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Re-Viewing Black Mountain College: An International Conference
September 9, 2009
The legacy of Black Mountain College continues to inform contemporary culture in multiple realms. This conference will investigate its history as well as the multiple paths of influence, actual and possible, identifiable in the contemporary world and beyond.
Co-hosted by the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and the University of North Carolina Asheville
The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and UNC Asheville are pleased to announce Re-Viewing Black Mountain College, a three-day international conference, set for October 9-11, 2009 on the UNC Asheville campus. Scholars from all over the United States and as far away as France will gather in Asheville to share their ideas about the history and ongoing influence of the famous progressive college community located just outside of Black Mountain from 1933-1957.
UNC Asheville Professor, Noted Artist Virginia Derryberry Featured in New American Paintings Magazine
August 6, 2009
Artists are modern-day alchemists, taking dross materials and turning them into desirable objects worth more than the sum of their parts. Virginia Derryberry, a noted painter and UNC Asheville art professor, takes it one step further. Her most recent series of paintings meld alchemical themes with modern interpretations on mythology to create larger-than-life pieces that have met with national acclaim.
UNC Asheville Professor Scott Walters Receives Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
May 12, 2009
Scott Walters, UNC Asheville Associate Professor of Drama, was recently given the "Access to Excellence" award along with a National Endowment for the Arts $5,000 grant. This national award presented annually by the N.E.A. is designed to acquaint Americans with the best of the nation's cultural and artistic heritage. Just 113 grants were awarded nationwide this year.
Telash Theatre Company Stages Spanish-Language Play on Immigration
April 23, 2009
Telash, Asheville's Spanish-language theatre company, will stage the original piece "Contamos todos" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 1-2, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3, in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Grotto. The group is a collaboration between UNC Asheville and the local Latino community. The performance will be multilingual, weaving together vignettes showing many of the challenges that immigrants face in their adopted county. The event is free and open to the public, but a $5 donation is suggested. Ticket reservations are strongly advised.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Leonard Pitts to Speak at UNC Asheville on April 22
April 17, 2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts will appear at two events in Asheville on Wednesday, April 22. Events are co-sponsored by the Asheville Citizen-Times, Mission Hospital's Diversity Committee and UNC Asheville's Mass Communication Department.
UNC Asheville Hosts Evening with Noted Local Author Sarah Addison Allen; Alumna Will Read from Recent Work on April 15
April 10, 2009
UNC Asheville's Literature Club will host an evening with New York Times best-selling author Sarah Addison Allen at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, at UNC Asheville's Laurel Forum. Allen, a 1994 graduate of UNC Asheville, will read from her second novel "The Sugar Queen," which will be released in paperback this month. A book signing will follow her talk. The event is free and open to the public.
TheatreUNCA to Stage the Musical Comedy "Urinetown" April 22-26
April 9, 2009
TheatreUNCA will stage the Tony Award winning musical comedy "Urinetown" April 22-26 at UNC Asheville's Carol Belk Theatre. Curtain is 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. All shows are open to the public.
UNC Asheville Holds Eighth Annual Multimedia Arts and Sciences Juried Student Exhibition
April 6, 2009
UNC Asheville's Eighth Annual Multimedia Arts and Sciences Juried Student Exhibition will be on view April 10-21 at UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery. An opening reception will be held 3-6 p.m. Friday, April 10, in the gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Acclaimed Avant-Garde Pianist Margaret Leng Tan to Speak April 15-16; Events are the 2009 Annual Dorr Lectures in Aesthetics
April 6, 2009
Acclaimed avant-guarde pianist Margaret Leng Tan will speak at two events at UNC Asheville on April 15-16. Her talks are the University’s 2009 Laurence and Joyce Door Lectures in “Aesthetics: Thinking Beyond Experience.” Events are free and open to the public.
North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement to Celebrate Commissioned Artists; Public Invited to View Art Work, Meet Tucker Cooke, Bernie Rowell and Jack Stern
March 31, 2009
UNC Asheville's Reuter Center, home to the nationally acclaimed North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement, has recently commissioned three distinctive art pieces for permanent display inside the 20,000-square-foot facility. The pieces will be unveiled at a special reception at 4 p.m. Monday, April 6, at the Center. The commissioned artists Tucker Cooke, Bernie Rowell and Jack Stern will also be honored. The event is free and open to the public.
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