Fiber Club at The Bascom
2026-06-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-25 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | 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
2026-06-13 12:00, 2026-06-20 12:00, 2026-06-27 12:00, 2026-07-04 12:00, 2026-07-11 12:00, 2026-07-18 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.

Studio Alive at The Bascom
2026-06-15 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-22 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-29 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-13 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-20 10:00 - 13:00 | 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.

Encounters with Creatives with Jeff Ripple, Original Oil Artist at The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio
2026-06-20 12:00 - 16:00 | The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio, 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
Jeff Ripple will be on hand to share his methods in original oil painting and more.
Jeff is dedicated to a poetic realism in landscape painting inspired by intriguing compositions and fleeting moments of emotive light in nature. His style involves carefully planned drawings, a reliance on sketches and studies painted in nature to inspire studio work, and a focus on luminous atmosphere. Evidence of a human presence is often absent or subordinated in his landscapes. He sketches and paints regularly outdoors to create field studies that often focus on skies, light on the landscape, water, trees, rocks or really anything that interests him, refining those ideas in the studio with a focus on atmosphere and achieving depth.

(FREE)

Meet Clay Artist Nancy Kovacs at The Molly Grace
2026-06-26 13:00 - 16:00 | The Molly Grace, 207 N 4th St, Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
Discover the joyful artistry of Nancy Kovacs and her beautifully handcrafted stoneware.
Stop by The Molly Grace to meet the artist, hear the stories behind her work, and find a one-of-a-kind piece to take home. 371 Main Street, Highlands.

Mountaintop Art and Craft Show at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park
2026-06-27 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, 411 Pine St., Highlands, NC, 28741, United States
A weekend event for everyone! We bring 120 of the finest regional artisans to the cool mountains community of Highlands, NC. and take over the local Founders Park for the weekend. This is the largest fundraiser for Highlands- Mountaintop Rotary.
The proceeds of the shows support local and community grants for non profits.

Gallery Walk with Larry Ricci, Woodwork Artist at Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio
2026-07-03 17:00 - 19:00 | The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio, 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
(FREE) Meet and talk with woodworking artist Larry Ricci during the Gallery Walk in July.
One of the greatest gifts Larry ever received was when his dad put tools in his hands when he was a kid. He was later inspired by the sculptural furniture of artist George Nakashima and visited the Nakashima studio often in the years that followed. After a 40+ year career in education, he began working mostly with local, highly figured hardwoods and burls to create unique pieces of art that maintain the organic beauty of the wood. The wood, with its shape, figure, imperfections and voids, is what draws his attention and curiosity. Sometimes the imperfections are what creates the greatest interest in studying the piece. Larry always attempts to balance form and function, but sometimes one of those wins out.

Coptic Bound Journal Workshop with Erin Keane at The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio
2026-07-11 10:00 - 15:00 | The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio, 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
In this class, we will create a beautiful blank journal using Paired Needle Coptic Stitch, which is a specific form of Coptic binding that uses multiple needles and multiple threads. Your journal will have a lovely chain stitch at every sewing station, and it will be structurally strong and highly functional.
All materials and tools will be provided, so you can arrive empty handed and relax into the experience. If you already have personal bookbinding tools and find them most comfortable, please feel welcome to bring along. For the book covers, I’ll have a variety of decorative papers to choose from including Nepalese Lokta, Indian cotton, Japanese Chiyogami. If you prefer your own decorative paper, please feel welcome to bring along (for space and efficiency, please pre-cut the paper to 8.5” x 11”).
All skill levels welcome.

Fundamentals of Polymer Clay Workshop with Diane Kuehn at The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio
2026-07-17 12:00 - 16:00 | The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio, 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
Begin exploring your creative side with this one-day workshop designed for beginners and those who would like a refresher on the fundamentals of using polymer clay. We’ll cover everything you need to know about using polymer clay from the basic equipment and tools you need, to conditioning the clay, color bending, forming, curing, and finishing your pieces. Diane will provide all the tools and equipment, so you just need to show up.
Students will learn the basics of handling clay along with a couple of easy techniques which we will use to complete a small project.
Please note: This workshop will help prepare those who have not had any polymer clay experience for the 2 Day Polymer Clay workshop on July 18-19. Please see the listing for that workshop.

2 Day Polymer Clay Workshop with Diane Kuehn at The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio
2026-07-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-19 10:00 - 16:00 | The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio, 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
Come explore your creativity with Diane Kuehn with this step-by-step workshop where you will learn to build a layered, textured pendant or brooch with a variety of techniques using polymer clay. We’ll start with a color palette pleasing to you and then learn some surface design and embellishment techniques to design your one-of-a-kind pendant. You will also learn how to assemble your pendant and incorporate the mechanisms for doing so.
At the end of the workshop, each participant will have at least one pendant or brooch completed. Time allowed, students can create more than one piece.
This workshop is suitable for all levels. Those without polymer clay experience should take the Fundamentals of Polymer Clay workshop on July 17th to gain basic knowledge of working with polymer clay.
All supplies and use of instructor’s equipment and tools are included in price of the workshop so all you have to do is show up.

Encounters with Creatives | Holland Van Gores, Wood & Mixed Media Artist at The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio
2026-07-18 12:00 - 16:00 | The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio, 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
(FREE) Meet and watch Holland Van Gores apply milk paint to his incredible wooden sculptures.
Holland has spent the better part of his life working with wood. As a child, he had access to his father’s workshop and was able to use the tools and supplies. Learning these skills early in life, led him to choose a career in construction where he honed his skills in California before taking on construction work in remote Costa Rica and eventually the United States Virgin Islands. Holland and his family relocated to western North Carolina in 2012 where he built a studio surrounded by the Pisgah National Forest. He is constantly experimenting with forms and textures, often inspired by organic themes. “Making something with my hands allows me to feel a connection to that piece, giving it a purpose.”

Leather Journal Cover Making Workshop with Nina Hansen, Leather Smith at The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio
2026-07-23 17:00 - 19:30 | The Lucy Clark Gallery & Studio, 51 West Main Street, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll make your own leather journal from start to finish using real leather.
You’ll choose your leather, cord color, and charms, then learn how to punch holes, add grommets, bind the journal and tie everything together – turning raw leather into a finished, functional journal cover.
Each journal includes 3 blank notebooks – your choice of dotted, graph, or lined paper. This refillable design makes it easy to switch your notebooks in and out.
No experience is needed – just come ready to make something totally ‘you-nique’; something you’ll love carrying!
