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Rural Avant-Garde: The Mountain Lake Experience
August 20 through November 1, 2021
Asheville Art Museum
Asheville, North Carolina

Contemporary art, interdisciplinary research communities, and the inspiration of Appalachia converge in “Rural Avant-Garde: The Mountain Lake Experience.” This exhibition showcases a selection of collaborative creative works that emerged from nearly four decades of the Mountain Lake Workshop series, a program sited in rural southwestern Virginia.

[Image: John Cage, New River Rocks and Washes, 1990, watercolor and washes on rag paper, 108 × 337 inches. Private collection. © John Cage Trust.]