Be a Part of Camp

“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 …

To My Dearest and Beloved Family

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 …

Fallen Fruit Public Picnic Tables

In April of 2012 Fallen Fruit, comprised of artists David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young, and the Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) offered the event “Gobble Gobble Cobbler.” Residents were invited to prepare and share fruit cobblers, and then reflect on their childhood memories of fruit. Through sharing personal stories participants discussed childhood memories, York’s former state of natural abundance …