Choreomania & Cotton Candy – Video Installation! Coco Villa | December 2, 2023

Join us on Saturday, December 2, from 6-9 pm, as current artist in residence Coco Villa shares their work in a performance video installation!

To make it even sweeter, there will also freshly spun cotton Candy available by Abbie! @auwbe

Choreomania is a video performance installation. It is a compilation of movement studies candidly documented between 2019 and 2023. This footage follows Coco Villa’s daily solitary movement practice with intermissions of Villa dancing with friends, collaborators, and behind the scenes of projects, performances, and rehearsals.

 

Music and Visual Performance! Spyrodon | November 3, 7 pm

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Join us at 821 Haywood Rd, as Tara Foley and Alex Theodoropulos, the husband and wife team known as Spyrodon, share a musical, fabric, and visuals performance! These two have come down from New York to create a new round of work as our artists-in-residence, and we can’t wait to see what they create for this show!

 

Lance Johnson | TBD

PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY

“The foundation of each piece I create is the layering of words throughout each canvas. I feel that words of inspiration are the soul of my work. Words have power and my goal as an artist is to create art that will resonate positively and evolve with each viewing. For me, the most amazing thing about art isn’t the final piece, it’s the creative process that is unleashed when you look at a blank canvas. I’m most passionate about the journey. The process is always most satisfying. For me it’s all about layers and textures. I look at a canvas like it’s a wall on say the lower east side. I try to create layers of history. The way old graffiti is covered new graffiti and urban decay and torn posters create textures.

Also, I was inspired as a young teen by the Harlem Renaissance so collaboration is a major component of my artistry. 

I was born and raised in NY and it has had a profound effect on my art. the energy, vibrance and movement of the city are so inspiring to me. The diversity and soul of the city are celebrated in my work. “

 

Exhibit: Wyatt Pottorff, Conjured Image | June 2, 2023 6-9 pm

Join us at the Residency at 821 (821 Haywood Road) for an exhibit by our artist in residence, Wyatt Pottorff.

Opening Reception: June 2nd, 6-9 pm

Casual Viewing: June 3rd and 4th, 1-6 pm

www.wyattpottorff.com

Performance and Installation: Andrew Weathers Walks | May 7, 2023 at 3pm

Join us at The Residency at 821 on May 7 at 3 pm for Andrew Weathers’ performance and installation! Over the course of his residency with us, Andrew has walked from our location at 821 Haywood Road to the banks of the French Broad River every day. During those walks, he took field recordings, both of his surroundings and of himself walking, breathing, and singing. He also took photographs which will be on display during his performance. The resulting performance and installation piece is a reflection on space – specifically our own neighborhood and beyond – and on repetition, and on how interacting with our environment over and over impacts us all. We hope you can join us!

Lamplight AVL to Co-Curate John Cage Room {Re}HAPPENING with Drop of Sun | April 8, 2023

Photo credit: Adam Pinnell

On Saturday, April 8, Lamplight AVL will partner with Drop of Sun Studios to Co-Curate the John Cage Room (North Lodge) at Black Mountain College Museum’s annual event, The {Re}HAPPENING!

We are thrilled to be a part of this incredible event. Black Mountain College Museum has been hosting this event for the past eleven years to celebrate the indelible legacy of Black Mountain College. The {Re}HAPPENING is a one-day event at the historic campus of Black Mountain College, 15 minutes from Asheville. It is part art event, part fundraiser, and part community instigator, providing a platform for contemporary artists to share their responses to the vital legacy of Black Mountain College by activating the buildings and grounds of the BMC campus with installations, new media, music, and performance projects.

In the building, you will find installations from some incredible artists. The lineup is below. Come on out and celebrate!

Lineup

Installation in Room 8: Sound Exploratorium by Drop of Sun Studios

Installation in Room 7: Sunset Surprise by New Psycho Actives, Katrina Ohstrom, Abby Portner, and Swannatopia. This piece premiered at Lamplight AVL’s Residency at 821 in December, 2022.

Installation: Adjacent Rooms Without Time by Brett Naucke.
Note: This piece is actually being presented by the Black Mountain College Museum, but we are including it here for your information since it is in the same building as our other pieces, and because the piece was created and premiered at Lamplight AVL’s Residency at 821 in November, 2022.

3:30pm Performance on the porch. The Big Beautiful Crankie Project. This project was created and premiered at Lamplight AVL’s Residency at 821 in March 2023.

6:00pm Live performance in the main room. Turntable Poetry Recitation with Adam McDaniel & Devyn Marzuola

6:30pm Live performance in the main room. Repeat Until True by Zach Cooper with Zach Cooper & Adam McDaniel

6:55pm Live performance in the main room. Lion Nguyen Duo with Thom Nguyen & Adam Lion

7:58pm Live performance in the main room. Flowerbeds with Matt Schnable, J Seger, Jon Hency

8:40pm Live performance in the main room. Roberto Carlos Lange/Tashi Dorji Duo

9:20pm Live performance in the main room. Unshred by Michael Flanagan

Exhibition: Aparna Sud | Feb 4, 2023

Join us at the Residency at 821, at 821 Haywood Road, on February 4 from 9 am to 5 pm, as Aparna Sud shares the beautiful pieces she has created during her stay as artist-in-residence. Aparna has been exploring style and technique during her stay, and during her exhibition she will be on site to answer questions and discuss her process. We hope you can join us!

Performance & “Song Exploder” Presentation: Sarah McCoy & Shywulf | Jan 20, 2023, 7pm

Join us at The Residency at 821 (821 Haywood Road) for a performance and “song exploder” style presentation from Sarah McCoy and Shywulf on January 20, 2023, at 7pm. These two have been hard at work during their stay creating new music, and they are ready to showcase their work and share their process with our community. We hope you can join us for this beautiful event!

Installation: Brett Naucke “A Room Without Time” | Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2022, 6-10pm

Brett Naucke’s new work, “Room Without Time”, was a living installation for multichannel audio and visual elements built over the month of November 2022 at The Residency at 821. Public viewings were held on November 30th, December 1st, and 2nd. The piece was so well received, Naucke was asked to install it a second time at Black Mountain College Museum’s ReHappening, in March of 2023.

Pop-Ups: Make Noise Presents the XPO | September 10, 7, 24, 2022 12-6pm

Join us at the Residency at 821 as our Friends at Make Noise Music host a series of Pop-Ups in conjunction with the release of their with the release of the brand new analog stereo XPO!

Buy an XPO or win one in a raffle benefitting Revolve and the Bob Moog Music Foundation.

More info and event signup at makenoisemusic.com/pop-up.

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