I Always Come Back to Savannah: The Art of Myrtle Jones
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Mystery at the Morris
Come explore this Southern collection though a truly unique guided experience where you will uncover hidden gems and discover secrets among the artworks. A trained museum docent, a rogue journalist and you will work together to uncover artists’ secrets, discover a hidden drawing, learn about a missing painting, and find the Southern connection among the works in this Southern collection…
The First Moment’s Observation: Paintings by Nicholas Kilmer
Nicholas Kilmer, a native of Washington, D.C., grew up in Virginia, attended American University, the Catholic University of America, and Georgetown University. After earning a master’s degree at Harvard University, he embarked on a decades-long career in education. In 1988 he founded Nicholas Kilmer Fine Art and has devoted himself primarily to his painting ever since. Since the 1970s, he…
I Always Come Back to Savannah: The Art of Myrtle Jones
Myrtle Jones, an accomplished artist, is closely associated with Savannah, her home for most of her adult life. Born in Forsyth County, Georgia, she grew up in Winder, Georgia, and worked as a hairdresser before moving to Savannah in 1943. She first took up painting in 1950, when she studied at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences with Emil…
Films on Friday: Wuthering Heights (1939)
Films on Friday: Wuthering Heights (1939)
A plushly upholstered Samuel Goldwyn production, this film was adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from Emily Brontë’s classic novel and stars Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier as the doomed lovers Cathy and Heathcliff, David Niven, Flora Robson, and Leo G. Carroll, among others, round out the cast. FREE.
FREE Sundays at The Morris
Artrageous! Family Sunday: Augusta Riverwalk Chalk Adventure
Artrageous! Family Sunday: Augusta Riverwalk Chalk Adventure
Get inspired by the vibrant palette of Nicholas Kilmer’s paintings, then let your creativity flow by sketching charming scenes along the Riverwalk, turning walkways into colorful masterpieces. FREE.