In addition to raising awareness of the importance of the HeLa cell, Bakara Johnson’s artist residency intends to acknowledge Henrietta Lacks in a way that honors her for the gift she has given to science and humanity, using local specifics and the social fabric of York, Alabama, for creative interpretations. Bakara will explore life in […]
CCA Elite Dance is now enrolling for the Spring (January – June 2023)! CCA Elite’s vibrant teaching team is committed to providing quality dance education experiences and opportunities for participants ages 5 – 18. Dancers will take weekly classes after school and on Saturdays at our Pop Start A Dance Studio. Classes include Body Conditioning/Tumbling, […]
In partnership with Druid City School of Ballet @druidcityballet, the Coleman Center for the Arts will offer Beginning Ballet for dancers ages 6 – 12 at Pop Start, starting September 14, 2022! Class will run on weekly on Wednesdays from 4 – 5pm until November 30! Registration is free, however space is limited. Please sign […]
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 […]
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 […]
The sounds of bells variously signify a call to service, a warning, a memorial, or the marking of a historical time. In Bells for York, the voices of York, of Sumter County, of the Black Belt give expression to these associations through recorded speech and song. The sound work functions as a kind of exalted […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]