Workshop – Word and Image
Sunday, March 15, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. $50 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID / $60 non-members. Call 828-350-8484 to register. Word and Image, taught by book artist and calligrapher Annie Cicale. In this workshop we will explore the complementary nature of...IMAGES of Black Mountain College
Thursday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. Heather South, Archivist at the Western Regional Archives, will discuss and show images and collection items from the Black Mountain College holdings owned by the State Archives and sign copies of the new photographic publication of Black...Artist Talk & {Pre}HAPPENING
Artists – McLean Fahnestock w/ Michael DickinsTuesday, March 3rd @ 7:30 p.m.Window (re/production | re/presentation) is pleased to partner with The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in presenting an artist talk and {Pre}HAPPENING with McLean...R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe
Saturday, February 21, 7:30 p.m. + Sunday, February 22, 3:00 p.m. Play/Performance – R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe, two encore performances of this one-man play written by D.W. Jacobs from the life, work, and writings of...Weaving Ear and Eye Presentation
Saturday, January 31, 2:00 p.m.Weaving Ear and Eye: Susan Weil’s Poemumbles – Sara Kirschenbaum + Rachael Inch A conversation tracing the evolution of Susan Weil’s poemumbles, exploring their origins, themes, and influences, and a...Grand {Re}OPENING of the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
Friday, January 30, 2015 from 5:30 – 8:00pm, FREE AdmissionGallery Talk by Randy Shull at 6:30pmIn conjunction with the Susan Weil exhibition opening, we will open our newly redesigned and renovated museum space at 56 Broadway in downtown Asheville, NC. The...Theme: The South – Poetry Reading
Saturday, May 23, 2015, 8:00 p.m. Theme: The South, organized by poet andeducator Eric Steineger. Invited poets, Alice Osborn, Luke Hankins, Katherine Soniat and Eric Ekstrand will consider the South as place, muse, hero and villain. $5 for BMCM+AC members &...Music Performance – Saturday, October 11, 8:00pm
Performance by 10-can percussion, a North Carolina-based ensemble committed to the performance of new and classic works for percussion. With Corey Denham, Emory Hensley and Justin Mabry. $5 for BMCM+AC members & students w/ID / $8 for non-members....Poetry Reading November 2014
Saturday, November 15, 8:00pm Five Themes, with poets Chall Gray, Michael Boyko, Lisa McCool-Grime, Ashley Steineger and Gary Hawkins. $5 for BMCM+AC members & students w/ID / $8 for non-members. Gary Hawkins is a poet, teacher, and scholar, who grew up in the...Film Screening November 2014 – Painters Painting
Thursday, November 6, 7:30pm Painters Painting: A Candid History of the New York Art Scene, 1940-1970 This film by Emile de Antonio examines a pivotal time in the history of American art and includes rare footage of some of the giants of the New York scene including...Presentation: Thriving in Chaos
Presentation – Friday, October 24, 12:00 – 1:30pm Ideas Without Walls / In-Between the Spaces Thriving in Chaos: Why this is the Best Time in History to be a Designer The rate of disruptive change has become so great that constant chaos is now business as...Performance – Sunday, September 28, 7:30pm
A reading of RED, the Tony Award-winning play by John Logan about painter Mark Rothko and his assistant (loosely based on BMC artist Dan Rice) at NC Stage Company. One performance only!DOUBLETAKE: A Look Back at the 2014 {Re}HAPPENING
Thursday, August 21 at 7:30pm Black Mountain College 56 Broadway in downtown Asheville. Admission is free, though donations are welcome. All donations from this evening’s event will go to support the 2015 {Re}HAPPENING. The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts...Presentation – Reflections on 9/11
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 – 7:30 pm Grace G. Campbell, Lecturer-UNCA Humanities Program $5 / Free for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID. This presentation considers how the 9/11 attacks have been represented and re-interpreted in the West. The world’s geopolitical...Poetry + Music
Sunday, August 17, 2014 – 3:00 pm $10 in advance/ $12 at the door Tracey Schmidt recites poetry by memory to music, in the tradition of the middle eastern poets. She has performed and taught internationally, and most recently performed in Ireland, where she was...Jari Piper – Solo Cello
Music Performance Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:30 pm $8 / $5 for BMCM+AC members & students w/ID Jari Piper, Cellist, will play a solo recital of contemporary music for the cello performing work by living composers. He will share stories and background information...MadHat’s Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes
Friday, June 20, 2014 8:00 pm Poetry Reading Featuring: Tina Barr, Matthew Olzmann, Melissa Crowe and Pasckie Pascua $8 / $5 for BMCM+AC members & students w/IDArtist’s Talk – Jacqueline Gourevitch
Thursday, May 29, 2014 – 7:30pm Jacqueline Gourevitch, whose show SITE Reconstruction opens on May 30th, 2014 will speak about her time at Black Mountain College (Summer 1950) and the evolution of her work as a painter. $5 / Free for BMCM+AC members + students...MadHat’s Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes: Spring Fever Celebration
Friday March 21, 2014 at 7:00pm Admission is $8 / $5 for BMCM+AC members & students w/ID. Dorianne Laux, Joseph Millar, Caleb Beissert, Vievee Francis, Matt Olzmann, Landon Godfrey, Barbie Angell, Jadwiga McKay, Lockie Hunter, Jeff Davis and a few other...
