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(inspiration for “Story Journaling” class)
Launched to splendid fanfare, after a massive expansion, a year ago this month, only to have to close four months later when COVID-19 hit, Asheville Art Museum is again receiving visitors, currently via timed admission (buying online tickets is strongly encouraged, since walk-in availability cannot be guaranteed). Patrons must come in groups of six or less, wear a face covering, and keep a six-foot distance from other visitors. (Reservations are suggested for the Perspective Café. The Wells Fargo Art PLAYce and the Frances Mulhall Achilles Art Library are temporarily closed.)
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New shows include the installation Question Bridge, a multimedia exploration of critical issues within the African American male community, and Fantastical Forms, described in museum press as “an exhibition [that] highlights the Museum’s Collection of sculptural ceramics, especially from the 1980s until today.” Virtual programming continues, including “Story Journals” on Nov. 7, a class on artistic handmade journaling led by Susan McChesney. (The museum is open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 11am-6pm; and Thursdays, 11am-9pm. Closed Tuesdays. 2 South Pack Square, Asheville. $15/general, $13/seniors, $10/kids age 17 and under and students with valid ID. 828-253-3227. Check the website for frequent updates according to state guidelines: www.ashevilleart.org.)
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center has also reopened for fall, accepting 10 people at a time in its downtown venue to explore the interdisciplinary work of the college’s original groundbreakers and their artistic descendants. In classic avant-garde fashion, BMCM+AC has decided to offer a combination of in-person, virtual, and hybrid programs; the latter two will expand on earlier pandemic initiatives, “bringing BMC to you wherever you are in the world,” according to a passage on the website. (Open Mondays through Saturdays, 10am-5pm. Free admission; door donations are encouraged.) 120 College St., Asheville. 828-350-8484. www.blackmountaincollege.org.