Jade Doskow, Montreal 1967 World's Fair, "Man and His World," Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic Dome with Solar Experimentation House, 2012, archival pigment print on paper, 40 × 50 inches. Asheville Art Museum, Museum purchase with funds provided by 2018 Collectors’ Circle Member Vito Lenoci and the Lenoci Family in honor of the Nat C. Myers Fund for Photography. © Jade Doskow.
Community Day: Altruistic Genius
The Asheville Art Museum invites you to visit the Museum for free on Saturday, June 10 between noon–5pm! Come celebrate our exhibition Altruistic Genius: Buckminster Fuller’s Plans to Save the Planet with an afternoon of creativity and community engagement featuring programming that highlights Buckminster Fuller’s inventions and designs.
Altruistic Genius: Buckminster Fuller’s Plans to Save the Planet brings the inventions and designs of R. Buckminster Fuller to Western North Carolina and introduces visitors to Fuller’s strategies for the sustainability of humans and the planet relating to housing, transportation, mathematics, and engineering. This exhibition features two major suites of prints by Buckminster Fuller among other remarkable works from his multi-decade career and is presented in three sections: Inventions, Synergetics, and Black Mountain College and Lasting Influence.
Altruistic Genius add-on tickets on June 10 are $7 for Members and $10 for nonmembers. Free general admission on Community Day is made possible through support provided by our patrons. Thank you.
Schedule
Noon–5pm
Interactive, Musical Geodesic Dome • Outside Plaza
Noon–4pm
Makerspace Activity • Level 3
Noon–5pm
ArtPLAYce Activity • Level 2
12:30pm and 2pm
Buckminster Fuller’s World Peace Game • Level 1
1–1:30pm
Public Tour: Altruistic Genius • Level 1
1:45–2pm
Spotlight Tour: Altruistic Genius • Level 1
2–2:45pm
Public Tour: Intersections in American Art • Level 3
1–1:30pm
Public Tour: Altruistic Genius • Level 1
3:45–4pm
Spotlight Tour: Altruistic Genius • Level 1
Buckminster Fuller's World Peace Game
Community Events
Community events are offered during the year in conjunction with the Museum's Collection, exhibitions, and other special events. Activities may include performances, guided tours, demonstrations, or hands-on studio projects. Community events are open to all ages and abilities; no reservations required.
For more information, email learn@ashevilleart.org, or call 828.253.3227 x121.
- Contact:
- Asheville Art Museum
- Phone:
- 828.253.3227
