http://www.themap.org/map Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:33:56 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=98 Anemone Dance Theater at Mint Museum, Charlotte
August 14, 2011
posted by Sara Baird

This Sunday August 14th, Anemone Dance Theater is performing at the Mint Museum - Randolph in Charlotte. We are honored to be dancing with Tetsunori Kawana's newest bamboo installation titled "Passages: Green Wall". Performances are 1:30, 3, and 4:30. Join us.

more info
Charlotte
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=97 The Juniper Bends Reading Series
May 13, 2011
posted by Tim Josephs

The Juniper Bends will have their next event on May 13 at Downtown Books and News in Asheville. Come on out to hear local writers Lucy Tobin, Jennifer Callahan, Tim Josephs and more read their work.

67 North Lexington Avenue
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=96 Standing There
May 6, 2011
posted by Zen Sutherland

Gallery Opening - Standing There, photographs by zen Sutherland.
A collection of unmanipulated images found composed at the feet of local photographer zen Sutherland opens May 6th at Harvest Records' newly expanded space with an artist's reception from 7pm to 10pm. Around 9pm Sutherland will lightly entertain while attempting to explain his work by playing dissonantly on the piano. The show will remain on display through most of the month.

more info
415 Haywood Rd # B
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=95 Tomorrow Waits For No One FUNdraiser
November 4, 2010
posted by Marcello Lanfranchi

A Santa Lorena Productions event to raise money to film Tomorrow Waits For No One, a web series.

Music, raffle, silent auction, sherbet punch, and more!

$5 donation requested at the door.

Santa Lorena Productions is a sponsored project of the Asheville Area Arts Council.

more info
237 Haywood St.
Downtown
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=94 Appalachian Photographers Project Exhibition
October 14, 2010
posted by Jeff Rich

The first exhibition for the Appalachian Photographers Project will be at the Reece Museum, at Eastern Tennessee State University.

The exhibit will feature the work of several APP photographers, which currently includes: Ken Abbott, Rob Amberg. Alice Anthony, Eric Baden, Gideon Barnett, Shawne Brown, Maury Gortemiller , Cathryn Griffin, Frank Hunter, Builder Levy, Tammy Mercure, Zachary Norman, Jeff Rich, Mike Smith , David M. Spear, Mark Steinmetz, Mary Tortorici, Angela West, Jeff Whetstone, Mark Wood, and Susan Worsham

October 12– January 13

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 5:30—6:30 p.m.

Both the exhibition and reception are open and free to the public.

The APP showcases the work of emerging and established photographers who work or live in the area and have created a significant, focused body of work. The APP region encompasses nine states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

more info
807 University Pkwy
Johnson City
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=92 Fresh Magazine Spring Release Event
June 11, 2010
posted by Tim Josephs

Fresh, Western North Carolina's premier literary magazine, is having an event to celebrate the release of its Spring issue.

Authors and poets including Fred Chappell, Julia Nunnally Duncan, Tim Josephs, and more will be on hand to read their work.

The cost is free so come on out to support this magazine and its very talented contributors!





152 South Main Street
Waynesville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=93 The Fresh Magazine Spring Release Event Has Moved
June 11, 2010
posted by Tim Josephs

The event will now be held at Accent on Books in Asheville.

6-7pm

854 Merrimon Avenue
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=91 Studio 103 Artist Reception friday May 28th 5-8 pm
May 28, 2010
posted by Rebecca D'Angelo

Washington DC artist, Sabrina Cabada, will be in town to celebrate her art exhibit at Studio 103 Fine Art Gallery.
The reception features music by Scott Tyler of Walk-In Residents and intimate, mostly figurative, acrylic on canvas paintings, by Sabrina.

The gallery is located at 103 West St in Black Mountain (behind the town chamber, and next to Mac's).

The exhibit runs through June 23rd. Normal gallery hours are Weds-Sat noon-6 pm and by appointment Sun-Tues.

Come to view the art and if your'e interested in buying we do accept credit and lay away.

www.studio103fineartgallery.com

sponsored by rebecca d'angelo
www.rebeccadangelophotography.com
www.rebeccadangelo.com

more info
103 West ST
Black Mountain
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=90 Natural Resources 2
December 18, 2009
posted by Robert Zimmerman

Natural Resources 2 is the second installment in the Natural Resources traveling art show, featuring customized "Neighborwood" and "Average Joe Schmoe" wooden figures designed by Cleveland artist, Mike Burnett, and produced by the great folks over at Bigshot Toyworks!

