Have you seen our new space? Since 2014 we developed one of our two downtown storefronts. Co-Directors Emeritus Shana Berger and Nathan Purath imagined them as venues for collaboration between local makers, contemporary artists, area citizens, professionals, and students. In the winter of 2016, Pop Start’s HVAC system failed precipitating the space’s already planned renovation. Through support from the …
October 27, 2018 Community members shared knowledge, seeds, recipes, and stories at the inaugural Garden Exchange Workshop. Longtime Garden Manager Catherine Shelton led discussions on cultivating community around food and agriculture. Participants gathered for coffee, conversation, and lessons on seasonal growing in Sumter County. Shelton demonstrated winter planting techniques, strategies for saving seeds, and propagating spring crops. She constructed a …
In Fall 2017, Coleman Center for the Arts launched Open Studio, a hands-on after-school art class for K-8 students. Open Studio provides materials and instruction for students to create artwork in an open-ended format. The program centers around ideas of free play, inquiry-based learning, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking. At Open Studio, students are encouraged to think expansively, explore, and …