Telfair Museum Of Art Inc

THE TELFAIR MUSEUM OF ART OFFERS COMPELLING EXPRESSIONS OF VISUAL CULTURE - EMBRACING THREE UNIQUE BUILDINGS AND THREE DISTINCT COLLECTIONS THAT BRIDGE THREE CENTURIES OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE. THE MUSEUM DEVELOPS AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND SERVES AS A DYNAMIC CULTURAL CENTER CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.

EXHIBITIONS - IN 2021, TELFAIR MUSEUMS PRESENTED 33 EXHIBITIONS, 31 OF WHICH WERE ORGANIZED BY TELFAIR STAFF. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE CONTINUATION OF OUR POPULAR COMPLEX UNCERTAINTIES: ARTISTS IN POSTWAR AMERICA, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS OUR EVER-GROWING PERMANENT COLLECTION; CURATORS CHOICE WHICH INCLUDED A SELF-PUBLISHED CATALOG OF VERY SELECT AND POPULAR WORKS IN OUR COLLECTION; AND THE BORROWED SHOW PICASSO TO HOCKNEY: MODERN ART ON STAGE, FROM THE TOBIN COLLECTION OF THEATRE ARTS AT THE MCNAY ART MUSEUM, SHOWCASING EXQUISITE DESIGNS FOR PERFORMANCES BY MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS - 2,929 PRE-K THROUGH COLLEGE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN IN-PERSON FIELD TRIPS AND VIRTUAL TOURS IN 2021. THESE INCLUDED THE MUSEUM'S VIRTUAL TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION SONYA CLARK: FINDING FREEDOM FOR ALL 4TH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS. 574 INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES PARTICIPATED IN OUTREACH VIA IN PERSON CLASSES FOR COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. 1,934 AT HOME ART MAKING KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO YOUTH, SENIORS, AND FRONTLINE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THROUGH FREE AT HOME ART MAKING KITS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH LOCAL MEAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND SENIORS, AND THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICE PARTNERS. 23 YOUTH CLASSES AND SUMMER CAMPS WERE OFFERED IN PERSON FOR 170 CHILDREN AND TEENS. 18 ADULT STUDIO CLASSES WERE OFFERED FOR 148 PARTICIPANTS. 24 IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL LECTURES ATTENDED BY 920 PEOPLE. 3 FREE FAMILY DAYS OFFERED ON SATURDAYS AND 3 FREE ADMISSION FAMILY WEEKENDS (FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY) WERE ATTENDED BY A TOTAL OF 3,692 VISITORS OF ALL AGES, AND 950 ACTIVITY KITS PROVIDED TO VISITORS DURING FREE ADMISSION FAMILY DAYS. 7 EDUCATION EXHIBITIONS WERE HELD IN THE MUSEUM'S COMMUNITY GALLERY, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF WORK BY VETERANS AND PARTICIPANTS FROM LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXHIBITION ALSO INCLUDED ART PRODUCED IN A NEW SERIES OF 3 VIRTUAL OUTREACH WORKSHOPS FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.

COLLECTIONS - CURRENTLY, THE TELFAIR HOLDS OVER 7,000 WORKS OF ART, INCLUDING PAINTINGS, WORKS ON PAPER, SCULPTURE, FURNITURE, DECORATIVE ARTS AND TWO HISTORIC HOMES. THESE WORKS ARE PRIMARILY FROM EUROPE AND AMERICA, RANGING IN DATE FROM THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THROUGH THE PRESENT. IN 2021, THE TELFAIR ACQUIRED 63 WORKS FOR THE COLLECTION, LARGELY THROUGH GIFTS. THESE ACQUISITIONS INCLUDE PAINTINGS, WORKS ON PAPER, PHOTOGRAPHS, MIXED MEDIA AND DECORATIVE ART OBJECTS. THESE WORKS HAVE HELPED TO AUGMENT AND DIVERSIFY THE TELFAIR'S PERMANENT COLLECTION.