Artists include:
Travis Lampe, Stenvik Mostrom, Claire Mojher, John DeLucca, Monstrehero, Lola, Chris Ryniak, Amanda Spayd, Johnny Yanok, Joel Nakamura, and many many more!

Hosted by The Satellite Gallery in Asheville, North Caroline, the exhibit will run from December 18th, 2009, until January 24th, 2010. The opening reception will be held Friday, December 18th from 7 pm until 11 pm. Some artists will be in attendance.

more info
55 Broadway Street
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=89 Stan Vanderbeek's Films at BMCM+AC
December 4, 2009
posted by Hilary McVicker

Johanna Vanderbeek will present and discuss the underappreciated films of her late husband Stan. Combining animation, painting and collage with a Dadaist sensibility, Vanderbeek made films in the 1950s and 60s that were beautifully original.

“Clearly a Renaissance Man, Vanderbeek has been a vital force in the convergence of art and technology, displaying a visionary 's insight into the cultural and psychological implications of the Paleocybernetic Age."
- Gene Youngblood in Expanded Cinema

$7 / $5 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID

56 Broadway
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=88 Asheville Affiliates Fundraiser
December 3, 2009
posted by Hilary McVicker

Party with a Purpose
December 3, 7-11pm @ The Venue, 21 N. Market Street, Asheville
Tickets: $30 in advance, $35 at the door
Food, beer and wine included
Bring cash for raffle & silent auction
Purchase tickets here - Be sure to note that it's for the MAP!

more info
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=87 Double Blind Love
November 29, 2009
posted by Hilary McVicker

http://livingroomart.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/doubleblindlove_dossierpressebr2.pdf


56 Broadway
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=86 Off the MAP with guest curator Curt Cloninger
November 24, 2009
posted by Hilary McVicker



22 Lexington Ave
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=82 Premiere of Tomorrow Waits For No One
November 19, 2009
posted by Marcello Lanfranchi

It's true! What we've all been waiting for!! It's taken a year to film and now it's ready for all the world to see!!!

The exclusive world premiere of the pilot episode of Tomorrow Waits For No One will be held at Asheville Pizza & Brewing (the "Brew & View"), 675 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, NC, on Thu., Nov. 19, at 9:30 pm.

Space is limited and admission, $3 in advance, $5 at the door, will benefit the nonprofit Santa Lorena Productions, a project of the Asheville Area Arts Council.

Advance reservations may be made using your PayPal account. Visit [www.san-marcello.net] for instructions.

You may also pay by cash, check, or money order. Please make your tax-deductible check or money order payable to Asheville Area Arts Council and mail to 10 Vernell Ave., Asheville, NC, 28801.

Or, you may purchase tickets at the Brew & View between Fri., Nov. 13 and Wed., Nov. 18.

Of course, donations of any amount are always welcome and are tax-deductible!

This is a formal event (Asheville "formal") so dress to impress!

Tomorrow Waits For No One is the gripping tale of the residents of San Marcello, CA. On the run, a young man recovering from a devastating car accident, struggles to regain his memory as attempts are made on his life.

"Sometimes, extraordinary things happen to ordinary people."

Tomorrow Waits For No One stars Alexei Wood and features Nick Iway, Matt Stivers, Beth Sweet, Patrick Greene, and Monty McIntire. It is produced and directed by Nick Iway, co-directed by Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival winner Aaron Putnam, and was written by Marcello Lanfranchi.

more info
675 Merrimon Ave.
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=83 Visualing Human Rights and Human Rights Film Festival at UNCA
November 14, 2009
posted by Hilary McVicker

UNC Asheville is hosting an International Human Rights Film Festival next week, and the Visualizing Human Rights "anti-conference" happens Saturday, November 14. The event brings the arts and artists to the endeavor of human rights. Theater, dance, poetry, 2D and 3D art, photography, and animation all work together to put a human face on himan rights.

Look for work/performances from The Beehive, Jinx Pace, DeWayne Barton, Ben Betsalel, and Heinz Kossler, among other artists and activists. The local organizers include Jolene Mechanic and Ken Betasalel, and it's sponsored by Amnesty International, the Center for Global Initiatives at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Human Rights Center at Duke, and the Elon University Department of Political Science. Heady stuff.

Highlights include a play about homelessness in Asheville and a discussion about human rights and photography. On Saturday night, "A Jerusalem Between Us" is a one-man show in black box format by Aaron Davidman. On Sunday afternoon, Global Playback presents a production called "Human Rights: Stories of Resilience and Hope."

