Savannah Summer Camps 2023

Drama & Visual Arts Classes for ages 6 & older start Nov. 1 @ Savannah Cultural Arts Center

October 18th, 2021

Fall Art Classes start Nov. 1 2021 Savannah Cultural Arts Drama Performing Arts

Unleash creativity with arts classes at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center.

5 and 6-week series classes begin Mon. Nov. 1 2021.

From acting and audition prep to art discovery classes and ceramics, there is something for all interests – ages 6 and older!

Registration is now open, reserve your spot online @ Savannahga.gov/artsclasses

Creative Classes- drama, art, ceramics – start Nov. 1
Savannah Cultural Arts Center
201 Montgomery St.
Savannah Ga. 31406

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Concerned about your child’s development? Try Chatterbox Pediatric Therapy’s FREE Developmental Checklist

October 17th, 2021

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FREE Developmental Checklist for Children Ages 1-6

Did you know Chatterbox Pediatric Therapy developed a developmental checklist to help parents and caregivers better understand age-appropriate milestones?

The online developmental screening for children is for ages 1-6 years

Have you tried it yet? Find the free checklist online here. 

Chatterbox Pediatric Therapy offers pediatric speech, occupational and physical therapy services in Pooler and Richmond Hill, GA. The experts @ Chatterbox Pediatric Therapy see the benefits of early intervention in kids every day.

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Try the weekly Kindermusik Savannah baby class for ages 0-24 months

October 17th, 2021

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Enjoy a special weekly outing with your tiniest music maker and watch learning take place before your eyes!

Kindermusik Savannah baby class for ages newborn to 24 months meets every Tuesday at 11AM. First trial is free- come move, play instruments, sing, and more.

Visit kindermusikwith88keys.com or text 912-432-5885 for more info.

Kindermusik…A Good Beginning Never Ends.

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

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(Savannah Fall Festivals 2021) Pooler Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival

October 17th, 2021

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Bring the kids to Risen Savior’s Pumpkin Patch in Pooler, which is designed to be a quality and safe fall activity for your family to enjoy.

Proceeds from the Pumpkin Patch go to the Navajo Indian Reservation in Farmington, New Mexico (This is also where the pumpkins come from, employing 700 Native Americans and making positive and lasting impact on a region with 42% unemployment); Risen Savior Christian Academy and Risen Savior’s youth conference travel expenses.

Pumpkin Patch 2021: Sat. Oct. 16 through Sun. Oct. 31, 11AM-7PM (weekdays); Noon-7PM (weekends).

UPDATE: Pumpkins now arriving Sun. Oct. 17 @ 6PM.

Cost: free to enter (pumpkins are priced according to size), free family-friendly games & fall activities.

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Fall Festival 2021: Weekend of October 30-31 

October 30-31 2021, Noon-5PM will be a festival weekend join with some additional activities for all ages

  • Vendors
  • Picture booth
  • Bounce Houses (fee)
  • Carnival Games & Raffle Baskets (fee)
  • Face Painting
  • Bake Sale (fee)
  • Pumpkins for sale

Risen Savior Christian Academy, 1755 Quacco Road, Pooler, Ga. 313122, 912.925.9431 Risen Savior Christian Academy is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser. 

(Halloween Savannah 2021) Halloween Scavenger Hunt @ UGA Aquarium, Skidaway Is.

October 17th, 2021

Savannah Halloween Scavenger Hunt UGA aquarium

Visit the UGA Aquarium on Skidaway Is. in Savannah October 25 – 30 2021 to take part in a Halloween Scavenger Hunt.

Other special activities offered include a temporary skull exhibit and take-home Halloween crafts for kids.

Find aquarium hours and admission here. 

New Homeschool Art Classes @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah

October 17th, 2021

HomeSchool Savannah art classes Scribble Art Studio Chatham County

Art Class for the Homeschool Student @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah

Join Scribble Art Studio in Savannah each week in the studio for ongoing art classes for your homeschool learner.

Classes will begin Oct. 25, 2021. Learn more and register online here. 

Homeschool Art Class
Scribble Art Studio
212 E. 37th St.
Savannah, GA 31401
info@scribbleartstudiosav.com
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Scavenger Hunt & more family-friendly fall events @ Wormsloe State Historic Site, Savannah

October 16th, 2021

Fall fun events festivals Wormsloe Scavenger Hunt Savannah Chatham County 2021 kids

Lots of Fall 2021 family-friendly happenings @ Wormsloe State Historic Site in Savannah. Here’s look:

Where’s Noble Bones? A Bone Chilling Scavenger Hunt
Every Saturday in October 2021: Sat. Oct 23, 9 AM-4 PM; Sat. Oct. 30, 9AM-4PM
Wormsloe Historic Site – Savannah
Come help find Noble Jones, he has lost all of his Noble Bones. Every Saturday in October, Wormsloe State Historic Site will be holding a spooky scavenger hunt. It gives families a perfect way to get outdoors and enjoy the beautiful natural and cultural resources here at Wormsloe while having some fun. $2.50 – $10 912-353-3023.
Learn more here.

