Shared History Opening Reception: Friday, June 1, 5:30 – 8pm {56 Broadway} Gallery talk by exhibition curator Erin Dickey at 6:30pm {56 Broadway} 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of BMCM+AC. As the last exhibition to be held in our 56 Broadway gallery...

Tuesday, June 5 – 7pm {56 Broadway} María Chávez - Solo turntable performance and workshop Born in Lima, Peru and based in NYC, María Chávez is best known as an abstract turntablist, sound artist, and DJ. Her work combines recorded sounds from vinyl records with the...

Wednesday, June 6 – 12noon-10pm {56 Broadway} John Cage 33 1/3(1969) performed by María Chávez and Audience Conceived in 1969 as an audience participation work, John Cage’s original “score” simply stipulated that the gallery be filled with about a dozen record players...

Saturday, June 16 – 11am-7pm, Artist Talk at 6pm {56 Broadway} Make Noise 10th Anniversary - Recursion Mechanism.  An installation by Richard Devine in collaboration with visual artist Rachel Palmer.  This machine/modular system generates an infinite number of sounds,...

Thursday, June 21 - 7pm Asheville Sound Survey + Walking Tour with Alec Sturgis Join us as local composer and writer Alec Sturgis introduces the Asheville Sound Survey, an ongoing, interactive project investigating the sounds in our community. Inspired by Josef...

Wednesday, June 20 - 6pm {56 Broadway} Presented with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Asheville, this event will focus on architecture and affordable housing in Western North Carolina. A presentation on the Lee Walker Heights project will describe the...

Wednesday, June 27 – 8pm {56 Broadway} Bonnie Whiting performs 51'15.657" for a Speaking Percussionist by John Cage.  Presented in collaboration with the Asheville Percussion Festival, 51'15.657" for a Speaking Percussionist is Bonnie Whiting's realization of a solo...

Thursday, July 12 – 7pm {Fine Arts Theatre} Arthur Penn film series In partnership with the Fine Arts Theatre, we’re celebrating the work of Black Mountain College alumnus Arthur Penn with two screenings of his classic films on the big screen. The films will be...

Friday/Saturday, July 20 and July 21 - 12-5pm {56 Broadway} Mend Piece for the World: A Participation Art Work by Yoko Ono Sit at a table with others and mend broken ceramic cups and plates with glue, tape, and twine. Yoko Ono asks us to “Mend carefully. Think of...

Thursday, July 26 – 7pm {Fine Arts Theatre} Arthur Penn film series In partnership with the Fine Arts Theatre, we’re celebrating the work of Black Mountain College alumnus Arthur Penn with two screenings of his classic films on the big screen. The films will be...

Saturday, July 28 - 7 pm {56 Broadway} Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe.  Actor and storyteller David Novak performs this one-man play written by D.W. Jacobs from the life, work, and writings of inventor, designer, and BMC summer faculty...

Thursday, Aug. 2 - 7pm {56 Broadway} Jaye Bartell - Later: Readings from then and now Former Asheville resident Jaye Bartell, who performed regularly at BMCM+AC in the mid-2000s, returns for a night of readings and reminiscences. Bartell will read from the numerous...