SCAD students, Whole Foods to develop mural
Whole Foods Market and Savannah College of Art and Design have joined forces to host the Savannah Mural Design Challenge, with a kickoff at 5:30 this evening at Alexander Hall, 668 Indian St.
The winning design team will be chosen Saturday, will receive $1,000 and will have their mural installed on the side of the Whole Foods Market on Victory Drive, which is slated to open later this summer.
Student painters, illustrators, graphic designers, industrial designers and animators are invited to compete as individuals or teams of up to three people. Whole Foods will provide design guidelines and aesthetic considerations, and students will have 24 hours to develop their murals.
A jury consisting of Whole Foods Market designers and SCAD Dean of Liberal Arts Robert Eisinger will award prizes to the top three winners.
“We want each store to have its own personality and really reflect the community that we serve,” said Matthew Bird, design coordinator for Whole Foods Market South region. “Working with SCAD on a local level to add this design element is not only fun for us, but it provides some local flare and unique artwork for our store.”
Pizza place to host craft beer outing
A new pizza restaurant called Your Pie at 7360 Skidaway Road in Sandfly will hold a craft beer event with Allagash Brewing Co. on May 2.
The event from 6:30 to 9 p.m. will feature seven types of Allagash beer: Curieux, Grand Cru, Interlude, Odyssey, Black, Confluence, and Four. Several mystery Allagash rarities also will be announced the week of the event.
A representative of Allagash Brewing Co. will be on hand to discuss the various brews and answer questions.
Your Pie was founded in Athens, Ga., in 2008.
Preservation festival scheduled for May
Historic Savannah Foundation, an organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage, has announced the schedule for the 2013 Savannah Preservation Festival, which will take place in May.
This second annual celebration of national preservation month will kick off on Thursday, May 2. All events are open to the public.
“This festival celebrates Savannah’s commitment to preservation and underscores why Savannah is such a popular destination for heritage travelers,” said Daniel Carey, president and CEO of Historic Savannah Foundation. “As Savannah gears up to host the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual conference in November of 2014, we’re delighted to celebrate the positive impacts of preservation on one of America’s most beautiful cities.”
Savannah Preservation Festival ticket packages are available online at www.myHSF.org.
