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SCAD Museum of Art Celebrating 10th Anniversary
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum of Art opened its doors a decade ago, and now the institution is celebrating 10 years in trademark fashion: with a fall exhibition showcasing the work of 200 established and emerging artists from all over the globe.
The museum describes its mission as “enriching the high caliber of education and cultural life for students, alumni, the Savannah community, and beyond,” with exhibits like the ones now ongoing. Featured is work from a diverse lineup of artists from places like Colombia, France, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and various parts of the U.S. More than 10 of SCAD’s degree programs are represented by alumni artists in the fall exhibitions.
"We are immensely proud of the legacy we have built for the SCAD Museum of Art over the last ten years,” says Kari Herrin, vice president of brand experience and executive director of museums and exhibitions at SCAD. “In its first decade, SCAD Museum of Art has resolutely exhibited and supported the work of an elite roster of international artists, while very consciously championing the infinite and often unrecognized talents and impact of African American and Womxn artists.”
The rest of this slideshow takes a look at eleven of the featured fall exhibits—nine solo and two group exhibitions—at the SCAD Museum of Art. Each slide is an excerpt from the exhibit description, as seen on the SCAD Museum of Art website.
Mehryl Levisse: White Wig (France)
On view through Dec. 12, 2021
“In White Wig, Mehryl Levisse swathes the SCAD Museum of Art lobby in a monochromatic pink wallpaper. Mounted on this opulent pattern are paintings, selected by the artist, from the museum’s Earle W. Newton Collection of British and American Portraiture featuring prominent individuals of the 18th century. Placing these portraits within a taxonomy of symbols of performative gender, Levisse examines the use of hairstyle and dress as markers of status and identity that have been historically separated into the strict binary of man and woman.”
Arturo Soto: Urban Visions (Mexico)
On view through Dec. 19, 2021
“Through a rigorous photographic practice that spans academic and urban environments, Arturo Soto (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2005) investigates the narratives and counternarratives of cities. Urban Visions, Soto’s first museum exhibition in the U.S., includes more than 30 photographs by the artist. Each creates through-lines between site, theory, and image, a dialogue ever-present in Soto’s works.”
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum of Art opened its doors a decade ago, and now the institution is celebrating 10 years in trademark fashion: with a fall exhibition showcasing the work of 200 established and emerging artists from all over the globe.
The museum describes its mission as “enriching the high caliber of education and cultural life for students, alumni, the Savannah community, and beyond,” with exhibits like the ones now ongoing. Featured is work from a diverse lineup of artists from places like Colombia, France, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and various parts of the U.S. More than 10 of SCAD’s degree programs are represented by alumni artists in the fall exhibitions.
"We are immensely proud of the legacy we have built for the SCAD Museum of Art over the last ten years,” says Kari Herrin, vice president of brand experience and executive director of museums and exhibitions at SCAD. “In its first decade, SCAD Museum of Art has resolutely exhibited and supported the work of an elite roster of international artists, while very consciously championing the infinite and often unrecognized talents and impact of African American and Womxn artists.”
The rest of this slideshow takes a look at eleven of the featured fall exhibits—nine solo and two group exhibitions—at the SCAD Museum of Art. Each slide is an excerpt from the exhibit description, as seen on the SCAD Museum of Art website.
Mehryl Levisse: White Wig (France)
On view through Dec. 12, 2021
“In White Wig, Mehryl Levisse swathes the SCAD Museum of Art lobby in a monochromatic pink wallpaper. Mounted on this opulent pattern are paintings, selected by the artist, from the museum’s Earle W. Newton Collection of British and American Portraiture featuring prominent individuals of the 18th century. Placing these portraits within a taxonomy of symbols of performative gender, Levisse examines the use of hairstyle and dress as markers of status and identity that have been historically separated into the strict binary of man and woman.”
Arturo Soto: Urban Visions (Mexico)
On view through Dec. 19, 2021
“Through a rigorous photographic practice that spans academic and urban environments, Arturo Soto (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2005) investigates the narratives and counternarratives of cities. Urban Visions, Soto’s first museum exhibition in the U.S., includes more than 30 photographs by the artist. Each creates through-lines between site, theory, and image, a dialogue ever-present in Soto’s works.”