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Coleman Center for the Arts
QUILTS from West Alabama, Opening Saturday August, 4, 2007
The Coleman Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition QUILTS from West Alabama, which features the work of Patricia DeMay, Willie Ann Poe, Alma D. Turner, and others. The show will be on display in the Coleman Center gallery from August 4th to September 29th, and the opening reception will be this Saturday from 6 to 8 PM. This event is free and open to the public and are all welcome! The works of these local and regional artists draw on strong traditions of folk life and craft from the American South. Styles range from traditional to more contemporary choices in patterns, fabrics and sewing techniques. Poe’s pieces develop narrative aspects through image fabric panels, and feature bold color choices. Alma D. Turner starts with traditional patterns such as duck track and expounds on them with contemporary fabrics and print combinations. Patricia DeMay employs an eclectic range of styles and her quilts demonstrate a thorough knowledge of quilting techniques. Overall the exhibition shows some of the many possibilities of this much-loved medium.
Youth Workshop this Friday and Saturday
The Coleman Center for the Arts is pleased to announce that Houston based painter Tierney Malone, who will be painting a mural in downtown York in the fall of 2007, will be offering a youth workshop this Friday and Saturday from 10AM to 1 PM at the Coleman Center in York. The workshop will teach a printmaking process called mono-printing that involves silk screen and oil pastels. Each student will have the opportunity to work with the artist to visually express one of his or her own ideas about York. The student work will be used in part as inspiration for Malone’s mural, and will also be featured on the artist’s website.
Malone has been visiting York since the spring of 2007 in preparation for a downtown mural that he will be painting this fall. Originally from the Mobile area himself, Malone’s work uses sign painting and album art imagery to create a visual lyricism that is richly layered with history, nostalgia, and metaphor. Since this project began, Malone has been in contact with York natives living in the Houston area as part of his research. The content of the mural will focus on York, the railroad, Cherokee Park, and the town’s original name of “New York.” Malone will also call on the student images created in the upcoming workshop.
This youth workshop is free and open to the public and all materials will be provided. Space is limited and participants must register in advance. For more information or to register call 205-392-2005, or email info@colemanarts.org.
This project is made possible by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Alabama Power Foundation, and the generous contruibutions of our individual supporters.
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