Program areas at Telfair Museums
Exhibitions - in 2022, Telfair Museums presented 41 exhibitions, 39 of which were organized by Telfair staff. Highlights include the continuation of our complex uncertainties: artists in postwar america, which highlights our ever-growing permanent collection; bruce davidson; face to face, a survey of the expansive career of acclaimed american photographer; and the highly popular william o. golding: hard knocks, hardships, and lots of experience; a large survey of the work by william o. golding, a self-taught artist and seaman who recorded a half-century of maritime experience in more than 100 vibrant drawings.
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 2022, the Telfair acquired 95 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.
Education programs - 5,145 pre-k through college students participated in in-person field trips and virtual tours in 2022. These included the Museum's in person tours of the exhibition feels like freedom: philip j. hampton for 2,700 4th grade students in the savannah chatham county schools. 2,115 individuals of all ages and abilities participated in outreach via in person classes for seniors at local senior centers, youth at community centers and individuals at health and social services partner locations throughout the community. 57 adult and youth studio Art classes and summer camps for children and teens reached 581 participants. 19 in person and virtual lectures were attended by nearly 1,000 people. 5 free family days offered on saturdays were attended by a total of 3,571 visitors of all ages, with thousands of additional visitors taking part in free admission weekends for local residents between april and august 2022. 5 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 virtual outreach workshops for incarcerated individuals. Drop-in studio Art making activities offered each saturday were attended by 2,560 participants of all ages.