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Colonial Sailors with Captain Knotbeard
Sun. Oct 24, 2021 10AM-11:30AM, 2-3:30PM
Wormsloe Historic Site – Savannah
Come join Captain Knotbeard and learn about sailing in the 18th century. Learn how to use a compass, tie sailing knots, how to use a sailing whistle, and sing silly sea shanties. The program includes one sailing whistle and length of rope, which is yours to keep. If you have your own compass, bring it with you. $7.50 – $15.00 912-353-3023.
Learn more here.

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Wormsloe Black Heritage Tour
Sun. Oct 24, 2021 10AM-11:30 AM, 2-3:30PM; Sun. Oct. 31 2021 10AM-11;30, 2-3:30PM
Wormsloe Historic Site – Savannah
Join Ranger KeyShawn as he takes you on a journey, highlighting Wormsloe’s history as a slave plantation and invoking the memories of those enslaved Africans who lived and worked here. The tour will last approximately one hour on a 1.5 mile hike. Please note to bring water, and wear comfortable shoes for the guided hike. Register in advance. $6.50 – $12 912-353-3023.
Learn more here.

Flu shots available for adults, children during Saturday flu drive @ Dr. Yolanda Rivera-Caudill’s pediatric office, Savannah

October 15th, 2021

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Flu vaccines for adults & children 6 months & older during Saturday flu-shot drive @ Whitemarsh Is. Savannah

Flu season is back! But no need to fear, The Tiny Beet is here!

Bring your family to get their flu shots @ The Tiny Beet pediatrics office on Whitemarsh Island in Savannah, starting at 10AM Sat. Oct. 16 2021. Your children do not need to be patients of Pediatrician Dr. Yolanda Rivera-Caudill  @ The Tiny Beet to receive flu shots during this flu drive.

Open to adults and children 6 months and older. 

How to sign up:
1. Click here to sign up online for the vaccine drive.
2. Enter code: GA65438
3. Fill out & submit form
4. See you there at The Tiny Beet Pediatrics office on Whitemarsh Island, Savannah on Sat. Oct. 16 2021

The Tiny Beet is a general pediatric direct primary care (DPC) practice .

Learn more here. 

Come by before the flu drive for a family yoga class @ 9AM.

ADDRESS
51 Johnny Mercer Blvd.
Building A-2 Suite A
Savannah, GA 31400

PHONE
(912) 777-6830

EMAIL
thedoctorbeet@gmail.com

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Donate diapers, baby wipes to OVER THE MOON’s Community Diaper Drive, Savannah

October 14th, 2021

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Diapers are essential to keeping a baby healthy. Often, families in need must choose between diapers or food for their children.

Help the Savannah-Richmond Hill-Rincon community provide basic necessities to their families by donating now to the Over the Moon Diaper Drive.

See locations below.

COASTAL CARE PARTNERS Coastal Care Partners, LLC
4 Village Walk, Skidaway Island

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH First Baptist Church of Savannah
400 N Columbia Ave, Rincon, GA

JEWISH EDUCATION ALLIANCE Savannah Jewish Educational Alliance
5111 Abercorn St.

ONCE UPON A CHILD Once Upon A Child Savannah
1100 Eisenhower Dr.

SAVANNAH POWER YOGA Savannah Power Yoga
7360 Skidaway Road, Sandfly,
461 Johnny Mercer Blvd., Wilmington Is.

SEA, SALT & SUGAR NAIL SALON Sea Salt & Sugar
1800 E. Victory Drive

THE 5 SPOT The 5 Spot Midtown
4430 Habersham St., Habersham Village

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE SHOP Twinkle Twinkle Little Shop
10471 Ford Ave, Richmond Hill, GA See Less

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Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tours @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

October 13th, 2021

Stroller Toddler Tours Savannah Art Start Jepson Center

Parent & Me Monthly Art Program @ Jepson Center, Savannah 

Once a month, Telfair Museums‘ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center in downtown Savannah for story time, a special tour, and an art activity.

Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome @ these Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour programs. Come play and learn.

$5 per child
Adult members free / Adult non-members $12

October Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour
Tues. Oct. 19 2021, 11AM-12:30PM
Jepson Center
This month’s featured exhibition is Silhouettes.
Learn more here.

