Drawn from Telfair Museums’ permanent collection, Primary: Artists Working in Red, Yellow, and Blue explores how artists have utilized primary colors in adventurous ways to elicit brilliant experiences. Featuring works by Roy Lichtenstein, Ellsworth Kelly, and Joan Miró, these energetic and dynamic compositions introduce viewers to the expansive possibilities of a simple palette.

‘Tideland’ is an exhibition of black and white photographs by Savannah-based photographer Parker Stewart (b. 1992). Taken between 2020 and 2024, these evocative photographs document the coast of Georgia by transporting the viewer into the visceral and primordial atmosphere of the barrier islands and inland waterways.

The SCAD Museum of Art is proud to honor our U.S. service members by participating in the annual Blue Star Museums movement. In collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America, SCAD MOA welcomes active-duty military personnel and their families with complimentary admission starting on Armed Forces Day, May 17, through Labor Day, Sept. 1, 2025. We look forward to presenting our latest exhibitions to these brave responders.

The SCAD Museum of Art joins world-renowned cultural institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Art Institute of Chicago; the de Young Museum, San Francisco; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; and the Dallas Museum of Art as a Blue Star Museum participant.

(Un)Grounded, a solo exhibition of new work by Iranian-American artist Raheleh Filsoofi, is an immersive multimedia installation of ceramic vessels, sound, and video in conversation with the pottery and landscapes on view in The Moss Mystique: Southern Women and Newcomb Pottery. Over the past two years, Filsoofi has traveled to nine states in the Southeast to collect soil, including a visit to Savannah in April 2024. She has carefully archived, processed, and extracted the clay from these locations to form the physical and symbolic content of her multidisciplinary practice. Embracing her movement as a woman and immigrant within the region, (Un)Grounded considers the legacies of Newcomb Pottery through Filsoofi’s personal identity to engage with present-day perceptions surrounding southern identity, transience, and meanings of authenticity.

In 1895, administrators in the art department at the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in New Orleans, Louisiana, a women’s higher education institution that was joined to Tulane University, started a new commercial enterprise so that their students could put the skills they learned in their art and design courses into practice. A group of potters, mostly men, created the various objects out of clays sourced throughout the South, and women graduates of the art program painted them with images of flora and fauna. Newcomb Pottery quickly received praise throughout the US for the quality of its designs and the perceived authenticity of its representation of Southern regional identity, and these strong ties to location remain present today, long after the Pottery’s closure in 1939.

This exhibition focuses on the Newcomb potters’ material and chosen subjects, their relationships to regional identity, and the Pottery’s changing approaches to these subjects over time. Tasked with representing the region through their work, Newcomb designers earned a reputation for turning to their local environment for inspiration. This exhibition explores how designs that featured repeating, semi-abstract, and carefully selected plants such as waterlilies eventually transformed into muted landscapes of moss-draped oaks and cypresses, and the way these images matched romanticized visions of the South that were growing in the 20th century. The Moss Mystique asks visitors to reconsider their ideas about what makes a place unique. In an adjacent gallery, interdisciplinary artist Raheleh Filsoofi’s new multimedia exhibition (Un)Grounded will respond to the complexities of Newcomb pottery.

Stop the annual learning “Summer Slide” by joining the LOPL Summer Reading Challenge. Readers of all ages are invited to log ten hours of reading whatever they chose, however they choose, for prizes and fun. Each LOPL branch hosts special free programming events throughout the summer. Sign up online or in-person at LOPL.

