Nurture artistic talent with virtual arts classes from the Savannah Cultural Arts Center.

Classes start the week of April 5 2021 (next week!) and include options for ages 5 and older.

Artist Adventures

Each week, a different activity prepared for ages 9 to 12 years will foster creative expression. A variety of visual arts skills across different media will be explored and paired with famous artists and art movements. Register online here. 

Art Journaling for Teens (FREE)

Expand or jumpstart your journaling practice! This course for ages 13 to 17 will explore various stream of consciousness writing, collage, and painting exercises. Register online here. 

Teen Clay

This fun and energetic class is geared to ages 13 to 17 with any level of experience and will cover a mix of skill-building and experimental projects. (Registration includes clay from the Savannah Cultural Arts Center). Register online here. 

Drama Adventures in Oz

Explore theater through the imaginary world of Oz! Each class features a new creative adventure and encourages young performers of any ability to build confidence and express themselves on stage and on the Zoom screen. Two sessions for ages 5 to 7 and 8 to 12. Register online here. 

On Stage: Teen Acting

Spark creativity and hone core acting skills in this virtual class! Open to all levels and ages 13 to 15, this course will utilize guided improvisation, scene work, and script analysis to create authentic, fun, and purposeful performances. Register online here. 

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Drama class preview on Facebook Live

Savannah Cultural Arts Center will host a Facebook Live on Wed. March 31 at 11:30AM to preview the Drama Adventures in Oz class.

The center’s performing arts specialist will lead a short creative movement class to get your body and mind moving. Learn more about the upcoming Drama Adventures in Oz class (staring next week) here.

Join on Facebook @SavannahCulture

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Registration for Scribble Art Studio’s Summer Camp 2021 is now open.

Weekly sessions from June 7 – Aug. 6 2021. Camp is from 9AM – Noon, Monday through Friday, and includes all art materials, two instructors and snacks.

Your young artist will explore different art themes from around the U.S.A. in Scribble’s Ode to the American Road Trip. Space is limited so book your spots today.

Register online here. 

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On-campus and virtual programming will be offered by the Georgia Tech Savannah campus this year.

Find more information on all of Georgia Tech Savannah’s programming here.

COVID-19 policies and procedures are listed below under FAQs and will be emailed to all participants prior to the program start date.

2021 On-Campus Programs

Artbotics – Rising 3rd-5th Graders
July 12-16 2021
$200 per participant

Interactive Art is the focus of this week of STEAM! Come build, paint, and program your creations to light up, move, and interact with their environments.

Ever used science or math to create an artistic masterpiece? How about coding to write a song? Artbotics is a program designed to bring your creativity to life and have fun along the way! Each participant will create their own unique and interactive piece of artwork using a combination of traditional art mediums, coding, and robotics. The week will be capped off with a gallery showing for family and friends.

Register online here.

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IoT and YoU – Rising 6th-12th Graders
July 12-16 2021
$250 per participant

Advance your understanding of coding and electronics by exploring the internet of things and how to design your very own interconnected sensors and devices!

This advanced program is designed for participants looking to take their knowledge of coding both to the next level and off the screen and into the real world. The Internet of Things (IoT) lets you connect, explore, control, and collect data on the world around you. Led by Dr. Russ Clark, a computer science professor at Georgia Tech, this program includes a full week of hands-on projects and a take-home kit to keep the fun going all year long!

Register online here.

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Maker Camp – Rising 6th-8th Graders
July 19-23 2021
$250 per participant

Make, build, and code your way through the week with a series of hands-on projects.

Maker Camp is a week like no other! Each day will have you working on a different hands-on project that you get to keep and take home for continued fun and learning. Five unique projects over 5 amazing days! Ever build a robot or made wearable electronics? This is your chance to build all that and more.

Register online here

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3D Design – Rising 3rd-8th Graders
July 19-23 2021
$175 per participant

Learn all about 3D design and how to bring your ideas and sketches to life using CAD (computer-aided design) software.

Every product from shoes to cell phones to rockets and everything in-between starts as a sketch that gets turned into a 3D model. 3D design software is at the foundation of what designers and engineers around the world use to create the world around us. No matter what you want to design this program will teach you the fundamental skills to bring it to life!

Register online here.

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FIND MORE SUMMER CAMPS IN SAVANNAH & THE LOWCOUNTRY HERE.

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Expand your creativity with the Savannah Cultural Arts Center! New virtual arts classes begin April 5 2021 with brand new offerings for ages 5 and older. Six week session virtual and performing arts classes:

Artist Adventures: Ages 9-12
Art Journaling for Teens: Ages 13 to 17 (FREE)
Teen Clay: Ages 13 to 17
Drama Adventures in Oz: Ages 5 to 7 and 8 to 12
On Stage: Teen Acting: Ages 13 to 15

Learn more about these classes and adult classes (ages 16+) & register online here.