And! It's all FREE. More info is here.

more info
One University Heights
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=85 River Arts District Studio Stroll
November 13, 2009
posted by Hilary McVicker

Twice a year, every second weekend in June and November, Asheville’s River Arts District opens to the public for two days of festivities known as the STUDIO STROLL. This year more than 110 artists are participating!


November 14 & 15 --
10am to 6pm

]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=84 Asheville Film Festival
November 12, 2009
posted by Hilary McVicker

Seveth Annual Asheville Film Festival. Schedule is as follows:

Thursday, Nov. 12: PREMIERE NIGHT
Screening of An Education at Fine Arts Theatre followed by a reception at Pack Place

Friday, Nov. 13: FOCUS ON LOCAL
Screening of films by Asheville filmmakers Curt Arledge and Paul Schattel. Come watch Beer Y'all and Alison and have a chance to meet the filmmakers.

Saturday, Nov. 14: IT'S A WRAP!
We decided to scrap that awards ceremony and throw a party with some surprises instead! Find out who the winning filmmakers are in each category - best film, runner-up, and audience award winners will be announced along with the winning screenplay!

Sunday, Nov. 15: SPECIAL SCREENING
Tearing Down The Tent, a documentary by local filmmakers Michael Knox, Ryan Haggery, Martin Ramsey and Stephen Ramsey. Features Asheville's Jamie Reel in an indepth look at the traveling circus community.

Sunday, Nov. 15: SPOTLIGHT FILM
That Evening Sun screens at Fine Arts Theatre - stars Hal Holbrook as an elderly Tennessee farmer who escapes the nursing facility where his son has placed him and returns to his farm in an attempt to live out his final days in peace.

Sunday, November 15: CLOSING NIGHT FILM
Based on the book PUSH: A Novel by Sapphire, Precious screens at Fine Arts Theatre to close the 2009 Asheville Film Festival. Already generating Oscar buzz, the film has won awards and rave reviews at Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, and New York.

more info
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=81 What's Happening
November 7, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

Along with The MAP, The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will sponsor WHAT’S HAPPENING?!, a fundraiser dance party in the heart of the River Arts District of Asheville. This exciting event will raise money for the Museum’s “Living Legacy: Living Artists of Black Mountain College” exhibition series, and is part two of the official kick-off celebration to announce an exciting new series of Saturday Night Events at the original dining hall of the Black Mountain College.
Wedge Microbrewery will once again provide their most excellent, handcrafted beer. Come early to enjoy some nibbles and to view the art installation of BMCM+AC board member, Linda Larsen, downstairs in the Flood Gallery. There will also be a salon in the upstairs library, hosted by Jolene Mechanic, where you can learn more about the college, our organizations, and our exciting upcoming events series. More surprises are in the works—many will not be revealed until you arrive. At the last party, a Theremin station, an open mic and a projection show, courtesy of Gene Felice, were all impromptu additions. The new spin for this party: funk, soul and rock &roll. Come prepared to get your groove on (and support some great local arts groups!). Get on the good foot!


more info
109 Roberts Street
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=78 Asheville International Children's Film Festival Opening Night Gala
November 6, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

Tickets: $50
Gala event to benefit the AICFF. Food by Laurey's catering, Tomato Jam, Wild Indigo, and Roots. Also, zaniness and caricatures. See the poster for details or visit their website.



more info
265 Charlotte St
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=80 Off the MAP: Dr Awesome's Bad Tape Night
October 27, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

Join Jason Holland from the Dr Awesome show for an evening of the worst video he can muster. Expect the unexpected, but my guess is there will be some bad training films, bad commercials and bad public access shows. But that's just a guess. You'll have to show up to find out what all the hubub is about. Perhaps this Off the MAP event should come with a warning. Side effects may include: offended morals, abdominal pain and cramping, blurry vision, bleeding from the eyes, cluster migraines, irregular heatbeat, and vomiting.


more info
22 Lexington Ave
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=76 Blender Conference Talk on Digital Puppetry
October 23, 2009
posted by Wray Bowling

Wray Bowling here! This year's Blender Conference being held in Amsterdam is going to be awesome. What's cooler is that this year I get to go, and not just as an attendant, but as a speaker. My talk will be on digital puppets, and of course how Blender can help you do such a thing. There's going to be plenty of other talks at Blender Conference, and as always the conference will be broadcasted live via the web. The catch is that since it's in europe you'll have to wake up pretty early in the morning to see what's going on as they're six hours ahead. The schedule isn't up yet. I'll update this when I know when I'll be on, and then you can watch in your pajamas before you go to work.

more info
Amsterdam
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=79 TEDxAVL Planning Meeting
October 19, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

Get involved in the planning of TEDxAVL 2010!!!

more info
224 Broadway
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=65 Conference: Re-Viewing Black Mountain College
October 9, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

October 9 – 11 at the University of North Carolina Asheville
Re-Viewing Black Mountain College

The legacy of Black Mountain College continues to influence contemporary culture in multiple realms. This conference aims to investigate its history as well as the multiple paths of influence, actual and possible, identifiable in the contemporary world and beyond.

