The Bascom Annual Report 2022 & 2023

Our Mission

The Bascom creates visual art experiences that inspire and empower individuals and communities through seeing, thinking, and doing.

Our Vision

The Bascom aspires to be a leading organization in the Southeast that focuses on making the visual arts a vibrant and vital part of our region by ensuring that the arts are accessible and affordable to all. By offering experiences that engage the artistic imagination, we build human capacity and resilience in the people of our region and infuse the creative economy of Western North Carolina with opportunities for community members, visitors, and artists alike.

Booklet design by: Bianca Mitchell, Director of Marketing

Cover: Mary Gillan Renfro, Sunday, a work from Like No Other Place: Photographs of the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, 2022.

Keeping the Visual Arts a Vital and Vibrant presence on the Plateau

Opposite page: Children engage with the Imaginary Landscapes: Stories from the American South exhibition in the Bunzl Gallery, 2022. This page: A child makes a bowl for Empty Bowls during Community Day, 2023.

Celebrating our Creative Community

The Bascom is a place where engagement with the visual arts enlivens the experience of the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. Our goal is to enrich our community with exhibitions of artists well-known and new to the scene, classes for people of all ages and skill levels, and outreach programs that serve children and youth in Macon and Jackson Counties. As a free, public space in a beautiful mountain location our campus offers visitors time to walk an outdoor trail while taking in sculptures and stories for kids, and historical structures that celebrate the legacy of American handwork and ingenuity.

The last two years have demonstrated our resiliency as we fully re-opened after COVID and developed a growing network of artists in the region who engage in our exhibitions, retail, teaching, and other professional development opportunities. At the same time, we continue to develop new partnerships with other organizations that allow us to extend our mission across the region and deepen our impact on children and youth in our community.

All that we do is made possible by our generous donors who support our programming in outreach and education and in opportunities for the public to partake in our offerings. Thank you!

Due to the efforts of Board and Staff, our organization is in a sound financial position, with an endowment of $1.3 million and a balanced operating budget. We have also begun a study of our opportunities for the future, from examining capital needs for maintaining our beautiful facilities and grounds to imagining our future campus in light of the needs of our growing mission.

We are honored to have the privilege of serving the vibrant organization that is The Bascom and hope to see you in 2024!

Ann Wrobleski, Chair, Board of Directors

Karin Peterson, Executive Director , a work from the Photography Exhibition, 2022.

This page: A child engages with the Imaginary Landscapes the Bunzl Gallery, 2022. Karin Peterson Executive Director

Ann Wrobleski Chair, Board of Directors

Exhibitions & Symposia

The Bascom holds ten or more exhibitions each year in three galleries – the Bunzl, the Thompson, and the Joel, and outdoors on the Horst Winkler Sculpture Trail. We are fortunate to have facilities with unique gallery spaces that afford artists and curators opportunities to design original exhibitions. From Japanese prints to Moulthrop bowls, to fine metals and textiles, works show their vibrance here.

Sean Patrick Hill, 2023 Photo Resident, Silver Run Falls

“As an early career curator, The Bascom offered me a playground to tap into our region’s artistic undercurrents. Through The Bascom’s collection, as well as other major collections across the Southeast and original commissions, we collaborated on an exploration of the heritage and future of Southern storytelling.

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- Kate Anderson

Curator: Imaginary Landscapes: Stories from the American South

Kate Anderson, curator of Imaginary Landscapes: Stories from the American South speaks during an event, 2022. Painting by Art Rosenbaum (1938 - 2022), Jake Staggers, The Johnson Collection.

2022 Exhibitions

• Winter Resident Artist Exhibition, Colin Dawson, Appalachian Intersection

• Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs

• Selections from our Permanent Collection: Place

• Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

• Form·ative

• Photography Resident Exhibition, Anna Norton, Each Moment

• Imaginary Landscapes: Stories from the American South

• Like No Other Place: Photographs of the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust

• Members Challenge: Place

• Lasting Impressions: Japanese Prints from the Read-Simms Collection

• Craft to Art Series: Tapping into Tone

• Listening to the Land: With Rapture & Astonishment

2023 Exhibitions

• Selections from our Permanent Collection: Origins

• Winter Resident Artist Exhibition, Kimberly English, The Ravel & The Rest

• Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs

• Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

• Green Energy Park: Building Art & Community with Renewable Energy

• Photography Resident Exhibition, Sean Patrick Hill, Frontier

• Into the Wood: Ed, Philip, and Matt Moulthrop

• Members Challenge: Origins

• River Nest

• Listening to the Land: Reimagining the Bartram Trail

• In.Visible

Director of Exhibitions, Zach Rogers unboxes KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)

South Wind, Clear Dawn (Red Fuji) from the series Thirty-six Views of Fuji, ca. 1831–33. Color woodblock print, 10 ⅛ x 15 inches. Image courtesy of Gibbes Museum of Art

“Philip and Matt Moulthrop have enjoyed a long and special relationship with The Bascom. The excellent exhibition showcased the diversity and beauty of their art and was one of the most popular shows of the year.

- Dan Boone Moulthrop collector

Image from Into the Wood: Ed, Philip, and Matt Moulthrop exhibition, courtesy of the Moulthrops.

and exhibition lender

Three Potters Symposium

For more than a decade, The Bascom’s Three Potters Symposium has celebrated the heritage of clay traditions by bringing together three contemporary clay artists of both regional and national importance. Our purpose is to showcase the variety of ways that clay can be used to make both functional and sculptural works of art. Audiences observe demonstrations and an exchange of ideas between the artists on techniques, aesthetic goals, and professional practices. The event is instructive for both clay practitioners and those who wish to learn more about the diversity of clay practices and traditions. Thanks to the generosity of Bascom donors, the Symposium is free to the public. Among the artists who have participated over the years are Mark Hewitt, Cynthia Bringle, Michael Sherrill, Chris Gustin, Cristina Cordova, Jennifer McCurdy, and Ben Owen III.

2022 Three Potters Symposium

Tradition and Place, Past and Present

Artist presenters: David Stuempfle, Pam Owens, and Chad Brown

2023 Three Potters Symposium

Elements: Form and Fire

Artist presenters: Eric Knoche, Joey Sheehan, and Will Dickert

Keynote address: Michael Sherrill

Joey Sheehan demonstrates on The Bascom Terrace during the Three Potters Symposium, 2023.

Outdoor Sculpture Program

In April 2023, five new works were installed on the Horst Winkler Sculpture Trail, marking the third year of our outdoor sculpture program on The Bascom campus.

2022 Selections

Michael Austin - The Descent, The Bascom Campus

Jonathan Forrence - Tied to the Land, The Bascom Campus

Kyle V Lusk - Yellow Blaze, The Bascom Campus

Beau Lyday - Gothic Doorway, The Bascom Campus

Shawnaizja Simmons - A Child’s Journey, The Bascom Campus

2023 Selections

Kyle V. Lusk - Diversion, Slab Town Plaza, Cashiers, NC

Doug McAbee - Albert, Boys and Girls Club, Cashiers, NC

Jim Collins - Small Bull, The Bascom Campus

Kyle V. Lusk - Unexpected Harmony, The Bascom Campus

Beau Lyday - The Ties that Bind, The Bascom Campus

Jeff Repko - Rocket Boot, The Bascom Campus

Corrina Sephora - Wave, The Bascom Campus

Vision Cashiers and The Bascom

Collaborate to Bring Public Art Installations to Cashiers

The Bascom’s Outdoor Sculpture Program plays a crucial role in our ongoing commitment to make visual culture accessible to the public on the Plateau. Annually since 2021, we have brought five sculptures to the Horst Winkler Sculpture Trail on campus. Thanks to a collaborative partnership with Vision Cashiers, who shares our mission to bring quality art to outdoor spaces, we expanded our impact in 2023 by installing two new sculptures in the Village core of Cashiers. We celebrate this collaboration and the growing vitality of the arts in our community.

Top) Doug McAbee’s Albert is installed at The Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau. Pictured: Carmen Waite, Executive Director, Boys and Girls Club, Zach Rogers, Director of Exhibitions, The Bascom, Barbara Jamison, Board of Directors, The Bascom and Public Art Chair, Vision Cashiers, Doug McAbee, Artist

Bottom) Kyle V. Lusk’s Diversion at Slab Town Plaza

Creative Community Initiative

The Creative Community Initiative offers a range of programming, including rotating free admission exhibitions, community partnership programs, artist/ curator talks, art clubs, and a scholarship program that widens access for all to our annual workshop series. The outreach component of our initiative serves over 3,000 participants annually, including about 1,500 school-aged youth who participate in age-appropriate, arts-integrated academic activities. Through all of these programs, we seek to provide a creative approach to learning that removes access barriers, enhances community and social connections, and improves engagement with both in-school learning and opportunities for lifelong learning.

Educational Development Opportunities for people of all ages and skill levels

Professional Development for Artists and Educators

Residencies

Retail

Teaching Opportunities Curatorships and Jurors

This page: A child engages in an art activity led by Deputy Executive Director, Billy Love at the Literacy and Learning Center. Photo by Anna Gage Norton. Opposite page: Kirsten Stingle, Odyssey of Belonging, 2023 In.Visible exhibition

the Numbers

$0 Price of Admission

20,000 Annual Visitors

30 Community Outreach Strategic Partners

50 Workshop Intensives

$2,268,000*

Total Economic Impact

*According to the Arts & Economic Prosperity Calculator By

In 2022 & 2023, we consistently:

• Represented over 250 local and regional artists through our retail channels and exhibitions

• Annually employed three artists through our residency and fellowship programs

• Hosted two free continuing education workshops for local teachers

• Directly served over 3,500 participants through our public programs

• Annually presented 11 high-quality exhibitions with accompanying programming

• Annually paid over $300,000 in artist commissions, stipends, honorariums and visiting instructor fees

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I have the great fortune to speak about The Bascom from the viewpoint of teacher, exhibitor, curator, and workshop student. In each of these roles I witnessed The Bascom as a supportive incubator of creativity and education, both on the individual and community level. What sets this organization apart from other art centers is its commitment to providing programming and opportunities that bring people together and enrich the lives of participants and visitors alike, stretching beyond its regional borders.

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- Kirsten Stingle Curator: In.Visible

2022 & 2023 Community Partners

• Aaron Shearer Foundation

• Art League of Highlands-Cashiers

• Ballet Memphis

• Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Highlands-Cashiers

• Blue Ridge School

• Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau

• Cashiers Senior Center

• Center for Life Enrichment

• Highlands Biological Foundation

• Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust

• Highlands Historical Society

• Highlands Performing Arts Center (PAC)

• Hudson Library

• International Friendship Center (IFC)

• Jackson County Schools

• Junior Appalachian Musicians

• Macon County Schools

• Macon County Library

• Read2Me Story Walk

• Summit Charter School

• Sylva Senior Center

• The Literacy and Learning Center

• Western North Carolina Woodturners

Top) Ballet Memphis performs on The Bascom Terrace

Bottom) Deputy Executive Director, Billy Love leads an art activity at the Literacy and Learning Center. Photo by Anna Gage Norton.

“Our family observed, firsthand, the positive impact of the Bascom’s children’s programming as we watched individuals illuminate a child’s life via pottery classes, camps, gallery experiences, and private art lessons. The Bascom approach provides an essential alternative to the typical distractions in our children’s lives, embraces each child’s innate creativity, and recognizes that their small hands create the dreams of our world, touching our souls forever.

- Kate Alice Dunaway

Children from a Bascom art youth camp gather near Ken Payne’s She on the Horst Winkler Sculpture Trail.

Thank you to our donors

Our impact on the regional artistic community is significant, but we couldn’t do it without the generous support of our Bascom family, who donate their time, energy, talents and resources to ensuring we’re able to continue our mission.

Barratt Society

In 2022, The Bascom launched a new giving society, named in honor of our founding donor, Watson Barratt. With a challenge grant from Mary and Greg Thompson, we enrolled 16 families in the program in 2022 and an additional 9 in 2023. The Barratt society makes possible a predictable income stream to support our annual operational budget.

Donors who make a three-year pledge of $10,000 or more per year for three years (total of $30,000 or more) are recognized as Barratt Society patrons. Barratt Society donations support the sustainability of The Bascom by offering a renewable stream of donation revenue. Barratt Society patrons are recognized as the most generous members of our Director’s Circle and are invited to attend a special event annually to honor their philanthropic leadership.

2022 Inaugural

Barratt Society Members

Margaret and Dallas Denny

D. Lynn DeVault and Glorana Ghegan

Ruthie and Berryman W. Edwards, Jr.

Cathy and Bob Fisher

Kathleen and Christopher Hohlstein

Marianne and Mark Mahaffey

Dianne and Myron Mall

Heath Massey and John Mitchener

Diane and Ray McPhail

2023 New

Carol Misner and Ann Huckstep

Sue and Kim Ratliff

Rebecca Crumine Rieder and Doug Rieder

Susan and Charley Tarver

Mary and Greg Thompson

Marcia and Charlie Weber

Vance and Willis Willey

Ann Wrobleski and Phil Truluck

Barratt Society Members

Marty and Dan Boone

Virginia and Mike Campbell

Meegie Rogers Glass

Elizabeth and Bill Jump

Ann Klamon

Anita and Larry Maxwell

Charlene and Tony Palmisano

Nancy and Kevin Race

Carla and Leonard Wood

“When we find a non-profit organization that we are excited about, we not only want to support it, we want our gift to encourage others to join us. The Bascom’s continuing contribution to the Plateau community is exciting and we are pleased that the Barratt Society has been so successful.”

