Thursday, Feb. 20
The good, the bad, and the very bad
SCAD Museum of Art
6 p.m.
In this lecture Jerry Saltz, the senior art critic for New York Magazine, discusses current trends, tries to decipher what is going on and what artists can do about it. For more information, go to their website.
Friday, Feb. 21
Viscoelastic Creep
Gallery Expresso
6 – 8 p.m.
This gallery reception features mixed medium paintings by Carolyn Helper-Smith. For more information, go to their event page.
Fixed Flux Reception
Oglethorpe Gallery
6 p.m.
Adam Kuehl presents his thesis exhibition work that investigates the processes of Troy Wandzel, a Savannah-based artist. For more information, go to their website.
Pay No Attention to That Man Behind The Curtain
Non-Fiction Gallery
7 p.m.
Ben Tollefson presents his paintings that explore the uncertainty of spaces through distorted realities. He is currently an MFA painting candidate, who experiments with the vibrant colors and patterns in attempts to immerse viewers into a world and get them to experience the tension between reality and simulations. For more information, go to their event page.
Creature Comforts
The Butcher
7 – 10 p.m.
Artists all over Savannah come together to show their different artwork. This exhibition benefits the Humane Society of Greater Savannah. For more information, go to their website.
The Rebel (and other myths) Solo Performance
SCAD Museum of Art
7:30 p.m.
Jonah Bokaer will debut a 40-minute solo performance that’s inspired by Albert Camus’ work for The Workers’ Theater. The choreographies depict existentialism, absurdism and lyrical resistance. For more information, go to their website.
Student showcase
Alexander Hall
5 – 7 p.m.
Check out student’s work during this deFINE ART showcase. The focus of the first floor is photography and printmaking, while the second floor features graduate students’ paintings. For more information, go to their website.
Gallery Hop
Various locations
5 – 7 p.m.
The Fahm Hall Gallery, Pei Ling Chan Gallery, Pinnacle Gallery and the Fibers Open Studio will hold receptions for several artists, including Kalin Allen, Micah and Whitney Stansell and Rebecca Nolan. For more information, go to their website.
Saturday, Feb. 22
Seacrest Partners Race for Preservation 10K & 5K
Forsyth Park
8 a.m. – noon
Run through downtown Savannah to support the Historic Savannah Foundation. Both races start and finish at Forsyth Park. For more information, go to their website.
A-Town Get Down
Charles H. Morris Center
Noon to Midnight
This 12-hour festival is dedicated to transformative power of art and music. It features live music and art as well as a series of workshops. The festival is in honor of Alex Townsend, a graphic design student, that passed away after a car crash at the age of 21. His passion for art and music inspired his friends to start this festival. For more information, go to their website.
Sketch Crawl
Telfair Square
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Urban Sketchers and the Telfair Museums invite sketchers, drawers and all kinds of artists to get together and create. For more information, go to their website.
A Seersucker Shots Triple Shot
The Book Lady Bookstore
7 – 9 p.m.
Poets Jason Bradford, Elaine Briney and Kolby Harris take time to read some of their work and talk about writing. Erika Jo Brown and B.J. Love will host this evenings events and music will be provided by Christopher Berinato. For more information, go to their website.
