The sounds of bells variously signify a call to service, a warning, a memorial, or the marking of a historical time. In Bells for York, the voices of York, of Sumter County, of the Black Belt give expression to these associations through recorded speech and song. The sound work functions as a kind of exalted echo of the community of …
Join us for “Here & Then,” an exhibition of books and prints by Boo Gilder on Tuesday, April 26th from 6 to 8 pm in the CCA gallery. The show will be on display through May 20th, 2016. A public reading will feature local guests Boo Gilder, Glenda James, Suzanne McGahey, James Goodwin, Lovell Johnson, Catherine Shelton, Kanita Sturdivant, Jewel …
October 6, 2015 Artist Tameka Norris offered a screening of her film, “Meka Jean: How She Got Good,” at the Coleman Center for the Arts’ downtown Pop Start space. The film originally premiered in 2014 at Prospect 3, the international art biennial in New Orleans. It chronicles Norris’ eponymous character, Meka Jean, as she navigates her own artistic, social, cultural, …