News & Events

UNC Asheville Professor, Painter Virginia Derryberry to Hold Solo Exhibition at Flood Fine Art Center Gallery

November 2, 2009

Virginia Derryberry, a noted painter and UNC Asheville art professor, will hold a solo exhibition of recent work at the Flood Fine Art Center Gallery, 109 Roberts St., in the Asheville River Arts District from November 13 to December 5. The exhibition, entitled "Eide/Eidola," features 15 large-scale paintings from her Rebis series. It is Derryberry's first solo exhibition in Asheville since 2000. An opening reception will be held 7-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, in the gallery, which is located on the second floor of the Phil Mechanic Building. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain to Perform at UNC Asheville; "etudes4violin&electronix" Fuses Funk, Rock, Hip-Hop and Classical Music

October 5, 2009

Funk, rock, hip-hop and classical music might not seem like natural partners, but violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (known as DBR) has found a way to blend them into a compelling and distinctive form. This eclectic, high-energy style, which he calls "dred violin," will be the highlight of an upcoming performance at UNC Asheville. DBR will perform his original "etudes4violin&electronix" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. He will be joined on stage by Wynne Bennett on keyboards, computer and piano and Elan Vytal (aka DJ Scientific) on turntables and beat-boxing. It is DBR's first performance in Western North Carolina.

UNC Asheville Hosts Talk by Noted GLBTQ Scholar Jonathan D. Katz; Lecture Examines "Art, Eros and the Sixties"

September 18, 2009

UNC Asheville’s annual Arts and Ideas Lecture will feature a talk by Jonathan D. Katz on “Art, Eros and the Sixties” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at UNC Asheville’s Owen Conference Room. The lecture is based on his forthcoming book of the same name, which discusses social liberation and the collective capacity of art to free the mind through a return to the body. The noted GLBTQ scholar will examine how a diverse group of artists, from Andy Warhol to Yoko Ono, were driven by this concept to create the first international movement in contemporary art. The event is free and open to the public.

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.