Black Mountain College, Art school in Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States.
The Black Mountain College campus stretched across 667 acres at Lake Eden, featuring educational buildings, dormitories, a working farm, and recreational facilities.
Founded in 1933 by John Andrew Rice during the Great Depression, the college operated until 1957 and provided refuge for European artists fleeing Nazi persecution.
The institution integrated arts into liberal education, with notable faculty including Josef Albers, Willem de Kooning, and John Cage influencing modern American art.
Students participated in campus maintenance through farm work, construction projects, and kitchen duties as part of their educational experience at the college.
The college implemented democratic governance where faculty owned and operated the institution, allowing students to participate in administrative decision-making.
Location: Black Mountain
Inception: 1933
Founders: John Andrew Rice
Website: http://blackmountaincollege.org
GPS coordinates: 35.63240,-82.36020
Latest update: May 30, 2025 19:39
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