The Moulthrops represent three generations of wood turning using native southeastern woods. Ed, Philip, and Matt have each contributed to their unique style of turning with their own designs. Join us at The Bascom as we welcome Matt Moulthrop for a special presentation, The Mouthrop Family Turns Wood into a Refined Artform.  

A selection of Moulthrop bowls and vessels will be available for purchase. 

Join us for a gala night of fine dining and live music with friends and supporters of The Bascom!

The Bascom in partnership with the Highlands Historical Society is pleased to host "Dahlia's Debut", Thursday, September 8th; 5-6:30 pm. Join us for the inaugural Dazzling Dahlia Poster Reveal Party and meet the artist, Trish Foor.  Limited edition posters, signed by the artist will be available for purchase.  Free to the public. 

In addition to "Dahlia's Debut", the Dazzling Dahlia Festival's single bloom competition, will be held on The Bascom's terrace Saturday and Sunday, Sept 10 and 11, 2022 from 1 - 4pm. Free to the public.

To learn more about the Highlands Historical Society's 12th Annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival visit the Highlands Historical Society's website.  

The Single Bloom Competition

The Highlands Historical Society's 12th Annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival's single bloom competition, will be held on The Bascom's terrace Saturday and Sunday, Sept 10 and 11, 2022 from 1 - 4pm. Free to the public.

To learn more about the Highlands Historical Society's 12th Annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival visit the Highlands Historical Society's website.  

Join us for a free public reception celebrating Lasting Impressions.  September 15, 5 -6:30 pm in the Bunzl Gallery. 

Lasting Impressions presents sixty of the finest Japanese prints in the Read-Simms Collection at the Gibbes Museum of Art.

Amassed by Motte Alston Read of Charleston and his sister Mary Read Hume Simms of New Orleans during the first two decades of the twentieth century— a period dubbed the “Golden Age” of Japanese print collecting in America—the collection is one of the earliest of its kind in the Southeast and offers the full range of popular print subjects created by master ukiyo-e artists of the Edo Period in Japan.

The exhibition will be on display at The Bascom from September 10 – December 3. A special Curator Talk with Sara Arnold, The Gibbes Museum Director of Curatorial Affairs will be held September 17 at 11 am.  

Join us for a special curator talk with Sara Arnold, The Gibbes Museum Director of Curatorial Affairs, on Sept 17th at 11am. This event is free and open to the public. As the Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Gibbes Museum of Art, Ms. Arnold oversees special exhibitions and is responsible for the study, care, and interpretation of the museum’s permanent art collection. She has curated over thirty-five special exhibitions and served as a contributing author or editor to numerous exhibition catalogues including Lasting Impressions: Japanese Prints from the Read-Simms Collection (2021). This striking, fully illustrated catalogue, from the Gibbes Museum of Art, featuring entries by Japanese fine art specialist Sebastian Izzard and an in-depth essay on the collectors by Sara C. Arnold and Stephen G. Hoffius will be available in The Bascom shop for purchase.

The exhibition will be on display at The Bascom from September 10 – December 3. A public reception will be held on Thursday, September 15, from 5:00 – 6:30 pm.

The fall installment of our 11th annual pottery shows will be held on Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October 15th from 10am - 5pm in the historic Dave Drake Studio, formerly known as Crane’s Riding Stable. Enjoy wonderful and beautiful handmade pottery including both functional wares and sculpture. All work is made by studio members and made in the Dave Drake Studio. Contact Frank Vickery at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.