The B.A.M.A.(Bringing Artistic Movement Amongst the youth) Dance Workshop Experience, featuring dynamic dancer, choreographer, and dance educator Jazmine Freeman will provide an opportunity for teen dancers (13 & up) in rural Sumter County to learn ballet, contemporary, jazz, and majorette dance techniques with an established dance artist. Participants will attend daily dance workshops during the […]
Introducing our new Executive Director and Curator, Dr. Marguerite Hinrichs @theprlady! An energetic and innovative leader, Marguerite is from Oakland, California and brings with her a wealth of arts and entertainment, public relations and marketing, and community engagement experience. She holds a B.A. in Communication, an M.S. in Recreation and Tourism, and an Ed.D. in Education, […]
Jazmin Mitchell Basketball Camp and Health Fair for ages 5 – 18 at Sumter Central High School July 29-30, 2022 Coach Jaz’s Basketball Camp and Health Fair at Sumter Central High School allowed us to set up a table getting creative with our very own Coleman Center Kindness Rocks Project! There were many other vendors that […]
The “Art In Action” Expo looks SO GOOD in the windows of our Pop Start A building! In collaboration with ZHBC Community Development, we are ecstatic to present the beautiful works of Kinterbish Junior High School students – featuring acrylic paintings on canvas, 3-D paper trucks, painted wooden hearts and much more! Come on down, […]
The Coleman Center for the Arts was delighted to partner with UA English Instructor Travis Turner (@travisturnerii) of the Topsoil Literary Project (@topsoillit on Facebook) to offer a free Creative Writing Workshop at our Pop Start Community Space! The schedule included: introductions/why stories matter; styles of writing; tools and resources for editing; peer review/group exercises; […]
Bib & Tucker Sew-Op: The March Quilts A(MEND) Community Sewing Session Saturday, July 16, 2022 • 10AM – 12PM • Pop Start Community Space Our quilting session’s theme is designed to elevate the voices of the residents of York and the surrounding communities, who have been negatively impacted by the train for decades. How has the train […]
Oh what a night! Congratulations to Visual Artist Zuri Keyetta on a very successful Opening Night, Artist Talk, and Reception at the Coleman Center for the Arts! Surrounded by family, friends, and new art patrons, Zuri shared her triumphs and challenges as a working artist that also holds down a “traditional” job, and how she […]
We are absolutely elated about collaborating with Future Leaders of Cultivation and Farmers 2022 Summer Camp and Druid City School of Ballet to provide weekly art enrichment, arts education, and weekly ballet classes to the youth! Week 1 featured a tour of the CCA campus and a visit to Pop Start to participate in Bib […]
Hope you stopped by and saw us at York Day 2022 at Cherokee Park! This year, the Coleman Center for the Arts hosted a free Paint & Sip event for all ages. We will had free giveaways and Juneteenth inspired art and educational materials on deck. Thankful for those that got creative and connected with […]
Celebrate#art and#activism with us! We are so pleased to have welcomed “The March Quilts: A Celebration of Arts & Activism” Exhibition to our Pop Start Community Space! This summer will have an incredible two site exhibition of #TheMarchQuilts! The entire collection will be on view with quilts being shown at the Pickensville Rosenwald School, and […]