Also happening at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center

Virtual Storytime
Sat. March 27 2021, 10:30AM. FREE, Ages 3 to 7
This week’s book: Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
Free but online registration required. Register here.

Spring Break Virtual Camp
March 29-April 2 2021, $50
Solve a mystery through arts activities! This engaging camp encourages participation, creativity, and ends the week with a mystery solved. Camp is offered virtually and in two sessions tailored to different ages.
Ages 5-7 | 9:30 – 11AM
Ages 8-11 | 1-3PM
Registration includes a Spy Art Kit for the weeks activities!
Learn more and register here.

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This spring break, join the Art Crime Team (A.C.T.) to solve an art mystery!

The Savannah Cultural Arts Center’s engaging spring break camp encourages creative participation, clue spotting, and ends the week with a mystery solved.

Camp is offered virtually and in two sessions tailored to different ages, 5 to 7 and 8 to 11, over spring break (March 29-April 2).

The virtual morning session for ages 5 to 7 runs from 9:30-11AM and the afternoon session for ages 8 to 11 runs 1- 3PM.

The camp includes an art spy kit with supplies needed for the week’s projects! (Curbside pickup from the Savannah Cultural Arts Center.)

Online registration is now open at savannahga.gov/artcamp.

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Brand new Kindermusik class opening up in April!

Kindermusik Savannah is expanding and adding a new family class (ages 0-7) on Wednesdays at 10AM beginning April 7 2021.

Come enjoy music, instruments, movement, stories and learning together with your child. First trial class is FREE! Text 912-432-5885 to enroll or for more info. Find details & register online here. 

Location: Kindermusik with 88 Keys, 183 Deerfield Rd W, Bloomingdale GA 31302

Kindermusik…music now, skills for life.

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Toddler Tuesdays nature program @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah

Toddler Tuesday is a program for 1-4 year old children and their caregivers that focuses on one of Oatland’s animals, or a relevant nature theme. The program will meet at the picnic pavilion and will include: singing, fingerplay, a story, an encounter with one of our animals, and a take-home craft.

UPDATE: Cost for the program is $5 for children and $5 for adults.

Registration is required and there are a limited number of spaces so reserve early.

Registration is made online, but the program fees will be paid at the front booth on the day of, and not in advance, so please, if you know you won’t make your reservation, please call and cancel so organizers can open the space for someone on the waitlist.

See the 2021 Toddler Tuesday Winter Schedule and register online here.

Questions about the program? Call 912-395-1517, or email michelle.kelly@sccpss.com

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Kindermusik Savannah March 2021 playdates
Theme: Down on the Farm!
10AM Sat. March 20 or Wed. March 24 2021

Join Kindermusik Savannah for a 40-minute farm-themed class. Parents and children together will engage with instruments, singing, moving, dancing, storytime, and more activities in these musical playdates.

Choose from Saturday March 20 or Wednesday March 24, both at 10AM. You and your child will enjoy a delightful farm-themed musical playdate; plus get to take home an instrument/prop, 10 songs, and a $5 coupon for Kindermusik weekly classes.

Register online here.

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Registration for Scribble Art Studio’s Summer Camp 2021 is now open.

Weekly sessions from June 7 – Aug. 6 2021. Camp is from 9AM – Noon, Monday through Friday, and includes all art materials, two instructors and snacks.

Your young artist will explore different art themes from around the U.S.A. in Scribble’s Ode to the American Road Trip. Space is limited so book your spots today.

Register online here. 

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Lots of outdoor kids’ happenings at nearby Georgia State Parks including this upcoming Saturday event @ Fort King George State Historic Site in Darien, Ga.

Crafting Days: Wood & Wax
Fort King George State Historic Site
302 McIntosh Rd SE
Darien, GA 31305-4304,
Sat. March 20, 2021 at two times
10AM-Noon
2-3PM
Open to the public
Join rangers for a day outside demonstrating colonial wood-working and candle-making.
Standard site admission is required to attend this program.
Site admission: Adults $7.50, Seniors $7.00, Youth 6-17 $4.50, Youth 5 & younger are FREE
912-437-4770.
Learn more here.

The Savannah Studio is up and running!

Harrison Payne Violin is now accepting students for Spring 2021. All skills levels are welcome.
If interested, text (478) 718-6476 or email harrisonpayneviolin@gmail.com

Visit Harrisonpayneviolin.com for more information.

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Coastal Heritage Society in Savannah will host Family Day on Sat. March 13 2021 at all six of its museums including Savannah Children’s Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum & Old Fort Jackson. Guests can enjoy interactive exhibits and engaging tours at each site through family-friendly, immersive activities that illustrate the narratives of Savannah’s past.