Keynote speaker: Dorothea Rockburne
A student at Black Mountain College in the 1950s, Dorothea Rockburne is a highly influential contemporary artist whose innovative work incorporates ideas based in mathematics and astronomy. Throughout her interesting career she has exhibited widely and received many prestigious awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Award. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Department of Art, in 2001 and received the National Academy Museum Artist's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

Conference co-sponsor: University of North Carolina Asheville
Check our website for updated conference information: www.blackmountaincollege.org

more info
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=77 Off the MAP: Movement
September 30, 2009
posted by Jason Scott Furr

Explore the collision of new media technology and human movement through a series of short films (featuring current examples in dance and performance art), a live performance using camera tracked movements to trigger and manipulate audio+video and interactive displays.

If you have motion based projects you like to share please bring them and share!


22 S. Lexington Ave.
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=74 HAPPENING: Kicking-Off Saturday Nights at Black Mountain College
September 26, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

A dance party explosion and fundraiser for the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center & The Media Arts Project.

$7 for students, BMCM+AC & MAP members.
$10 for everyone else

Along with The Media Arts Project (MAP), the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will sponsor HAPPENING, a fundraiser dance party in the heart of the River Arts District of Asheville. This exciting event will raise money for the Museum’s “Living Legacy: Living Artists of Black Mountain College” exhibition series, and is the official kick-off celebration to announce an exciting new series of Saturday Night Events at the original dining hall of the Black Mountain College.

Wedge Microbrewery will provide the beer. DJ Trevor Baker will be spinning records. Come early to enjoy the yummy food and to view the art installation downstairs in the Flood Gallery space. There will also be a salon in the upstairs library, hosted by Jolene Mechanic, where you can learn more about the college, our organizations, and our exciting upcoming events series.

Back in the day students and staff at Black Mountain College got together on Saturday nights to entertain each other with music, dance, poetry, theater or whatever they were moved to share.
“Saturday night parties were…a tradition at Black Mountain…for that one night in the week everybody put on shoes and dressed up: the women in dresses and stockings, the men in ties and jackets. Booze for the party was supplied by the student home-brew master on campus…” Michael Rumaker, Black Mountain Days

Starting this fall, the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and The MAP are hosting a series of Saturday Night dinner and entertainment in this vein but with a fresh new twist. So be at HAPPENING, Saturday, September 26 at the Phil Mechanic Building to revive the Black Mountain College Saturday night tradition. More information can be found at http://www.blackmountaincollege.org or by calling 828.350.8484

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center preserves and continues the unique legacy of educational and artistic innovation of Black Mountain College for public study and enjoyment. We achieve our mission through collection, conservation, and educational activities including exhibitions, publications, and public programs.

The Flood Fine Art Center is a non-profit contemporary art organization dedicated to bringing excellent, provocative art to Asheville from artists working around the world. We seek out art that is provocative, challenging, daring, relevant, and important. We believe that there are great things happening in the world of art, and we want to bring those things to Asheville.

The MAP helps promote and grow the media arts in WNC. Founded in 2003, the MAP helped establish public access television for Asheville and Buncombe County. Since then, we have sponsored, incubated and hosted our way through many projects including HATCHAsheville, Quarks to Quasars, the 48 Hour Film Festival, and our monthly event: “Off the MAP”. We partner with projects that help create media arts jobs and opportunities in our region. Learn more at www.themap.org.



more info
109 Roberts Street
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=64 Visualizing World Views: Explorations at the Boundaries of Perception
September 24, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

7:30 pm, Thursday, September 24
Visualizing world views:
Explorations at the boundaries of perception
David McConville, Media Artist + Researcher

Is it possible to effectively communicate an experience of reality? David McConville proposes a pragmatic framework for considering the unique perspectives we each have on the nature of reality. He demonstrates how integrating artistic and scientific approaches can experientially illuminate sensory limitations while raising awareness of the ways in which we create our own unique "maps" of reality. Gaining a deeper appreciation of how worldviews are formed is essential if humanity is to successfully address the interconnected challenges of the 21st century.
$7 / $5 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID


more info
56 Broadway St
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=75 AshevilleFM open house and launch party
September 12, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

Come check out the new Asheville Free Media studio this Saturday from 2-7 pm. The new internet community radio station goes live this Saturday at noon. So stop by for a tour. There will be DJ's and live music. The AshevilleFM studio is located on Haywood Rd behind the West Asheville Izzy's.