November Art Start: Stroller & Toddler Tour
Tues. Nov. 16 2021, 11AM-Noon
Jepson Center

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FREE Family Day Oct. 16 – featuring Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom – for Savannah-Chatham residents @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

A large fabric canopy draped overhead and spanning an entire museum gallery greets visitors to Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom, which opened Oct. 1 at the Jepson Center.

From 10AM-to 5PM on Sat. Oct. 16 2021, Savannah and Chatham County residents can view the exhibition free as part of Telfair Museums’ Free Family Day at the Jepson Center. They can also see Heavy is the Crown, a newly opened exhibition by the artist Noel W Anderson.

Telfair’s presentation of the immersive installation by Clark, an artist and Amherst College professor, offers a celestial viewpoint that encourages viewers to consider freedom-seeking enslaved individuals whose forced labor built America’s wealth. Draped as if a night sky overhead, the large-scale canopy is pieced together from cyanotype reactive fabric squares made with the help of workshop participants over the course of Clark’s various residencies.

Often under cover of night with bounty hunters at their heels, enslaved individuals seeking freedom used the constellations like the Big Dipper to orient their way north along the Underground Railroad—a network of people, safe houses, and clandestine routes in the early to mid-19th century used to escape from states, such as Georgia, that sanctioned slavery, into Northern states and Canada.

On Sept. 30, Clark delivered Telfair’s free, annual Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Lecture to a full crowd  at the Jepson Center, with funding provided by the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, the City of Savannah, and the Georgia Council for the Arts.

Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom is organized by the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin and Marshall College in collaboration with Telfair Museums and is curated by Amy Moorefield. The presentation at Telfair is curated by Erin Dunn, curator of modern and contemporary art.

Learn more about Free Family Day October 2021 here.

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Jepson Center
207 W. York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

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New Homeschool Art Classes @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah

October 12th, 2021

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Art Class for the Homeschool Student @ Scribble Art Studio, Savannah

Join Scribble Art Studio in Savannah each week in the studio for ongoing art classes for your homeschool learner.

Classes will begin Oct. 25, 2021. Learn more and register online here. 

Homeschool Art Class
Scribble Art Studio
212 E. 37th St.
Savannah, GA 31401
info@scribbleartstudiosav.com
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Baby Gear Rental – car seats, strollers, cribs – in Savannah & nationwide with BabyQuip

October 10th, 2021

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Baby Gear Rentals in Savannah & Nationwide 

BabyQuip is a total game changer for family travel!

Rent all the baby equipment you need (like cribs, strollers, car seats, toys and more) for your next getaway and skip packing all the bulky items. They deliver and set up everything for you, and pick it up when you’re done—all at your convenience. They’ll even meet you at the airport! All rental gear is clean, safe and insured.

Click here to make a reservation.

Find all the info on renting baby gear in the Savannah area here. 
Stephanie Jackson
Independent Quality BabyQuip Provider: Coastal Georgia and the Low Country of South Carolina
call or text: 912.247.7825

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(Best Savannah private schools) Open House @ Veritas Academy

October 8th, 2021

Savannah private schools Veritas Academy PreK high school

Open House Nov. 4 @ Veritas Academy, Savannah

School searching in Savannah?

Join Veritas Academy in Savannah on Thurs. Nov. 4 2021 beginning at 9AM to learn more about Classical, Christian, and Covenantal education in Savannah!

Experience Veritas Academy’s mission in action through class visits, meet and hear from Veritas parents, learn about Veritas programs and educational approach, receive curriculum and admissions information, and have a Q & A with the Veritas Headmaster.

RSVP here.

Veritas Academy Open House, PreK-12th
Thurs. Nov. 4, 2021
9-11AM
25 W Oglethorpe Ln.
Savannah, GA 31401-3971

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(Savannah Museums) SCAD Teen Nights @ MOA

October 7th, 2021

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Teen Nights @ SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah

Teens take over SCAD MOA at these artist workshops.

Supplies included. All skill levels welcome. Boxed dinner provided.
4-6PM
$10 ADMISSION

Nov. 19
Glam up the holidays
Adorn a custom-beaded ornament inspired by Christian Siriano’s showstopping designs in People Are People and avant-garde rings in
Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection.

Dec. 10
Conjure kami spirits at LARP workshop
Tour Japanese artist Izumi Kato’s exhibition Stand By You. Then inhabit Kato’s spectral creatures at this live-action role playing workshop.

Dec. 17
Make cookie-cutter cool
Customize cookies styled like works on view, with Brittany Richmond, SCAD MOA assistant curator

Sign up!
kpoitras@scad.edu
Kristin Poitras
Coordinator of museum visitation

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WHERE
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Ga.

