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The Power Of Art
Written By: Teresa Osborn | Issue: 2020/05 - May
Throughout 2019, The Bascom’s staff and leadership spent hours in meetings and discussions as they worked with The DeVos Institute of Arts Management to create a new strategic plan, services that were awarded to The Bascom pro bono as part of The DeVos Institute’s Rural Initiative.
For months, committee members pored over statistics, interviews, and presentations. Tough questions were asked like, “How could The Bascom create visual art experiences that didn’t just encourage creativity but also built foundations for 21st century jobs and artistic entrepreneurs?”
A desired outcome became a burning passion to make sure every penny, every hour, every effort was being maximized to reinforce our new mission – The Bascom creates visual arts experiences that inspire and empower individuals and communities through seeing, thinking and doing.
Entering 2020, The Bascom is proud to share some of the fruits of 2019’s labor. Though we are all currently facing challenging times, The Bascom’s future is bright and its staff and leadership are excited to put this strategic plan into action. Going forward, we are excited to share our new programs, exhibitions, and workshops with our local communities and beyond. For the entirety of 2020, The Bascom will be operating under the theme of The Power of 10. This concept will be used both on campus and online to highlight a variety of visual art concepts, mediums, and narratives.
Throughout the planning process, The Bascom demanded more of itself and a 2020 theme that encompasses the spirit of multiplication perfectly highlights that sentiment. In this new chapter of The Bascom, many things will be multiplied. We will multiply the number of people impacted by our exhibits and public programs, sharing the visual arts with more of Western North Carolina. We will multiply the opportunities we create for entrepreneurial artists. We will multiply the ability of students of all ages to use new skills for future foundations. We will multiply our Bascom family, for it is because of our family that we are able to multiply the visual arts for those that need them.
The Power of 10 is the thread that binds together all of our activities this year. We invite you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram and check our website for updates and to sign up for our enewsletter. Together, let’s stretch our imaginations through the power of art – The Power of 10.
