Curating Grief in Savannah
Oct 24th – Nov 10th, 2026
Curating Grief® and The Grief Gallery® are making beautiful space for grief in collaboration with Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) students and Savannah community members, with the support of the Feinglos Fund and PAUSE.
Founder of The Grief Gallery and Curating Grief, Charlene Lam
Join Us for Our Grief Events
Dear Objects: Photographs, Objects, and the Stories We Carry (exhibition)
A collaboration between SCAD Photography and The Grief Gallery® exploring memory, objects, storytelling, and loss through photography.
Sat Oct 24th – Tue Nov 10th, 2026
Location: Graham Scott Gallery (SCAD Photography building)
641 Indian Street, Savannah
Private View (open to public with RSVP)
Sat Oct 24th, 3:30-5:30pm
- Pop-Up Photo Studio: Bring a meaningful object to be photographed and added to the exhibition!
- Resource Fair: Presented by Curating Grief® and PAUSE in collaboration with SCAD Office of Mental Health.
General Opening Hours: Open for visits for SCAD community during building’s open hours. Public viewing hours during select events.
Want a private tour? Contact Hello@CharleneLam.com
This event is part of a three-part series entitled Lighter Together. Lighter Together weaves photography, shared stories, and creative connection in order to explore how we hold loss more lightly, together. Events are held in partnership with SCAD Photography and Charlene Lam, founder of The Grief Gallery®, with support from SCAD Office of Mental Health.
In Conversation with Charlene Lam (SCAD only)
Charlene Lam, independent curator, author, and founder of The Grief Gallery®, will share her interdisciplinary creative practice and practical tips for emerging designers in this Featured Speaker Presentation for SCAD students and faculty.
Sat Oct 24th, 2-3:30pm ET
Pop-Up Photo Studio at Graham Scott (SCAD Only)
Bring a meaningful object to be photographed and added to the exhibition! The Grief Gallery® in collaboration with SCAD Photo students.
Wed Oct 28th, 5-7:30pm ET
Location: Graham Scott Gallery (SCAD Photography building)
641 Indian Street, Savannah
Open for SCAD community.
The Grief Gallery gathering (grief support circle)
In-Person, in collaboration with SCAD Office of Mental Health
Wed Oct 28th, 5-7:30pm ET
Location: Graham Scott Gallery (SCAD Photography building)
641 Indian Street, Savannah
Open for SCAD community.
Curating Grief Mini House (Invitation Only)
For one weekend, Curating Grief will take over a house in downtown Savannah, transforming it into an immersive installation exploring the ways grief lives alongside us: in our homes, our routines, our relationships, our memories, and the objects we keep.
Sat Oct 24th – Sun Oct 25th
Panel Discussion: What The Camera Captures (Public Event)
Join Charlene Lam, creator of The Grief Gallery® and Curating Grief®, alongside Savannah photographers for a conversation about photography, grief, and memory.
Thu Nov 5th, 6-8pm ET
Location: Savannah Center for Photography
2205 Price St, Savannah
Open to all. Save the date! RSVP link to come
Pop-Up Photo Studio (Public Event)
Bring a meaningful object to be photographed and added to the exhibition! The Grief Gallery® in collaboration with SCAD Photo students.
Sun Nov 8th, 1-3pm ET
Location: SCAD Museum of Art courtyard (enter through museum*)
601 Turner Blvd
Open to all. *Second Sunday: Free admission to museum for Savannah locals.
ABOUT CURATING GRIEF
We Are All Curators
After a Loved One Dies
Curating Grief® is changing the culture of grief support, with art and design.
Curating Grief at SCAD is a proposed 15-month pilot in Savannah, Georgia, that brings this vision to life.
With the support of the Feinglos Fund and nonprofit partner PAUSE, we propose bringing Curating Grief® and The Grief Gallery® to the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and the larger Savannah community for a dynamic and community-focused grief, arts, and design project.
Why Curate Grief?
Curating Grief is a creative, accessible way to explore grief and loss, through the objects — and the stories attached to them. In this 5min video, artist and grief coach Charlene Lam explains how.
hi!
I’m Charlene
After my mother died suddenly in 2013, I found myself drowning in grief … and her belongings.
It’s a common problem: Feeling overwhelmed, stuck and unable to move forward after the death of a loved one. My uncommon solution: Curating an exhibition about my mother!
Now I help other people with their grief and experiences of loss, using the lens of curating.
As curator of The Grief Gallery™, I present international exhibitions featuring the belongings of loved ones lost.
As a certified grief coach, I use my Curating Grief framework to help grieving individuals navigate loss in a creative, accessible way.
(And you don’t need to be an artist or creative, or to even have any physical objects, to curate!)
THE BOOK | THE GRIEF GALLERY | Hello@CharleneLam.com
ABOUT THE FEINGLOS FUND
The Feinglos Fund is dedicated to North Carolina-based and nationwide grantmaking that empowers women and girls, advances educational opportunities, strengthens democracy, and expands access to grief support.
ABOUT PAUSE (NONPROFIT PARTNER)
PAUSE is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting people of color through grief and end of life with safe, culturally-sensitive, and expert-informed resources.
The Grief Gallery: Timeline and Select Projects
Charlene’s mother dies in 2013
2015: First exhibition with the belongings in London, UK
2024: – The Short Film, Curating Grief: Loss and Objects
2022: London Design Festival Pop-Up in a community garden
2022: The Grief Gallery exhibition at DesignTO festival, part of a design residency
2024: The book Curating Grief: A Creative Guide to Choosing What to Keep After a Loved One Dies
For Organizations: Work With Me
Book Me To Speak
I love speaking about grief, from death-related loss to life's many transitions.
Visit my Speaker Page, book a call, or contact me at hello@charlenelam.com to learn more.
Commission an Installation of The Grief Gallery
Would you like to host or commission The Grief Gallery for your event or community?
Email me at hello@charlenelam.com
or book a call to discuss your idea.
WHY OBJECTS?
Meaningful Objects and Grief
The belongings and physical objects can teach us a lot about grief — and be a starting point for healing and connection.
THE FILM
Curating Grief: Loss and Objects
A short film about Curating Grief by London-based filmmkaer Jamie Max Lee, shot on location in Lisbon.
Watch TEDx Talk
“What Grief and Soy Sauce Taught Me About Life After Loss” delivered at TEDxLisboa now has over 20,000 views!
Charlene Lam
I help grieving people to feel lighter and less burdened after losing a loved one, using the lens of curating and the tools of coaching.
Curating Grief® A creative and compassionate approach to engaging with loss.
Part of the Curating Grief® ecosystem. Visit The Grief Gallery® for community and creative witnessing. Visit CharleneLam.com for expert grief support.
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