Georgia State Railroad Museum will have blacksmithing demonstrations throughout the day and will once again welcome visitors to take a Site Tour by Train.

Savannah Children’s Museum will have several activities including crafts, a scavenger hunt and a bottle rocket launch at noon.

Savannah History Museum will feature the popular Loyalists & Liberty Tours from 10am to 2pm.

Old Fort Jackson will thrill guests with cannon firings at 11am and 2pm.

Harper Fowlkes House and PinPoint Heritage Museum will host daily interpretation and guided tours.

Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah Children’s Museum, Old Fort Jackson, Pin Point Heritage Museum, and the Loyalists & Liberty Tour @ Savannah History Museum all feature large, open-air spaces and all sites will employ enhanced sanitizing and distancing protocols.

Admissions information and online ticket sales are available online here.

Site Tours by Train are limited and boarding passes are issued on a first come, first served basis.

As always, Coastal Heritage Society Members receive FREE admission. Become a member online here.

For the safety of all staff and guests, staff and guests are required to wear face coverings. Visitors are asked to adhere to City of Savannah, Chatham County, CDC mask regulations and recommendations.

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Savannah Children’s Museum, open Wed-Sat, 9:30AM-2:30PM, depending on weather

All Coastal Heritage Society historic sites and museums in Savannah reopened to the public Thurs. March 4 2021.

There will also be a special Family Day on March 13 2021. Details here.

New operating hours are as follows:

Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah History Museum, and Old Fort Jackson will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 9AM to 4PM.

Savannah Children’s Museum will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 9:30AM to 2:30PM.

Pin Point Heritage Museum will be open Thursday through Saturday from 9AM to 4PM.

Harper Fowlkes House will be open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10AM to 3PM. *Special opening on Thursday, March 4th from 10AM to 3PM.

Admissions information and online ticket sales are available online here.

As always, Coastal Heritage Society Members receive FREE admission. Become a member online here.

For the safety of all staff and guests, social distancing protocols will be observed, implementing enhanced sanitizing procedures Both staff and guests are required to wear masks. Visitors are asked to adhere to the City of Savannah, Chatham County Commission and CDC mask regulations and recommendations.

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Registration for Scribble Art Studio’s Summer Camp 2021 is now open.

Weekly sessions from June 7 – Aug. 6 2021. Camp is from 9AM – Noon, Monday through Friday, and includes all art materials, two instructors and snacks.

Your young artist will explore different art themes from around the U.S.A. in Scribble’s Ode to the American Road Trip. Space is limited so book your spots today.

Register online here. 

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Kindermusik Savannah is now enrolling…all 4-7 year olds who love music are welcome!

Try your first class for free!  This class meets every Mondays at 4PM.

Text 912-432-5885 or visit kindermusikwith88keys.com for more info.

Kindermusik…A Good Beginning Never Ends.
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Youth Classes @ Telfair Museums Jepson Center, Savannah for Spring 2021

Telfair Museums announces a brand new schedule of in person and virtual classes for Spring 2021, completely redesigned to insure social distancing and health and safety protocols, while providing engaging, fun, educational experiences for everyone.

All spring youth classes and adult classes are listed on Telfair’s website, with full descriptions. All classes are located in the Jepson Center at 207 W. York Street unless otherwise noted.

Youth classes include:

Digital Photography Camp Mondays, 4–6PM | March 1–March 29 2021. Register online here.

Virtual Video Game Camp Ages 12-14 years | via Zoom Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4–5:30PM, March 2–April 1 2021. Register online here.

Youth Art Club! Painting and Drawing Ages 9–12 years) Thursdays, 4–6PM, March 4–April 1 2021. Register online here.

Youth Art Club! Painting and Drawing (Ages 12–16 years) Wednesdays, 4–6PM, March 3–March 31 2021. Register online here.

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All Coastal Heritage Society historic sites and museums in Savannah will reopen to the public on Thurs. March 4 2021.

There will also be a special Family Day on March 13 2021. Details TBA.

New operating hours are as follows:

Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah History Museum, and Old Fort Jackson will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 9AM to 4PM.

Savannah Children’s Museum will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 9:30AM to 2:30PM.

Pin Point Heritage Museum will be open Thursday through Saturday from 9AM to 4PM.

Harper Fowlkes House will be open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10AM to 3PM. *Special opening on Thursday, March 4th from 10AM to 3PM.

Admissions information and online ticket sales are available online here.

As always, Coastal Heritage Society Members receive FREE admission. Become a member online here.