100 Days of Purpose – June 1–September 8 (ongoing)
Led by Savannah’s only lifestyle medicine physician and coaching team at Purpose & Plants, this 100-day community wellness challenge inspires simple, daily actions tied to your deeper purpose. It’s free, flexible, and designed to help you reset, recharge, and reconnect. Join the private Facebook group to access all of the free giveaways and resources.
→ Join anytime: https://purposeandplants.com/100-days-of-purpose-1

James Benjamin Franklin has brightly reimagined the conventions of painting through a language of process and discovery. His works incorporate repurposed textiles such as blankets, towels, afghans, clothing, and bathroom mats, creating sensually-layered rafts of visual and physical texture which serve as alternative canvases. These surfaces, in turn, are painted, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed with materials which include acrylic paint, sand and glitter. Whereas traditional canvas can be precious or overbearing, Franklin’s tactile surfaces are liberating and playful. They allow open experimentation where his visual lexicon and studio methods can evolve or reinvent themselves.

Franklin’s paintings are housed in handcrafted plaster-molded frames, each one with a unique geometry. Irregular shapes complement and contain the playful chaos of the many-layered painting surfaces. His process of discovery explores how specific media become more meaningful when applied to textiles and other found surfaces. His work is experimental in the best sense of that oft-used expression: it deploys intentional, rigorous investigation while learning from each new result.

The finished pieces suggest an artist who relishes surprise at the unexpected while discovering freedom in technique. This freedom has led Franklin to refine his practice with increasing nuance in shape, edge, color, and texture, and their interactions over time. Ultimately, the artist wishes to communicate something essentially human about the making of his art – the joys of creative experimentation, as evidenced by the work itself.

“There’s an understanding of time that I appreciate,” says Franklin. “You can get a sense of how the art was made, revealing a story or history to the process – the joy, as well as the struggle. Bringing the viewer into the piece and having a shared experience about making and about life.” Creative acts are communicated and felt more urgently than an aesthetics borne of intellectual preoccupations. Within a single work of art, new meanings and additional layers are revealed over time. Franklin’s art is evergreen, relational, and continuously inspiring.

Paintings shown in Visitor feature vivid, bold colors and mark-making, resulting in finishes and atmospheres which are new to Franklin’s body of work. His edges and borders have also evolved, enabling a variety of ways of seeing the painting as an ensemble. The frames create counterpoints to prevailing visual energies which radiate from an alchemical display of pigment, texture, and surface.

The title of the show references a poetic entrance, or visitation, to otherworldly spaces. Franklin is a first-time visitor to Savannah, Georgia, where his work also fills the galleries at Laney Contemporary for the first time. Both artist and audience share an experience of visiting and being visited.

Bio:
James Benjamin Franklin received his BFA from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA in 1999 and his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI in 2017. Recent exhibitions include Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI; KMAC, Louisville, KY; FRONT International, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH; Broadway, New York, NY; Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit, MI; Reyes | Finn, Detroit, MI; and Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City. Franklin was born in Tacoma, WA in 1972 and lives and works in Detroit, MI.

Hours:
Tuesday-Friday, 11-5pm
Saturday, 11-2pm
Free Admission

We will have cooler weather before we know it! We are reaching out to our community to help us help those in need by donating new or gently used blankets and backpacks for the homeless. We are accepting blankets, quilts, bedrolls, sleeping bags, backpacks and rucksacks. Drop off location is Trinity Lutheran Church, 12391 Mercy Blvd, Savannah. Drop off dates are July 22 & 29 from 4-6 p.m. and July 24 & 21 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. For more information contact (912) 925-4839.

Learn the basics of home composting from the comfort of your own home with this brief online class.

Andrew Morris is a self-taught gardener who has created a life centered around teaching people to grow their own food and supplying them with the tools they need for success.

Andrew opened Savannah Hydroponics & Organics in January 2009 to fill the need for a local source of specialty gardening and hydroponic supplies here in the Lowcountry. Born and raised in southern California where he was exposed to gardening, recycling, and composting at an early age, he was taught the benefits of sustainable living. Leaving SoCal for the mountains of Lake Tahoe as a young adult, his love for growing plants truly emerged. With snow on the ground up to eight months of the year, he started using lighting and hydroponic systems to grow plants year round indoors. After leaving California, he lived in Hawaii for almost two years, where, between his jobs as a boat captain, he helped his friends with a gardening store in Maui. He found his way to the Lowcountry via Harbor Town Marina after a period of living and working on yachts.

