
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts

Overview
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts creates visual art experiences that inspire and empower individuals and communities through seeing, thinking and doing. For over 30 years, The Bascom has been a vital cultural resource to the Western North Carolina region. What began in 1983 as a small exhibition space in one room of the Hudson Library now occupies a 6-acre former horse farm near downtown Highlands, NC. The 28,000 square foot main building house exhibition and event spaces, classrooms, offices, and a retail outlet. The adjacent David Drake Studio contains studio space for pottery and three-dimensional arts instruction and additional retail space. Entrance to the campus is through an early 19th Century, 87-foot-long covered bridge. Along with sizeable terraces, our outdoor spaces include meadows and forest land, streams and trails, unblemished mountain views and sculpture installations. Opening Hours Exhibitions & Shop: Tuesday - Saturday; 10am - 5pm Ceramics Studio: Monday - Saturday; 10am - 5pm Sunday; 12pm/Noon - 5pm
Events
Abstraction in Acrylics & Gouache
June 28, 2022 - July 1, 2022
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts
Jul 01, 2022
Introduction to Woodturning
July 6, 2022 - July 8, 2022
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts
Jul 06, 2022
Japanese Pottery Making
July 8, 2022 - July 10, 2022
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts
Jul 08, 2022
Still-life in Oils with Gina Brown
July 21, 2022 - July 22, 2022
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts
Jul 21, 2022
Intermediate Woodturning
July 27, 2022 - July 29, 2022
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts
Jul 27, 2022
Three Potters Symposium: Tradition and Place, Past and Present
July 30, 2022
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts
Jul 30, 2022
Realism vs Abstraction in Landscape Using Oil, Various Mediums & Mixed Media Studio Workshop
August 3, 2022 - August 5, 2022
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts
Aug 03, 2022
Painting Flowers in Oil- Alive with Color, Paint and Passion!
August 10, 2022 - August 12, 2022
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts
Aug 10, 2022
Painting an Alla Prima Portrait in Oil
August 24, 2022 - August 26, 2022
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts
Aug 24, 2022
The Art of Expressive Landscapes with Acrylic Paints
September 1, 2022 - September 2, 2022
The Bascom ~ A Center for Visual Arts
Sep 01, 2022