At 9 p.m., the launch party starts at the Grey Eagle. Featuring tropical-pop outfit of impossible catchiness Floating Action, scorching prog-jazz trio Ahleuchatistas, the sweet-and-old-time sounds of the Space Heaters and the unshakable melodies of Pilgrim. It's a lineup as disparate as the programming AshevilleFM plans to offer. Tickets are $6 in advance (Harvest Records and www.thegreyeagle.com) or $8 at the door.

more info
373 Haywood Rd
185 Clingman Ave
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=68 Watershed Exhibit at Warren Wilson College
September 4, 2009
posted by Jeff Rich

A selection of photographs from the series "Watershed: A Survey of the French Broad River Basin" will be exhibited at Warren Wilson's Holden Art Gallery

The Opening reception will take place on Friday September 4th at 6:30pm.

701 Warren Wilson Road
Swannanoa
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=73 TEDxAshevillle
August 30, 2009
posted by Jennifer Saylor

HOME: A Paradigm Shift in Two Acts

This event is FREE. There are no ticket pre-sales and seating is LIMITED. Arrive early!

Doors: 6:30
Show: 7 p.m.

Local fans of the TED conference present TEDxAsheville, an independently organized TED event, Sunday, August 30, 7–11 p.m. at The Orange Peel.

Mix your favorite mind-blowing lecture in college with a hot night out at a club, add a few beers, and you've got TEDxAsheville, where smart is sexy and great ideas are the name of the game. Five Asheville visionaries join a sprinkling of all-local performance talent for a night of fun for your head that promises inspiration, excitement...and ideas worth spreading.

The Lineup:
David McConville, Perceiving Home
TEDTalk, Joachim de Posada: Don’t Eat the Marshmallow Yet
music: Chris Tanfield and Dave Hamilton
music: Shane Perlowin and August Hoerr
Drew Jones, Simulating Climate Hope

20 min. intermission
DJs: Mindelixir, The Midnight Ace
VJ: Ben Mason

Dee Eggers, A New Moral Frontier
Robert Zimmerman, The Opportunity of Unmet Needs
spoken-word poetry: Glenis Redmond
Caroline Yongue: Death, the Ultimate Life Experience
TEDTalk, Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke of Insight

TED.com
TED.com/tedx
tedxasheville.com
Facebook: search TEDxAsheville
Twitter: @TEDxAVL


more info
101 Biltmore Ave
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=67 Soundclash: Local Experimental Electronic Music Showcase
August 22, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

Featuring live performances by:
Boom Ribbons
J.R.R. Toolkiller
Megan Mulhearn
sys.er
pomme de terre
Kimatht Moore
Liz Lang

101 Biltmore Ave
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=72 Gordon A-go-go
August 20, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

This Thursday, August 20th at 8pm, Gordon Smith invites you down to the Flood Gallery in the Phil Mechanic Building in the River Arts District for an evening of food, art, music, and a vision for Asheville. Only $25 gets you:

- Food catered by Ferris Camp
- Drinks - beer, wine, soft drinks
- Installation art at the Flood Gallery
- Video art from award-winning media artist, Jason Scott Furr
- Live music from Laura Blackley and Nikki Talley
- Tours of the Blue Ridge Biodiesel facility
- Inspiring speeches from:
Buncombe County Democratic Party Chair, Charles Carter
County Commissioner, Holly Jones
Your candidate for City Council, Gordon Smith
- The knowledge that you've helped move Asheville one step closer to being more affordable and more sustainable.

This is a great way to support Gordon's campaign and have a great time doing it. You can purchase your tickets online here:

http://gordonforasheville.com/donate/


It's going to be an amazing night. Gordon hopes you'll join him in making Asheville more affordable and more sustainable. It's your generosity that makes this grassroots campaign GO!



more info
109 Roberts Street
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=70 Joe De Cola at the Asheville FIlmmakers August meeting
August 19, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

Asheville Filmmakers Group (AFG) is pleased to announce that they are fortunate, one more time, to have a generous host speaker, independent documentary filmmaker and former ABC, NBC, and CBS news producer, Joe De Cola. Joe is traveling from NYC to speak at the August AFG monthly meeting this Wednesday. He has produced such shows as "Close Up", a one hour documentary show for "60 Minutes" on CBS, as well documentary shows for NBC Nightly news and the Today Shows. He has received a number of awards including a News Emmy for his work on NBC Nightly News Series “The New Cold War”.

