September 10, 2026

Words: Georgina McWhirter

SCAD Museum Of Art Turns 15

Eva Jospin, Max Lamb, Anish Kapoor. Each has shown their installations, furniture, and paintings, respectively, at Georgia’s SCAD Museum of Art, which, in addition to featuring emerging and established international creatives through commissioned works and rotating exhibitions, also serves as a resource for Savannah College of Art and Design students and alumni during their academic careers and beyond. On view now is “The SCAD Museum of Art Celebrates 15 Years,” showcasing the drawings of SCAD alum, professor, and former dean of its school of building arts, architect Christian Sottile, whose firm, Sottile & Sottile, in 2011, amalgamated the museum’s 1853 structure, once the Central of Georgia Railway depot—a National Historic Landmark that is the country’s only surviving antebellum railroad complex—with 82,000 square feet of new galleries, classrooms, and art storage. Other original materials—models, a video—that depict Sottile’s process, chief curator Daniel S. Palmer says, “help audiences discover the ways that the museum’s building and program are at the center of the learning and discovery that happens every day at SCAD.” sottile.cc; scadmoa.org

milestones 15 years

  • Watercolor painting of a cityscape under a blue sky, featuring a skyline with various buildings and architectural details in light and muted tones.
    Among the 11 watercolors in “The SCAD Museum of Art Celebrates 15 Years,” in Georgia through January 3, are Civic Landmarks Animating the Skyline. Photography Courtesy of Sottile & Sottile.
  • Watercolor sketch of a street scene showing light projected from a building onto a sidewalk at night, highlighting paths and casting shadows. Architectural features and figures are visible.
    Engaging the Street; The Solution Must be Memorable, which features the towering steel-and-glass atrium that has become a beacon on the Savannah skyline. Photography Courtesy of Sottile & Sottile.
  • Watercolor architectural sketch of a building combining red brick with modern glass extensions, set against a blue sky background.
    And Jewel Box and Streetscape Design. Photography Courtesy of Sottile & Sottile.
  • Watercolor illustration of a brick wall with an arched wooden door, flanked by greenery and set on a paved path.
    All are from 2008 by architect Christian Sottile, a SCAD alum and principal of Sottile & Sottile, the firm that renovated and expanded the museum in 2011. Photography Courtesy of Sottile & Sottile.
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