- Mary and Greg Thompson

2022 Donor Listing:

$75,000 and above

Mary and Greg Thompson

National Christian Foundation - Greg and Mary Thompson Gift Fund

$40,000 to $74,999

Bel Canto Recital

Heath Massey and John Mitchener

Susan and Charley Tarver

$20,000 to 39,999

The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis - Vance and Willis Willey

Cathy and Bob Fisher

Marianne and Mark Mahaffey

Dianne and Myron Mall

Vance and Willis Willey

Woodcrest Foundation

$10,000 to $19,999

Becky Lee Baker

The Baker Foundation

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation- The Alma Lee, Norman and Cary Saurage Fund

Marty and Dan Boone

Vicki and Kevin Burkhart

The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

- The E. Walker Mulherin, Jr. Fund

The Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley

- Kathleen M. and Christopher D. Hohlstein Fund

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry - Berry and Ruthie Edwards Giving Back fund

The Community Foundation of WNC -Cullasaja Women’s Outreach - The McPhail Charitable Fund

Claire and Alex Crumbley

Cullasaja Women’s Outreach

Margaret and Dallas Denny

D. Lynn DeVault and Glorana Ghegan

Dogwood Health Trust

Ruthie and Berryman W. Edwards, Jr.

Nancy and Charles Harrison

Kathleen and Christopher Hohlstein

Ann Klamon

Klamon Family Foundation, Inc

Anita and Larry Maxwell

Highlands Chamber of Commerce

Diane and Ray McPhail

Carol Misner and Ann Huckstep

Helen A. Powers Fund

Sue and Kim Ratliff

Rebecca Crumine Rieder and Doug Rieder

Cary Saurage II

Cindy and Andy Strickland

Marcia and Charlie Weber

A.L. Williams Family Foundation

Peggy Mulherin Williamson

Ann Wrobleski and Phil Truluck

$5,000 to $9,999

Jane and Andy Adams

Arlington Trust Company

AYCO Charitable Foundation - Love in Action Servants Fund

Debi and David Bock

Malcolm Burgess

Cedar Creek Club

Collaboratory- Ezerski Family Fund

The Community Foundation of WNC

- Cedar Creek Club

- Wade Hampton Golf Club

Sue Emanuelson

Leslie and Ronald Ezerski

Bobbie and Jonathan Golden

Anne and Dick Goodsell

Jo and Jack Hill

Edith Holiday and Terry Adamson

Marianne and Ben Jenkins

Catherine and D. Paul Jones

Jane Jerry

Elizabeth and Bill Jump

Sandy Killion

Lucy and Jack Kuhne

Frank Langford

Marianne and E.G. Lassiter

Henry Luce Foundation

Mountain Findings

National Philanthropic Trust - Sue Emanuelson

The North Georgia Community Foundation

- Dancy H. and Charles S. Wynne Fund

Charlene and Tony Palmisano

Stephanie and Bill Reeves

Kurt Schulzman and Richard Neri

Schulzman-Neri Foundation

Bev and Wally Seinsheimer

C. Marie Sharpe

The Simpson Foundation

Wade Hampton Golf Club

Martha Sutherland-Wright and Joseph Wright

Betsy and Wright Turner

JW Underwood Construction

Mandy and John Underwood

Dian and Tom Winingder

Winingder Family Fund at Greater New Orleans Foundation

Carla and Leonard Wood

The L&C Wood Family Foundation

Dancy H. and Charles S. Wynne

Kathy and Neely Young

$2,500 to $4,999

Judith and Ron Bobo

Linda and Hines Brannan

Britton Foundation

Christina Holt Brown and William Brown

Bryson Grading & Paving

Becki and Mike Bryson

WNC Bridge Foundation

The Chicago Community Trust

Cole, Scott, & Kissane, P.A.

Richard Cole

Amy and Cecil Conlee

Kay and Thomas Craig

The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation

Suzanne Mott Dansby

Duke Energy Foundation

Martha and Michael Dupuis

First Presbyterian Church

Gena and Bill Futral

Futral Enterprises

Barbara and Bob Gross

Anna and Thomas Guffey

Laura and Barrie Harmon, III

Lindy and Robert Harrison

Kendra and Rick Hildbold

Nancy Dunlap and Johnny Johns

The Nancy Dunlap and John D. Johns

Charitable Fund

Lana Jordan

Patty and Mike Kistner

Madeline and Fredrick Knox

Carol and Doug Lacy

The Lacy Foundation

Alastair and Laura Lamont

Lynn and Benny LaRussa

Kristine and Rivers Lelong

Betty and Don Leslie

Jody and Wood Lovell

Mary Elizabeth Mahoney

Dorianne and Drew Norwood

Lewis Pollack

Karin and Terry Potts

Emilie and Bruce Reid

Patricia Calvert Ring and Carl Ring

Kathy and Joe Sanderson

Elizabeth and Lewis Scruggs

Candra Seley

Helene and Rick Siegel

Carol and Rusty Stewart

Ann and Richard Strub

Lora and William Terry

2022 Donor Listing Cont...

$2,500

to $4,999 cont...

Anneli and Robert Thiebaut

Ugly Dog Public House

Kathy and Bestor Ward

Ruthie Watts

Jane Webb and David La Cagnina

Sarah Morgan and Walter Wingfield

Sharon Woods

Carol and Blake Young

$1,000 to $2,499

Anonymous

Emily Adkins and Ben Smith

John F. (Rick) Agel

Laura and Greg Alby

Art League Of Highlands-Cashiers

Joane and Norman Askins

Melissa and George Ballantyne

Harriet Bauknight

Bena Bayless

Melissa and Bradley Beard

Janet and Cary Beck

Vivi and Wayne Beckner

Margaret and Jeff Bell

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services | Meadows

Mountain Realty

Katherine and Glenn Bosio

Jenny Lynn Bradley

Maureen and Kevin Browne

Mary and John Burke

Susan and Jeff Byrne

Joyce and Van Carlisle

Pam and Charles Carver

Ruth and Tom Claiborne

Linda and Tommy Clark

Margina Cogswell

The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis - Barbara and Sam Gassaway