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(Savannah Halloween) Trunk or Treat @ Crowned Elite Athletics

October 7th, 2021

Trunk Treat Crowned Elite Athletics 2021 Halloween events

Halloween Trunk or Treat @ Crowned Elite Athletics, Savannah

You’re invited to bring your kids to a trunk or treat event @ Crowned Elite Athletics in Savannah, 6:30PM Fri. Oct. 29 2021.

Cost: $5 per Trick or Treater.

info@crownedeliteathletics.com

Crowned Elite Athletics
202 Bourne Blvd, Ste 160
Savannah, GA

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Best Savannah private schools: Visit Savannah Christian Preparatory School (PreK-12th grade)

October 7th, 2021

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Happy 70th Birthday Savannah Christian Preparatory School (SCPS)!

School searching in Savannah? Visit Savannah Christian Preparatory School, an independent, non-denominational PK-12 college prep Christian school, during a Welcome Home Wednesday open house this fall.

Welcome Home Wednesdays

Open House Dates 2021 November 3 │ December 1
9:30AM
Reservations are required.
Register for Welcome Home Wednesdays online here.
For more information on this event or admissions at Savannah Christian Preparatory School, please email Kathi Strickland, Director of Family Relations, at kstrickland@savcps.com or call the admissions office at 912.629.5544.

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(Cheerleading, Tumbling) Try-outs for all ages for Crowned Elite Athletics Prep Team, Savannah

October 7th, 2021

Crowned Elite Athletics cheer gymnastics Savannah Chatham County 2021 classes

Is your child ready to be CROWNED?

Crowned Elite Athletics half year program evaluations are here. This is a great program in Savannah for all athletes, regardless of experience level.

Evaluations will be Oct. 23, 2021. 4-7PM. Open to males and females, all ages, all skill levels.

Register online here. 

Questions? Contact Crowned Elite’s All Star Director at kat@crownedeliteathletics.com or 606-492-5419

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(Fall Festivals) FREE Pumpkin Patch 2021 @ Shelver Cove Community Park, Hilton Head Is.

October 7th, 2021

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Free event! Pumpkin Patch 2021 @ Shelter Cove Community Park on Hilton Head Is. presented by Maginnis Orthodontics.

Have the kids dress up and participate in a Halloween Costume Contest at 5:45PM.

Free bounce houses, pumpkins, and games! Train ride, concessions, rockwall sold separately.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021
4-7PM
SHELTER COVE TOWN CENTRE
39 SHELTER COVE LANEHILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC, 29928

Details here. 

Halloween 2021 Trick or Treat dates, times in Savannah, Pooler, Richmond Hill

October 7th, 2021

Trick or Treat times, dates day Savannah Chatham County 2021 Halloween Richmond Hill Pooler

Halloween 2021 falls on a Sunday.

That means the date of trick-or-treating gets tricky.

Savannah: The Savannah Police Department is recommending trick or treating on Sat. Oct. 30 5-8PM
Pooler: Trick-or-treating on Sat. Oct. 30, 6-9PM
Richmond Hill: Trick-or-treating on Sun. Oct. 31, 5-8PM
Bloomingdale: Trick-or-treating on Sat. Oct. 30, 5-9PM
Effingham Co: Trick-or-treating on Sat. Oct. 30, 6-9PM
Hinesville: Trick-or-treating on Sat. Oct. 30, 6-8PM.

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Find more Halloween activities in SouthernMamas.com Fall Fun Guide 2021 or in our Events Calendar.

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Best Savannah schools: Open Houses, Tours @ St. Andrew’s School (PreK-12th Grade), Wilmington Island

October 7th, 2021

School searching in Savannah?

Learn more about St. Andrew’s School, a private, independent, college preparatory Wilmington Island school, ages 3-12th grade @ one of the school’s upcoming open houses:

Open Houses
OCT. 12 2021
NOV. 12 2021
JAN. 18 2022
8:30AM Grades 5 – 12
9:30AM Pre-K 3 through Grade 4
Register online here.

St. Andrew’s (age 3 to grade 12) is an independent International Baccalaureate World School inspiring young people each day in the area of academics, arts, and athletics.

St. Andrew’s School, 601 Penn Waller Rd, Savannah, 31410. 912.897.4941 ext 452, www.saintschool.com , email hellew@saintschool.com On Facebook here.   On Twitter here. St. Andrew’s is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Fall Festivals, Pumpkin Patches, School Tours/Open Houses, Free Events in Savannah, Pooler & the Lowcountry

October 6th, 2021

SouthernMamas.com Free weekly E-letter events Savannah Hilton Head Pooler

Fall Fun 2021, free kids’ happenings, lots of local events as well as fall tours and open houses at private schools in Savannah and Pooler – all in this week’s SouthernMamas.com E-letter. Find it here.

