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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.

  1. Register for a Workshop
  2. Create your username and password during the registration process
  3. Check your email (Don't see it in your inbox? Check your junk/spam folder and mark it as not junk/spam)
  4. Click on the activation link in the email and... Voila! You're good to go!

 

12
Jul
2025

Intergenerational Pottery - Treasure Shelf (July)

July 12, 2025 1:30 pm -3:30 pm
Instructor(s):
$75.00
Intergenerational Pottery - Treasure Shelf (July)

Make a shelf with nooks for all your tiny treasures.

Ages:

7 and up 

24
Jul
2025

Artist Talk with Ben Owen III

July 24, 2025 4:00 pm -5:00 pm
Instructor(s):
Free
Artist Talk with Ben Owen III

Join us for an artist talk with Ben Owen III

26
Jul
2025

Youth Pottery - Leaf Trays

July 26, 2025 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Instructor(s): Ester Lipscomb
$60.00
Youth Pottery - Leaf Trays

Use a real leaf to imprint texture in clay and decorate with whatever you can imagine. Feel free to bring in a leaf, or choose from the ones we will have available.

Ages:

5-18

26
Jul
2025

Intergenerational Pottery - Leaf Trays

July 26, 2025 1:30 pm -3:30 pm
Instructor(s): Ester Lipscomb
$75.00
Intergenerational Pottery - Leaf Trays

Use a real leaf to imprint texture in clay and decorate with whatever you can imagine. Feel free to bring in a leaf, or choose from the ones we will have available.

Ages:

5 and up 

30
Jul
2025

Kids Handbuilding Camp

July 30, 2025 2:00 pm - August 1, 2025 4:00 pm
Instructor(s): Ester Lipscomb
$120.00
Kids Handbuilding Camp

Try out different methods of handbuilding pottery. In this three-day workshop we will explore pinch pots and using slabs to create functional and decorative ceramics. Student work will be finished in a variety of ways, including underglaze and glaze, and will be fired after the class and available for pickup in two to three weeks.

Ages:

5-18

02
Aug
2025

Youth Pottery - Fairy Doors (August)

August 2, 2025 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Instructor(s):
$60.00
Youth Pottery - Fairy Doors (August)

Create a clay fairy door for indoor or outdoor display.

Ages:

5-18

02
Aug
2025

Intergenerational Pottery - Fairy Doors (August)

August 2, 2025 1:30 pm -3:00 pm
Instructor(s):
$75.00
Intergenerational Pottery - Fairy Doors (August)

Create a clay fairy door for indoor or outdoor display.

Ages:

5 and up 

04
Aug
2025

Resident Artist Series: August Totems

August 4, 2025 10:00 am - August 13, 2025 12:00 pm
Instructor(s): Frank Vickery
$250.00
Resident Artist Series: August Totems

In this class we will use the slab machine and/or the potter’s wheel to make various shapes that will be stacked together on a metal pole/rebar for either garden art or inside your home. Students will need to source their own rebar and mounting base/block before class and have it ready on the first day of class. Various hand building techniques will be demonstrated as well as student created templates and studio forms used to construct shapes. Students need to bring resource materials for inspiration such as pictures, sketches, etc.

Class Meets:

August 4th-7th and 13th

09
Aug
2025

Youth Pottery - Pinch Pot Animals (August)

August 9, 2025 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Instructor(s):
$60.00
Youth Pottery - Pinch Pot Animals (August)

Use the pinch pot technique to create a clay creature, real or imaginary.

Ages:

5-18

09
Aug
2025

Intergenerational Pottery - Pinch Pot Animals (August)

August 9, 2025 1:30 pm -3:30 pm
Instructor(s):
$75.00
Intergenerational Pottery - Pinch Pot Animals (August)

Use the pinch pot technique to create a clay creature, real or imaginary.

Ages:

5 and up 

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Opening Hours

Exhibitions & Shop (Winter Hours)
Tuesday - Saturday; 10 am - 5 pm

Studio Barn (Winter 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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