The Interest Meeting on March 19th for our new pilot program, From Garden to Table here at the Coleman Center for the Arts’ Community Garden was a success! At this meeting, we discussed what is going on in our garden now, what we would like to see, and garden education for ALL ages. Our Community […]
Position Summary The Coleman Center for the Arts is seeking a passionate and dynamic Executive Director who will lead the organization into its next chapter of growth and impact. The Executive Director will oversee all aspects of the organization including creative programs, finances, grant writing, fundraising, and hiring and managing staff. The Executive Director will […]
Announcing Interim Leadership, Audra Cronen Tignor The Coleman Center for the Arts is pleased to announce Interim Director Audra Cronen Tignor and the newly launched co-director-curator position search. Tignor has held the position of Operations Director for two years; much of that work has included financial and administrative oversight, critical renovations in the Inda […]
The Coleman Center welcomed Birmingham-based artists Jasper Lee for a screening of their experimental short film Cobweb Codex, with an opening live performance with the artist’s Sweat Wreath collaborators. Lee is a musician and artist; he works across video, film, sound, and installation exploring aspects of ritual, folklore, and the Southern landscape. Through Cobweb Codex, […]
On July 3, 2021, the City of York celebrated York Day from sun up to sun down and well after. Artist Zarouhie Abdalian, collaborating artist Joseph Rosenweig, Coleman Center staff, family and friends used the occasion to recognize student artists from our two Making Art in Public workshops. We help a soft, COVID-safe opening for […]
In early June 2021, the Coleman Center welcomed Brandi Shah, M.D., MPH, an artist and family medicine physician who specializes in adolescent and young adult health. Shah is a lifelong creative writer and poet; she is developing tools to help medical practitioners recognize their patients as storytellers, center patients as experts about their own lives, […]
The Peabody Award-nominated film, Warrior Women (2018) documenting multiple generations of Native American women activists, will be presented in a special screening by the Coleman Center. This virtual event is FREE. Folks will have access to the film for four (4) days from March 7-11, 2021, including pre-recorded Q&A with filmmaker co-directors Christina D. King […]
This virtual event is FREE. You will have access HERE to the film from February 7, 2021, to February 10, 2021, including a pre-recorded Q&A with filmmaker Anthony Banua-Simon. Called one of 2020’s most exciting documentary films by IndieWire, Cane Fire will be presented in a special screening by the Coleman Center for the Arts. […]
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 […]
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 […]