The Community Foundation of Greenville

- Clarence and Harriet Bauknight

The Community Foundation of WNC: - Kimmel Guest Designated Fund

- Thomas L. and Phyllis Day Davis Fund

Hillary Cone

Mary and Tim Connolly, II

Clair and Theodore Craver

Denise and Ed Crenshaw

Michael Crowe and Michael Burel

KC Cunningham

Lyn and John Darden

Phyllis D. and Thomas L. Davis

Ann and John Day

Susan B. Day

Corliss and Richard Dell

Barbara and Doug DeMaire

Suzanne Dickinson

Linda and Dick Dickinson

Vevie and Lawrence Dimmitt

Linda and Gordon Dixon

Nancy and Lawrence Dorr

Avary and Gerry Doubleday

The Dunlap Cogswell Foundation

Mary and Johnny Dunn

Kathy and John Eastman

Marjory and Ronald Elliott

Lisa and Carlos Evans

Paula and Michael Fay

Joyce Fleming and Carlton King

Ann and Kyle Flynn

Patricia and Tracy Foor

Patti and Frank Foster

Berty and Victor Fransen

Stacy and Reid Freeman

Linda and Daniel Fuchs

Chesley and Lee Garrett

Barbara and Sam Gassaway

Jane and Thomas Ghegan

GiveWell Community Foundation

- Kevin F. Browne Family Fund

- Frank and Patti Foster Fund

Meegie Rogers Glass

Betty and Alston Glenn

Greater New Orleans Foundation

- The Prytania Fund

Mary Katherine and Tom Greene

Amanda and Greg Gregory

The H Foundation, Inc

Lisa and David Helmer

Kathryn and Douglas Hendrickson

Sue and Philip Henry

Catherine Henson and Chris Carpenter

Helen and Comer Hobbs

Kay Hodges

Sondra and Mike Hogan

Beth and Tommy Holder

Pam Howard

Lila and Slocum Howland

Gail and Tim Hughes

Jean and Edd Hyde

Indian River Community Foundation

Debby and Kurt Jacobson

Barbara and Jim Jamison

Sue and Thornton Jordan

The Jordan Foundation

Kelin Foundation

Carol and Stiles Kellett

Alfred Kennedy and Bill Kenny

Suzanne and James Kimmel

Kathy and Kirk Knous

Debbie and Chris Kohne

Elizabeth and James Landis

Jim Landon

Alister Brady and Michael Lanzilotta

Margaret and John Lauletta

Laurel Garden Club

Ione and John Lee

Lee Family Charitable Fund

Frances and Dennis Leftwich

Nancy and Charles Lichtman

Debbie Long and Bo Sockwell

Laurie and Charlie Lowe

Sue and Gary Lowe

Cathy and George Manning

Jean and Robert Markley

Sallie and John Martin

Fran and William Matthews

Rozzy and John McCoy

Dorothy K. McPherson

Pam and Bob McTyeire

Mary Lynn and Richard Meyers

Melissa and William Meyers

Judy and Louie Michaud

Bennie Jo Murray

Susan and Alex Nading

The Nature Conservancy - Lykes/Dimmitt Family Fund

Butchie and Alan Neely

Nancy and Lyle Nichols

Marsha O’Connor

Margaret Payne

Sidney Pearce

Martha and Al Pearson

Karin Peterson and Daniel Aldridge

Bonnie and George Pettway

Mary Pichan

Martha and Jack Pietri

Anne and Peter Portley

Alice Quinif

Nancy and Kevin Race

Becky and Gene Ray

H.G. Ray Sr. Foundation

Marion Reid

Liz and Stephen Reynolds

Lisa and Bill Richards

Bridget and Al Ritter

Margie and Milton Ruben

Milton and Margie Ruben Charitable Foundation

The Sockwell and Long Charitable Fund at Ayco Charitable Foundation

Peachy and Alwyn Staley

Judith and Bahnson Stanley

Joan and Stan Starnes

Helen Steward

Rosemary and Bill Stiefel

Marianne and Robert Strickland

Ann Sullivan

Gail and William Taber

Debbie and Jim Thompson

Ansley and Bobby Tolleson

Brian Tolleson

Jane and Tom Tracy

Tucker and Crane, Inc

Corbin and Robert Tucker

Suzanne and Edward Turnbull

Dawn Ann and Ingram Tynes

Laura and Gene Warren

Anne Watkins

Eleanor and Irvine Welling

Darren Whatley and David Moore

Highlands Rotary Club Charities Inc.

Priscilla and Walter Wilson

Lynne Winship

Carol and Henry Woodroffe

2023 Donor Listing:

$100,000 and above

Winingder Family Fund at Greater New Orleans Foundation

Dian and Tom Winingder

$75,000 to $99,999

John Mitchener and Health Massey

National Christian Foundation

- Greg and Mary Thompson Gift Fund

Mary and Greg Thompson

$50,000 to $74,999

The Estate of Anne and Martin Winstar Gary

$25,000 to $49,999

Bel Canto Recital

Virginia and Mike Campbell

Marylon Rogers Glass

Marianne and Mark Mahaffey

Dianne and Myron Mall

Susan and Charley Tarver

$10,000 to $24,999

A.L. Williams Family Foundation

Marty and Dan Boone

Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta

- MPD Fund

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry

- Berry and Ruthie Edwards Giving Back fund

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

- Vance and Willis Willey

Community Foundation of WNC:

- McPhail Charitable Fund

- Cullasaja Women’s Outreach Fund

Claire and Alex Crumbley

Cullasaja Women’s Outreach

D. Lynn DeVault and Glorana Ghegan

Margaret and Dallas Denny

Ruthie and Berryman W. Edwards, Jr.

First Citizens Bank

Cathy and Bob Fisher

Bobbie and Jonathan Golden

Nancy and Charles Harrison

Highlands Chamber of Commerce

Kathleen and Chris Hohlstein

Ann Klamon

Lucy and Jack Kuhne

Anita and Larry Maxwell

Diane and Ray McPhail

Carol Misner and Ann Huckstep

North Carolina Arts Council

Charlene and Tony Palmisano

Helen A. Powers Fund

Nancy and Kevin Race

Sue and Kim Ratliff

Rebecca Crumine Rieder and Doug Rieder

Marcia and Charlie Weber

Vance and Willis Willey

Woodcrest Foundation

Ann Wrobleski

Carla and Leonard Wood

$5,000

to $9,999

Jane and Andy Adams

Baton Rouge Area Foundation

- The Alma Lee, Norman and Cary Saurage Fund

Debi and David Bock

Malcolm Burgess

Susan and Jeffrey Byrne

Cedar Creek Club

Community Foundation of WNC:

