Join us on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. for an artist talk with Birmingham-based Tony M Bingham. He will discuss his work, spanning two decades of practice in the Black Belt region and across the state. The presentation is in conjunction with Memorial Meditations, an exhibition that brings together themes the artist has focused […]
Memorial Meditations is a solo exhibition of sculptures and photo-based work by Birmingham-based artist Tony Bingham. Memorial Meditations pulls together objects that span nearly two decades of practice in Birmingham, the Black Belt region, and across the state of Alabama. Works in this exhibition bring together themes the artist has focused on in recent years […]
In July 2019, New Orleans-based artist Zarouhie Abdalian led a four-day workshop for young adults curious about making art in public space. Six participants were guided through the process of designing temporary site-specific artworks for various locations in downtown York. Today we’re following up with a conversation between Abdalian and student artist Brunell Smith. […]
The Coleman Center for the Arts closed its first season of experimental films for the Black Belt in the Black Belt at Larkin’s Restaurant & Deli. Lunchtime patrons watched In Search of the Truth (The Truth Booth) alongside their meal. Participants from Sumter County, Selma, Uniontown, and McComb (MS) were featured in the work. […]
Panola community members are working to preserve their history of the North Sumter School. The North Sumter School was established in 1933 and was built primarily for the education of African-American children in the then legally segregated Alabama Black Belt. Coleman Center staff, Julia Brock, PhD, and the Alabama Humanities Foundation are supporting local efforts […]
In July 2019, artist Zarouhie Abdalian led a four-day workshop for young adults curious about making art in public space. Six participants were guided through a process of designing temporary site-specific artworks for various locations in downtown York. On day one, the artist shared an introduction to site-specificity and contemporary art practice including images of […]
On August 17, 2019, Laurel-based artist Michael Ross lead a one-day drawing demonstration and workshop. Participants learned drawing techniques, ways of looking, composition, and process. The Drawing Workshop is part of the Coleman Center’s Community Arts Workshops series focusing on creative learning experiences designed for multiple generations. These all-ages workshops encourage friends and family […]
In June 2019 Alabama-born, Minneapolis-based artist Tia-Simone Gardner began researching four homes in Alabama and Mississippi (Meridian/Philadelphia) that were inhabited by her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Gardner made a public presentation and trips to Birmingham and East Mississippi. Gardner’s work will culminate as an artist book of essays and images. This is part of […]
Friday, August 23, 2019 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pop Start :: 211B Broad Street, York AL 36925 Join filmmaker RaMell Ross for a screening of HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING, a documentary film. An inspired and intimate portrait of a place and its people, the film follows Daniel Collins and Quincy Bryant, […]
Saturday, August 17, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pop Start :: 211B Broad Street, York AL 36925 Join Laurel-based artist Michael Ross for a one-day drawing demonstration and workshop. Participants will learn drawing techniques, ways of looking, composition, and process. This workshop is #FREE. Supplies and other required materials will be available. No […]