Heather Stewart Exhibtion

Friday, May 15, 2026 5-8pm

Camaleon, 307 Stiles Ave

Savannah, GA

SCAD PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT · SAVANNAH 2026

Graduation Showcase 2026

Graham Scott Studio · A celebration of your work

You made it. Now show your work. The SCAD Photography Department is proud to invite graduating photography majors and minors — Savannah and SCADnow students participating in-person at the 2026 commencement — to the Graduation Photography Showcase 2026: an exhibition dedicated entirely to you, and the work you’ve built during your time at SCAD. There is no jury. This show belongs to you. Refreshments, music, and celebration throughout the evening for a class that’s earned it.

OPENING RECEPTION

Thursday, May 28, 2026 · 5–8 pm

Graham Scott Studio, SCAD Savannah

AT THE RECEPTION

Print swap

Bring a few small prints to swap with friends and classmates. The best tradition in photography — and there’s no better moment.

Grad portraits

We’re setting up a backdrop and camera with SCAD props. Bring your family and friends — don’t leave without a photo.

Swag giveaway

Stay for the giveaway. Drawing for free SCAD swag at 7:30 pm.

PRE-SHOWCASE EVENT

Before the showcase, get curatorial eyes on your work

Choosing what to put on a wall — and how — is its own skill. Lydia Caston is joining SCAD Photo Club students for an informal working session to help you select and consider how to present your work for the graduation showcase. A rare opportunity to think alongside someone who does this at the highest level.

Friday, May 15, 2026 · 12:00–1:30 pm · Graham Scott, Room 123 · SCAD Photo Club

Guest: Lydia Caston, Exhibition Project Curator, Victoria & Albert Museum

Caston is Exhibition Project Curator at the V&A and Assistant Curator of Tim Walker: Wonderful Things. She is one of the curators of Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection. Recent contributions include The V&A Book of Colour in Design (2020), Another Country: British Documentary Photography Since 1945 (2022), George Hoyningen-Huene: Photography, Fashion, Film (2024), and Calling the Shots: A Queer History of Photography (2024).

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Framed / hangable work

Drop off at the Graham Scott checkout counter between Friday, May 22 – Tuesday, May 26 (end of day).

Bring 1–3 framed/hangable pieces. Every student who drops off work is guaranteed wall space — and if you submit more than one piece, we’ll hang as many as we can fit. No minimum or maximum size requirement. The department will hang received work and produce labels — you don’t need to submit digital files alongside your physical piece.

Tape the following to the back of each piece for your wall label:

• Your full name

• Title of the work

• Your major (and minor, if applicable)

Digital image installation

We’re also inviting each student to submit 3 digital images, which the department will print and bring together as a large-scale installation on the studio wall. Think of it as the class portrait — every student represented, the full range of your cohort’s work on display in one sweeping view.

Submit 3 image files via the Dropbox link below by end of day, Sunday, May 24. Files should be Adobe RGB 1998, 300 ppi, 10 inches on the long edge, saved as JPG.

File naming:

FirstName_LastName_1  /  FirstName_LastName_2  /  FirstName_LastName_3

Video projects + social content

We’re also collecting social media posts, reels, and content that captures your SCAD memories and experience. These will play on loop throughout the showcase. Share what this journey has looked and felt like through your lens. 

Submit video projects via the same Dropbox link by end of day, Sunday, May 24 — we’d love to screen your work at the exhibition. File naming: FirstName_LastName_mp4

SUBMIT DIGITAL IMAGE FILES & VIDEO FILES — BY END OF DAY SUNDAY, MAY 24

Graduation Showcase 2026 · Dropbox ↗

https://www.dropbox.com/request/ctf0y38jxyae5umainn8

Questions? Reach out to the Photography Department. Josh Jalbert, jjalbert@scad.edu / Jon Horey, jhorey@scad.edu / Jenny Hodges, jhodges@scad.edu 

We can’t wait to see what you’ve made. Congratulations, graduates!

