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The Bascom’s New Fall Exhibitions
Written By: Billy Love, The Bascom | Issue: October 2024
A trio of exhibits at The Bascom are invitations to contemplation and conversation.
With fall just around the corner, The Bascom celebrates this seasonal transition with a new series of exhibitions designed to engage the residents and visitors to the plateau.
These fall exhibitions explore a diverse range of topics, including landscapes and abstracts by noted artist Will Henry Stevens, alongside two community-driven exhibitions: Feel the Heal and our annual Members Challenge.
Among these offerings is the highly anticipated From the Lowlands to the Highlands, now on display through January 11th in The Bascom’s Bunzl Gallery. Will Henry Stevens’ life (1881-1949) began and ended in a small riverboat community along the Ohio River, but the years between spent in New Orleans and Western North Carolina were defined by his tireless pursuit of a visual language for his vast creative energy.
His enduring curiosity about the natural world, and his belief that there was a purpose – a design – in nature, led him effortlessly between representational and abstraction as he freely adjusted both style and medium to convey nature’s essence. In this spirit, From the Lowlands to the Highlands includes both landscapes and abstracts capturing the two regions closest to the artist’s heart, the Louisiana bayou and the Appalachian Mountains.
The Bascom is also excited to present Feel the Heal, an important community-based exhibition focusing on mental health and well-being.
This exhibition offers many different interpretations of human resilience, touching on themes of illness, loss, and grief.
The Feel the Heal initiative is founded on the belief that art has the power to heal, inspire, provoke, and challenge.
By raising awareness about art’s role as a catalyst for positive change, this exhibition highlights how creativity can enhance the well-being of individuals, society, and the environment. The strong response from artists of all skill levels has resulted in a remarkable presentation of heartfelt work, on display through January 4.
Rounding out our fall offerings is the 2024 Bascom Members Challenge. This annual juried exhibition invites Bascom member artists to pay homage to the visual traditions that have influenced them. This year’s works were selected by guest juror and accomplished painter Chris Groves, and will be on display through November 30.
We look forward to seeing you in the Bascom galleries this fall!