- Cedar Creek Club

Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta

- Anne and Richard Goodsell

Community Foundation of WNC

- Wade Hampton Golf Club Fund

Michael Crowe and Michael Burel

Anne and Richard Goodsell

Henry Luce Foundation

Highlands-Cashiers Hospital/Eckerd Living Center

Jo and Jack Hill

The Hobbs Foundation

Edith Holiday and Terrance Adams

Maudie and Bill Huff

Catherine and D. Paul Jones

Elizabeth and Bill Jump

North Georgia Community Foundation

- Dancy H. and Charles S. Wynne Fund

Emilie and Bruce Reid

Cary Saurage, II

Susan and Peter Schlapkohl

Kurt Schulzman and Richard Neri

Schulzman-Neri Foundation

C. Marie Sharpe

The Simpson Foundation

Linda and David Stetson

Suzanne and Ned Turnbull

Betsy and Wright Turner

United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley

Wade Hampton Golf Club

Sharon Woods

Dancy H. and Charles S. Wynne

$1,500 to $4,999

Anonymous

Emily Adkins and Barrett Smith

Lisa and Brad Armstrong

Ashcourt Family Foundation

Melissa and Bradley Beard

Vivi and Wayne Beckner

Judith and Ron Bobo

Boger Owen Foundation

Mary Ann and Dick Boger

Katherine and Glenn Bosio

Britton Foundation

Cathryn Britton

Lynn and G. Edward Cassady

Ruth and Tom Claiborne

Geri and Wade Coleman

Community Foundation of Western North Carolina - Highlands Community Fund

Highlands Community Fund

Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley

- The William C. and Maude M. Huff Fund

Hillary Cone

Barbara and Doug DeMaire

Alexandra and Michael Denti

Suzanne Dickinson

Vevie and Lawrence Dimmitt

Martha and Michael Dupuis

Beverly Ellers

Sue Emanuelson

First Presbyterian Church

Stacy and Reid Freeman

Chelsey and Gordon Lee Garrett Jr.

GiveWell Community Foundation

- Frank and Patti Foster Fund

Barbara and Bob Gross

Anna and Thomas Guffey

The H Foundation, Inc

Stephanie Haas and Jeffrey Hillman

Laura and Barrie Harmon, III

Maudie and Bill Huff

Catherine Henson and Chris Carpenter

Bret Herbert and Carl Romberg

Kendra and Rick Hildbold

Helen and Comer Hobbs

Gail and Tim Hughes

Shannon and David Hughs

Debby and Kurt Jacobson

Marianne and Ben Jenkins

Jane Jerry

The Nancy Dunlap and John D. Johns

Charitable Fund

Nancy and Johnny Johns

Paula Jones

Lana Jordan

The Jordan Foundation

Carol and Stiles Kellett

Sandy Killion

Patty and Mike Kistner

The Lacy Foundation

Carol and Doug Lacy

Frank Langford

Lassiter Family Charitable Foundation

Marianne and E.G. Lassiter

Kristine and Rivers Lelong

Betty and Don Leslie

Jody and Wood Lovell

Nancy and John Ludwig

Jean and Robert Markley

Sallie and John Martin

Fran and William Matthews

The Nature Conservancy

- Lykes/Dimmitt Family Fund

Rebecca and Godfrey Newton

Nancy and Lyle Nichols

Ellen and Erik Nielsen

Dorianne and Drew Norwood

Janet and Carlisle Overstreet

2023 Donor Listing Cont...

$1,500 to $4,999 cont...

Sidney Pearce

Lewis Pollack

Lula Post

Karin and Terri Potts

Beth and Steven Preston

Lisa and Bob Reeves

Stephanie and Bill Reeves

Beth and Dan Riley

Janet and James Robbins

Ashley and Bill Rogers

Kathy and Joe Sanderson

Bev and Wally Seinsheimer

Candra Seley

Nancy and Tredway Shurling

Suzann and Robert Soran

Carol and Rusty Stewart

Rosemary and Bill Stiefel

Ann and Richard Strub

Tate Landscaping Services, Inc.

Allison and Jim Tate

Debbie and Jim Thompson

Jane and Tom Tracy

Virginia and Wilbur Warner, Jr.

Ruthie Watts

Jane Webb and David La Cagnina

Sarah Morgan and Walter Wingfield

Lynne Winship

Lu and James Worrell

Martha Sutherland-Wright and Joseph Wright

Carol and Blake Young

$1,000 Directors Circle

Members

John F. (Rick) Agel

Greg and Laura Alby

Anonymous

Art League Of Highlands-Cashiers

Virginia Averett

Kim and Chas Bailes

Melissa and George Ballantyne

Harriet Bauknight

Joan and Jay Betts

Alister Brady and Michael Lanzilotta

Linda and Hines Brannan

Wickie Bridgforth

Maureen and Kevin Browne

Lilly and Al Bunch

Lynne Burke

Mary and John Burke

Church of the Good Shepherd - Cashiers

Linda and Tommy Clark

Marginia Cogswell

Richard Cole

Collaboratory- Ezerski Family Fund

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

- Samuel A. and Barbara B. Gassaway Fund

Community Foundation of Greenville

- Clarence B. and Harriet L. Bauknight Fund

- Irv and Eleanor Welling Fund

Community Foundation of WNC:

- Haynes-Eskrigge Fund

- Kimmel Guest Designated Fund

- Thomas L. and Phyllis Day Davis Fund

- John and Virginia Noland Charitable Fund

Amy and Cecil Conlee

Mary and Tim Connolly, II

Suzanne Mott Dansby

Lyn and John Darden

Davis Foundation

Winifred and Tread Davis

Phyllis D. Davis and Thomas L. Davis

Ann and John Day

Susan B Day

Linda and Gordon Dixon

Avary and Gerry Doubleday

The Dunlap Cogswell Foundation

Mary and Johnny Dunn

Marjory and Ronald Elliot

Leslie and Ronald Ezerski

Trudie and Bill Fickling

Patricia and Tracy Foor

Patti and Frank Foster

Berty and Victor Fransen

Linda and Daniel Fuchs

Barbara and Samuel Gassaway

Jane and Thomas Ghegan

GiveWell Community Foundation

- Kevin F. Browne Family Fund

- Frank and Patti Foster Fund

Betty and Alston Glenn

Louree and Bill Greehey

Margaret and Tom Hall

Lindy and Robert Harrison

RB Haynes

Kathryn and Douglas Hendrickson

Lori and Edward Heys

Highlands Historical Society

Kay Hodges

Sondra and Mike Hogan

Beth and Tommy Holder

Lila and W. Slocum Howard Jr.

Jane and Clayton Jackson

Barbara and Jim Jamison

Joan Johnson

Elizabeth Little and Rick Johnson

Sue and Thornton Jordan

Kelin Foundation

Suzanne and James Kimmel

Debbie and Chris Kohne

Paula Kornell

Elizabeth and James Landis

Jim Landon

Leadership Legacy Life Foundation

Ione and John Lee

Frances and Dennis Leftwich

Laurie and Charlie Lowe

Sue and Gary Lowe

Cathy and George Manning

Rozzy and John McCoy

Heather Mcfarlin

Dorothy K. McPherson

Pam and Bob McTyeire

Mary Lynn and Richard Meyers

Melissa and William Meyers

Jeannette Bolte and Bill Morrison

Bennie Jo Murrary

Butchie and Alan Neely

Virginia and John Noland

Iris and David Pattillo

Margaret L. Payne

Bonnie and George Pettway

Martha and Jack Pietri

Anne and Peter Portley

Alice Quinif

Marion Reid

Brenton Steele and Kenny Reine

Liz and Stephen Reynolds

Lisa and Bill Richards

Bridget and Al Ritter

Linda Benge and Paul Robshaw

Jane Roy

Clay Rucker

Helene and Rick Siegel

The Sockwell and Long Charitable Fund at Ayco Charitable Foundation

Deborah Long and William Sockwell

Marion and Joe Spence, Jr.

