2025-2026 Season Schedule
Presented by the McCall School of Visual & Performing Arts
Heart the Arts in Hartsville
2025-2026 Performing arts schedule
Fall 2025
Art Exhibition: Adrian Rhodes “Everything Stays” – Aug. 25-Sept. 19, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Closing Reception for Art Exhibition: Adrian Rhodes – Sept. 19, noon, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Installation artist Adrian Rhodes creates spaces of shared empathy with optically bold and delicately crafted work that references familial relationships, generational trauma, and the matrilineal using a varied lexicon of symbolic visual iconography. Rhodes employs a wide-ranging multidisciplinary studio practice that explores printmaking, painting, fibers, and sculpture pieces, which combine to fill gallery spaces from floor to ceiling with images of birds, midwifery scissors, paper airplanes, and pomegranates.
Standard Practice – Sept. 12-13 at 7 p.m., Music Recital Hall; Free
Art Exhibition: Jim Arendt “Eighty-Sixed” – Sept. 22-Oct. 17, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Closing Reception for Art Exhibition: Jim Arendt – Oct. 17, noon, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Fiber artist and sculptor Jim Arendt extends his reverence for American laborers with a group of works commemorating their resilience and unsung service to society. Arendt draws from his working-class upbringing and crafts thoughtful portrait works at a human scale, carefully sewing together their likenesses using strips of worn denim workwear to construct individual narratives. The artist also repurposes decommissioned highway construction signs that display short glowing messages referencing the struggles of contemporary workers and economics.
Fall Choral Concert – Oct. 5 at 4 p.m., Kalmia Gardens; Free
Band Masterworks Concert – Oct. 8 at noon, Watson Theater; Free
Art Exhibition: Yvette Cummings: “Ecstasis And Absence” – Oct. 20-Nov. 14, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Closing Reception for Art Exhibition: Yvette Cummings – Nov. 14 at noon; Free
Yvette Cummings’ “Ecstasis And Absence” is a collection of paintings and furniture-based sculpture pieces that convey the complexity of bodily self-perception as it is formed through lived experiences, emotional and physical biases, violations, and regulations. Cummings’s work acknowledges layers of trauma, transformation, and emotion in a format of images that evoke familiar scenes, uncomfortable encounters, and psychological reckoning. Cummings is a master painter and storyteller who uses the seduction of her skill to expose the hidden wounds and pain that others carry internally.
Student Choreography Showcase – Nov. 6 & 7 at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 at 2 p.m., Watson Theater; Free
The Student Choreography Showcase features choreography and performances by students in the Coker Dance Program. Students explore universal themes of mental health, community, love, communication, and technology through various styles of dance, including contemporary, jazz, and hip hop dance.
53rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition – Nov. 17-Dec. 18, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Opening Reception for Art Exhibition: 53rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Nov. 17, 4 p.m., Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery presents the work of currently enrolled Coker University art students in the 53rd Annual Student Art Competition. Professional gallery artist Yvette Cummings adjudicates this year’s exhibition and reflects the best work of Coker University’s talented visual art students.
Opera Workshop – Nov. 21 at 7 p.m., Nov. 22 at 2 p.m., Drengaelan; Free
Music Holiday Chorus – Dec. 1 at 7 p.m., St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church; $5 Students/Seniors, $10 General Admissions
Band Extravaganza – Dec. 1 at 7 p.m., Watson Theatre; $5 Students/Seniors, $10 General Admissions
Informal Dance Concert – Dec. 3 at 7 p.m., Watson Theater; Free
The Informal Dance Concert features performances by students enrolled in dance courses as well as student and faculty choreography. A variety of dance styles will be presented, including modern, jazz, musical theatre, contemporary, and hip hop.
Coker Community Music Program Fall Recital – Dec. 4 at 5 p.m., Music Recital Hall; Free
Spring 2026
53rd Annual Art Faculty and Staff Exhibition – Jan. 6-16, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Closing Reception, Jan. 16, 12 p.m., Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery and the Coker University Art Program present the 53rd Annual Faculty Exhibition. This year’s exhibition features a selection of works by Professor Nate Gulledge, Professor Austin Sheppard, and Exhibition Director Colleen Critcher. The exhibition will include recent 2D and 3D artwork.
Juried High School Art Exhibition – Jan. 20-Feb. 13, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Reception, Feb. 13, 5 p.m., Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
The Coker University Art Department presents a juried exhibition featuring a selection of artwork by high school visual artists. This exhibition is open to students working in all genres and media.
Southern Singing Festival – Jan. 31 at 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Watson Theater; Free
Black History Showcase, “Diamonds in the Rough” – Feb 5-6 at 7 p.m., Black Box Theater; Free
Art Exhibition: Anne Mondro “Possibilities of Hope” – Feb. 16-Mar. 20, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Closing Reception for Art Exhibition: Anne Mondro – March 20, 12 p.m., Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Anne Mondro’s artistic vision was born from a fascination with objects derived from countless hours exploring her grandmother’s attic as a child, which she describes as a magical place full of knick-knacks, clothing, and accessories from another time. Deeply invested in craftsmanship, Mondro takes great care stitching intimate woven wire sculptures to commemorate individual objects as she seeks to process their stories, honor them, and connect to others. Her work also responds to personal health, as she seeks to process the love, sadness, and grief experienced during a time of illness and disease.
Faculty and Guest Artist Dance Concert – Feb. 19 & 20 at 7 p.m., Feb. 21 at 2 p.m., Watson Theater; $10 General Admission
The Faculty and Guest Artist Dance Concert will feature choreography by the Coker Dance Faculty, as well as nationally known guest artists, performed by Dance students. This concert will present complex choreography exploring themes of the human condition through movement and expression.
Band Spring Masterworks Concert – March 16 at 7 p.m., Watson Theater; Free
Art Exhibition: Delaney MeSun Shin: Above, Below, and In Between – March 23-April 24, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Closing Reception for Art Exhibition: Delaney Shin – April 24, noon, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Delaney MeSun Shin is an interdisciplinary artist whose work delves into the complex layers of her personal and cultural identity. Shin’s immersive installations and 2D and 3D compositions offer a compelling exploration of identity, weaving together themes of heritage, cultural experiences, and her interest in microbiology. Drawing from both the natural sciences and her Korean-Caucasian background, her artistic voice carries a deep self-reflection. Shin’s mastery of drawing and painting allows her to use paper as a versatile medium, pushing its boundaries to create evocative and immersive spaces for viewers to engage.
Spring Musical Theatre Production – April 9 & 10 at 7 p.m., April 11 at 2 p.m., Watson Theater; $5 Students/Seniors, $20 General Admission
Coker Community Music Program Spring Recital – April 21 at 5 p.m., Music Recital Hall; Free
Informal Dance Concert – April 22 at 7 p.m., Watson Theater; Free
The Informal Dance Concert features performances by students enrolled in dance courses as well as student and faculty choreography. A variety of dance styles will be presented, including modern, jazz, musical theatre, contemporary, and hip hop.
Spring Choral Concert – April 23 at 7 p.m., St. Bartholomew’s Epsicopal Church; Free
Senior Art Exhibition – April 27-May 1, Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery; Free
Each year, the Coker University Art Program is proud to display the thesis exhibitions for our graduating B.F.A. and B.A. visual art seniors.