On Saturday, November 12th, eyedrum will host a closing party for this first ever exhibition in the City of Atlanta. Idea + Place, The Legacy of Black Mountain College, is free and open to the public Saturday, November 12th from 6pm to 9pm.
Saturday, November 12 - 6:00 PM—9:00 PM
Idea + Place – Advancing the Legacy of Black Mountain College Closing Party
Come celebrate eyedrum’s new home & 24 years of experimental art and music with the last chance to see the current exhibit: Idea + Place, Advancing the Legacy of Black Mountain College
515 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30312
1.5 miles west of the old Braves stadium and 0.5 miles east of the West End MARTA Station, where Humphries meets RDA BLVD
Overflow parking across the street. Rideshare & alternative transportation always suggested
Photo by Jennifer Klask
What the critics are saying: Artsatl.org Review: eyedrum celebrates unique legacy of avant-garde Black Mountain College
JERRY CULLUM·OCTOBER 26, 2022
The now well-nigh legendary Atlanta art and performance center eyedrum is reinventing itself in ways not unlike the legendary Black Mountain College’s continuous self-reinvention, so it is appropriate that eyedrum is hosting, through November 12, Idea + Place — Advancing the Legacy of Black Mountain College, a documentary exhibition from Asheville’s Black Mountain College Museum. (It’s the first time the items in the exhibit are being shown in Atlanta.)
Black Mountain College and eyedrum have more in common than the very different trajectories of the two might suggest. In the spirit of the history-making educational enterprise of 1933-1957, eyedrum has always fostered an improvisatory, multidisciplinary approach to creativity that has often elicited raised eyebrows in the surrounding community, yet it, like the college, has fostered creative individuals who have had a lasting impact.
About Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center:
The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center preserves and continues the legacy of educational and artistic innovation of Black Mountain College. They achieve their mission through collection, conservation, and educational activities including exhibitions, publications, and public programs. Founded in 1993, the arts center celebrates the history of Black Mountain College as a forerunner in progressive interdisciplinary education and explore its extraordinary impact on modern and contemporary art, dance, theater, music, and performance.
About eyedrum:
Established in 1998, eyedrum is an internationally recognized, non-profit experimental art and music gallery based in the City of Atlanta. Eyedrum presents work from artists, musicians, film makers and writers in an informal format that engages both artists and audiences making everyone a participant in both practice and idea. Eyedrum would not exist without you, our generous donors, patrons and supporters including City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners.