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- Click on the activation link in the email and... Voila! You're good to go!
Encaustics with Sue Fazio
Ignite your creativity with encaustics! Explore the art of layering melted colors to create vibrant, dynamic works. Perfect for all skill levels, this workshop encourages experimentation and finishes with at least three completed paintings each day. Returning and new artists are warmly welcomed!
Youth Homeschool Pottery: Pottery Pumpkins
Make all kinds of clay pumpkins and help us get ready for the Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt
Class meets:
September 10, 17, and 24
Ages:
5-18
Youth Afterschool Pottery - Pottery Pumpkins
Make all kinds of clay pumpkins and help us get ready for the Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt.
Class meets:
September 11, 18, and 25
Ages:
5-18
Artist Talk with Gay Smith and Frank Vickery
Join us for an artist talk with ceramic artists Gay Smith and Frank Vickery.
Resident Artist Series: September Halloween Pumpkins
Learn a variety of techniques for making clay pumpkins. We will make pumpkins the first week of class and glaze on the 24th.
Class Meets:
September 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th
Youth Pottery - Pottery Pumpkin
Make a clay pumpkin to keep and some tiny ones to share in our Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt.
Ages:
5 and up
Intergenerational Pottery - Pottery Pumpkin
Make a clay pumpkin to keep and some tiny ones to share in our Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt.
Ages:
5 and up
15th Annual Bascom Clay Symposium
Join us for the 15th anniversary of The Bascom Clay Symposium, featuring Kirsten Stingle, TJ Erdahl, Natasha Dikareva, and Thaddeus Erdahl as our 2025 artists. This year’s symposium highlights Sculpture, offering engaging demonstrations, shared stories, and artistic techniques that explore the power of clay and mixed media.
- Kirsten Stingle will demonstrate building heads in various stages of creation, focusing on themes of humanity, ecology, and storytelling.
- Natasha Dikareva will share her traditional sculpting process, blending clay and glass to create ethereal, dreamlike forms inspired by nature and imagination.
- Thaddeus Erdahl will explore surface design and finishing techniques, demonstrating how textures, glazes, and polychromatic finishes can enhance sculptural narratives.
Experience the transformative process of sculpture and gain insight into the creative practices and inspirations of these celebrated artists.
Youth Homeschool Pottery: Spooky Season Pots
Celebrate spiders, bats, ghosts and more with some spooky pottery projects.
Class meets:
October 1,8,15
Ages:
5-18
Learn two forms of wool felting to make one beautiful sunset dragonfly artwork
Create a unique wool felt dragonfly scene in this two-part workshop. Learn wet felting to craft a sunset backdrop and needle felting to add your dragonfly design. Finish your artwork in a wooden hexagon frame, guided by award-winning fiber artist Kim Keelor. Materials included, no sewing required.
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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