Savannah’s Place for Art, Culture and Education (S.P.A.C.E.) is now registering students for its Fall visual arts classes and workshops Session Four and Five.

Day and evening sessions are offered for children, teens and adults in all skill levels.  Sessions begin September 17  – October 27 & October 19 – December 14^. Both sessions are held at the Department of Cultural Affairs S.P.A.C.E. studios, located at 9 W. Henry St.  Registration forms are available online at www.savannahga.gov/arts or by calling (912) 651-6783.

Three and six week classes are available, as well as weekend workshops.  Visual arts sessions include ceramics, metals, glass, painting and drawing.  New offerings this session include children’s cartooning workshops and a cartooning class, lapidary stone cutting for jewelry design, expanded drawing and painting classes, beginning watercolor and Raku firings.

Class details, descriptions & registration info here.

We know a lot of our readers are amateur photographers with a lot of artistic talent, but searching for know-how when it comes to the nuts and bolts of photography! Which is why we’re thrilled to tell you about a beginner how-to-take better-photos class.

Topics the class will cover include:

-10 Tips for Taking Better Photos
-Introduction to Exposure
-ISO
-Shutter Speed
-Aperture
-Training Wheels
-Using your Camera’s Basic Settings
-Lens Overview

Q: How much are the workshops and what do they include?
A: The three hour group class is $135 per person (don’t worry you can pay half down if you’d like) and includes light refreshments and lots of other goodies. Each person will receive a class guide to keep as a reference. You will also receive a fabulous swag bag! Class size is limited so everyone will have an opportunity to ask specific questions.

Q: I don’t have a fancy DSLR camera, but I love photography and want to take better pictures with my point and shoot. Can I still come?
A: Yes, we would still love to have you! However, there will be a couple subjects we go over that will be strictly about DSLR cameras, such as lens choices and functions that your camera may not have. But most the subjects can be used for people with DSLR’s and Point and Shoots!

Q: Do I have to be a mom to sign up for your workshop?
A: No, you do not. Although the majority of the class will be moms with young children, we respect that other will want to join in as well. No matter who you are, if you want to learn how to take better pictures of kids, you are more than welcome to attend.

Q: Can I host one of these workshops at my house?
A: If you live in Rincon, GA or Savannah, GA, yes you can! We charge $125 per person for house parties with a minimum of 5 people. So if you get 5 of your friends to come to your pad for a workshop, you don’t have to pay anything!

Q: Do you offer special discounts if I get a bunch of my friends to sign up?
A: Yes we do! If you get 5 people to attend our workshop, you’re in free! If you get 3 people registered, we give you $50 off!

Sign up here for their next workshop, July 28th.
And check our their professional work also here: www.shumanfineartphotography.com
For more information, email Jillane Tucker at jillanes@shumanphoto.com or call 912-665-0218

Jillane Tucker, Shuman Fine Art Photography.com, email jillanes@shumanphoto.com, 912-665-0218 http://www.shumanfineartphotography.com/ Shuman Fine Art Photography is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

You’re invited to Folk Art Family Day @ JEPSON CENTER, 1-4 PM Sat. July 14, 2012!

Celebrate the inventive world of Howard Finster and folk art with this afternoon of activities for all ages. Telfair will present demonstrations by local self-taught artists and live old-time music by Joe Nelson. Kids can make different art projects using recycled items from the Chatham Country Recycling Center. Grownups will want to hear a fascinating talk by Jordan Poole, Executive Directorfor Howard Finster’s Paradise Gardens. Free admission, sponsored by the City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs

Jepson Center, 207 W York St. Savannah, 31401 , http://telfair.org/museum-events/calendar/ Telfair Museums is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Art Bash Studio's Crab Painting for Family Programs

Art Bash Studio's Peacock Painting for Family Program

The Art Bash Studio  in Savannah will offer “Family Time” again some Saturdays during Summer 2012 beginning June 30th and July 14 @ 1:30-3:30 for ages 12 to 112 on a 16X20 (reg adult size) canvas, $30. NO sangria served.

