Press release from Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center:
Shared History
June 1, 2018 – August 4, 2018 at 56 Broadway2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of BMCM+AC. As the last exhibition to be held in our 56 Broadway gallery before the move to 120 College St. on Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville, Shared History highlights not just the museum’s origins, programs, exhibitions, partnerships, {Re}HAPPENINGs, conferences, and notable collection pieces, but the many ways that this organization has created a space for connection and creativity. Fulfilling its original promise to BMC alumni to be not merely a museum memorializing the past, but a center geared towards building community in the present and fostering forward-thinking creativity.
Related Events
• Friday, June 1, 5:30 – 8PM. OPENING RECEPTION WITH GALLERY TALK BY EXHIBITION CURATOR ERIN DICKET AT 6:30PM.
• Tuesday, June 5, 7PM. PERFORMANCE + WORKSHOP – MARIA CHAVEZ
• Wednesday, June 6, 12 – 10PM. JOHN CAGE 33 1/3 (1869) PERFORMED BY MARIA CHAVEZ + AUDIENCE
• Saturday, June 16, 11AM – 7PM. MAKE NOISE 10th ANNIVERSARY – RECURSION MECHANISM. ARTIST TALK WITH RICHARD DEVINE + RACHEL PALMER AT 6PM
• Thursday, June 21, 7PM. ASHEVILLE SOUND SURVEY + WALKING TOUR WITH ALEC STURGIS
• Wednesday, June 27, 8PM. PERFORMANCE – BONNIE WHITING: 51’15.657″ FOR A SPEAKING PERCUSSIONIST BY JOHN CAGE
• Thursday, July 12 + 26, 7PM {Fine Arts Theatre}. ARTHUR PENN FILM SERIES: BONNIE AND CLYDE + ALICE’S RESTAURANT
• Friday + Saturday, July 20 + 21, 12 – 5PM. MEND PIECE FOR THE WORLD: A PARTICIPATION ART WORK BY YOKO ONO
• Saturday, July 28, 7PM. R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER: THE HISTORY (AND MYSTERY) OF THE UNIVERSE
• Thursday, August 2, 7PM. JAYE BARTELL – LATER: READINGS FROM THEN AND NOWSpecial thanks to Connie Bostic, The Bright Angle, The Democratic Cup, Jade Dellinger, Fine Arts Theatre, Eric Garcia, Neal Graves, HENCO ReproGraphics, Rena Lubin, Odyssey ClayWorks, Susan Rhew Design, and the Windgate Charitable Foundation.
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