This weekend - Saturday Nov 12th & Sunday Nov 13th @ the Telfair ART FAIR  booth A-11 on President Street - just off Telfair Square downtown Savannah
opens at 10:00AM

Local artist Samantha Claar is surrounded by Gullah personalities preparing to go to the “big party at the big house” on November 12 and 13th. They crowd her living area and art studio, trading stories
and commenting on their anticipation of this event. They will be formally introduced at Savannah's ARTY PARTY, Friday night, Nov. 11th, meeting Telfair art patrons and supporters for the first time.
Their excitement is palpable. They are prepared to woo Savannah with their dignity, colorful attire and individual stories. From the contemporary woman “Sittin on the Dock” to the two women parting from each other at the Owen's-Thomas House, “Come with Me”, they lead you through a time line of the Gullah presence in Savannah and the Low Country.
The Gullah people were imported from various regions in Africa by slavers and became the backbone of the coastal plantations. They transformed the Low Country with their knowledge of agriculture, boating and fishing.
The Gullah set up an alternate civilization noted for its arts, herbal medicine and horticulture. They wrote the cookbook for the South. Crafts from Africa, like sweet grass basket making, are still practiced by families. Gullah slaves and freedmen, highly skilled craftspeople, built much of
Charleston and Savannah. These descendants preserve the past through their own language, arts, craft, song, story telling and spirituality.
“My paintings celebrate the unique persona of the Gullah. The happiness that exists in everyday appreciation for the gifts of the sun, the sea, the plants and animals that make up a simpler universe ...
complex only if you are without your Faith.”
Come join us and sit a spell...at the 17th Annual TELFAIR ART FAIR

Thank you - Samantha Claar, Artist

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Hi gay Savannah! Me and my partner are moving to Savannah in may of next year we are so excited seems like a great place to live. my partner will be attending scat to get her masters in art we are just wondering best place to live as far as good gay community with affordable housing as well as health care employment opportunities hope to hear from you all soon and thank you.

 2010 SAVANNAH LGBT FILM FESTIVAL

Presented By
The Savannah Gay & Lesbian Film Society

Thank you so very much for having us at your fantastic relaunch party!  It was great to meet everyone and good luck with the rest of your endeavors.

I love the new site! Great job guys!
Logan