Join AFG this Wednesday as this is a great opportunity to find out more about documentary movie making, producing in general, and ask questions on what exactly does a producer do and how they get their projects produced from A to Z.

36 Biltmore Ave
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=71 Off the MAP: Everything is Terrible screening
August 18, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

This week the MAP will be screening the Everything is Terrible DVD. Very similar to the wildly popular Found Footage Festival, Everything Is Terrible is a melange of found VHS footage mashed into it's essential bits. In the tradition of TV Carnage, footage is compiled of workout tapes, bad movies and PSA's. So painful, you really don't want to watch it alone, so you might as well be with us at Bobo!

more info
22 Lexington Ave
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=66 Four Brothers, One Mother Afternoon Panel Discussion & Film Screenings
August 15, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

A film screening and panel discussion as part of the Transfiguations 2009 Festival. Featuring:

Eric Isaacson (Mississippi Records)
Lance Ledbetter (Dust-to-Digital label)
Nathan Salsburg (Twos & Fews Records/Alan Lomax Archive)
Hisham Mayet (Sublime Frequencies)


The time for this event has yet to be announced.

Transfigurations 2009: Celebrating five years of Harvest Records

This gathering in our hometown is the culmination of two people sharing a mutual love for creating a space dedicated to the discovery of music. August 2009 has always been a pivotal goal in Harvest Records' history, a sort of nearly-invisible summit; to celebrate reaching this goal, Transfigurations brings together the spirits of the musicians that we have brought to this city, the artists who have displayed on our walls, the sounds people have found in our shop and the togetherness that we have attempted to breathe into the community...hour by hour, day by day.

Our focus has been to provide a venue for the sharing of ideas, hard work, and striving to live out envisioned ideals. We hope that all attending Transfigurations will connect with this, and perhaps we can all continue to evolve and adapt together.!

transfigurationsasheville@gmail.com


36 Biltmore Ave
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=63 Scientific Foundations in Art and Music
August 13, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

Physicist Michael J. Ruiz, will talk on “Scientific Foundations in Art and Music” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, 56 Broadway St., in downtown Asheville. Ruiz’s talk will explore the connections between visual art and music such as linear perspective and the cycle of fifths. The presentation will include multimedia with animation, video and sound clips. Audience members will gain a new appreciation for the structural foundations that make visual art and music compelling.

Ruiz is a professor of physics at UNC Asheville with a doctorate in theoretical physics. He is also a pianist and composer. His innovative multimedia teaching techniques have been featured on CNN.

He received the university-wide UNCA Distinguished Teacher Award in 1995, the divisional Teacher Award in the Natural Sciences in 1997, and the 2004 UNCA Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching, becoming the first faculty member at UNCA to receive the three major university teaching awards. He is also a Co-Founder (1987) of the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research.
Admission is $7 or $5 for the arts center members and students with ID.

Ruiz’ talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Dorothea Rockburne: Astronomy Drawings which is part of BMCM+AC’s year-long celebration of the women of Black Mountain College. A student at Black Mountain College in the 1950s, Dorothea Rockburne is a highly influential contemporary artist whose innovative work incorporates ideas based in mathematics and astronomy. Rockburne credits her deep interest in the intersection of art, nature and mathematics to Black Mountain College mathematics professor Max Dehn. A friend and associate of Albert Einstein, Dehn was a beloved member of the BMC community

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56 Broadway St
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=69 Marshall Movie Night
August 12, 2009
posted by Tony Torn

An evening of short films by Filmmakers in "The 649" including Anthony Abraira, Francine Cavanaugh,Mark Hosler of Negativland, Jimmy O'Neal, Bruno Seraphin, Harrison Topp, Tony Torn & More.
$3.

68 N Main Street
Marshall
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=62 PARTY with the MAP
July 23, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

Come join the MAP for some drinks and eats as we celebrate the launch of our new online directory.

Be sure to be there by 6:15 when Robert Zimmerman will be giving a live tour of the site.

Here's the official press release info:
The Media Arts Project (MAP) announces an event to celebrate the launch of its new website and online member directory, Thursday, July 23, at 5:30pm at the Flood Gallery in Asheville. Funded by the Asheville HUB, the new directory will foster the development of Western North Carolina’s creative economy by promoting the region’s diverse and accomplished talent base and providing a resource for WNC media arts professionals to collaborate and connect, both with one another and with opportunities for work. The July 23 event will showcase the site and its capabilities to the region’s artistic and professional communities.

