Bianca Mitchell, Director of Marketing, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts

The Bascom has launched the public phase of its $6 million Framing the Future campaign to enclose and expand The Terrace into a year-round gathering space.

The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts has entered the public phase of Framing the Future, a campaign to enclose and expand The Terrace as a year-round gathering space and to strengthen the organization’s endowment for generations to come. The Bascom is inviting neighbors to take part as they close in on their overall goal of six million.

The Bascom’s annual Clay Symposium returns September 26, featuring three nationally recognized ceramic artists demonstrating distinct approaches to surface design, alongside a companion exhibition on view through mid‑November.

The Bascom’s fall season offers a full slate of workshops in ceramics, painting, and floral arts, all shaped by the landscape and community that make creating here distinctive.

The Bascom’s July lineup brings free exhibitions, hands‑on workshops, community events, and family‑friendly art experiences to its Highlands campus.

The Bascom hosts Community Day on Friday, July 3, filling its six‑acre campus with free art activities, demonstrations, exhibitions, and hands‑on creativity for all ages.

From glassblowing to quilt‑making, The Bascom’s July 3 Community Day offers a lively, free afternoon of creativity.

Juried exhibition brings 20 craft makers from across Western North Carolina to Highlands, May 16–July 25

Emerging Designer Elena Rizek brings her layered, expressive style to new projects at The Bascom this summer.