Judith and Bahnson Stanley

Peachy and Alwyn Staley

Joan and Stan Starnes

Helen Steward

Marc Strauss

Marianne and Robert Strickland

Ann Sullivan

Gail and William Taber

Anneli and Robert Thiebaut

Brian Tolleson

Tucker and Crane, Inc

Corbin and Robert Tucker

Dawn Ann and Ingram Tynes

The University Financing Foundation

Darren Whatley and David Moore

Anne Watkins

Betty Watkins

Eleanor and Irv Welling

Priscilla and Walter Wilson

Carol and Henry Woodroffe

A Sense of Place

The Bascom campus is a visual treasure that elicits for visitors a strong sense of place—to make art or look at art in the context of the land and nature. Our iconic structures represent the historical and rustic feel of the Western North Carolina Mountains and are testimonies to the ingenuity of American craftsmen. This year, Bascom friends have made significant contributions to restore and to augment the campus, for the benefit of all. To make art here is to make art in a special place.

The Will Henry Stevens Bridge

The Will Henry Stevens Bridge is a defining feature of The Bascom campus, and is cherished by our community. Named in honor of Will Henry Stevens, a Southern Modernist painter who practiced both in North Carolina and in New Orleans, the bridge celebrates his legacy. In 2023, we undertook repairs to the understructure of the bridge to ensure its functionality for the years to come. The bridge was originally acquired with the help of the Coleman and Winingder families who had strong ties to Will Henry Stevens and who are the founders of the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art (NOAFA). As such, The Bascom and NOAFA have a lasting connection made possible by our donors.

Will Henry Stevens Bridge

Renovation Contributors

Reis Birdwhistell

Lilly and Al Bunch

Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta - MPD Fund

Community Foundation of WNC - McPhail Charitable Fund

Margaret and Dallas Denny

Bobbie and Jonathan Golden

Highlands Historical Society

Kathleen and Christopher Hohlstein

Maudie and Bill Huff

Elizabeth and Bill Jump

Marianne and Mark Mahaffey

Dianne and Myron Mall

Heath Massey and John Mitchener

Diane and Ray McPhail

Charlene and Tony Palmisano

Nancy and Kevin Race

C. Marie Sharpe

Dian and Tom Winingder

Winingder Family Fund at Greater New Orleans Foundation

Ann Wrobleski

A Frame House

The Bascom’s A frame cabin on Oak Street is the primary housing for artists, curators, and guest speakers at The Bascom. Thanks to a generous gift from Susan and Charley Tarver in 2022, both levels of the A frame have been renovated to provide an improved campus experience for visiting guest artists. This gift is essential for sustaining a valuable Bascom asset and for allowing The Bascom to continue providing accommodations to artists that make significant contributions to Bascom programming.

Soda Kiln

In 2023, The Bascom was offered the opportunity to acquire a Soda Kiln, never fired, at nominal cost. Thanks to this gift from Cashiers resident Mary Attaway, and to friends of The Bascom’s clay program who donated funds to help us dismantle and move the kiln to The Bascom, as well as build a structure to house it, we anticipate having an operational soda kiln mounted and ready for use this summer. The Soda Kiln is special in several ways. In addition to allowing new firing techniques for potters who use our studio, the kiln was originally commissioned and built for Cashiers resident and Bascom teacher, Justin Allman. Allman, who had an untimely death was beloved in the community, and we are grateful to be able to use the kiln to support and deepen the clay program at The Bascom. Watch for word of its initial firing and a public celebration later in 2024.

Soda Kiln Contributors

Virginia Averett

Lynne Burke

Susan and Jeff Byrne

Janet and Mark Chmar

Linda and Dick Dickinson

Ann and Edgar Gober

Barbara and Bob Gross

Debby and Kurt Jacobson

Patricia and Richard Moore

Snowden Mowry

Brenton Steele and Kenny Reine

Suzanne and Edward Turnbull

Martha Worthy

Martha Sutherland-Wright and Joseph Wright

Restoration of The Bascom’s Lanterns

Corrina Sephora, Bateaux Illuminés

Bathing The Bascoms porte- cochère and main entrance in warm glowing light, two hand crafted lanterns titled Bateaux Illuminés by artist Corrina Sephora are installed suspended above guests and visitors as they enter the main building. Appearing to be decorated with glass and metal, the materials selected by the artist are in fact mica and recycled industrial metal. In 2023, Janet and Carlisle Overstreet, the family who originally commissioned the vessels in memory of Shara Baker Overstreet, generously supported a complete restoration of the lanterns, bringing back the original beauty of the work.

Pictured from left to right: Director of Exhibitions, Zach Rogers, Facilities Manager, Maurice Laderoot, Assistant to Corrina Sephora, Richard Pepe, and Janet and Carlisle Overstreet gather under the recently restored lanterns, Bateaux Illuminés.

The following donors supported 2022 Exhibitions

$20,000 and above

Woodcrest Foundation

Cathy and Bob Fisher

$10,000 and above

The Baker Foundation

Becky Lee Baker

Claire and Alex Crumbley

Dianne and Myron Mall

Heath Massey and John Mitchener

Cindy and Andy Strickland

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

- Vance and Willis Willey

Vance and Willis Willey

$5,000 and above

Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee

Valley - Kathleen M. and Christopher D.

Hohlstein Fund

Ruthie and Berryman W. Edwards, Jr.

Kathleen and Christopher Hohlstein

Marianne and Mark Mahaffey

Marcia and Charlie Weber

$2,500 and above

Suzanne Mott Dansby

Margaret and Dallas Denny

D. Lynn DeVault and Glorana Ghegan

Jane Jerry

Schulzman-Neri Foundation

Kurt Schulzman and Richard Neri

C. Marie Sharpe

$1,000 and above

Bena Bayless

Marty and Dan Boone

Hillary Cone

Ruthie and Berryman W. Edwards, Jr.

Lisa and Carlos Evans

Lucy and Jack Kuhne

Nancy and Charles Lichtman

Carol Misner and Ann Huckstep

Butchie and Alan Neely

Nancy and Lyle Nichols

Bev and Wally Seinsheimer

The H Foundation, Inc

Other Gifts

Judith and Ron Bobo

Mary Bray

The following donors supported 2023 Exhibitions

$10,000 and above

Cathy and Bob Fisher

Claire and Alex Crumbley

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis - Willey Endowment Fund

First Citizens Bank

Vance and Willis Willey Woodcrest Foundation

$5,000 and above

Marty and Dan Boone

Margaret and Dallas Denny

Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta - MPD Fund

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry - Berry and Ruthie Edwards Giving Back fund

Ruthie and Berryman W. Edwards, Jr.

