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Selections from Our Collection

Selections from Our Collection

The BMCM+AC Permanent Collection is made up of over 4,000 objects dating from the 1930s through the present, with works by alumni and faculty demonstrating the progression of their careers at and following Black Mountain College. The collection includes paintings,...

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MUSIC PERFORMANCE – A NIGHT OF CAGE

Wednesday, August 15, 7:30 p.m. $10 / $5 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID In commemoration of John Cage's centennial, percussionists Jason DeCristofaro, Laura Franklin and Matthew Richmond will play Cage's Third Construction composed in 1941. The fascinating array...

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AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EVENING OF

POETRY, MOVEMENT & MUSIC Thursday, June 28, 7:30 p.m. $7 / $5 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville invites the community to join us on Thursday, June 28th for an interdisciplinary evening of...

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Butoh-Inspired Dance Films Screening

June 13 at 6:00 p.m. Admission: $5.00 The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in collaboration with The Asheville Butoh Festival is excited to announce an evening of butoh-inspired dance films by video artists: Lucas Baumann, Peter Brezny, Rainer Doost, and...

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THE ART OF CREATION:

A public discussion on the creative process with MOTION Dance+Theatre  Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center - 56 Broadway - Asheville Friday, June 15, 7:30 p.m.  Moderated by Brenda Coates $7 / $5 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID   How do you...

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GOLDEN Paint Lecture and Demonstration

Thursday, May 10, 7:00 p.m. Free for BMCM+AC members, $7.00 for non-members Attention: Painters and Other Artists...Free Samples! The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center is pleased to present The Golden Lecture/Demo with artist Phil Garret at 7:00 p.m. on May...

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The Jargon Society

The Jargon Society

The Jargon Society is now a part of the BMC Museum + Arts Center. The BMCM+AC is honored to announce that the Jargon Society, the highly significant small-press publisher founded in 1951 by Jonathan Williams (Asheville native, Black Mountain College alumnus, poet,...

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{Re}HAPPENING 2012

Media Arts Project and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center Celebrate Innovation & Collaboration in the Arts To keep up to date with new information and look at our last two years of artists visit rehappening.com TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!  The April 7, 2012...

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Call for papers and proposals – ReVIEWING BMC 4

All disciplines invited. ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 4 September 28-30, 2012 Asheville, North Carolina Thematic Focus: Looking Forward at Buckminster Fuller's Legacy Co-sponsored by The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, the Buckminster Fuller Institute...

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Lake Eden

a MountainsPlain document premiering March 16, 2012 from 7:30-9:00 $5-15 suggested donation Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 56 Broadway Street, Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 350-8484 featuring: Amelia Burns, Megan Ransmeier, Julia Taylor, and Mariana Templin...

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“{Pre}HAPPENING’s 2012”

Two preview events for the upcoming {Re}HAPPENING on April 7th Media Arts Project and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center Celebrate Innovation & Collaboration in the Arts The Media Arts Project (MAP) and the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center...

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{Pre}HAPPENINGS: 2012- Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27, 2012CONTACT: Alice Sebrell / Gene Felicebmcmac@bellsouth.net">bmcmac@bellsouth.net / gf@genefelice.com">gf@genefelice.com828-350-8484 / 828-515-1744   “{Pre}HAPPENING’s 2012” Two preview events for the upcoming...

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Eleanor Heartney Presentation

Out of the Shadows: the Changing Place of Women Artists in Our Times Award-winning Arts Writer Eleanor Heartney to Speak in Cullowhee and Asheville about Contemporary Art and Women Artists Monday, March 5th (Cullowhee) and Tuesday, March 6th (Asheville) Eleanor...

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Women in the Arts Movie Marathon!

Presented in collaboration with the City of Asheville Cultural Arts Division and Lark Books. Don't miss our Women in the Arts Movie Marathon featuring some of the best films about women artists of our time. Kick things off Friday night at the BMC Museum + Arts Center...

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Reading March 2012

An evening with writers Brenda Flanagan and Joseph Bathanti Friday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. $7 / $5 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID Known internationally for her dramatic presentations of her stories and poems, Brenda Flanagan teaches Creative Writing, Caribbean and...

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Pat Passlof: Selections 1948 – 2011 – Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 56 Broadway, downtown Asheville www.blackmountaincollege.org 828-350-8484 Hours: Tues. & Wed. 12-4 , Thurs-Sat. 11-5 and by appointment Contact: Alice Sebrell at 828-350-848 January 27 - May 27,...

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