Join us at The Bascom’s Holiday Market, where our space transforms into a festive wonderland! Explore a curated collection of handcrafted gifts across mediums—textiles, glass, books, cards, woodworking, jewelry, ceramics, and more—perfect for everyone on your list. Highlights include beautiful ceramics made by our studio members and other one-of-a-kind creations from local and regional artists.

This class is for students who have bisque pieces ready to glaze.  These pieces could have been made in Open Studio, the Resident Artist Series, Workshops, etc.  

Warm up while you shop. A hot chocolate bar will be available all day at the Holiday Market, with guests welcome to browse handcrafted gifts from local and regional artists between cups. Free and open to the public.

Children will work with instructor Caryn Raming to use different stamping and printmaking techniques to create custom wrapping paper and gift tags!

Ages 7-12

Celebrate the season by making Holiday Cards with Caryn Ramnng, exploring printmaking, collage, and mixed media to create one-of-a-kind handmade greetings perfect for sharing.

Supplies included.

Step into the world of imaginative clay sculpture with artists Christine and Taylor in this four day workshop devoted to creating woodland beings, with special attention to owls and hares. Through demonstrations and guided studio time, participants will explore approaches that foreground gesture, character, and narrative, learning how subtle shifts in posture, proportion, and expression can transform form into story.

Fun for all ages! Gingerbread designers will find a buffet of all the sweets and confections needed to decorate imaginative gingerbread houses.  Participants may enter their creations in a contest to be judged by popular vote. The winner will receive a Bascom art by appointment gift certificate!

Each registration reserves one gingerbread house. Please register for how many gingerbread houses your family will require. 

Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Skip the big-box lines and spend Black Friday weekend at The Bascom. The Holiday Market stays open both days with hot chocolate and cookies, a selfie station, and letters to Santa. Children (and the young at heart) are invited to write to Santa and send their letters straight to the North Pole, a playful stop that doubles as a holiday photo opportunity and a keepsake for the season. Free and open to the public.

Fun for all ages! Gingerbread designers will find a buffet of all the sweets and confections needed to decorate imaginative gingerbread houses.  Participants may enter their creations in a contest to be judged by popular vote. The winner will receive a Bascom art by appointment gift certificate!

Each registration reserves one gingerbread house. Please register for how many gingerbread houses your family will require. 

Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

The Bascom joins downtown Highlands for the Small Business Saturday Holiday Stroll, an afternoon of seasonal happenings hosted by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce. Make the Holiday Market one of your stops and shop handcrafted gifts from regional artists, the kind of pieces you won’t find on a big-box shelf. Every purchase supports the artists who made the work and The Bascom’s year-round programming.

Bring the kids along: Macon Faces will be at The Bascom from 1–3 p.m. with free face painting while the grown-ups browse. From here, the rest of the Stroll is a short walk away, with a Cookie Crawl through downtown shops, live music and an ice carving at Town Square, and story time at Hudson Library.

The Holiday Market runs through December 26. Admission is free.