Kathleen and Chris Hohlstein

Kurt Schulzman and Richard Neri

Nancy and Kevin Race

Schulzman-Neri Foundation

C. Marie Sharpe

$2,500 and above

Highlands Cashiers Hospital/Eckerd Living Center

Charlene and Tony Palmisano

Charles E. Elrod Jr.

Betty and Alston Glenn

Jo and Jack Hill

Harriet and J. William Holliday

W. Slocum Howard Jr.

Paul D. Jones

Libby and David Lanier

Paula and Harry McDonald

Anna and Hays Mershon

Mary and Cal Ratcliff

Stephanie and Bill Reeves

Cary Saurage II

Carol and Rusty Stewart

Rosemary and Bill Stiefel

$1,000 and above

Hillary Cone

Martha and Michael Dupuis

Carol Misner and Ann Huckstep

Butchie and Alan Neely

Ann Sullivan

Betty Watkins

The following donors supported the 2023 Three Potters Symposium

$5,000 and above

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis - Willey Endowment Fund

Susan and Charley Tarver

Vance and Willis Willey

$2,500 and above

Dianne and Myron Mall

Heath Massey and John Mitchener

$1,000 and above

Ruthie and Berryman Edwards

Jo and John (Jack) Hill

Lucy and Jack Kuhne

Carol Misner and Ann Huckstep

C. Marie Sharpe

The following organizations made grants in 2022 & 2023 to support the work of The Bascom

A.L. Williams Family Foundation

Britton Foundation

Cedar Creek Club

Church of the Good Shepherd Club at High Hampton

Bel Canto

Community Foundation of WNC:

- Cedar Creek Club Fund

- Cullasaja Women’s Outreach Fund

- Highlands Community Fund

- Wade Hampton Golf Club Fund

Crumbley Family Foundation

Cullasaja Women’s Outreach

First Presbyterian Church- Cashiers

Helen A. Powers Fund

Highlands Community Fund

Highlands Chamber of Commerce

Jackson County Community Foundation

North Carolina Arts Council

North Carolina Community Foundation

- Jackson County Community Foundation Fund

Wade Hampton Golf Club

Founded in 1993 as a fundraiser for the Bascom, Bel Canto is an annual benefit performance featuring international opera stars. Over the years, it has become a cherished Highlands tradition, highlighting beautiful singing and a repertoire encompassing both opera and musical theatre. With a mission to support fine art and music education, Bel Canto has raised over $750,000 to support arts education in the community.

2022 and 2023 Bel Canto Supporters

The following donors supported Bel Canto, a program of The Bascom. +Denotes supporters who contributed two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023.

Anonymous

Judith and Ron Bobo

Jonye and Deane Briggs+

Geri and Wade Coleman+

Clair and Theodore Craver+

Crawford Investment Counsel, Inc.+

John H. Crawford III+

Michael Crowe and Michael Burel+

Claire and Alex Crumbley

Phyllis D. and Thomas L. Davis+

Martha and J. Michael Dover*

Ruthie and Berryman W. Edwards, Jr.+

Patti and Frank Foster

Fredericka Moss Flynt+

Larry Goeser

Louree and Bill Greehey

Karen and Don Grierson+

Mary Guy Gunn+

Libby and Ed Harshfield

Staci Holzman and Nicholas RoquefortVilleneuve

Stell Huie+

Jane Jerry+

Elaine and Richard Joel Jr.+

Catherine and Paul Jones+

Giuliana Kaufman

Alison Kelly+

Alfred Kennedy and Bill Kenny

Lucy and Jack Kuhne

Frank Langford+

Alister Brady and Michael Lanzilotta+

Leona S. Hudson Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Mary Elizabeth Mahoney

Cathy and George Manning

Jane Moriarty

Margaret and John C. Maxwell

Anita and Larry Maxwell+

Mason and Parkhill Mays

Ruth and Paul McLarty+

Narcissus Inc.

Cheryl Kimberling and John Pickens+

Ken Proctor and Keith Crawford+

Sue and Kim Ratliff

Stephanie and Bill Reeves+

Janet and Jim Robbins+

Laura R. and Howard G. Roberts+

Deen Day and Jim Sanders

Nancy and Tredway Shurling+

Laura and Carter Smith

Helen Steward+

Evelyn and Gene Stutts

Dorothea Swanson+

Gena Tarbutton

Susan and Charley Tarver

Mary Catherine Temple

Mary and Greg Thompson

Betsy and Wright Turner+

Votum Foundation

Ruthie Watts+

Jane Webb and David La Cagnina+

Sarah Morgan and Walter Wingfield+

Lynne Winship+

Sharon Woods

Ann Wrobleski

Tribute gifts honor relatives, friends, and colleagues. Anyone can make a gift in any amount in honor of or in memory of someone.

2022 Tributes

In Honor of

Holly Alligood

Lilly and Al Bunch

Allen and Randolph Armstrong

Mary and Cal Ratcliff

Lisa and Brad Armstrong

Julia Weller

Nova Brown

Joyce and Van Carlisle

Rozann Crabtree

Shelia and Rich Crabtree

Jonathan Golden

Betsy and David Baker

Renay and Alan Levenson

Rhett Pinsky

Linda Hagood

Felton Hagood

The Harberkern Family

Betti and Corb Hankey

Patsy Hardin

Winx and Jim McCarthy

Jo Hill

Ms. Carolynn Cooper and Mr. Pratap Mukharji

Frank Langford

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis- E. Walker Mulherin, Jr. Fund

Peggy Mulherin Williamson

Beth Larson

Marci Henderson

Diane and Myron Mall

Elizabeth Mall

Myron Mall

Andrew Mall

Jan and Jo Miller

Rebecca Miller-Webster

Cathey and Peter Millichap

Claire and Thomas Barry

Carol Misner and Ann Huckstep

Christina and William Brown

Bianca Mitchell

Lilly and Al Bunch

Nelson Truluck Morris

Ann Wrobleski and Phil Truluck

Copeland J. Pace

Amy and Randy Pace

Thomas Marshal Pichan

Mary Pichan

The Puckett Family

Thomas and Laura Puckett

Bill Reeves

Jill and John Helmer

Bill and Stephanie Reeves

Joane and Norman Askins

Margaret and Dallas Denny

Bobbie and Jonathan Golden

Jo and Jack Hill

Cathy Temple

Marge Shambaugh

Dorothea Swanson

Ann Cox Strub

Charlotte and Bob Brown

The Bascom Staff

Ansley and Bobby Tolleson

Frank Vickery

John F. Agel

In Memory of

Judy Brinson

Helen Moore

Edna, W.N., and W.N., Jr. Bryson

Shelia and Jim Bryson

Bill Cain

Margaret Cain

Bishop Daly

Margaret Cain

Elizabeth Sands Fuller

Trudie and Bill Fickling

Pope Garnett

Margaret Cain

Ruth Hamilton

Billie Jean Ferguson and Ed Harvey

Lee Holland

Sandy Holland

George Jerry

Jane Jerry

Jean Maxwell

Katherine McClure

Bill Mitchell

Bianca Mitchell and Brian Renfro

Mac Pearce

Sidney Pearce

Claude Sullivan

Becky Lee Baker

The Baker Foundation

Judith and Ron Bobo

Mary Bray

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry

- Berry and Ruthie Edwards Giving Back fund

Ruthie and Berryman W. Edwards, Jr.

