Work of the Week

Peter Voulkos established his first ceramic studio in Montana in 1952, and in the summer session of 1953 he taught at Black Mountain College. There

Kate Clayton “Granny” Donaldson lived in rural Marble, NC, not far from the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, which was founded in

This 1958 painting on paper captures the style of abstraction that artist George Morrison employed at mid-century, with broad paint strokes and large swathes of

Wanda Shult Lea Austin commonly used brushed motifs inspired by nature in her functional ceramics, as seen on this vase. At Black Mountain College, Austin

In a galaxy far far away… or perhaps not. Star Wars has become intertwined with our day-to-day lives, seeping its way into our popular culture.

I wondered after looking closely at Jo Sandman’s painting Solstice: Did she know where those drifting black tendrils of paint would take her? Sandman (born

Lonnie Holley makes visible the unseen forces that inform society and our lives through the visual arts and music. In For Every Woman I Have

Black Mountain College (BMC) attracted many globally known musicians to teach and attend the Music Institutes that occurred during several summer sessions. This poster shares

In John Urbain’s Lavender Night, earth, sky, and light are abstracted and articulated through paper and paint in a way that ignites both the visual

How many sharks have you seen in Western North Carolina? As we enter The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, I would hazard a guess to say