The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) was pleased to welcome New Orleans artist Bob Snead for a performance of his Family Dollar General Tree. Snead’s methodical installation consists of hundreds of sculptures of common household items sold at Dollar Stores, created out of the cardboard boxes in which they are shipped. The installation pits […]
June 13, 2013 The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) is pleased to present the works of “Camp POP!,” a one week all day camp for area youth ages 8-18. The work of summer camp students will be on display in the CCA gallery from June 13 to August 8, 2014. An opening celebration will […]
June 15, 2013 In January of 2011 Matthew Mazzotta began working with the Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA.) Adopting the CCA methodology of developing projects through social engagement, Mazzotta invited area residents to join him for a creative discussion about public space. Sitting in an outdoor living room nestled inside of orange cones on […]
“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) recently premiered “Flowers for Hope,” a public project by the students of Art Club, starting on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in the CCA gallery. This spring, Art Club students explored the relationship between art, social activism and their community. In weekly lessons students learned about contemporary artists working […]
June 9, 2012 The multimedia activities of the CCA’s 2012 one-week summer camp encouraged students to explore different meanings of the word “movement.” How do we move through the world? What does movement look like? What songs make us move, and what songs move us—to laughter, tears, contemplation? How do ideas move and inspire? The […]
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 […]
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. […]
Summer 2010 MASH UP turns the Coleman Center gallery into a collaborative space for artist projects, research, and community events. The show will be ongoing from May 6th August 14th. Community Sing, Samita Sinha and Stephanie Loveless, May 6th, 6pm Artists Samita Sinha and Stephanie Loveless will be holding a “Community Sing.” The public is invited to […]
May 6, 2010 In the spring of 2010, artist Samita Sinha and collaborator Stephanie Loveless began work with the CCA and the York community. The artists spent a week offering workshops in sound, choral experiments, and singing. Their visit concluded with a “Community Sing,” in which area residents sang and talked about American folk songs […]