The Bascom :: A Center for the Visual Arts

Exciting Upcoming Event
Barn Dance at The Bascom!
Saturday, March 22
7 to 10 pm at The Bascom
Country, contra, square-dancing and more, complete with live bluegrass music and a
world-class caller.
Only $5 per person!

High on a mountain plateau, The Bascom art center provides audiences of all ages with stimulating, diverse exhibitions, studio art instruction and other cultural experiences. Join us at our six-building, six-acre campus in Highlands, North Carolina. The Bascom offers you and your family and friends a community gathering-place amid art and nature, along with many program offerings. Admission is free.

Current Exhibitions

In These Mountains

Ken Kotura: This is My History
November 16, 2013 through March 2, 2014. Loft Gallery
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 16. 5:00–7:00 pm
The Highlands Plateau nestled in the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountain range offers abundant inspiration to local inhabitants, visitors and artists of the area. Annually, The Bascom selects an artist or artists from submitted proposals for an exhibition to be mounted in the Loft Gallery. Proposals come from artists working in any media and living within a 60-mile radius of our Art Center. This year, The Bascom is pleased to present Kenn Kotora, of Asheville, NC, in this year’s "In These Mountains". His exhibition, This Is My History, includes works that are contemporary, abstract, and grid-based.

Regional Art Leagues

January 11 through March 30. Bunzl Gallery
Closing Reception: Saturday, March 29. 5:00–7:00 pm
Showcasing the talents of selected artists of the surrounding regional art guilds and organizations. This exhibit features the People's Choice Awards, chosen by exhibition visitors and presented at the closing reception.

The Bascom Youth Instructors

January 18 through April 13. Education Gallery
Reception: Saturday, March 29. 5:00–7:00 pm
This exhibition is presented as a preview of talent from the dedicated artists who share their gifts through teaching at The Bascom. These instructors are at the heart of The Bascom's youth education programs and work with us throughout the year.

The Bascom Instructors

January 19 through April 13. Atrium
Reception: Saturday, March 29. 5:00–7:00 pm
This exhibition is presented as a preview of talent from the dedicated artists who share their gifts through teaching at The Bascom. These instructors are at the heart of The Bascom's adult education programs and work with us throughout the year.

Upcoming Exhibitions, Films, and Lectures

See the complete schedule of art events»

Making Waves

Handcrafted wooden boats and more. March 8 through May 18. Loft Gallery

Out of the Ordinary

Group show. April 5 to June 15. Bunzl Gallery

Rebecca Dimling Cochran: The Cardboard Bernini

Film Screening. April 4. CLE Lecture Hall

Brandon Reese: Circles

Ceramics. April 19 through December 7. On Campus

Heather Hilton: Wave Forms

Sculpture. April 19 through June 1. Atrium Gallery

Wesley Wofford: Beneath the Surface

Sculpture. May 24 through August 17

Joe Baird, Jr. MD: "Emotions"

Lecture. Thursday, May 29

High School Ceramics

May 24 through July 27. Landing Gallery

Vicky Grant: From the Earth

Sculpture. June 7 through August 31. Atrium Gallery

Vicki Grant: "Architecture Informing Art"

Lecture. Saturday, June 28. CLE Lecture Hall

Featured Adult Workshops

See the complete list of available classes and workshops, including Ceramics, Painting, Drawing, Photography and more»

Ceramics I and II

Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• February 11, 13, 18, 20
• March 4, 6, 11, 13
• April 8, 10, 15, 17
Morning or evening classes available for all dates.

Ceramics III

Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• February 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
• March 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20
• April 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24
Morning or evening classes available for all dates.