Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/zommer-cathryn-davis-c361all.aspx Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:11:16 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/fully-awake-p841.aspx Product841 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:53:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/fully-awake-p841.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/fully-awake.jpg" alt="Fully Awake" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/fully-awake-p841.aspx">Fully Awake</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/fully-awake-p841.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>Hidden in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Black Mountain College (1933 - 1957) was an influential experiment in education that inspired and shaped twentieth century American art. <i>Fully Awake: Black Mountain College</i> is a documentary film that explores the college's progressive pedagogy and radical approach to arts education. Highly democratic and faculty-owned, the school promoted practical responsibilities and the creative arts as equally important components to intellectual development.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>During WWII, Black Mountain College was a haven for refugee European artists such as Josef and Anni Albers who arrived from the Bauhaus in Germany. In the socially conservative 1940s and 50s, the college also became a refuge for the American avant-garde, (Franz Kline, John Cage, Buckminster Fuller, Merce Cunningham, Robert Creeley, Jacob Lawrence, Willem de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, and M.C. Richards). <i>Fully Awake</i> explores how the confluence of this diverse community came together to create a unique educational model.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Through narration, archive photography, and interviews with students, teachers, historians, and current artists, <i>Fully Awake</i> investigates the development of this very special place - the site of Buckminster Fuller's first geodesic dome, John Cage's first 'happening', and the Black Mountain Review - and how its collaborative curriculum inspired innovations that would change the very definition of "art." Through probing the legacy of Black Mountain College, <i>Fully Awake</i> points to a progressive pedagogical model that can continue to inspire students today.</div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/zommer-cathryn-davis-c361all.aspx">Zommer, Cathryn Davis</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>