By Age Group
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!
Adult 39 Events
The Bascom's Education Department is committed to providing life-enriching experiences through comprehensive arts education for children and adults. Our classes and workshops are designed to meet the needs of artists of all skill levels in a variety of mediums.
Registration
To register for any of our classes or workshops, simply click the REGISTER button for that class or workshop.
Prefer to resister over the phone? Call 828.526.4949.
REFUND POLICY (Please Read)
50% of your tuition payment is a non-refundable deposit. In the event that a student requests cancellation prior to 45 days of class/workshop commencement, he/she will be offered a course transfer or refund of 50% of the tuition payment. If a student cancels within 45 days prior to the first day of class, no refund will be made. The Bascom reserves the right to cancel any program that does not meet minimum enrollment, and full refunds will be issued.
Youth 39 Events
Our youth classes and workshops are designed specifically for younger artists below the age of 18 years old to explore, develop, and get real hands-on instruction in a variety of mediums. Our youth classes and workshops are designed specifically for younger artists below the age of 18 years old to explore, develop, and get real hands-on instruction in a variety of mediums.
All Ages 26 Events
Intergenerational Pottery - Habitat Dishes
Resident Artist Series: April Beginner Throwing and Horsehair Firing
Youth Homeschool Pottery: Coil Pots
Youth Afterschool Pottery - Coil Pots
Youth Pottery - Earth Day Wall Vase
Learn to use the slab roller and make an Earth wall vase.
Ages:
5 and up
Saturday Sojourn with Paint - Bold Expressive Portraits
Join Cath Connolly Hudson’s Saturday Sojourn workshop as we explore unique approaches to
capturing the essence of a portrait in one session. The three hour class is designed for beginners. We’ll build on ideas from abstract and symbolic portraiture from Picasso, de Kooning and Kahlo and complete a portrait together.
Intergenerational Pottery - Earth Day Wall Vase
Learn to use the slab roller and make an Earth wall vase.
Ages:
5 and up
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.
Capturing the Season with Watercolor
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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