The Art Bash Studio is the place for painting parties. One of the studio’s local artists will guide you from start to finish in creating a featured painting.

“Feeling Crabby” and “PeaCocky” paintings are first up for Family Time! To make your reservations, please visit The Art Bash Studio website www.artbashstudio.com  and click on “Calendar/Register”.  Bring your tweens & teens and let’s paint!

The Art Bash Studio, 1526 Bull and 32nd streets, Savannah, 31401, (912) 484-3438 Email fun@artbashstudio.com , www.artbashstudio.com The Art Bash Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

The Art Bash Studio in Savannah is where busy moms go for a relaxing, unforgettable evening of fun, friends, music and art! It is not an art class…it is a painting pARTy!

Join us for an art bash where one of our local artists will guide you from start to finish in creating a featured painting. We provide everything you need, including a little “liquid encouragement”.

A few sips of sangria, a few strokes of paint and in about 2 hours you will leave with you own “masterpiece”! Come alone, bring friends or arrange a private party.

The Art Bash Studio is a unique MOMS NIGHT OUT! Go to ARTBASHSTUDIO.COM for details and please visit our FACEBOOK page here.  Unserious art, serious fun!

The Art Bash Studio, 1526 Bull and 32nd streets, Savannah, 31401, (912) 484-3438 Email
fun@artbashstudio.com , www.artbashstudio.com The Art Bash Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

A lot of kids’ entertainment coming to Savannah this year & next. Upcoming shows coming to Savannah Civic Center for 2012-2013:

Disney on Ice Presents Worlds of Fantasy
November 29- December 2, 2012
Come experience a magical Disney fantasy on ice! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy. Thrill to high-speed stunts as Lightning McQueen, Mater and the crew of Disney/Pixar’s Cars race across the ice. Dive into The Little Mermaid’s enchanting undersea kingdom and enter the mystical world of Pixie Hollow with Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies as they reveal the magic that lies within! The toys are back in town with heroic action when Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie and the Toy Story gang escape from the rambunctious tots of Sunnyside Daycare and race for home, in their most daring adventure ever! From wheels to waves, playtime to pixie dust, your family’s favorite Disney moments come to life at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy with dazzling skating, special effects and beloved characters certain to create a lifetime of memories.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
January 23-27, 2013
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Gold Edition, the newest tour of The Greatest Show On Earth®, premiering in 2013.

Disney on Ice Presents Princess Wishes
October 30-December 3, 2013
Enter a world of wishes with your favorite Disney princesses in Disney On Ice presents Princess Wishes. Tinker Bell represents the magic of Disney, as she whisks you through a collection of enchanting and beloved Disney stories. Join Ariel as she yearns to explore the world above the waves. See Snow White find her one true love. Discover a whole new world with Jasmine. And, watch in wonder as the dreams of Cinderella, Belle, Aurora and Mulan all come true. Be sure to see this magical show where believing is just the beginning! Prior to each performance, families are treated to the Disney Princess Pre-Show, complimentary with ticket purchase. A live Disney Princess presides over a fairy tale collection of gowns and treasures from the Disney Princess stories.

Telfair Museum’s Jepson Center in Savannah has fantastic kids’ activities this summer including Toddler Third Thursday, held on the 3rd Thursday of each month

The next Jepson’s Toddler Third Thursday is July 19.  July’s theme is Found Object Paintings
10–11:30 AM Thurs. July 19: Found Object Paintings. Details here.

Toddler Third Thursdays are great for parents, grandparents, and caregivers with pre-school children. Designed especially for preschoolers ages 3-5 and their adult companions, this program allows toddlers to explore artwork from Telfair exhibitions and complete a fun-filled art project relating to their tour. More info here.

