Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    EXHIBITIONS - IN 2020, TELFAIR MUSEUMS PRESENTED 24 EXHIBITIONS, 23 OF WHICH WERE ORGANIZED BY TELFAIR STAFF. WHILE THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF CHANGEOVER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, THREE EXHIBITIONS DURING THIS TIME, COMPLEX UNCERTAINTIES: ARTISTS IN POSTWAR AMERICA, COLLECTING IMPRESSIONISM: TELFAIR'S MODERN VISION, AND LAUNCHING SAVANNAH'S ART SCENE: FOUNDERS OF THE SAVANNAH ART CLUB, ALLOWED US TO SHOWCASE A LARGE AMOUNT OF OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION DURING THE TUMULTUOUS 2020 YEAR.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.7M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    EDUCATION PROGRAMS - 3,164 PRE-K THROUGH COLLEGE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN IN-PERSON FIELD TRIPS AND VIRTUAL TOURS IN 2020. THESE INCLUDED IN-PERSON SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FOR THE PULSE FESTIVAL AND SUMMON THE SEA EXHIBITIONS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY AS WELL AS LATE 2020 VIRTUAL TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION YOUTHFUL ADVENTURES. 1,763 INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, INCLUDING 1020 CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, SCHOOLS AND VISITS TO OUTREACH SITES FROM GOLDEN AGE CENTERS TO HOSPITALS AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. THESE INCLUDED IN PERSON SESSIONS FOR SENIORS EARLY IN 2020 (PRE-PANDEMIC), AND 1500 VIA FREE AT HOME ART MAKING KITS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH LOCAL MEAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND SENIORS, AND THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICE PARTNERS. 20 STUDIO CLASSES, 9 CAMPS, AND 3 WORKSHOPS WERE ATTENDED BY 163 PARTICIPANTS. 19 IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENING LECTURES WERE ATTENDED BY 1,600 PEOPLE. 500 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TOOK PART IN DAILY DROP IN STUDIO ART MAKING PROGRAMS (PRE-PANDEMIC). 2 FREE FAMILY DAYS AND 3 FREE ADMISSION FAMILY WEEKENDS AT TELFAIR'S JEPSON CENTER WERE ATTENDED BY 6295 PEOPLE IN 2020, ACCOMPANIED BY 750 TAKE HOME ART MAKING KITS. A COMMUNITY MAIL ART EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION WAS HELD WHICH INCLUDED OVER 100 WORKS SUBMITTED BY LOCAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND VETERANS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $865.6K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    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 2020, THE TELFAIR ACQUIRED 98 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.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.5M