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?
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- Register for a Workshop
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14th Annual Bascom Clay Symposium
Rescheduled for 2025, The Bascom proudly presents artists Christine Kosiba, Andrea Keys Connell, and Taylor Robenalt, showcasing Animal and Figurative Ceramic Sculpture. Through hands-on demonstrations and shared stories, participants will explore techniques like hollow building, armature work, and porcelain sculpting, emphasizing surface design, anatomy, and narrative detail. Join us to learn from these celebrated artists and elevate your ceramic practice.
Will Dickert Artist Talk
Join us for an artist talk with Will Dickert.
Out of the Round and Into the Fire : A Handbuilding and Soda Firing Exploration
Explore handbuilding techniques and atmospheric soda firing in this intensive five-day workshop. Participants will create original bisque molds, explore slab, coil, and pinch methods, and develop handbuilt forms in stoneware clay. The class also covers kiln loading, firing cone 10-11 soda pieces, and glaze/slip techniques. Bring cone 10 stoneware or porcelain pieces to fire, and gain hands-on experience with The Bascom’s new soda kiln. Open to handbuilders and wheel-throwers alike.
Artist Talk with Kelly Odden
Join us for an artist talk with Kelly Odden.
Cold Finishes for Ceramic Sculpture
One of the many questions we have with clay in a workshop environment is, how do I finish this piece? With functional pottery, there is a wide variety of glazes that are beautiful, as well as functional. In the world of sculpture, we have the option to use finishes from other art mediums and apply them onto our pieces. In this workshop, we will play and explore with a wide variety of finishes – from pastels to powdered graphite to acrylic paints and so many things in between!
Class Schedule: 9 AM–Noon & 1 PM–4 PM
Artist Demonstration with Eck McCanless
Join us for an artist demonstration with Eck McCanless.
Resident Artist Series: June Beginner Potter’s Wheel
Using the potter’s wheel to make functional objects can be a very rewarding experience. This class will cover the basics of working on the potter’s wheel. If you have never tried this before, please expect some difficulty in the initial stages. The focus will be to learn centering and then to pull shapes such as bowls (ex. berry bowls, soup bowls, colander, cereal bowls, etc) and cylinders (ex. Mugs, tumblers, sippers – based on the learning curve). The second week of class will be trimming and practicing more shapes. Glazing will take place the final week. Some experience may be necessary.
Class Meets:
June 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 18th
Ron Philbeck Artist Demonstration
Join us for an artist demonstration with Ron Philbeck.
Artist Talk with Ben Owen III
Join us for an artist talk with Ben Owen III
Artist Talk with William Rodriguez
Join us for an artist talk with William Rodriguez.
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Visit: 323 Franklin Road
Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)
Call: 828-526-4949 (Main)
828-787-2892 (Ceramics Studio)
This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Learn more at NCArts.org
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