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  • Title: Ceramics Artist-Educator
  • Phone: 828-787-2892
  • Email: elipscomb@thebascom.org

Ester Lipscomb has been making and teaching pottery  for over 20 years. She loves creating space for people to connect with their inner creative spirit and experience the joy that comes from making things with their hands. She holds a degree in Art Education from the University of North Georgia and has taught in a wide variety of settings, including public school, private workshops and community studios. Many know her from her time as a resident potter at Mark of the Potter and the pottery scavenger hunts she holds throughout the year. Ester lives in Rabun county with her husband and two children.  

The Bascom Board of Directors

Dedicated Leadership, Informed Guidance


The Bascom operates in cooperation with a Board of Directors. Each of the members works towards the betterment of our institution, as well as serves on focused committees that further the individual goals of our mission. 

Chair

Ann Wrobleski

Vice-Chair

Margaret Denny

Treasurer

Bill Jump

Secretary

Charlene Palmisano

The Board: Andrew Adams, David Bock, Michael Crowe, Chris Duffy, Kathleen Hohlstein, Maudie Huff, Barbara Jamison, Sue Lewis, Mark Mahaffey, Myron Mall, Carol Misner, Kirk Moore, Nancy Race, Becca Rieder, C. Marie Sharpe, Susan Tarver, Greg Thompson, Ansley Tolleson, Marcia Weber, Hilary Wilkes

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Opening Hours

Exhibitions & Shop:
Tuesday - Saturday; 10 am - 5 pm

Studio Barn Hours:
Monday - Saturday; 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday; Noon - 5 pm

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Visit: 323 Franklin Road
Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)

Call: 828-526-4949 (Main)
828-787-2892 (Ceramics Studio)

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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

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 Funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more at SouthArts.org.

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 Funding is due in part to a Tourism Grant with Visit Highlands, NC. Learn more HighlandsChamber.org