Inspired at a young age by The Beatles, this Savannah music-scene fixture has been performing around town for 30 years. 

Savannah’s Leading Art Venues Showcase World-class Talent 

As Savannah residents, we enjoy the benefits of living in a creative community.  We attend gallery hops, buy art from college students and attend festivals of the finest music, fashion and film.  But how many of us recognize and fulfill our own creative potential?

In only 31 years of existence, the Savannah College of Art and Design has become the largest art school in the United States and has energized Savannah’s Historic District in the process.  The college has given new life to more than 50 old buildings; has been the impetus for the establishment of numerous galleries and shops; and has brought to town a plethora of cultural programs, presentations and festivals. 

This fall, Savannah’s private learning institutions are putting the cool back in school with outdoor classrooms, hands-on projects and inspired leadership.

Starched collars and shiny shoes used to be the only excitement associated with the first day of school.  But this year, don’t be surprised if your metro-area student is the first one on the bus.  From smart renovations to revolutionary academic programs, Savannah’s schools are busily transforming themselves into sources of inspiration, not just information.

Savannah may not quite be a bustling hub of avant garde galleries, all-night philosopher cafes and screaming underground punk, but a lot more creative energy than meets the eye is sitting just below the surface in this port city. 

The early days brought sailors, tradesmen, merchants, scalawags, immigrants and planters.  Today, Savannah is still attracting a wide range of artists, musicians and craftsmen.  We spoke to just a few of them who are on track to show everyone else what Savannah is made of.

 After seeing an ad in the newspaper for a sculpture class, this Savannah native’s life took an unexpected turn toward celebrating the human figure.

While growing up. Erik Puljung dreamed of being an architect and living at the beach.  Today he works for Hansen Architects and delights in entertaining family and friends at the circa-1940s Tybee cottage he has lovingly restored. 

Portraiture has been a part of civilization since ancient times.  But these remembrances don’t include only people.  Today they can include our pets.  Several local photographers and artists are working hard to create keepsake likenesses of our favorite four-legged friends.