Toddler Third Thursday Registration and adult supervision required. Call 790-8823 or click here to register. Enrollment is $5 per child. Adult admission is FREE for museum-members and $12 for non-members. Sponsored in part by JCB, Inc.

Telfair Museum’s Jepson Center, 207 W York St, Savannah GA 31401 Telfair Museums are a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Artist Uncorked  – a bright, cheerful art studio in Bluffton/Hilton Head Is. – is offering week-long fun & creative summer camps for kids.

Projects include acrylic painting on canvas, jewelry making, collages & other speciality crafts.

Different camps with various themes are offered for ages 4-7 and 8-12, Monday-Friday from 9 AM-1 PM. Cost: $150 per child per week.

Camp themes include Under the Sea, Rock n’ Roll & Big Top Finale. Space is limited so call today.

Artist Uncorked teachers are professional artists.

Artist Uncorked is also a party venue for the creatively challenged.

The art studio ready and waiting for your party. Great for reunions, showers, parties, girls night out, couples, home schoolers, children’s parties & more.

Artist Uncorked provides instructor, canvas & use of paints & brushes.

Regular events include teens’ night & paint your pet night.

Like Artist Uncorked on Facebook here to stay updated about their events/deals. Follow Artist Uncorked on Twitter here @ArtistUncorked

Artist Uncorked, www.artistuncorked.com/,  322 Moss Creek Village, Hilton Head Island, SC 29910, tel: 1 (843) 837-4700, email: info@artistuncorked.com Artist Uncorked is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Be sure to take the kids to see Meredith Wilson’s THE MUSIC MAN! at Savannah Children’s Theatre this month.

This MAINSTAGE production of the classic musical – featuring adult and children performers plus a live orchestra – will be presented for three weekends in June.
JUNE 8-10, 15-17, 22-24 2012: Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m. Sat.& Sun., 3 p.m.

Tickets are available online by clicking here as well as at the box office. Children, senior and military discounts available.

Savannah Childrens Theatre, (912) 238-9015, 2160 E. Victory Dr. in the Piggly Wiggly shopping center, Savannah,  31404 www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org/

FOR MORE LOCAL KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS, CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR BY CLICKING HERE.

Public “J-Low & Friends” Shows!

During the Summer of 2012, Angela Beasley’s Puppet People will be hosting several showings of “J-Low & Friends” that will be open to the public!
-Think Juliette Gordon Low is “just the Girl Scout Lady?” Well, think again! Join the Puppet People for the completely true, totally not made up life story of Savannah’s own J-Low: an Artist, a Feminist, a Teacher, a Traveler, a LEADER!
Her life was so BIG, we needed a whole crew of local musicians, artists, writers, sculptures, storytellers and singers to tell it. We crammed as much adventure, laughs, heartbreak and impossible stories in to a 45 minute show as “puppetly possible!”
Dates:
– June 30th — 11:00 AM
– July 5th — 2:00 PM
– August 18th — 11:00 AM
– September 1st — 10:00 AM
* Dates subject to change and addition.*Place:The Puppet Place
3119 Furber Ave.
Savannah, GA 31404*** Mention this code: “SM006” and get 10% OFF tickets for “J-Low & Friends”***

Summer Friday Shows are BACK!

Every Friday during the Summer of 2012 Angela Beasley’s Puppet People will be preforming a puppet show, open to the public. Shows will include Back Stage Pass Tour and a Puppet Craft. Call for Reservations. Puppet shows and Puppet crafts may vary.
Fridays June 1 – August 31
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Puppet Place
3119 Furber Ave.
Savannah, GA 31404
Cost: $10 Per Person; $7 for parents
*** Mention this code: “SM006” and get $1.00 OFF each ticket for the “Summer Friday Shows”***

“Puppet Peeps Club Card”
This summer Puppet People will be introducing our “Puppet Peeps Club Card!”
Just ask for this FREE card when you come to one of the Friday show and make sure to get it stamped. After you get 5 stamps for seeing 5 shows you will be able to see the 6th for FREE! This is great for Puppet People’s regular crowd!

