Profile: Young actor tries to fulfill dead mother’s wish

A SON’S QUEST, A MOTHER’S WISH
An actor leaves home to make his family’s dream a reality
It’s Thursday, and despite the heat, Broughton Street is teeming with people. Pedestrians move at their own rhythm, some ambling, others walking or scurrying. Whatever the pace, people move with a sense of purposefulness even under the harsh midday sun.
Amid [...]

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Telfair Museum: Museum aims to change its image

TELFAIR MUSEUM OF ART AIMS TO CHANGE ITS IMAGE
Stung by charges of elitism, it is undertaking programs that reach out to the community as a whole
Late last year, Mayor Otis Johnson and Savannah City Council did something that sent shock waves through the Telfair Museum of Art.
They decided against underwriting two of the museum’s community [...]

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Cover story: Outsourcing classical music in Savannah

THE BUSINESS OF (NOT HAVING) A SYMPHONY
Outsourcing classical music in the wake of a symphony’s demise
Sitting on a lawn chair, Michael Daly was among roughly 3,000 people at this year’s “Picnic in the Park.” The 39-year-old French hornist watched as audience members sang melodies to “Guys & Dolls,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “The Sound [...]

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1A: What is the true cost of building a cultural arts center?

HOW MUCH FOR A NEW CULTURAL ARTS CENTER?
City officials say the $13.4 million facility will be a bonus, but critics questions operating costs.
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of reports examining SPLOST and ESPLOST in advance of the vote on Sept. 19.
When it comes to the arts, there are six things Savannah [...]

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1A: The story behind Savannah’s newest public square

The Making of ‘Yamacraw Square’
Arts park traveled a 14-year road from idea to reality.
It’s where Gen. James E. Oglethorpe befriended Chief Tomochichi of the Yamacraw Indians.
It’s where Andrew Bryan built a church that in time would symbolize a slave’s right to religion and freedom.
And it’s where Brenda Johnson lived for 18 years, raising four sons, [...]

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Telfair Museum: Jepson opens

A VISION OF WHAT’S TO COME
Jepson Center for the Arts establishes key role of the arts in city’s future
After six years of construction, battles over architectural design, scheduling setbacks and a great deal of fevered anticipation, the $24.5 million Jepson Center for the Arts will open Friday.
Designed by Moshe Safdie, one of the world’s elite [...]

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Telfair Museum: Bad glass stymies Jepson construction

Jepson Center opening delayed until next year
Faulty construction materials, lack of foresight blamed for the latest delay in the Jepson Center for the Arts
The opening of Savannah’s largest public arts facility will not be as scheduled – again.
Telfair Museum of Art officials announced Monday the postponement of the opening of the Jepson Center for the [...]

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Telfair Museum: Jepson opening delayed again

‘It’s not possible for there to be a delay’
Telfair officials are certain the new Jepson Center will open as scheduled, despite a history of missed deadlines.
Telfair officials believe the fifth time may be the charm.
The Telfair Museum of Art announced last week that the new Jepson Center for the Arts will be completed and ready [...]

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Telfair Museum: Q&A with then-director Diane Lesko

JEPSON CENTER ‘SHOULD BE A POWERFUL DRAW’
Diane Lesko discusses building lessons and acquiring world-class art
Before Diane Lesko arrived, in 1995, as director of the Telfair Museum of Art, there was already talk about expanding the South’s oldest museum.
Its collection was growing, storage was shrinking and educational abilities were increasingly limited. It was clear to many [...]

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Telfair Museum: The Kirk Varnedoe Collection

AN INSPIRED COLLECTION
The life of Kirk Varnedoe brings about an art collection for all the enjoy
Some 20 pillars of the art world of the past three decades, including Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Chuck Close and Roy Lichtenstein, have donated one piece of artwork each to the new Jepson Center for the Arts in memory of [...]

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