{Re}HAPPENING 12 at Black Mountain College and Arts Museum

Black Mountain -- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center board member Jolene Mechanic developed a fundraising idea that grew into the {Re}HAPPENING:

 A dinner and performance event inspired by John Cage’s 1952 Theatre Piece No. 1, considered by many to be the first Happening.

For the first six years, the Media Arts Project (MAP), an artist-run non-profit in Asheville, collaborated to organize and produce the event with BMCM+AC.

The {Re}HAPPENING is a one-day event at the historic campus of Black Mountain College, 15 minutes from Asheville. It is part art event, part fundraiser, and part community instigator, providing a platform for contemporary artists to share their responses to the vital legacy of Black Mountain College by activating the buildings and grounds of the BMC campus with installations, new media, music, and performance projects.

General admission brings in hundreds of visitors annually. In addition to providing a forum for regional artists and an accessible, immersive, educational experience for attendees, every year the event is a community collaboration between local businesses and arts organizations.

{Re}HAPPENING 12 will take place on Saturday, April 20, 2024! Interested in participating? See the 2024 Call for Artists!

More information here