Date: July 2025, ongoing
Time: 10 minutes, self-paced
Location: Virtual – A link to the class will be emailed after we receive your email subscription

Registration Deadline: Thursday, July 31st
Cost: FREE to Email Subscribers*
Please call 912-349-4030 to with any questions.

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Anyone else??!! We just need a day, alright? Head to Smol Bar for a week of relaxation. We’ll have Spa Water cocktails at the bar… Spa Water Slush for even more chillllllllll, and some of our favorite movies on the small screen featuring people who need to chill out too, or people that are already super chill.⠀

Join us for Flau’Jae’s third annual Back2School Giveaway event!

Free Mammograms on Friday July 25th 3pm-7pm.

Free book bags, uniforms, shoes, school supplies and more! Enjoy Music, food, inflatables, games and face painting! Plus a meet and greet with Flau’Jae herself.

Pre registration for Mammograms is required.

Are you ready to “Step Forward”? The Savannah Police Department is now hiring. Join us at our July 26 Hiring Expo at 8am. Lunch will be provided.

Items needed for hire: Social security card, birth certificate, DD-214 (If applicable), valid driver’s license, high school diploma/GED/or college degree, marriage license/name change document.

Contact us at 912-651-4226 or reach us at SPDRecruiting@savannahga.gov

Train Rides in July are:
Wednesdays-Sundays including Friday, July 4th
Train rides are at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm. Schedule and locomotives subject to change, please call ahead. (912) 651-6823

Get ready to elevate your weekends with the best brunch in Savannah. AMP’D is a high-energy rooftop brunch experience, hosted at Electric Moon at the iconic Plant Riverside District in Savannah.

This isn’t your average rooftop brunch — AMP’D brings the vibe with live DJs spinning feel-good tracks, electrifying cocktails, and a bold, flavor-packed menu. Enjoy a dynamic mix of brunch favorites, savory bites, and sweet treats designed to keep the energy high and the weekend alive.

AMP’D is where music, celebration, and unforgettable flavors come together making it the perfect location for any celebration. Whether you’re gathering your crew or just looking for the best brunch Savannah downtown has to offer, join us on the rooftop with sweeping views of the Savannah river.

At AMP’D, brunch in Savannah isn’t just a meal — it’s an experience.

$50 per person includes buffet brunch, bottomless mimosas and a welcome cocktail.

Brunch, Beats & Big Celebrations — Why Amp’d is Perfect for Your Party Crew
Energetic Rooftop Venue: Vibe through your weekend with panoramic views of the Savannah River and city skyline.

Live DJ: Feel the beat all brunch long with our live DJ spinning high-energy tracks to elevate your weekend vibes.

Innovative Brunch Programming : Break out of the ordinary with next-level brunch programming that blends flavor and fun. Think curated cocktails, interactive elements, and something new every time.

Instagram-Worthy Moments: Come for the food, stay for the aesthetic—brunch has never looked this good.

ACES 3rd Annual Event

Savannah Black History Tour guided by Acclaimed Author and Historian Rita Fuller-Yates

Fridays – Bus Tour @ 12 pm
Saturdays – Bus Tour @ 12 pm & 2 pm
Sundays – History & Soul Food Experience @ 12 pm

Hey there! We’re so excited to invite you to a unique and stylish experience coming up on Saturday, July 26 from 12-4pm — it’s our Hat Bar Pop-Up with A&R Workshops, hosted right here at the beautiful Sea Love Candle Bar and Boutique.
Come design your own custom hat with all the trimmings — you’ll walk away with a one-of-a-kind statement piece that’s totally you.
And while you’re getting creative, why not pour your own candle too? Sea Love offers a signature candle-pouring experience that’s the perfect pairing for your personalized hat-making moment.
This is more than a pop-up — it’s a vibe. Whether you’re planning a fun day out with friends, a date, or just treating yourself, you won’t want to miss this cozy, creative event.
Can’t wait to see you there!