Black Mountain College

Sornito Headshot from Black Mountain College site

Appalachian participation in {Re}HAPPENING 2019: “Returning to Lake Eden”
Mar 28, 2019

Saturday, March 30, 20193 - 10 p.m.Camp Rockmount in Black Mountain, N.C.About this EventThe {Re}HAPPENING is a one-day event at the historic campus o...

Black Mountain College - Professional Development summer workshop for teachers.

Black Mountain College - Professional Development
May 15, 2018

In connection with the spring semester dedicated to the legacy of Black Mountain College, Appalachian State University invites you to apply to partici...

Ahead of its time: Exhibition in Boone celebrates Black Mountain College’s diverse creative legacy
May 13, 2018

More than 60 years after it went bankrupt, sold off its campus near Asheville and formally dissolved, Black Mountain College exerts an enduring influe...

Appalachian Journal announces Special Edition on Black Mountain College

Appalachian Journal announces Special Edition on Black Mountain College
May 7, 2018

Appalachian Journal, an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly journal housed at Appalachian State University, announces its special edition on Bl...

Performance of "The Ruse of Medusa," a surrealist play
Apr 17, 2018

Performance of "The Ruse of Medusa," a surrealist playFriday, April 27, 2018Great Hall, Living Learning CenterAppalachian State University6 - 8 p.m.Ti...

BMC exhibit

Swannanoa Valley Museum opens exhibition focused on interactions between Black Mountain College and the area
Apr 5, 2018

Swannanoa Valley Museum in Black Mountain opens exhibition focused on interactions between Black Mountain College and the local areaA myth that has lo...

“A Minute of Your Time, Please

Theater Piece #1 Revisited: A Happening
Apr 4, 2018

Turchin Center for the Visual ArtsFriday, April 6 from 6 – 8 pmBlack Mountain College can be considered the incubator of mid-century avant-garde cul...

John Cage and Merce Cunningham at Black Mountain College, 1948.  Photo courtesy of the John Cage Trust

'Theatre Piece #1 Revisited: A Happening' — A celebration of the original 1952 happening
Apr 4, 2018

The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University invites the community to experience “Theater Piece #1 Revisited: A Happening...

Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller, center, instructs students in an architecture class at Black Mountain College. Fuller — an architect, author, educator, inventor and engineer — taught at Black Mountain College in the summers of 1948 and 1949. Photo courtesy of Western Regional Archives

Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian — April and May events
Mar 30, 2018

A learning experience centered on the artsIn the spirit of Black Mountain College, the BMC Semester at Appalachian has partnered with North Carolina...

Appalachian Studies Graduate Student, Kelsey Wagner and Dean Melba Spooner of the College of Education building a Geodesic Dome. Photo Marie Freeman.

Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian — April and May events
Mar 26, 2018

The story of Black Mountain College began in 1933 and comprised a fascinating chapter in the history of education and the arts. Black Mountain College...