“Be a Part of Camp” investigated the idea of holons: something that is simultaneously a part and a whole. Campers considered hierarchy, structure and systems like biology, society and culture. Participants gained experience in drawing, painting, photography, music, performance, creative writing and critical thinking. Working with Nathan Purath and Shana Berger, students made David Hockney inspired […]
The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) is pleased to present “To My Dearest and Beloved Family,” a new public work and exhibition by CCA artist Owen Mundy. Mundy’s work uses military portraiture and war imagery as a way to examine representations of personal and cultural identity in photography and film. His new project features […]
In April of 2012 Fallen Fruit, comprised of artists David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young, and the Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) offered the event “Gobble Gobble Cobbler.” Residents were invited to prepare and share fruit cobblers, and then reflect on their childhood memories of fruit. Through sharing personal stories participants discussed childhood memories, York’s […]
September 14, 2012 The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) is pleased to present new works by Birmingham artist Darius Hill. His work will be on display from September 14 to November 16, 2012. An opening reception and party will take place on Thursday, September 20th from 6 to 8 pm. The event is free […]
The “Storyquilt of Old Kinterbish” mural is a collaboration between Garland Farwell, Mildred Delaine Black, students of Kinterbish Jr. High School and the Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA.) The three panel mural by Garland Farwell and Kinterbish students was installed in the entryway of Kinterbish Jr. High School. It features images inspired by Mildred […]
On Tuesday, April 3rd the Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) hosted the event “Gobble Gobble Cobbler” with artists David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young of the Los Angeles based Fallen Fruit. The artists are working with the CCA and area residents to create an edition of original picnic tables. In the event “Gobble […]
March 9, 2012 The Coleman Center for the Arts is pleased to anounce the Sumter County Fine Arts Council Annual Juried Art Show. The show features diverse work by visual artists from Sumter County. The reception was held March 9th at 6 PM. 1st place was awarded to David Gosselin for The Chain, 2nd place to […]
January 28, 2012 [audio:http://colemanarts.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/WeAreMany.mp3|titles=We Are Many] [Click above for audio of the complete performance] The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) is pleased to present the Community Coalition Choir performing it’s debut piece, We Are Many, by Samita Sinha. Choir members John Brown, Shana Berger, Daymekia Carter, Jocelyn Edens, James Goodwin, Judy Massey, Kanita Sturdivant, Samita […]
December 8, 2011 During the fall of 2011, students in the Coleman Center for the Arts’ (CCA’s) Art Club learned techniques of stop-motion animation. Stop-motion is a form of animation that is most successful with objects—paper cut-outs, clay, puppets, found items—rather than drawings. A stop-motion animator makes a film by setting up a composition, taking […]
June 1, 2011 Artist Samita Sinha will be visiting throughout 2011 to collaborate with area residents in a community wide ensemble. The group will create new compositions that braid different versions of the same songs that are common to the repertoires of the area’s black and white churches, but that are arranged and performed differently. […]