Studio Alive at The Bascom
2026-03-09 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-16 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-23 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-30 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-13 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-20 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-27 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Studio Alive is a group of dedicated artists that share a passion for drawing from live models.
The group meets in The Bascom’s Adult Studio on select Mondays, year-round.

The Bascom | Landscape Painting Online with Chris Groves
2026-03-12 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-26 15:00 - 17:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Landscape Painting ‘with focus on ‘time of day’ and the ‘seasons’.
This 6 session online workshop will cover painting sunrise/sunsets, mid-day, and nocturnes within time of day and sketching winter, summer, spring, and autumn scenes within the seasons category. We will dive into the general color palettes, light and shadow, mood/emotion and specific themes that correspond to each topic.
Each session includes lecture, demo, and personal critiques, and will be recorded for future viewing.
Session 1 – Starts Thursday 3-5pm, January 15th, 2026
Session 2 – Jan 29th
Session 3 – Feb 12th
Session 4 – Feb 26th
Session 5 – March 12th
Session 6 – March 26th

Fiber Club at The Bascom
2026-03-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-03-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-03-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-02 10:00 - 12:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
The Bascom’s Fiber Club is made up of an enthusiastic community of fiber artists who come together weekly to share patterns and stories at The Bascom. Meetings take place on the Terrace.
In inclement weather, the group moves inside to the Library, but their enthusiasm is never dampened.

Paint (By Numbers) and Sip at Trailborn Highlands
2026-03-14 12:00, 2026-03-21 12:00, 2026-03-28 12:00, 2026-04-04 12:00, 2026-04-11 12:00, 2026-04-18 12:00, 2026-04-25 12:00, 2026-05-02 12:00 | Trailborn Highlands, 96 Log Cabin Ln, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Come enjoy a fun relaxing time painting!

You’re never too old for a little arts & crafts, and they’re even more fun with a bottle of wine. Spend your evening hanging out in our lobby lounge and expressing your creativity with our Paint and Sip experience.
This activity features a guided paint-by-numbers session, with various nature designs to choose from. We provide all the necessary materials, including hanging dowel frames to proudly display your finished artwork. Two glasses of wine per person are included, and you are welcome to purchase more at our market.

Beginner Needle Felting: St. Patrick’s Day at The Bascom
2026-03-14 14:00 - 16:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Create festive St. Patrick’s Day felt projects while exploring fun, hands-on felting techniques.

Artist Talk with Dean Kessmann at The Bascom
2026-04-18 15:00 - 16:00 | The Bascom, 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
In conjunction with the opening of his Photography Resident Exhibition, Dean Kessmann will speak about the practice behind the work, the walking, the looking, and the attention to everyday landscapes that shape each image. His photographs, produced primarily in and around Washington, DC, move along the threshold between representation and abstraction, asking whether the camera records the world as it appears or transforms it into something newly perceived.
Kessmann will reflect on the role of deliberate observation in his process, how sequencing and editing extend photography beyond the moment of capture, and what it means to honor the quiet complexity of places that might otherwise go unnoticed. The conversation will draw from his decades-long engagement with landscape and place, now deepened by his residency at The Bascom.
Free and open to all.

The Bascom | Meet the Artist: Louise Pond at Highlands Sotheby’s International Realty
2026-05-01 16:30 - 18:00 | Highlands-Cashiers Sotheby’s International Realty, 114 N 4th St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Amberly Calloway with Highlands Sotheby’s International Realty, in collaboration the Bascom, a Center for Visual Arts, invites you to meet pastel artist Louise Pond at a special reception, Friday, May 1, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the downtown Highlands Sotheby’s office, located at 114 N 4th St.
Pastel artist Louise Pond will be present to discuss her work, and a selection of Pond’s work will be available to view and purchase at the office and

A longtime plein air painter Pond’s, pastels record a world in motion — swallows darting from the eaves of a long-abandoned farm, the deep shadows a racing sun casts across a once-inhabited porch. In her work, art becomes a visual record of what once was, and Pond, with quiet conviction, counts herself among its keepers.
Wine will be provided by Guy Davis, of High Country Provisions, featuring selections from Davis Family Vineyards, a lifelong endeavor to bring people together and create community with delicious wines.
The Bascom, a Center for the Visual Arts, creates visual art experiences that inspire and empower individuals and communities through seeing, thinking, and doing. For 40 years, it has served as a vital cultural resource for Western North Carolina, and continues to build on that legacy through its work and advocacy for the arts. For more information please visit https://www.thebascom.org/
Highlands-Cashiers Sotheby’s International Realty, a proud supporter of the arts for more than 25 years, is the Plateau’s No. 1 luxury real estate brokerage. With more than $400 million in local sales for 2025, its agents are Artfully uniting extraordinary homes with extraordinary lives®.

For more information, please contact Amberly Calloway, broker, at 828.273.8553 or amberly.calloway@sothebysrealty.com.
