SAVE THE TIME FOR RIBBON TIME!

“Swannatopia Presents:Ribbon Time” Jan 3, 2026 Noon-7pm at LamplightAVL + Garden Party! We, of Swannatopia, invite you to join us as we shimmer and shimmy among sights and sounds from our many large scale installations staged over the past year.

Revealing many surprises, our 4th annual residency and holiday light show retrospective/ cassingle release party will celebrate a true “banner year” beginning at noon and culminating in a 3:33 pm procession to/from Garden Party and through Mad’s Puppet Portal as we a behold and be-held by the sounds of the Many Comet Orchestra and gently rippling reflection of the terrestrial wonders all around us and learn some fresh ribbon choreo by A Clutch, followed by a 5:30 Sunset Surprise featuring live a/v splendor by XOR ‘n More, “odd dancing”, and sets by DJ Hypervelvet and Dark City DJs as we move together in time and bask in the warm glow of friendship and Vyvyan’s Neon Wiggles! Wear your best/most ribbons and bowdazzlers to “win” some very special prizes from our Celebrity Judges!

From the Archives:

Seed Circus Summer!

Inspired by and in collaboration with our friends Appalachian Seed Growers Collective, Experimental Art Club is building a tabletop BIG TOP and taking it on tour! Next stop: September 5-14 at the N.C. Mountain State Fair!

Click Here For More Dates + Details!

Installation View of Decoy 'n Decor 'n More | "how will we get our ducks in a row?" 2024 | Photo courtesy of LamplightAVL / Peter Speer

"Make Stuff For Fun!"

Hatched in 2021, Experimental Art Club is a multigenerational playgroup that "makes stuff for fun!", a wide circle of friends that play together regularly with a DIY mentality and pools of energy.  

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From The Archives:

Ant Float Dream Boat

"Ants Together, Ants Forever”

5/3/2025

BMCM+AC {re}Happening 13 | Lake Eden | Black Mountain, NC  

Through explorations in innertubes (“inner tutus”) and pool noodles, we built an ANTigravitational miniature/giANT ant float on Lake Eden with wind enhanced visuals.  At sunset (8:19), an illuminated ant ballet was performed on the water, accompanied by music, projections, and synchronized movements that guided and invited the participANT-observers on the shore to dream as "ANTS TOGETHER, ANTS FOREVER". 

Click Here To Watch The DocumANTry by INFINITE WOW!

From The Archives:

"how do we mark the flood?"

11/23/2024

Swannanoa, NC

A day of collective healing and community resilience on the historic grounds of Warren Wilson College

Click Here To Watch The Documentry by This Land Films

From The Archives:

The Oasis of the Juicy Fruits

"feel the weather"

9/21-10/14 2023

Center For Craft | Asheville, NC

In this harmony of tradition, innovation, and creative wonder, at the crossroads of unconventional artistic expression and a yearning for the commons, the Oasis of the Juicy Fruits beckons all to partake in the dance of life.

Click Here To Get Juicy!

From The archives:

Bug Mall

"you are here"

12/11-31 2022

LamplightAVL / The Residency at 821

Drawing inspiration from utopian experiments both attempted and imagined, cooperative and adaptive behaviors observed across life forms, holiday light shows, escalators, and the shopping mall itself, Bug Mall explores the ways we relate to our built environment, each other, and ourselves through the lens of contemplative socioentomology. Click below to BUG OUT!

I Want To Bug Out!

Performance View of Color Theory Guard {Re}HAPPENING 12 | 2024 Photo courtesy of Michael Oppenheim / BMCM+AC

Together, we curate & produce agri-cultural events, edu-taining exhibitions, installations, & publications.

Click to learn more about the artists & educators of Swannatopia, and how to work with us!

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"A SOUVENIR OF THE EXPERIENCE"

Here in the Swannatopia Souvenir Shop, you will find limited-edition merchandise, fashion, decoys, decor, 'n more; as well as one of a kind, "museum quality" fine art and memorabilia from our many installations, exhibitions, and productions.  

When you shop at the Swannatopia Souvenir Shop, you directly support your friends and neighbors, and you help to keep our doors open and our programming FREE!  

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