February 1 – May 18, 2019
Curated by Connie Bostic, Jon Elliston, Jay Miller, and Alice Sebrell
The BMC community faced political differences, both internally and externally, throughout its 24-year history. The college was born in 1933 during the Great Depression, lived through WWII, was deeply affected by Hitler’s rise to power, and closed during the Cold War. Though often viewed today as an idyllic mountain refuge, isolated from tumultuous global politics, BMC took shape in the context of (and in response to) world events. Through a rich variety of media—artworks, images, texts, and audio—this exhibition will explore the various political dimensions of Black Mountain College, both internal and external, that shaped the trajectory of the college and its community of people.
Related Events
- Saturday, February 9 – 7pm FILMS@BMCM+AC: Reclamations of Blackness
- Wednesday, February 13 – 12 – 1pm PERSPECTIVES Lunchtime Conversations @ BMCM+AC – Connie Bostic
- Friday and Saturday, February 22 + 23 – 7pm WE INSIST! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite by The Fresh Cut Orchestra
- Wednesday,March 13 – 12 – 1pm PERSPECTIVES Lunchtime Conversations @ BMCM+AC – Jay Miller
- Friday, March 15 – 10am – 5pm CREATIVE CAPITAL WORKSHOP – Strategic Planning + Communications for Artists
- Thursday, March 21 – 7pm FILMS@BMCM+AC: One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur
- Saturday, March 30, 3 – 10pm {Re}HAPPENING AT LAKE EDEN
- Wednesday, April 10 – 12 – 1pm PERSPECTIVES Lunchtime Conversations @ BMCM+AC – Jon Elliston
- Saturday, April 13 – 7pm POETRY READING – Asheville Wordfest
- Thursday, April 25 – 7pm PERFORMANCE: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra by John Cage performed by the S.E.M. Ensemble and Asheville Musicians
- Sunday, April 28 – 12 – 5pm PERFORMANCE: S.E.M. Ensemble performs “for Philip Guston” by Morton Feldman
- Thursday, May 2 – 7pm CURATOR TALK: Aaron Siskind in Retrospect, a presentation by James Barron
- Saturday, May 4 – 9 – 11:30am PAPERMAKING WORKSHOP
- Saturday, May 4 – 1 – 4pm MODULAR ON THE SPOT
- Wednesday, May 8 – 12 – 1pm PERSPECTIVES Lunchtime Conversations @ BMCM+AC – Diana C. Stoll
