3, there are classes for all ages through high school! New classes for youth include a Disney-based dance and movement class and teens also have new dance options, including hip hop and cultural dance classes!
Classes will begin the week of Jan. 9 2022.
Youth classes run for 6 weeks, teen classes run for 6 or 8 weeks, class dependent.
Learn more about the classes and register online here.
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