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Savannah art galleries: Mixed media collaborations, gender expression, photography and more

Savannah Morning News

Looking for art in the Savannah area? Go no further. Here's our list of exhibitions, galleries and museums. 

EDGE: A collaborative exhibition by Cynthia Knott & Michael Turner; noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday Sept. 30-Oct. 24; The Gallery at Sulfur Studios 2301 Bull St.; 5-9 p.m. Oct. 1 First Friday Opening Reception; artist talk Oct. 16; view by appointment at sulfurstudios.org/edge; Facebook Event: facebook.com/events/565349831275162.

Mixed media collaboration that weaves together the histories, disciplines, and perspectives of Cynthia Knott and Michael Turner. The collaborative aspect of this endeavor came alive when both artists agreed that there are no mistakes in the creative process, laying a foundation for combined vision, energy, and a new artistic voice.

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Submit your event at online@savannahnow.com. Published online. Events printed in chronological order as space allows. Info at 912-652-0365, leave a message. Art shows practice COVID restrictions with face masks and social distancing.

Altarpiece: Offering”: through Oct. 8, The Drive Thru Art Box at Green Truck Pub, 2430 Habersham St. An evolving site-specific installation by Troy Wandzel. Happy Hour Artist Talk at Drive Thru Art Box: 6-8 p.m. Sept. 23; sulfurstudios.org/drivethruart; Facebook Event: fb.me/e/2saO8fmOv. Initially a portrait painter focusing on painting from life, Wandzel has transitioned his work into sculpture that attempts to discuss the absence of color, and an understanding of how light affects form.

"Altarpiece: Offering," one in a series, by Troy Wandzel at The Drive Thru Art Box at Green Truck Pup.

"White Wig" by Mehryl Levisse: through Dec. 12 at SCAD Museum of Art, scadmoa.org/exhibitions/white-wig. Levisse’s multifaceted practice explores notions of subjectivity and identity related to queer experience. Using gendered symbols and imagery associated with pageantry, masquerade, and cabaret, the artist produces an extravagant visual language that interrogates commonly accepted conceptions of masculinity and femininity. Levisse’s performances and installations act as stages on which gender is remixed and obfuscated. Serving as emcee, the artist orchestrates space to question the limits of the body and the societal codes that constitute how we behave.

Using gendered symbols and imagery associated with pageantry, masquerade, and cabaret, Mehryl Levisse produces an extravagant visual language that interrogates commonly accepted conceptions of masculinity and femininity. At SCAD MOA.

“Sunshine and Shadows” by John Alexander: through Sept. 30, JEA Art Gallery, 5111 Abercorn St. Savannah artist's scenic and fine art photography can be found at residential and business establishments throughout Savannah. His images find fantasy in reality in a dream-like state that inspires the viewer to take a deeper look. The printed surface comes alive in vivid color, shape, form and personality; JohnAlexanderPhotography.com.

By John Alexander, showing at the JEA Art Gallery in September.

"Simulacra:" a fall national juried art exhibition on display in the main gallery at Sulfur Studios through Sept. 19. An ARTS Southeast and Sulfur Studios presentation. More information at sulfurstudios.org.

Artists from across the nation to share work that explores the past, present or future of the space between subjective perception and objective reality, and received works running the gamut of the political, personal, conceptual, horrifying and beautiful. Simulacra asks, “What is reality in this day and age?”

Featured artists: Peter Abrami, Brandin Baron, Balthazar, Tara Conway, Jacob Dudley, Jon Frey, Jennifer Lee Halsey, Dawn Hunter, Meg Kettelkamp, Millicent Kennedy, Maya Looney, Samantha Mack, Moody Marinaro, Richard Metzgar, Kendle Moon, Bonnie Mullins, Preston James Orr, Jen Palmer, Moises Ramos, Kristin Reeves, Noah Reyes, Kris Sanford, Hannah Zimmerman. Online - sulfurstudios.org/simulacra.

"Secluded Play" by Dawn Hunter. On exhibit with “Simulacra - A National Juried Art Exhibition.”

Ongoing

ARTS Southeast: New nonprofit with a mission to make Savannah a destination for art and culture in the Southeast by supporting established and emerging artists and engaging a diverse community with programming by developing awareness and appreciation of the arts. Sulfur Studios is flagship program. Executive Director is Emily Earl. artssoutheast.org.

Savannah African Art Museum: Tours from 1-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, with last tour beginning at 4 p.m.; 201 E. 37th St.; savannahafricanartmuseum.org. Virtual tours noon Monday-Friday on the museum’s Facebook. Workshops continue online. 

Irritable Pelican Artisan Gallery: 10 a,m.-4 p.m.; 802 1st St., Tybee Island; irritablepelicanartisangallery.com.