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NEH Project
NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture one-week residence-based workshops for a national audience of community college educators Black Mountain College: An Artistic and Educational Legacy When: July 10-16, 2011 and July 17-23, 2011 Where: Asheville, North...
Variations on the Long Note
A musical performance Saturday, December 3, 2011 8:00 p.m. $7 / $5 for BMCM + AC members and students w/ID Limited seating The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville is pleased to present Variations on the Long Note on Saturday, Dec....
John’s friend Lou
A musical performance with Kate Steinbeck & Byron Hedgepeth Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 - 3:00 pm $12 / $10 for BMC Museum + Arts Center members / Students FREE Limited seating The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville is pleased to...
John Cage: A Circle of Influences
September 30, 2011 – January 14, 2012
Related Programing – John Cage: A Circle of Influences
PERFORMANCE John's friend Lou Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 - 3:00 pm John Cage recommended Lou Harrison to Black Mountain College to help his friend recover from the stress of living in NYC. The idyllic setting inspired Lou's interest in Asian music and sounds....
History and Goals of BMCM+AC
The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center was founded in 1993 by Mary Holden to honor and pay tribute to the spirit and history of Black Mountain College and to acknowledge the College's role as a forerunner in progressive, interdisciplinary education with a...
NEH Project
NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture one-week residence-based workshops for a national audience of community college educators Black Mountain College: An Artistic and Educational Legacy When: July 10-16, 2011 and July 17-23, 2011 Where: Asheville, North...
Schedule – ReViewing Black Mountain College 3
Thursday Projections on the BB&T building Mobile Art Lab Friday 12:00-1:30 A MusiCircus Registration 1:30 – 3:30 (Highsmith Union at UNC Asheville) Plenary Session Highsmith Room 223 – 3 - 5:30 Mary Emma Harris: 3:30-4:30 - Eden Re-imagined:...
BMC International Conference 2011 – Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 56 Broadway, downtown Asheville www.blackmountaincollege.org bmcmac@bellsouth.net or 828-350-8484 Hours: Wed. 12-4 , Thurs-Sat. 11-5 and by appointment Contact: Alice Sebrell at 828-350-8484 ...
JACK TWORKOV: The Accident of Choice
June 17 – September 17, 2011
JACK TWORKOV: The Accident of Choice – Opening
JACK TWORKOV: The Accident of Choice The Artist at Black Mountain College 1952 June 17 - September 17, 2011 Opening reception: Friday, June 17, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Free for BMCM+AC members and students w/ID / $3 non-members Special Lecture by Exhibition Curator Jason...
Beyond Black Mountain College: 2011 Southeastern College Art Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS Beyond Black Mountain College: A Session on BMC 2011 Southeastern College Art Conference November 9-12, 2011 in Savannah, GA Because the story of Black Mountain College was largely neglected until the past thirty years, its legacy continues to...
The Great Smokies Writing Program: Summer 2011
The Community Writing Program of the University of North Carolina Asheville Getting the Muse Back into Gear: A Poetry Workshop Jeff Davis (Lang 371, 1 credit hour) Having one of those months when the Muse isn’t returning your phone calls? Let’s look at how...
Spring Reading
Friday, May 6, 2011, 8:00 pm This event is presented in conjunction with the exhibition In Site: Late Works by Irwin Kremen on view until June 4, 2011. The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville is pleased to welcome North Carolina Poet...
ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 3
International Conference October 7-9, 2011 Thematic Focus: John Cage's Circle of Influence Topics and presentations may include the diverse ideas and influences at play in Cage's work with an overarching theme of John Cage as a synthesizer, inventor, thinker, and...
Don’t Know We’ll See: The Work of Karen Karnes
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 7:00 pm Don’t Know We’ll See: The Work of Karen Karnes A film by Lucy Massie Phenix Director’s Statement In a sense, I have been making this film, Don’t Know We’ll See, over the course of the 40 years I have been a filmmaker,...
MadHat’s Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes: Episode III
Announcing Episode III of MadHat’s Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes Reading Series Lori Horvitz’s short stories, poetry, and personal essays have appeared in a variety of literary journals and anthologies including The Southeast Review, The Salt River Review, Hotel...
Writing About Art: A Panel Discussion
Writing About Art: A Panel Discussion Regional arts writers discuss art journalism on March 20th The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC) welcomes five arts writers to talk about the state of the field and the issues of the day on Sunday, March 20th...
Anni Albers + Ruth Asawa: Two Lives in Art
Wednesday, April 1, 7:30 p.m. Anni Albers + Ruth Asawa: Two Lives in Art - Brenda Danilowitz, chief curator of The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation will speak about Anni Albers and Ruth Asawa, two artists with extraordinary lives as innovative artists and dedicated...
UNC Asheville Hosts Exhibit
Photos from the Historic Black Mountain College Reception on Thursday, April 15, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will host an exhibition of photographs from the historic Black Mountain College. The...