Calls to Artists
The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts provides a dynamic venue that supports artistic entrepreneurship throughout the Southeast region of the United States.
CALL FOR ENTRIES - Emergence
Call for Entries: Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs
Entry Deadline: December 6, 2026
Exhibition Dates: January 23–April 17, 2027
The Bascom invites submissions for the seventh annual Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs. Emergence pairs the work of college and university faculty with that of their students, celebrating the role of teaching and mentorship in an artist's development. Faculty applicants select one student for a joint submission of two works, one by the faculty mentor and one by the student.
CALL FOR ENTRIES - Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival
OPEN CALL: 46th Annual Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival Program Cover
The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival is now accepting submissions for the cover of its 46th annual program.
Open to any artist, the HCCMF is looking for an original painting, drawing, or digital illustration that showcases the 2027 theme: Strings/Piano.
The selected work will be donated to the festival and join the collection of past cover art on permanent display at the Highlands Performing Arts Center.
THE BASCOM WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR EXHIBITION SPONSORS
Debi and David Bock
Marty and Dan Boone
Virginia and Mike Campbell
Kathleen Cheek-Milby and Jim Milby
Hillary Cone
Claire and Alex Crumbley
Ann and John Day
Susan Day
Margaret and Dallas Denny
Lynn DeVault and Glo Ghegan
Martha and Michael Dupuis
Ruthie and Berryman Edwards
Beverly Ellars
Sue Emanuelson, Murphy Townsend, and Gregor Turk
Cathy and Bob Fisher
Marylon Glass
Louree and Bill Greehey
Laura and Steven Harris
Lindy and Robert Harrison
Nancy and Charles Harrison
Kendra and Rick Hildbold
Jo and Jack Hill
Kathleen and Christopher Hohlstein
Maudie and Bill Huff
Gail Coutcher Hughes and Tim Hughes
Jane Jerry
Elizabeth and Bill Jump
Frank Langford
Marianne and E.G. Lassiter
Dianne and Myron Mall
Marianne and Mark Mahaffey
Heath Massey and John Mitchener
Anita and Larry Maxwell
Diane and Ray McPhail
Melissa and William Meyers
Carol Misner and Ann Huckstep
Charlene and Tony Palmisano
Susan Perkins and Kent Wittman
Kathy and Tony Prosser
Nancy and Kevin Race
Karen and Shannon Reid
The Estate of Cary Saurage
Anneli and Robert Thiebaut
Mary Thompson
Marcia and Charlie Weber
Vance and Willis Willey
Leonard and Carla Wood
Ann Wrobleski
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