Black Mountain College Museums & Arts Center

FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

CHARITABLE GIFT

FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

GENERAL SUPPORT

Support Community Arts

THE FARM AT BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE, CO-CURATED BY DAVID SILVER AND BRUCE JOHANSEN, WILL BE ON VIEW AT BMCM+AC IN ASHEVILLE FROM SEPT 2024-JAN 2025. BUILT FROM A DECADE'S WORTH OF ORIGINAL ARCHIVAL RESEARCH, THE EXHIBITION FOLLOWS RENEGADE STUDENTS, FACULTY, FAMILIES, FARMERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS THEY START AND SUSTAIN A CAMPUS FARM IN THE 1930S, BUILD A BETTER FARM IN THE '40S, AND WATCH IT ALL COLLAPSE IN THE '50S. THE EXHIBITION ESTABLISHES A NEW HISTORY OF BMCONE THAT SPOTLIGHTS THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS STUDENTS MADE TO THE FARM AND COLLEGE; THE WAR-TIME EFFORTS MADE BY AN ALL-FEMALE STUDENT BODY TO BUILD THE LAKE EDEN FARM; AND THE MANY LONG-LASTING COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THE COLLEGE AND THE COMMUNITY, SHATTERING THE MYTH THAT BMC WAS DIVORCED AND DISTANT FROM ITS NEIGHBORS. FINALLY, THE EXHIBITION SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN COMMUNAL LIVING IS NO LONGER COMMUNAL, AND OFFERS THE FIRST EVER DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE FALL OF THE COLLEGE, A DRAMATIC AND OFTEN DANGEROUS STORY.

Support Community Arts

GENERAL SUPPORT

ADVANCING THE ARTS

GENERAL SUPPORT

GENERAL USE AND/OR SPECIAL FUND/PROJECT

THE REQUESTED FUNDING WILL SUPPORT BMCM+ACS OPERATIONS BY DEFRAYING THE COSTS OF BASIC OPERATING EXPENSES SUCH AS RENT, UTILITIES, INSURANCE, AND STAFF SALARIES. SUPPORT WILL ALLOW US TO REINVIGORATE THIS SPACE BY HOSTING GUEST HUMANITIES LECTURERS, AND MOUNTING NEW EXHIBITIONS EXPLORING BMCS IMPACT ON MULTIFACETED PARTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY. EXHIBITION PLANS INCLUDE AN EXPLORATION OF CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CULTURAL LUMINARY JOHN CAGES ENGAGEMENT WITH BUDDHIST TRADITIONS; AND AMBITIOUS INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORICAL CROSS-CURRENTS BETWEEN MEXICO AND BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE AS EACH FIGURED INTO GLOBAL IMPULSES TOWARD MODERNISM. SUPPORT WILL ALSO SUPPORT EXISTING STAFF SALARIES, MAKINGE IT POSSIBLE TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES WITH THE HUMANITIES EDUCATION AND EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THOROUGH, WELL-RESEARCHED OFFERINGS TO OUR AUDIENCES AND RESEARCH COMMUNITY.

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