To My Dearest and Beloved Family

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 […]

Fallen Fruit Public Picnic Tables

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 […]

Storyquilt of Old Kinterbish

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 […]

Gobble Gobble Cobbler

  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 […]

Community Coalition Choir: We Are Many

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 […]

Samita Sinha

Samita Sinha, Rehearsals

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. […]

Amy Pleasant, Almost Empty

October 7, 2011 The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) is pleased to present work by Birmingham artist Amy Pleasant, including a new public wall drawing in downtown York, Almost Empty, and a gallery exhibition on display at the CCA until October 30. A reception for the gallery show and the opening of a public […]

Afredo Jaar Town Hall

Alfredo Jaar Town Hall

October 20, 2011 The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) will be hosting a town hall with international artist Alfredo Jaar on Thursday, October 20, at 6:30 PM in the CCA Gallery. The event is free and open to the public and all are welcome! Alfredo Jaar is a Chilean born artist, architect, and filmmaker […]

Summer Camp – Be a Character!

June 17, 2011 The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) held its first two week all-day summer camp in June 2011. Fifteen students from Sumter County between the ages of 8 and 19 were invited to “Be a Character” as they experimented in visual arts, music, animation, gardening and cooking. Through hourly sessions, campers investigated […]