The Coleman Center for the Arts is pleased to present the work of students from the 21st Century after school program at York West End Jr. High School and Kinterbish Jr. High School completed in weekly classes during the 2015-16 school year. Artworks by students were displayed in two end-of-semester exhibitions at the CCA gallery […]
Join us for “Here & Then,” an exhibition of books and prints by Boo Gilder on Tuesday, April 26th from 6 to 8 pm in the CCA gallery. The show will be on display through May 20th, 2016. A public reading will feature local guests Boo Gilder, Glenda James, Suzanne McGahey, James Goodwin, Lovell Johnson, […]
The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) and the Sumter County Fine Arts Council (SCFAC) are pleased to present their Annual Juried Art Show at the CCA gallery from February 18th to March 18th, 2016. This juried show features the artwork of Sumter County artists, and award winners were selected by guest juror Ryan Dennis, Public […]
October 6, 2015 Artist Tameka Norris offered a screening of her film, “Meka Jean: How She Got Good,” at the Coleman Center for the Arts’ downtown Pop Start space. The film originally premiered in 2014 at Prospect 3, the international art biennial in New Orleans. It chronicles Norris’ eponymous character, Meka Jean, as she navigates […]
Mark Tribe returned to York this summer for a week of planning and painting with the Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) and the Sumter community for his forthcoming collaborative project, “Painting York.” Tribe worked with a key group of volunteers to paint another experimental wall in the highly visible parking lot across the street […]
The Coleman Center for the Arts was pleased to offer CAMP PLAY, an annual summer camp for 8 to 18 year olds. Imagination, creativity, and collaborative fun served as inspiration in this year’s theme. Instructors offered lessons and projects in visual art, performance, dance, and writing. Visiting artist Tameka Norris worked with students to represent […]
May 28, 2015 The Coleman Center for the Arts’ (CCA’s) Youth Action Council (YAC) was pleased to present their inaugural public project, the One Direction Roadside Cleanup and Community Potluck. YAC is a group of students from Sumter Central and Sumter Academy High Schools that have been working with community mentors to articulate their shared […]
The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) was pleased to host the planting day for Motherpatch, a new project by Fallen Fruit. Motherpatch is the largest public watermelon patch in the world, containing over 30 global varieties of watermelons. The project is Fallen Fruit’s collaboration with the CCA and the people of Sumter County that […]
March 9, 2015 Artist Mark Tribe returned to continue planning with the Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) and the York community for the project, “Painting York.” His third visit to York since 2013, Tribe met to discuss ideas for the project that has been conceived in conversation with area residents and that will continue […]
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) was pleased to host a “Public Fruit Jam” with artists David Burns and Austin Young of Fallen Fruit as a part of their ongoing collaboration with the CCA and surrounding community. The event took place at the Public Picnic Tables created by Fallen Fruit […]