In the new directory, MAP members will upload their portfolios to profile pages that specifically list their skills, experience and availability. Artists can communicate through blog posts and forums, and promote events through the site’s calendar. The site also includes functionality for demand-side members, businesses in search of media talent for specific objectives. A demand-side member might be a filmmaker on location in WNC who needs a boom operator, a growing company in need of a designer to build a corporate identity, or a journalist who wants to create podcasts of her work and add them to her website. Through the MAP directory, demand-side members anywhere in the world can access the dynamic community of accomplished media arts professionals in WNC.

109 Roberts Street
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=61 The Screen Doors of Perception
May 30, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats

Gene Felice, 2009 Media Arts Advantage Fund Grantee is premiering his installation.

From Gene: I’d like to invite you all to come out to the Sandy Mush Community, for some art in the mountains of WNC! I’ll be debuting my outdoor, interactive art installation “The Screen Doors of Perception” (S.D.O.P. for short) on Sat. May 30th, opening at 7pm. All ages are welcome!

Click here or look below/attached for the show details: http://www.genefelice.com/sdop

You can also visit my blog for current details about the S.D.O.P. Project: http://blog.genefelice.com/?cat=9

I’ve also arranged for the Lazoom Bio-Diesel bus (http://www.lazoomtours.com/) to do a shuttle service from downtown Asheville to my property. It will pick up passengers at 8pm in front of the Thirsty Monk (http://monkpub.com/) on Patton Ave. I’m asking for a $5 donation to cover the transportation costs. Please RSVP for the Lazoom by emailing me at gf@genefelice.com as space is limited.

In addition to my show, I also have visiting artists from Chicago IL, Columbus OH and from here in Asheville NC, coming out to do a variety of sculpture, performance and video projection. Please check out http://www.genefelice.com/sdop for links to all the artists websites, and detailed directions to the site.

See you then,

Gene A. Felice II
interactive artist

gf@genefelice.com
www.genefelice.com


more info
317 Sandy Mush Rd
Leicester
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=60 ENTER THE MIND OF MOOG: Celebrating Bob’s 75th Birthday
May 21, 2009
posted by Gillian Coats


Enter the Mind of Moog will be a golden opportunity to experience a working version of the planned Moogseum as the Bob Moog Foundation will transform the Orange Peel into an educational sonic playground for all ages. Upon entering the venue, attendees will be immersed in an interactive experience guiding them through the work and life of synthesizer pioneer and innovator Bob Moog. All proceeds from the evening will benefit the Foundation’s hallmark project, the Moogseum, to be located in Asheville, NC.

Interactive instrument-based exhibits will be set up to connect attendees to the unique sounds and interfaces that helped make the Moog name a legacy in the worlds of science, music and innovation. Highlights include a “Theremin Tour”, where visitors will be guided by Bob Moog Foundation volunteers to play the early electronic musical instrument in various audio configurations as well as see it used as a video mixing tool, the “Synthesizer Lounge”, comprised of a bay of synthesizers available for attendees to explore and the Moogerfooger Remix Station which will highlight the power of the the Moog signal processing tools. Attendees are encouraged to bring their iPods or other playback devices to remix original music through Moog equipment.

The Interactive Timeline will guide the viewer through specific eras of Moog’s career and document the evolution of the Bob Moog Foundation. The Bob Moog Foundation will unveil a Mini-Moogseum installation to be featured permanently at the Orange Peel. The Mini-Moogseum, a beautiful showcase crafted by Chris Perryman of Domus Aurea Woodworking, will house a small exhibit of the pioneer’s archives, tell the story of his impact on the world of music, highlight his connection to the Asheville community and feature a custom built theremin, designed by Bob’s former student and protege, Steve Dunnington.

Throughout the evening, four Bob Moog Foundation House Bands (comprised of four all-star bands of local artists) will be recording a four song album live on stage. These songs will be recorded as if in a studio with each musician layering their part individually over one another. At the end of the recording process, we will have an EP album ready to be mixed. The songs will then be performed live by each band that recorded them.The original songs composed for the occasion pull from four different genres: acoustic, funk, indie rock and pop.

Jay Sanders will lead the acoustic selection of the evening, with each acoustic instrument being treated to some special Moog electronic processing. Jeff Knorr will use Moog equipment in the creation of a funk song; the drumming, Moog synthesizer as the bass and electric piano will all be processed through Moogerfoogers. Josh Phillips – will feature Josh’s vocals layered on top of Mooged-Out drums, bass and guitar. Joey Szabo will lead a song featuring the Theremin as the lead instrument accompanied by drums, bass, guitar, and vocals.