Parker Stewart at Laney Contemporary Thursday

Please remember our BFA Alumnus Parker Stewart's exhibition opening at Laney Contemporary (BFA Alumna) with the legendary local photographer Jack Leigh

The exhibition is up May 1- Aug 1, 2026. The opening reception is Thursday, May 7 6-9pm. 1810 Mills B Lane Blvd, Savannah, GA

Consider View Camera Craft for Fall 2026

 

See posters up around Alexander Hall and Graham Scott

Fall 2026       PHOT 760 View Camera Craft: Tilt, Shift, Swing  TR 2-4:30
Cameras, Film Holders, Tripod provided
 
Undergraduates have the potential to take this graduate level class:
questions contact Rebecca Nolan rnolan@scad.edu

This course explores the unique problems and opportunities of photographing with large-format cameras and materials. Students have the opportunity to discover and refine their personal vision by making images in a variety of genres, including landscape, architecture, portrait and still life. While initial emphasis is placed on the use of traditional black-and-white materials and natural light, students may make use of color materials, digital technology and/or artificial light, depending on prior experience and personal preferences. Prerequisite(s): None. 

Consider This Elective for Fall 2026

TR 8-10:30 Take PHOT 337 Photojournalism, Media and Culture
 
Prerequisite may be waived Questions contact Rebecca Nolan, rnolan@scad.edu
Maybe an elective credit or substituted with permission.
 
Course Description: Photographs provide a record of our culture, from significant socio-political events to astounding human experiences. In this course, students experiment with visual communication strategies to develop photojournalistic narratives that persuasively tell the stories of our time while balancing ethics, accuracy and aesthetics.
Prerequisite(s): PHOT 324 (may be waived).

 

Take it for Fun...

 

Hi everyone! 

My thesis exhibition Roots & Remnants opens May 17th. This body of work transforms Caribbean and Southern botanicals into sculptural still life exploring memory, identity, and generational connection through a multicultural, diasporic lens. Incorporating Canadian plant shadows alongside these forms, the series layers presence and absence, reflecting on distance, ritual, and the act of preserving lineage. Presented as diptychs inspired by our ancestral offering tables, the work becomes a quiet offering of its own that bridges past and present through texture, light, and color.

Hope to see you at the opening!

Calah Levy Burns

WHEN: Opening Reception – May 17th | Exhibition: May 17th–23rd
WHERE: Arnika Dawkins Photographic Fine Art Gallery, 4600 Cascade Rd., Atlanta, GA 30331

Weekday viewings by appointment only.

Senior Exhibition May 2, 5-8

Evelio Castillo Photo Exhibition, Saturday, May 2, 5-8pm, 2026

Camaleon Gallery 307 Stiles Ave 

 

More Friday Night April 10 Exhibitions

 Photography Professor Emeritus Steven J. Bliss with Anna Bliss Abundance Exhibition at Location Gallery, Liberty St and Bull St, Inside Austin Hill Realty

Professor Christopher Olszewski Between Land and Language Exhibition

Cedar House Gallery 122 E 36 St. Reception April 10, 2026 5-9

Thesis Exhibtion April 10, 5-8

 

Please join us for JW Toftness' thesis exhibition this Friday, April 10, 2026 5-8pm

Alexander Hall Gallery 668 Indian Street

Thesis Opening Friday, April 3

 

 

Brandon Pinzon MFA SCAD Savannah 

Thesis Exhibition From Within

Cute Tomatoes Gallery 218 E. 41st Savannah

Opening reception Friday, April 3, 2026 5-10pm 

Career and Alumni Support

Our new CAS office representative Carlos Colon will be hosting office hours in Alexander Hall. From Carlos:

In addition to my regular hours at Deloitte Foundry, I will be on-site at Alexander Hall on Tuesdays from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (starting next Tuesday).

 

·       Location: Small conference room (room 118) in the lobby. (Backup: room 127).

 

• By appointment: 9:00 am - 11:00 am & 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

 

• Open advising (walk-ins): 11:00 am - 12:00 pm & 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm  

 
 
 

 Ways I can support your classes:

• It is rewarded to see students “connect the dots” between their burgeoning practice and the broader world. I am available for:

   

  ·       Critiques & Presentations: Provide an outside perspective during presentations to help students view their work through a professional lens.

   

  ·       Authentic Professionalism: Support shifting the conversation from "transactional" networking to building genuine community engagement within the field.

   

  ·       The Essentials: Refine professional narratives within resumes, portfolios, cover letters, and interviews.

   

   

  Collaboration & Planning:

  If you’d like to explore how my participation might best serve your specific course objectives, you can schedule a brief 1:1 or a formal class visit here: https://outlook.office.com/book/SCADCASClassVisit@scad1.onmicrosoft.com/s/wz36EOxiWEmH_EUGfBvn-g2?ismsaljsauthenabled

   

   

Alumni News

SCAD alumni and Studio21O6 co-founders Arpit Khandelwal (B.F.A. Photography) and Charu Sharma talk building their business from New York to Jaipur

Read Article Here

SCAD Photo Faculty Exhibition Reception, Friday, March 27, 5pm / Graham Scott

Two exhibitions. Two perspectives. One opening night.