Angela Beasley’s Puppet People “The Puppet Place” in Thunderbolt, 3119 Furber Avenue, Savannah, GA 31405, 912-355-3366, http://puppetpeople.com. The Puppet Place is also an ideal spot to host children’s birthday parties! Puppet People is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

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For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Join the amazing Scribble Art Studio at La’ Berry for Broughton Street’s First Friday celebration on June 1 2012 in downtown Savannah!

Student work will be on display for viewing while you enjoy your frozen treat and take part in a fun kids’ craft!

Scribble Art Studio artists can’t wait to see you there!

What is First Friday on Broughton? With more vendors participating and many musical acts performing, this event is sure to fill the air with festive spirits. Broughton Street vendors will remain open after hours, from 6–9 p.m., and many will have live music by local musicians. In addition to entertainment, shoppers will enjoy great deals, discounts, specials, and raffles on everything Broughton Street has to offer.

La’ Berry Frozen Yogurt Cafe, 225 W. Broughton St., Savannah 31401, laberryfrozenyogurt.com For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Telfair Museums ArtZeum at the Jepson Center has four new exhibits especially designed for preschool children and families.

The ArtZeum is in the Telfair Museum’s Jepson Center, 207 W York St, Savannah GA 31401 More info here. Telfair Museums are a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Telfair Museum’s Jepson Center in Savannah has fantastic kids’ activities in May including the fun themed family make with their popular weekly, What Can We Make? program. “Paper Dolls”, in conjunction with the Juliette Gordon Low exhibit at the Telfair Academy. 

WCWM? (What can we make?)
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays / 10 am – 2pm / Jepson Center’s Melaver Studio
Explore your creative side with inspiring activities utilizing recycled materials, found objects, and traditional art supplies. Free to members and to visitors with paid admission. Walk-ins welcome, but attendance is limited to 12 participants at a time. For more info, call 790.8823 or click here.

Also don’t forget: The Jepson’s Toddler Third Thursday for May 17 will meet at 10 am at the Owens Thomas House at 124 Abercorn Street Savannah, 31401 for a featured living history tour and scavenger hunt.
10–11:30 AM Thurs. May 17

Toddler Third Thursdays are great for parents, grandparents, and caregivers with pre-school children. Designed especially for preschoolers ages 3-5 and their adult companions, this program allows toddlers to explore artwork from Telfair exhibitions and complete a fun-filled art project relating to their tour. This coming Thursday, May 17^thparents and toddlers will meet at the Owens Thomas House for a featured Living history tour. Toddlers will experience the home with characters dressed in period dress.

 Toddler Third Thursday Registration and adult supervision required. Call 790-8823 or click here to register. Enrollment is $5 per child. Adult admission is FREE for museum-members and $12 for non-members. Sponsored in part by JCB, Inc.

Telfair Museum’s Jepson Center, 207 W York St, Savannah GA 31401 Telfair Museums are a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

We love learning about new mom-run businesses opening in Savannah like J&P General , an Art Exchange supporting emerging artists, crafters and vintage collectors. J&P General offers online retail and a monthly showcase of work at various venues both locally and regionally.

Check out J&P General on Facebook here or www.jpgeneralarts.com.

J&P General is seeking new work from emerging artists, crafters and vintage collectors. J&P General supports you, from Savannah to Park City and all the way down to Tallahassee.

The Southern Mama behind J&P General

Katie Culler is a Southern Mama. Raised in North Carolina, graduated from SCAD, she has remained in Savannah. She is the mother of two fantastic daughters, Wilhelmina and Lucia. J&P General-Art Exchange is a project that has been brewing for years. Katie has always wanted to offer a place where working artists could come to sell and show their work. She wants to be their voice, get their name out there. Being able to offer online retail allows Katie to also work on relationships with venues both locally and regionally. Katie also needed to create a venture that would allow her to raise her children how she saw fit, having them included in the daily doings, they are as much a part of this company and its decisions as Katie is. They ARE J&P. June and Pearl, their middle names.