For the safety of all staff and guests, social distancing protocols will be observed, implementing enhanced sanitizing procedures Both staff and guests are required to wear masks. Visitors are asked to adhere to the City of Savannah, Chatham County Commission and CDC mask regulations and recommendations.

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Registration for Scribble Art Studio’s Summer Camp 2021 is now open.

Weekly sessions from June 7 – Aug. 6 2021. Camp is from 9AM – Noon, Monday through Friday, and includes all art materials, two instructors and snacks.

Your young artist will explore different art themes from around the U.S.A. in Scribble’s Ode to the American Road Trip. Space is limited so book your spots today.

Register online here. 

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Join the Savannah Cultural Arts Center virtually every other Saturday morning at 10:30AM for interactive read-alouds of some of your favorite children’s books, and maybe discover a few new stories too. Each engaging story is accompanied by an arts activity to enhance the literary experience. This free program runs every other week for children ages 3 to 7.

Please register online here by Friday at noon the day before your preferred session(s) to make sure you receive the Zoom invitation and art activity information.

Feb 27 – Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill; after the story, stay for arts activities and a ceramics demonstration video. Register here.

March 13 – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

March 27 – Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto Gilberti

Find more storytime info online here.

Register online here.

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Spaces are still available in virtual youth theater classes!

Out of the Box – Virtual Theater Makers
Mondays and Thursdays 5-6pm
For ages 9-12. (Late registration allowed until March 1)

Drama Adventures with Dr. Seuss
Tuesdays 4-4:30pm
For ages 5-8.

Learn more and register here.
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FREE ADMISSION to National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta – sponsored by FedEx – March 4-7 2021 & March 11-14 2021.

Explore thought-provoking galleries and exhibits, connect civil rights history to the ongoing struggle for human rights all over the world, & view the personal papers and items of Dr. King in our Voice to the Voiceless gallery.

With your health & safety in mind, timed tickets must be reserved online in advance. Free admission is based on a first come, first serve basis, and there will be limited availability for ticket reservations to ensure the safety of staff & visitors.

Reserve your tickets online here.

Picasso to Hockney: Modern Art on Stage’ is NOW ON VIEW at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center through May 31 2021.

The exhibit presents a rare opportunity to experience nearly 100 years of original performance designs by renowned visual artists who took their creativity to the stage.

Jepson Center
Open Thursdays-Mondays 10AM-5PM (Closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays)
Admissions cost here. Children 5 & younger are free.
207 W. York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE FOR EDUCATORS PICASSO TO HOCKNEY: MODERN ART ON STAGE

Telfair Museums’ Education staff will offer a virtual preview of the exhibition and a virtual walk-through of the gallery at 4PM Wed. Feb. 24 via Zoom. An educator guide and passes to view the exhibition at the Jepson Center will be available to all participating educators. Learn more here.

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Virtual Youth Theater Classes with the Savannah Cultural Arts Center 

The Savannah Cultural Arts Center is debuting Virtual Arts Classes including two youth theater offerings: Drama Adventures with Dr. Seuss (Ages 5 to 8) and Virtual Theater Makers (Ages 9 to 12). These six-week, virtual sessions will present engaging content focused on interaction, collaboration, and movement.

6 week sessions start Feb. 16 2021.

Register and read more about classes online here 

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Out of the Box; Virtual Theatre Makers

Using a unique blend of Zoom-friendly improv and playwriting activities, young actors will explore new ways to create theatre from the ground up. Over seven weeks, creative minds will be stretched and traditional limitations of live performance will be broken, as participants work to develop original scenes, monologues, and characters, culminating in a final virtual showcase for friends and family.

This class is intended for 9 to 12-year-olds with any level of experience.

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Drama Adventures… with Dr. Seuss (Participants are allowed to join this class after the six-week session begins)

This 6-week virtual class series invites participants ages 5 to 8 to fully immerse themselves in the imaginary world of Dr. Seuss by way of acting, music, craft, and dance activities. Appropriate for all experience levels, each class will feature a new creative adventure and encourages young performers of any ability to build confidence and express themselves on stage and on the Zoom screen.

Note: A Dr. Seuss Kit is included with registration from the Savannah Cultural Arts Center (via curbside pickup).

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The Savannah Studio is up and running!

Harrison Payne Violin is now accepting students for Spring 2021. All skills levels are welcome.
If interested, text (478) 718-6476 or email harrisonpayneviolin@gmail.com

Visit Harrisonpayneviolin.com for more information.

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Creative Spirit Art School in Savannah offers art classes for all ages and skill levels – painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture/ceramics, mixed media, materials and techniques, skill building and experimental arts

Also offered: portfolio prep geared towards developing artistic skills, knowledge of materials and techniques and preparation of portfolio for middle school, high school, and college

Learn more here.