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!
All Ages Pottery: Extruder Creatures
Come try out a new pottery tool! Use the extruder as the jumping off point for making an imaginary creature. Work will be available for pickup or shipping two to three weeks after class.
Suitable for ages 6 and up.
Youth Homeschool Pottery: Vases and Flowers
Make clay vases and flowers. We will glaze our work on the last day. Work will be available for pickup or shipping two to three weeks after class.
Suitable for ages: 6-18
Youth Afterschool Pottery: Vases and Flowers
Make clay vases and flowers. We will glaze our work on the last day. Work will be available for pickup or shipping two to three weeks after class.
Suitable for ages: 6-18
Youth Needle Felting: St. Patrick's Day
Create festive St. Patrick’s Day felt projects while exploring fun, hands-on felting techniques.
Ages: 7-12
Beginner Needle Felting: St. Patrick's Day
Create festive St. Patrick’s Day felt projects while exploring fun, hands-on felting techniques.
Intro to Watercolor II: Washes with Ease
Artists will have the opportunity to try their hand at watercolor, learning a variety of Watercolor Washes. Guided by your experienced instructor, Caryn Raming, this workshop is perfect for those who haven’t tried watercolor in a while, or those who are brand new to the medium!
All Materials are provided – just bring your willingness to learn. Come ready to paint, explore, and grow your skills in a supportive, creative environment.
Intro to Watercolor III: Practicing Skills
Expand your watercolor confidence in this hands-on workshop designed for adults with beginner-level experience. Guided by your experienced instructor, Caryn Raming, you'll use your foundational knowledge of strokes and washes to create watercolor paintings. This session is perfect if you've painted in watercolor before and are ready to strengthen your technique through practice and guidance.
All materials will be provided—just bring your favorite brushes, paints, or tools, and a willingness to learn. Come ready to paint, explore, and grow your skills in a supportive, creative environment.
Youth Pottery: Try the Pottery Wheel
Try out the pottery wheel to make small things. Student work will be available for pickup or shipping two to three weeks after class.
Ages:
10-18
Mythic Totems
In this immersive three-day workshop, Natasha Dikareva guides participants through the creation of mythic totems and fantastical ceramic figures that draw on mythology, contemporary culture, and imaginative storytelling. Through demonstrations and hands-on practice, participants will explore clay hand-building techniques for constructing dynamic figurative and totemic forms, with an emphasis on narrative, proportion, gesture, and texture.
Youth Origami: Folded Flowers
Young artists will create colorful springtime flowers using both tissue paper and origami techniques.
All Materials are provided. Ages: 7-12
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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