The Journal of Black Mountain College Studies
is a peer-reviewed open-access digital publication of the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC). The Journal seeks to host diverse works by writers and artists of varied backgrounds. We welcome academic articles, essays, reviews, poetry, images and forms of artistic expression.
Latest Volumes
Volume 13: Silence/Presence
Volume 12: Expanding the Canon
Volume 11: The Practice and Pedagogy of Writing at Black Mountain College
Volume 10: Chance | Dance
Volume 9: Archives and Histories
Volume 8: Celebrating 50 Years of The Paper Snake
Volume 7: BMC Writers
Volume 6: Progressive Education, Graphic Design + Women on Craft
Volume 5: Buckminster Fuller
Volume 4: John Cage
Volume 3: BMC’s Modern Legacy
Volume 2: A Tribute to Ray Johnson
Volume 1: Inaugural Issue
Volume 13: Silence/Presence
"There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot." –John Cage, from Silence: Lectures and Writings "Is this what poetry is, letting what is there be...
Volume 12: Expanding the Canon
Although small by design, Black Mountain College was boundless in many ways, and has long had an astonishing hold on the public mind. During its 24-year run as a liberal arts college with summer arts institutes, its activities regularly found their way into the media...
Volume 11: The Practice and Pedagogy of Writing at Black Mountain College
Writing has never been more significant as a practice of human expression than it is today. Far from a relic of the pre-digital era, textual information is more prevalent in our lives now than ever before. Recent generations are voracious readers and writers, creating...