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Digital Exhibitions

Get started with A Brief Introduction to Black Mountain College, then dive in to these exhibitions to view selected works, explore exhibition themes, listen to oral histories, view recorded lectures and performances, and find additional resources.

VanDerBeek + VanDerBeek

Exhibited September 20, 2019 – January 4, 2020

Curated by Chelsea Spengemann + Sara VanDerBeek

Material Sound at Home

A new virtual experience from curator Caleb Kelly and artists Peter Blamey, Vicky Browne, Pia van Gelder, and Jenn Grossman.

Don't Blame it on ZEN: The Way of John Cage & Frinds

Widely revered as an innovator in the non-standard use and “preparation” of musical instruments, indeterminacy, chance-based and electroacoustic music, John Cage was perhaps both the most provocative and the most influential American composer of the 20th century.

Black Mountain College: Idea + Place

Black Mountain College: Idea + Place


February 11, 2022 – September 3, 2022

Curated by Alice Sebrell

I AM A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD

Showcasing the global community of Black Mountain College and investigating citizenship in a global world

Between Form and Content

Perspectives on Jacob Lawrence and Black Mountain College


September 28, 2018 – January 12, 2019

Curated by Julie Levin Caro and Jeff Arnal

Leap Then Look

UK-based innovative participatory artists Leap Then Look delve into the archive and create a digital experience rooted in the BMCM+AC permanent collection

Question Everything! The Women of Black Mountain College

Opened January 24, 2020

Curated by Kate Averett + Alice Sebrell

From the Vault

Selections from our Permanent Collection

Politics at Black Mountain College

Exhibited February 1 – May 18, 2019

Curated by the team of Connie Bostic, Jon Elliston, Jay Miller, and Alice Sebrell.

BMC Videos: Shorts + Lectures

Learn more about Black Mountain College through this collection of educational videos, including short object highlights, lectures from our annual ReVIEWING Conference, conversations, interviews, poetry readings, and oral histories. To see our latest videos, follow us on YouTube or Vimeo.

Short Videos

Lectures + Conversations

Performances

Revisit past performances and watch recordings featuring contemporary musicians and performers presented as part of the BMCM+AC Performance Initiative. You can also listen to works by featured musicians on Spotify.

Faith in Arts

Watch videos from our Faith in Arts initiative, including conversations and interviews, lectures from the 2021 Faith in Arts Institute, and other projects.

Highlights from the Blog

Start exploring our blog by diving into these most-loved posts and the latest news.

BMCM+AC Awarded Grant From The Ruth Foundation for the Arts

BMCM+AC Awarded Grant From The Ruth Foundation for the Arts

BMCM+AC has been awarded $50,000 as a Core Grant recipient from the The Ruth Foundation for the Arts! This month, The Ruth Foundation announced 140 arts organizations have been recognized by two new grants inspired by how artists live, make, and are remembered.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE RADIO ART

CALL FOR ARTISTS: BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE RADIO ART

103.3 Asheville FM, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, and Make Noise announce an opportunity for artists living in Western North Carolina (WNC) to create new short works for broadcast on the radio. We invite artists in WNC to propose projects that reflect the experimental and innovative spirit of Black Mountain College. Artists are encouraged to take risks. Projects should be between 3-5 minutes long and no more than 12 months old. New work is strongly encouraged. The work does not have to be music. Projects can include any sound recording, cellphone recording, field recording, meditation, movement score, text score, sound collage, spoken word, audio art, experimental DJ work, etc.. The LOI deadline is July 20, 2022.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE RADIO ART

CALL FOR ARTISTS: BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE RADIO ART

103.3 Asheville FM, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, and Make Noise announce an opportunity for artists living in Western North Carolina (WNC) to create new short works for broadcast on the radio. We invite artists in WNC to propose projects that reflect the experimental and innovative spirit of Black Mountain College. Artists are encouraged to take risks. Projects should be between 3-5 minutes long and no more than 12 months old. New work is strongly encouraged. The work does not have to be music. Projects can include any sound recording, cellphone recording, field recording, meditation, movement score, text score, sound collage, spoken word, audio art, experimental DJ work, etc.. The LOI deadline is June 21, 2021.

BMCM+AC awarded NEH collections grant

BMCM+AC awarded NEH collections grant

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center has been awarded $50,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop a pilot project creating online access to the museum’s Permanent Collection of over 4,000 artworks and ephemera from the famed liberal arts college and experimental community.

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