Month: July 2022

Summer holiday family activities at Modern Art Oxford

Visiting us with kids? This summer there are creative activities for all ages to explore at the gallery. Check out the activities below and visit our What’s On page to stay up to date with all that MAO has to offer this summer. Thursday afternoon drop-in sessions Every Thursday afternoon from 28 July to 1… Continue reading Summer holiday family activities at Modern Art Oxford

Women of Black Mountain College | Hazel Larsen Archer

Hazel Larsen at Black Mountain College, c.1952. Photograph by Marie Tavroges Stillkind. Courtesy Western Regional Archives, State Archives of North Carolina.

“At Black Mountain, there was individual revolution.” – Hazel Larsen Archer Photographer and educator Larsen (1921-2001) went to Black Mountain College in 1944, and became its first full-time photography teacher in 1949, teaching significant students including Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly and Stan VanDerBeek. Contracting polio aged 10, she spent 3 years in hospital before going… Continue reading Women of Black Mountain College | Hazel Larsen Archer

City as Studio: At Home | free film-making workshops to do at home

City as Studio, 2022. © Modern Art Oxford

Looking to get creative over the summer holidays? You can now take part in City as Studio and learn DIY film-making at home. The brand new City as Studio online platform is open for the holidays. Sign up for free to access two self-led workshops, created with artist Kate Mahony, which guide you through the… Continue reading City as Studio: At Home | free film-making workshops to do at home

Women of Black Mountain College | Alma Stone Williams

Alma Stone. Photograph courtesy of Russell Williams Jr. From Appalachian Journal's Black Mountain College Special Edition, vol. 44-45, 2018. Copyright, Appalachian Journal & Appalachian State University, 2018. Used with permission.

“I have sought to be a constant learner. The arts contain more than enough to fill a lifetime of open eyes and open ears.” – Alma Stone Williams Alma Stone Williams (1921-2013) was a musician, educator, and pioneer in racial integration. In 1944, she was the first Black student at Black Mountain College, and the… Continue reading Women of Black Mountain College | Alma Stone Williams

Women of Black Mountain College | Introduction to the college

Lunch run on the path between the Studies Building and Dining Hall. L to R: Patsy Lynch, Vesta Martin, and Fanny Hobart. c.1946. Photograph by Stuart Atkinson. North Carolina Museum of Art, Black Mountain College Research Project, Visual Materials, Box 88. Courtesy Western Regional Archives, State Archives of North Carolina.

“At Black Mountain College, art was people.” – Alma Stone Williams Black Mountain College was an experimental liberal arts college in North Carolina from 1933-1957. Ruth Asawa was a student there from 1946-49, taught by international artists and progressive tutors who she said: “profoundly influenced my outlook on the value of life and the true… Continue reading Women of Black Mountain College | Introduction to the college