Current Exhibition

September 20th – January 4th

VanDerBeek + VanDerBeek

Curated by Sara VanDerBeek and

Chelsea Spengemann, Director of the Stan VanDerBeek Archive

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Between Form and Content

Exhibition catalog available now, in-store and online

Exhibited in the Fall of 2018, Between Form and Content: Perspectives on Jacob Lawrence and Black Mountain College was the first exhibition to focus on Lawrence’s time at Black Mountain College, teaching painting at the Summer Art Institute of 1946.

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Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center By The Numbers

200,000+

Visitors

6000+

Collaborations with Artists + Organizations

1,000+

Events

3,000+

Pieces of Artwork + Ephemera

50+

Exhibitions

60+

Oral Histories Created

30+

Exhibition Catalogues, Dossiers + Other Publications

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BMCM+AC is supported by our members, a community as passionate about the legacy of Black Mountain College as we are. With sliding scale options, our members sustain our programs, collection, exhibitions and more. As a thank you, we offer our members some added benefits.

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PERSPECTIVES: TRACEY MORGAN

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Wednesday, October 16 – 12-1pm PERSPECTIVES Lunchtime Conversations @ BMCM+AC. Explore our VanDerBeek + VanDerBeek exhibition along with an artist, historian, or scholar who will give perspective and context to the work from their particular point of view. Guest...
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FILMS@BMCM+AC: BAUHAUS SPIRIT: 100 YEARS OF BAUHAUS

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Thursday, October 24 - 7pm Films@BMCM+AC Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus. This film gives a fascinating look at how the Bauhaus ideas about art, theater, design, and architecture continue to shape our world today. The film celebrates the cultural history of...
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BOOK LAUNCH: LETTERS TO JARGON

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Wednesday, October 30 - 7pm Letters to Jargon – Book Launch and Presentation by Andrew Rippeon. Letters to Jargon collects all of the known correspondence between poet Larry Eigner and Jonathan Williams, BMC alumnus, poet, photographer, and the influential...
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WORKSHOPS: ULTRA LOW-BUDGET FILMMAKING

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Saturday, November 2  Two Ultra low-budget Filmmaking Workshops (Narrative and Experimental) 9am – 12:30 (Narrative) and 2pm – 5:30 (Experimental) Filmmaker and multi-media artist Adam Larsen teaches this hands-on filmmaking workshop using iPhones and everyday...
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PERFORMANCE: AKI ONDA

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Wednesday, November 6 - 7PM Aki Onda Reflections and Repercussions. A multi-media performance exploring the interplay among luminosity, acoustic, architectural, and emotional relationships within the space. Performing with various types of lighting equipment such as...
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PERSPECTIVES: CURT CLONINGER

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Wednesday, November 13 – 12-1pm PERSPECTIVES Lunchtime Conversations @ BMCM+AC. Explore our VanDerBeek + VanDerBeek exhibition along with an artist, historian, or scholar who will give perspective and context to the work from their particular point of view. Guest...
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PERFORMANCE: SI OTSEDOHA (WE’RE STILL HERE)

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Thursday, November 21 - 7pm The Cherokee Chamber Singers perform “Si Otsedoha (We're Still Here)” by William Brittelle.  In 2017, Cherokee student leaders assembled a forum for open discussion on what it means for them to be Cherokee in the past, present, and...
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GALLERY TALK: GLORIA SUTTON

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Thursday, December 5 - 7pm Reframing contemporary art history: On the work of Sara and Stan VanDerBeek. Author and art historian Gloria Sutton examines Sara VanDerBeek’s recent photographic work in relationship to the Expanded Cinema experiments of her father, BMC...
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PERFORMANCE: JOHNNY GANDELSMAN

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Thursday, December 12 - 7pm Johnny Gandelsman performs Bach's complete cello suites.  Grammy award-winning violinist and producer Johnny Gandelsman brings his new project to BMCM+AC, presenting Bach’s complete cello suites on the violin. A founding member of...
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Exhibitions

September 20th – January 4th: VanDerBeek + VanDerBeek is a multidisciplinary exhibition focused on pioneering film and video artist and Black Mountain College alumnus Stan VanDerBeek. The show includes a selection of Stan VanDerBeek’s restored films, featuring layers of dance, color, and sound – often through collaborations with other artists. Contemporary artist, Sara VanDerBeek, created new work for the exhibition connected to the BMC legacy.

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