Telfair Museums organize free family weekend during the annual PULSE Art + Technology Festival
News Highlights: Telfair Museums organize free family weekend during the annual PULSE Art + Technology Festival
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – In partnership with the City of Savannah, Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center from Friday 29 January to Sunday 31 January from 10 am to 5 pm free for everyone.
Visitors are invited to visit ongoing exhibitions and explore art activities created by Telfair’s education team, including free art packs for kids to take home.
“We’re celebrating the start of the new year by opening our doors to everyone,” said Ben Simons, Telfair’s Executive Director and CEO. “In recent years, Telfair has provided free access to only Savannah residents for Family Days and Weekends. This weekend we also look forward to welcoming our neighbors from Effingham, Bryan and Liberty counties, and cities like Bluffton and beyond. “
Exhibitions currently on view include Collecting Impressionism: Telfair’s Modern Vision, which closes after Sunday; Youthful Adventures: Growing Up in Photography; Complex uncertainties: artists in post-war America; and other highlights from the museum’s permanent collection.
Face masks are required and occupancy limits are imposed for social distances.
Telfair’s annual PULSE Art + Technology Festival started on Wednesday and will also be shown during the free weekend.
“We switched to a three-day free weekend format, so people are spread out so that not a thousand people show up in one day. Instead, it scatters the crowd. So it’s really just a safety precaution to have that three-day weekend, ”said exhibition curator Harry DeLorme.
Caribbean artist David Gumbs is this year’s lead artist, with PULSE as his first solo exhibition in the United States. His interactive pieces translate characteristics of the Caribbean environment, the effects of global warming and the legacy of colonialism into colorful digital landscapes that transform and respond to the movements of visitors.
“I think visitors will really enjoy the art of David Gumbs with its vibrant colors, movement and interactivity, but it’s also work that makes you think and consider environmental and social issues,” said DeLorme.
Other highlights of PULSE include works by Savannah artists Guanzhi Kou and Greg Finger, a virtual discussion of producing STEM projects at home with children by leading creators Diana Eng and Natalie Zee Drieu, and a series of virtual student workshops.
Visit for registration links and the full PULSE schedule telfair.org/event/pulse2021.
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