J&P General-Art Exchange 518 E. 41st St. Sav., Ga. 31401. Check out J&P General on Facebook here or www.jpgeneralarts.com.

 For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at 912-323-0123 or email ScribbleArtStudio@hotmail.com . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Telfair Museums announces the opening of four new exhibits especially designed for preschool children and families.

You are invited! Telfair Museums opening celebration will take place on Saturday, May 19 beginning at 11 am, with activities in the ArtZeum and museum studios continuing through 2 pm.

Admission is free to families during this event, thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Telfair Academy Guild.

The ArtZeum is in the Telfair Museum’s Jepson Center, 207 W York St, Savannah GA 31401 More info here.  Telfair Museums are a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Here’s the imaginative Savannah camp you’ve been looking for: Kids Summer Pottery Camp at Savannah’s Clay Spot.

Discount: Register your child(ren) for a week camp at full price ($150) & receive a second week of camp for half price ($75). Your kids will have a wonderful time working in the studio for two weeks out of their summer.

Pottery camp at Savannah’s Clay Spot is a unique opportunity for children to work as actual artist in a professional ceramic studio. Each week young students will learn a variety of ceramic techniques. Children will create on the potter’s wheel and use several hand building methods as they unleash their imaginations as they create wonderful works of art. Each camp will have a different inspirational theme and will be different, giving the opportunity for children to be involved in multiple camps.

Camp Schedule

Each weekly Camp will be held Monday-Friday 9am-12noon
$150 includes all supplies

Week 1-June 11-June 15, Ages 8-16
Week 2- June 18-June 29, Ages 6-10
Week 3-June 25-June 29, Ages 8-16
Week 4- July 9-July 13, Ages 6-10
Week 5-July 16-July 20, Ages 8-16
Week 6-July 23-July 27, Ages 6-10
Week 7-July 30-August 3, Ages 8-16
Week 8-August 6-August 10, Ages 6-10
Week 9-August 13-August 17, Ages 8-16
Week 10- August 20-24, Ages 6-10

Camp sizes are limited to 7-10 children so register early. Payment with registration will secure your child’s spot

Follow Savannah Clay Spot on Facebook here.

Savannah Clay Spot, 1305 Barnard St., Savannah 31401, www.savannahsclayspot.com, On Facebook here, 912.509.4647. Savannah’s Clay Spot is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Take a sculpture or pottery class to learn something new…or continue a flourishing hobby! Classes are centrally located in Midtown Savannah.

The sculpture classes include instruction in different hand building techniques such as coiling, slab work, pinching, carving, and bas-relief designs. The pottery instruction involves learning how to center the clay on the wheel, how to make plates, bowls and cylinders, and how to attach handles and make surface designs.

At the end of the session children will apply either underglaze paints or glazes to complete their work with a splash of color. All work will be finished with a gloss glaze and fired.

The fees include all materials and firings. The work will be available for pick up after all of the firings have been done. Please call or email Tiffany with any questions or to register.

To complete registration, please send a $20 deposit to Tiffany Drabek to Tiffany Drabek Studio, 215 East 64th St., Savannah, 31405 . The balance of the tuition will be due at the first class. $10 off total family tuition if an additional sibling signs up.