Born On The Same Day — Jaclyn Cori Norman

The Global T(w)eens Project — Vivien Allender

Friday, March 27 · 5 PM · Graham Scott Gallery

Exhibition Opening March 13, 6-9

 

Hearth Exhibition Saturday, March 7

 Qiuyi Zhang, Thesis Exhibition Hearth, March 7-15, 2026

Opening Reception, Saturday, March 7, 5-8

Chinatown 1215 Price Street

Thesis Exhibition Friday, Feb 6, 2026

 Chenghao Wang- MFA Thesis Exhibition

Feb 6-8, 2026

Opening Reception, Friday, Feb 6 5-7pm

Cedar House Gallery 122 E. 36 Street, Savannah, GA

Group Exhibition Reception: 'SCAD deFINE ART 2026 Painting and Photography Showcase'

Group Exhibition Reception

Artists & Curator Gallery Talk

This Thursday, March 5

5-7pm

Alexander Hall Gallery

SCAD Savannah

 

Group exhibition: 'SCAD deFINE ART 2026 Painting and Photography Showcase'

The annual SCAD deFINE ART Painting and Photography Showcase highlights the strength of the university’s top-ranked degree programs through works by nominated graduate students. The exhibition captures the diverse, evolving disciplines and current interests of emerging artists, offering a glimpse into themes and concerns shaping the trajectory of creative practice. In luscious colors and irresistibly tactile textures, selected works mine historical archives, examine the human body, and question societal structures, eliciting responses that move between familiarity, fascination, and uncanniness. Together, these works signal a new wave of artistic inquiry and unveil the inspirations guiding this rising artistic generation.

An Le, THIS FRIDAY

An Le, Artist Talk

THIS Friday, March 6
2 :00 – 3 :15 pm
Graham Scott, 123
SCAD Savannah
* open to all SCAD photo students

An Le, In-Conversation with Niah Johnson, SCAD BFA Photography Student

An Le, B.F.A., photography, 2012

Co-founder of international creative lab Now Open, An Le transcends categorization. From traditional visuals to experimental aesthetics, his studio specializes in global campaigns across luxury, lifestyle, and media industries. Originally from Saigon, Vietnam, Le earned a B.F.A. in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2012. He launched his career in New York as a photographer for Vogue, W Magazine, Paper Magazine, i-D Magazine, and GQ. Le has since collaborated with high-end brands such as Balmain, Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Loewe, and L’Oréal. His celebrity clients include Cher, Naomi Campbell, Camila Cabello, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, SZA, and others.

https://www.instagram.com/anlestudio/

https://www.nowopen.tv/projects/

Alumna Exhibition Friday, March 6

 Excited to announce Alumna Robin Maaya's new exhibition at 

Cute Tomatoes Gallery

Friday, March 6 - 6-10pm

 218 E. 41st Stree

Laney Contemporary Event

 BFA SCAD Photo alumnus Jeremiah Jossim and MFA SCAD Photo alumnus Marcus Kenny

 Opening reception  and exhibition at Laney Contemporary

Jeremiah Jossim, moonlight & shadow

January 2026

Reception March 5th, 2026

Artist Talk TBD

 

Marcus Kenney, New Works on Paper

January 2026

Reception March 5th, 2026

Artist Talk TBD

 

In-Conversation with Visiting Artist Rashod Taylor and Jaclyn Cori Norman, SCAD Photography Professor

Visiting artist Rashod Taylor, in-conversation with Jaclyn Cori Norman

Date: Monday, February 23

Time: 5:30 pm

Location: SCAD Savannah, River Event Space

Zoom: https://scad.zoom.us/s/2481800231

Rashod Taylor is a fine art and portrait photographer whose work address’s themes of family, intimacy, legacy, and the black experience. His photographs are part of the permanent collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture, Library of Congress, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Rashod is the 2021 recipient of the Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture. Editorial clients include National Geographic, The New York Times, Essence Magazine, ProPublica and Buzzfeed News. His work has been featured in CNN, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Hulu, Forbes, Feature Shoot and Lenscratch among others. He lives in Bloomington, IL.

Web: https://www.rashodtaylor.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rashodtaylorphoto/