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Presentation – Snakes Escape
Saturday, June 6, 2:00 p.m.Snakes Escape – with Michael von Uchtrup + Julie J. Thomson, moderated by Brian E. Butler A conversation between two Ray Johnson scholars looking at this enigmatic artist's career with a particular emphasis on the evolution and making of The...
Odeya Nini + Archie Carrey + æsc CPI
Saturday, March 21 at 8:00pm $12 /$10 for BMC + AC members Odeya Nini is a Los Angeles based experimental vocalist and contemporary composer. At the locus of her interests are textural harmony, gesture, tonal animation, and the illumination of minute sounds, in works...
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 word...
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 Fahnestock...
Susan Weil Exhibition + Grand {Re}OPENING Press Release
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 56 Broadway, downtown Asheville www.blackmountaincollege.org bmcmac@bellsouth.net or 828-350-8484 Hours: Tues.-Wed. 12-4, Thurs-Sat. 11-5 and by appointment Contact: Alice Sebrell at 828-350-8484 ASHEVILLE, NC – December 30,...
Design Apprenticeship Blog
For updates on the work-in-progress, be sure to check out the Instagram account that Brandau is curating, blkmtncollege_expand, as well as her Tumblr page: http://blkmtncollege-expand.tumblr.com.This fall, we received funding from the Windgate Charitable Foundation to...
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 inventor,...
Friends of the Museum
The Buckminster Fuller Institute John Cage TrustThe Josef & Anni Albers FoundationThe Media Arts Project (MAP)North Carolina Arts CouncilSheVille Online Community Magazine
BMCM+AC Receives Major Grant to Advance Expansion Plan
This summer, we received a major grant from the Windgate Charitable Foundation (Siloam Springs, AR) in support of our three-year plan to expand and enhance our public offerings. Read Asheville Citizen Times Article. In a building owned by The Center for Craft,...
Design Apprenticeship
This fall, we received funding from the Windgate Charitable Foundation to begin the pilot phase of our first-ever Design Apprenticeship program. We are proud to announce that artist and recent UNCA graduate Carley Brandau has been selected as the inaugural Design...
poemumbles: 30 years of Susan Weil’s poem/images
January 30 – May 23, 2015
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center to Expand – Press Release
Press Contact: For additional information or images, please contact Libby Mark or Heather Meltzer at Bow Bridge Communications, New York City: +1 347-460-5566, or info@bow-bridge.com. For Immediate Release: September 2, 2014 BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM + ARTS CENTER...
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 lifelong journey of...
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 redesign...
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...
ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 6
Thematic Focus on the Writers of Black Mountain College