Spring Classes:
Sculpture $70
5 Tuesdays April 24-May 29(skip April 22) from 4:00-5 P.M. (ages 4 and up)
Pottery $130
7 Wednesdays April 11-May 30(skip May 23) from 4-5:30 P.M. (ages 7 and up)
Summer Camp Pottery and Sculpture Classes:
Sculpture $70
Monday-Friday, July 23-27, 9:30-10:30 A.M. (ages 4 and up)
Pottery Session 1 $95
Monday-Friday, July 9-13, 9:30-11:00 A.M. (ages 7 and up)
Pottery Session 2 $95
Monday-Friday, July 16-20, 9:30-11 A.M. (ages 7 and up)
Note: $10 off total tuition if student registers for both summer pottery sessions

About Tiffany Drabek: Tiffany is a local potter and ceramic sculptor. She has a BA in Art and French from the State University of New York at Geneseo, and has been working in her medium since graduation in Dec. ’91. In Savannah, she has been teaching clay classes to adults and children since 1999, and she has specifically taught home school students pottery, sculpture, and art history since 2001. She offers pottery birthday parties throughout the year to children as well as adults.

Tiffany Drabek Studio, 215 East 64th St., Savannah, 31405, (912) 692-0659, email tiffanydrabek@gmail.com , www.tiffanydrabekdesigns.com Tiffany Drabek Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Telfair Museums in Savannah offers fun and enlightening summer camps for Pre-K through high school age students. Camps are taught by professional artists and educators and include hands on studio activities, visits to the museum exhibitions, and an exhibition of campers’ projects at the Jepson Center. Discount registration for museum members. Contact Kip Bradley for more information at 912.790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org . Register online here.

Here are just a few of the creative summer camps offered:

GEEK BLING, TECHNO – JEWELRY AND FASHION ACCESSORIES
Ages 13-18
July 9-13 / 9 am-3 pm
Members $175 /
Non-members $195
Learn basic jewelry-making skills and explore accessory design by transforming outdated technology into wearable art. Students will create unique necklaces, bracelets, earrings and even a handbag using recycled computer parts, LEDs and electro luminescent wire. This class is ideal for middle school to high school students with an interest in jewelry and fashion. The program culminates with a reception and exhibition of the participants’ work .

VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT
Ages 14-18 / July 9-13 / 9 am-3 pm
Members $175/ Non-members $195
In this week long camp student will build their own video game. Students will explore, play, and develop video games while learning computer programing from scratch using Game Maker.
The summer camp culminates with a reception and exhibition of the participants’ work in the Jepson Center’s Morrison Community Gallery.

CREATIVE TRANSFORMATIONS – PRE-K CAMP
Ages 4-6
August 6-10/ 9 am-12 pm
Members $100 / Non-Members $125
Students in this camp will be met each day with a creative challenge. Inspired by current DIY trends, we will encourage your Pre-K student to turn the everyday into art. They will explore craft, sculpture, and fine art materials to make their own ingenious nothing/something. Projects include making your own water color kit and sketch book, building the best paper airplane, sculpture and light with LED’s and the DIY paint brush set. The program culminates with a reception and exhibition of the participants’ work in the Jepson Center’s Morrison Community Gallery.

Contact Kip Bradley for more information at 912.790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org . Register online here.

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Massie Heritage Center, Savannah’s museum for history and architecture located on Calhoun Square, will open its doors to the public after $1 million restoration project. The Grand Re-Opening Celebration activities and FREE ADMISSION are planned over 4 days, Thursday, April 26-Sunday, April 29 2012.

Discover new interactive exhibits including a laser show of the rebuilt three-dimensional model of James E. Oglethorpe’s famous city plan in Savannah: An Intelligent Grid. You’ll also see life-size classical structures from around the world which demonstrate the impact on Savannah’s own architecture in the Classically Inspired exhibit.

Schedule of Events:
Thursday, April 26 10 am: Ribbon Cutting & Dedication Ceremony
Friday, April 27 10 am-5 pm: Open FREE to public
Saturday, April 28 10 am-4 pm:  Open FREE to public
Sunday, April 29 1-5 pm: Open FREE to public

For more information call Sandee Lipsitz at (912) 395-5070. Massie Heritage Center, 207 E. Gordon Street, Savannah, GA 31401. www.massieschool.com