May 28, 2015 The Coleman Center for the Arts’ (CCA’s) Youth Action Council (YAC) was pleased to present their inaugural public project, the One Direction Roadside Cleanup and Community Potluck. YAC is a group of students from Sumter Central and Sumter Academy High Schools that have been working with community mentors to articulate their shared values, choose the issues that …
Painting York Begins, Mark Tribe
March 9, 2015 Artist Mark Tribe returned to continue planning with the Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) and the York community for the project, “Painting York.” His third visit to York since 2013, Tribe met to discuss ideas for the project that has been conceived in conversation with area residents and that will continue to develop through collaboration, group …
Family Dollar General Tree, Bob Snead
The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) was pleased to welcome New Orleans artist Bob Snead for a performance of his Family Dollar General Tree. Snead’s methodical installation consists of hundreds of sculptures of common household items sold at Dollar Stores, created out of the cardboard boxes in which they are shipped. The installation pits contemporary art practice against consumerism …