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 the middle of Avenue A, …
“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 self portrait photo collages. Jocelyn …
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 reproductions of military portraiture from …