Our silent auction will include such items as a Moog Little Phatty Synthesizer and a full day of recording at Echo Mountain Studios.

Finally, in celebration of the pioneer’s 75th birthday, there will be a display of 10-12 birthday cakes designed and donated by area artisan bakeries. The cakes will be judged by a panel of judges for their originality of design and concept. At the end of the evening, we will be sharing these cakes with all attendees.

Cake for everyone! Join us for an night of sonic exploration and celebration!

For more information on the Moogseum, visit www.moogseum.com

more info
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=59 FabLab
May 19, 2009
posted by Robert Zimmerman

Mass Customization | Rapid Prototyping | Micro Manufacturing

This month's Off the MAP mixer focuses on technologies that are bringing precision manufacturing and rapid prototyping to the masses...
and redefining what it means to be a consumer.
Featuring a live making session from Lumenlab’s micRo CNC workstation and more...
With sounds by SyS-HeX and visuals by VJ TBA


If you have anything you'd like to demo or show off please email Scott Furr.

LINKS FOR UNINITIATED:
MakeZine
Another from MakeZine
Thingiverse
Replicatoric
Ponoki

22 N. Lexington Ave.
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=57 "Speed-Dating" Networking event for area Creative Professionals
February 12, 2009
posted by Robert Zimmerman

HATCH Asheville plans to host a special fund-raising event, held February 12th at 7pm in the downtown Asheville contemporary home furnishings retailer, Mobilia, on Haywood Street.

The event’s concept is to create five-minute one-on-one networking opportunities for the purpose of bringing together creative professionals across various industries to initiate collaborations and future business relationships.

Tickets for this event are $25. Please visit HATCHasheville.org to purchase tickets. All proceeds to benefit HATCHfest Asheville. Mobilia is located at 43 Haywood Street, downtown Asheville.

This particular aspect being part of the multi-pronged philosophy and goal of the inaugural HATCHfest Asheville event (being held April 15-19th, 2009), which is to educate and inspire creativity through mentorship and networking.

The attendees will be organized similar to that of a “speed-dating” event, in which participants will have the opportunity to connect personally during the five-minute segments throughout the 2 hour timeframe-with an estimated 20-30 others in multiple creative fields. Attendees are asked to bring any of their own marketing collateral, business cards and other material to share.

In addition, guests are provided beer, beverages and pizza supplied by Asheville Pizza and Brewing Company.

The success of an event such as this depends on an intimate atmosphere- so space for participants is extremely limited.

more info
Haywood Street
28801
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=58 Film Screening: Soul’s Journey: Inside the Creative Process
January 29, 2009
posted by Robert Zimmerman

The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design will host a film screening at the Fine Arts Theatre in Asheville, NC on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 at 7:00 PM giving the public an opportunity to preview two hours of the series.

Admission is $5, free for students.
The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) will host "Soul's Journey: Inside the Creative Process" Jan. 23 - April 25, 2009. This exhibition features 22 accomplished contemporary object makers living in the Southeast - from Virginia to Florida - and working in ceramic, fiber, glass, metal, and wood. The exhibit developed from is a six-part documentary series (of the same name) illuminating the creative process through an intimate view of these working artists told largely through their own words. The film was conceived and produced by David Hutto, Vice President for Technology at Blue Ridge Community College, and videographer Chanse Simpson.

Additionally, CCCD will host a reception in their gallery on Friday, February 20, 2009, giving the public an opportunity to meet some of the artists who attend.

The exhibition complements the documentary, showcasing significant works by established and emerging artists, representative as much of the ethnic, gender and geographic diversity as the area's creative tradition and cultural heritage.

more info
1181 Broyles Road
Asheville
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=48 Opening Reception for COTTAGE INDUSTRY - Heather Lewis
January 23, 2009
posted by Robert Zimmerman

The work is conceptual with a strong visual (though not always material)
presence, subverting conventional assumptions of skill, perfection or
precious materials. In this way it questions perception of the art
object’s value.

The exhibit will feature an enormous shadow; a coin-operated light
painting that invites the viewer to draw on the wall; and the
reflections of numerous mirror circles. Alongside these are various
installations including a collection of glowing, imperfectly molded wax
bottles; a painting (displayed as a coffee table) that bears the scars
of a gravel driveway; and three plastic tubs of recycled cartons lit by
cheap Christmas lights.


701 Warren Wilson Road
Swannanoa
]]> Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 http://www.themap.org/map/?section=calendar&event_id=55 Pop Asheville Launch Party
January 14, 2009
posted by Bug Logic

This is the official Launch Party for Pop Asheville!

more info
12 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville
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