Visual Arts in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC
Holiday Magic
The Bascom’s Holiday Market returns with artful gifts and creative traditions.
Draw from the Dirt
Ancient myths and nature come alive in Cover Artist Lauren Whitley’s paintings, where plants, animals, and folklore create vibrant stories that speak to the soul.
Painting in the Open
The Art League’s next meeting takes place Monday, September 29 on The Bascom Terrace, with social time at 4:30 P.M. and the meeting at 5:00 P.M. Guest speaker Lila McAlpin—Red Ribbon winner at this summer’s Colors Fine Art Show—will share her plein air process and offer a live painting demo. Free and open to all.
Clay in Conversation
This fall, The Bascom invites you to explore the expressive power of ceramic sculpture at the 15th Annual Clay Symposium, September 26–27. With artist demos, a keynote, and a gallery exhibition, it’s a weekend where clay meets story, form, and imagination.
Glory Garden
Shannon Woodford, this month’s cover artist and winner of The Bascom’s 2025 Dazzling Dahlia Festival Poster Design Contest, transforms rooms into radiant gardens with her luminous oil florals.
Town of Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor Has Proclaimed the Week of September 1st as Dahlia Week
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts will host the 15th Annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival from September 4–6, 2025. This community-centered program brings horticulture into dialogue with the visual arts through a weekend of public events, including a fall reception, floral installations, a juried single bloom competition, studio pottery offerings, and educational presentations.