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Scary in the Dairy 2021 Halloween Festival & Haunted Trails, Savannah

October 5th, 2021

Pegasus Halloween 2021 event Scary Dairy hayrides Farm

Pegasus Riding Academy in Savannah hosts Scary in the Dairy 2021 & Haunted Trails

Halloween fun for the whole family! Haunted Hay Rides, horse rides, pumpkin carving, cake walk, bubble factory and games. Plus a pumpkin carving contest at 6PM. Schools can compete. All of the above  and more @ Scary in the Dairy 2021, Sun. Oct. 24, 4-8PM.

Proceeds benefit Pegasus Riding Academy Veteran’s Program.

After the Scary in the Dairy Sunday festival, Haunted Trails @ Pegasus Riding Academy will be later that night 8-9:30PM Sun. Oct. 24 as well as Oct. 25-30 2021, 6:30-8:30PM.

Learn more here.

Pegasus Riding Academy
2500 Tennessee Ave.
Savannah, GA 31404
info@prasav.org

Two Sisters Travel: Disney Cruise Deals, Save Up to 25%

October 5th, 2021

Disney Cruise Line introduces a cruise industry innovation on the Disney Fantasy and Disney Dream — the shipboard water coaster, AquaDuck. Stretching 765 feet in length and spanning four decks in height, AquaDuck uses water blasters to propel guests around the the ship’s top deck. (Matt Stroshane, photographer)

Last Minute Disney Cruise Deals, Save up to 25 percent with Two Sisters Travel

If you’ve been dreaming of a Disney Cruise, Two Sisters Travel has some incredible last minute deals. Select 3 or 4-night Bahamas sailings this fall onboard the Disney Dream are available at up to 25% off. Take advantage of pricing of only $150 per person, per day for a family of 4.

Disney Cruise Line offers a unique vacation experience that blends entertainment and adventure with comfort and convenience. There is something for everyone on a Disney cruise: relaxing “me” time for the adults, imaginative fun for the kids and exciting family time for all. Every voyage features the world-class hospitality that only Disney can provide, and of course, all of your favorite characters. You’ll even be able to experience the popular Halloween on the High Seas events onboard.

Currently, the Bahamas is requiring that all incoming cruise guests 12 and older must show proof of vaccination and guests younger than 12 must present a negative COVID test taken up to 5 days prior to sailing. These requirements are valid for departures through November 1, 2021.

Hurry & contact Tara McCoy at Two Sisters Travel for a quote and more information. These cabins will go fast.

Tara McCoy, Vacation Specialist at Two Sisters Travel
843.284.3241
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Free Family Day @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, Savannah

October 5th, 2021

Telfair Museums Savannah Jepson Center Free Family Day 2021 October

FREE Family Day Oct. 16 – featuring Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom – for Savannah-Chatham residents @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center

A large fabric canopy draped overhead and spanning an entire museum gallery greets visitors to Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom, which opened Oct. 1 at the Jepson Center.

From 10AM-to 5PM on Sat. Oct. 16 2021, Savannah and Chatham County residents can view the exhibition free as part of Telfair Museums’ Free Family Day at the Jepson Center. They can also see Heavy is the Crown, a newly opened exhibition by the artist Noel W Anderson.

Telfair’s presentation of the immersive installation by Clark, an artist and Amherst College professor, offers a celestial viewpoint that encourages viewers to consider freedom-seeking enslaved individuals whose forced labor built America’s wealth. Draped as if a night sky overhead, the large-scale canopy is pieced together from cyanotype reactive fabric squares made with the help of workshop participants over the course of Clark’s various residencies.

Often under cover of night with bounty hunters at their heels, enslaved individuals seeking freedom used the constellations like the Big Dipper to orient their way north along the Underground Railroad—a network of people, safe houses, and clandestine routes in the early to mid-19th century used to escape from states, such as Georgia, that sanctioned slavery, into Northern states and Canada.

On Sept. 30, Clark delivered Telfair’s free, annual Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Lecture to a full crowd  at the Jepson Center, with funding provided by the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, the City of Savannah, and the Georgia Council for the Arts.

Sonya Clark: Finding Freedom is organized by the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin and Marshall College in collaboration with Telfair Museums and is curated by Amy Moorefield. The presentation at Telfair is curated by Erin Dunn, curator of modern and contemporary art.

Learn more about Free Family Day October 2021 here.

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