August 11, 2009 Birmingham artist Walton Creel offered a demonstration of his work, De-Weaponizing the Gun at a Sumter County camp house. The public was invited to join the artist at this community event. Creel’s series renders iconic images from nature with a .22 caliber rifle. The pointillist “drawings,” which include a deer, a wren, and an owl, among others, …
February 27, 2009 The Coleman Center for the Arts and the Sumter County Fine Arts Council is currently hosting the Annual Juried Art Show at the Coleman Center gallery through April 24th. This year’s show features painting, drawing, basketry, quilts, furniture, ceramics, mixed media, bead-work, and photography by artists of Sumter County. The Annual Juried Art Show is an opportunity …
December 12, 2008 The Coleman Center for the Arts is pleased to present “Collaborations” by Garland Farwell and his students from around West Alabama. Artworks will be featured in the Coleman Center gallery from December 12th through January 31st, and a celebration will take place on Friday, December 12th from 6 to 8 PM. Food will be provided by the …