The Bascom is working towards creating a more integrated and user-friendly experience for our visitors. Please read the following information to familiarize yourself with the process.
How does it work?
Whenever you register for a class or workshop online, you'll be prompted to create a user account during the registration process. The information you provide there can then be used to log in here.
- Register for a Workshop
- Create your username and password during the registration process
- Check your email (Don't see it in your inbox? Check your junk/spam folder and mark it as not junk/spam)
- Click on the activation link in the email and... Voila! You're good to go!
Artist talk with Paula Smith
Please join us for an artist talk with ceramics artist Paula Smith.
Trunk Show with Elizabeth Walton of Red Ren Jewelry
Join us at The Bascom as we welcome jewelry artist Elizabeth Walton for a jewelry trunk show. Shop a selection of the artist's work and hear directly from Elizabeth about her inspiration, techniques, and creative process.
Artist Talk with Erik Mace
Join us at The Bascom as we welcome Erik Mace, 2024 Photography Resident for an artist talk.
About the Artist
Erik Mace is a visual artist who uses photography, graphic design, and book arts as his tools of inquiry. As an experimental visual thinker, he is deeply curious about the power of photography and adjacent mediums and how to take advantage of their limitations. Erik’s work is connected by a sense of restlessness where he seeks out messy processes, delighting in how visual and language-based tools can be expressly matched to subject matter, causing a body of work to rise from the chaos.
Many of his projects germinate from specific personal memories and grow into deeper discussions of place and identity, while other bodies of work are born from a general sense of wonder. Preferring intense focus within each project to a singular visual vocabulary across his practice, Erik is most curious about how to take risks with his subject matter, material, and expectations of mediums.
Erik received his BFA in Visual Communications from Washington University in St. Louis and is an alumnus of the Contemporary Photography program at the ICP in New York. He currently holds a leadership position with the Kinship Photography Collective, leading workshops on photography, sequencing, and bookmaking. In 2023, he launched Ramble Editions with Kristen Welles Bartley, as a collaborative vision for photobook publishing. In 2024, Erik was named the Photography Artist in Residence at The Bascom in Highlands, NC.
Artist talk with Kelly Oden
Please join us for an artist talk with ceramics artist Kelly Oden.
Community Day 2024
Hey kids! Save the date!!! An event made for you and your family!
Community Day at The Bascom
Join us for a day filled with free art activities for the whole family:
- Free popcorn
- Artist demonstrations
- Make your own art
- Help paint a community mural
- Empty Bowls with Director of Ceramics, Frank Vickery
- And More!
11:00am-2:00pm at The Bascom
Artist talk with Josh Copus
Please join us for an artist talk with ceramics artist Josh Copus.
13th Annual Summer Pottery Show
The summer installment of our 13th annual pottery show will be held on Friday, July 26th and Saturday, July 27th from 10am - 4pm. Enjoy beautiful handmade pottery while supporting local artists in our community!
Artist talk with TJ Erdahl and Beau Raymond
Please join us for an artist talk with ceramics artists TJ Erdahl and Beau Raymond.
Artist talk with Gay Smith
Please join us for an artist talk with ceramic artist Gay Smith.
Dahlia Studio Pottery Show
Bascom Studio Members will present a collection of wall pockets and vases, adorned with fresh dahlias, which will be available for purchase during the single bloom competition. Don't miss the chance to visit the Studio Barn and be truly dazzled!
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Visit: 323 Franklin Road
Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)
Call: 828-526-4949 (Main)
828-787-2892 (Ceramics Studio)
Funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more at SouthArts.org.
Funding is due in part to a Tourism Grant with Visit Highlands, NC. Learn more HighlandsChamber.org