Black Mountain College Artist Residency: ACTIVE ARCHIVE

The BMC Active Archive Artist Residency, a partnership between Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and Lake Eden Preserve, is a unique program that invites artists to develop work inspired by the history and philosophy of Black Mountain College. The residency takes place at the historic site of the College, aiming to recreate the dynamic and creative atmosphere that made BMC a powerful incubator for new ideas. Throughout the residency artists have access to Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center’s extensive collection of archival materials related to the history of the College, available for research and inspiration.
Video Credits:
Production by BMCM+AC Staff
Soundscape (courtesy of Jen Clay) by Elise Anderson
About Black Mountain College:
Founded in 1933, Black Mountain College was one of the leading experimental liberal art schools in America until its closure in 1957. After the Bauhaus in Germany closed due to mounting antagonism from the Nazi Party, Josef Albers and Anni Albers readily accepted an offer to join the Black Mountain College faculty. During their 16-year tenure in North Carolina, the Alberses helped model the college’s interdisciplinary curriculum on that of the Bauhaus, attracting an unmatched roster of teachers and students including Buckminster Fuller, Elaine and Willem de Kooning, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Mary Caroline (M.C.) Richards, Robert Rauschenberg, Ruth Asawa, Ray Johnson, Jacob Lawrence, and more.
About the artists:
Julian Jamaal Jones: julianjamaaljo...
Jen Clay: www.jenlynncla...
Arden Cone: www.ardencone....
The BMC Active Archive Artist Residency is made possible with major support from the Windgate Foundation.
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Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is dedicated to preserving + extending the legacy of Black Mountain College (1933 - 1957). We were founded in 1993 to celebrate BMC as a forerunner in progressive interdisciplinary education and to explore its extraordinary impact on modern and contemporary art, dance, theater, music, and performance. Today, we achieve our mission through collection, conservation, and educational activities including exhibitions, publications, and public programs.
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