Charles E. Elrod Jr.

Betty and Alston Glenn

The H Foundation, Inc

Jo and Jack Hill

Harriet and J. William Holliday

Lila and Slocum Howland

Paul D. Jones

Libby and David Lanier

Nancy and Charles Lichtman

Paula and Harry McDonald

Anna and Hays Mershon

Nancy and Lyle Nichols

Margaret Payne

Stephanie and Bill Reeves

Cary Saurage II

Bev and Wally Seinsheimer

C. Marie Sharpe

Carol and Rusty Stewart

Rosemary and Bill Stiefel

Cindy and Andy Strickland

Ann Sullivan

Dr. Thomas Cruse Sweeney

Mary Pichan

Phil Truluck

Diane and Myron Mall

Gifts made in memory of Claude Sullivan support exhibitions.

2023 Tributes

In Honor of

Brad Armstrong

Ann Sullivan

Allen and Randolph

Armstrong

Mary and Cal Ratcliff

Jim Bode

Dianne and Myron Mall

Carolyn, GG, and Clary

Carolyn O’Neill

Michael Crowe

Randy Lucas

Martha Daffin

Alisa Tate

Virginia Eckinger

The Sockwell and Long Charitable Fund at Ayco Charitable Foundation

Debbie Long and Bo Sockwell

Ann and George Hartley

Susan and Charley Tarver

Alex Jackson

Glenna and Paul Maney

Fran and Dennis Leftwich

Hillary Cone

Diane and Myron Mall

Elizabeth Mall

Stewart Manning

Sue and John DeVault

Callan McClearn

John Sheehan

Willa and Charlie McGimsey

Marie Stribling

Diane McPhail

Pamela Drummond

Dr. Vincent Paul

Kathleen and Bob Carroll

Karin Peterson

Holly Alligood

Marty and Dan Boone

Lilly and Al Bunch

Margaret and Dallas Denny

Kathleen and Christopher Hohlstein

Maudie and Bill Huff

Jane Jerry

Elizabeth and Bill Jump

Marianne and Mark Mahaffey

Dianne and Myron Mall

Heath Massey and John Mitchener

Diane and Ray McPhail

Charlene and Tony Palmisano

C. Marie Sharpe

Ann Wrobleski

Stephanie and Bill Reeves

Alfred Kennedy and Bill Kenny

Trish and Phil Salmon

Donna Woods and Marty Rosenfield

Billy Skelton

Ashley Obregon

The Bascom Staff

Karin Peterson and Daniel Aldridge

The Bascom's Support of The Cashiers Festival of Trees

Melissa and Andrew Hudson

Frank Vickery

John F. Agel

In Memory of

Margo and Julian Franklin

Pam and Charles Carver

Lu and Bob Frye

Sharon Helsby

Mary P. Fulwiler

Jan Fulwiler

Stanley Fulwiler

Jill Ann Truitt

Melinda Q. Furman

Jan Roy

Virginia and Earl Hillard

Darline Hillard

Richard Joel, Sr.

Donna Kay Tharpe

Barry Jones

Jane and Don Barker

Jane and Gary Howard

Jane Jerry

Paula Jones

Eleanor and Richard Kohn

Alice and Kent Nelson

Lisa and Bill Richards

Sara and Bill Mann

Julie Mann

Sudie and J.O. Manning

Ann and Bob Cunningham

Cathey Millichap

Claire and Thomas Barry

Sara Morris

Harrilee Cheshire

Peter Schlapkohl

Susan Schlapkohl

Caren L. Swiecki

Linda and Felton Hagood

Thomas Taulbee

Alice and Kent Nelson

David Watkins

Betty Watkins

Brent Wilkes

Karen Wilkes

2022 Sip and Swine Sponsors

$2,500 and above

Judith and Ron Bobo

Bobbie and Jonathan Golden

Nancy and Charles Harrison

Marianne and Ben Jenkins

Nancy and Johnny Johns

Heath Massey and John Mitchener

Karin and Terry Potts

Patricia Calvert Ring and Carl Ring

Bev and Wally Seinsheimer

Carol and Rusty Stewart

Martha Sutherland-Wright and Joseph Wright

$1,500 and above

Ruth and Tom Claiborne

Martha and Michael Dupuis

Paula and Michael Fay

Joyce Fleming and Carlton King

Stacy and Reid Freeman

Mary Katherine and Tom Greene

Jo and Jack Hill

Alfred Kennedy and Bill Kenny

The L&C Wood Family Foundation, Inc.

Marianne and Mark Mahaffey

Susan and Charley Tarver

2022 Concert and Cuisine Sponsors

$5,000 and above

JW Underwood Construction

Lucy and Jack Kuhne

Marianne and Mark Mahaffey

Heath Massey and John Mitchener

The Simpson Foundation

Susan and Charley Tarver

Mandy and John Underwood

Carla and Leonard Wood

$2,500 and above

Linda and Hines Brannan

Bryson Grading & Paving

Becki and Mike Bryson

Kay and Thomas Craig

The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation

Nancy Dyleski

Margaret and Dallas Denny

Futral Enterprises

Gena and Bill Futral

Bobbie and Jonathan Golden

Lindy and Robert Harrison

Nancy and Charles Harrison

Kendra and Rick Hildbold

Jo and Jack Hill

Kathleen and Christopher Hohlstein

Marianne and Ben Jenkins

Nancy and Johnny Johns

Catherine and Paul Jones

Elizabeth and Bill Jump

Madeline and Fredrick Knox

Laura and Alastair Lamont

Lynn and Benny LaRussa

Marianne and E.G. Lassiter

Betty and Don Leslie

Darren Whatley and David Moore

Carla and Leonard Wood

under $1,000

Ruthie and Berryman W. Edwards, Jr.

Dianne and Myron Mall

Sue and Kim Ratliff

Debbie Long and Bo Sockwell

Jody and Wood Lovell

Dianne and Myron Mall

Dorianne and Drew Norwood

Charlene and Tony Palmisano

Sue and Kim Ratliff

Emilie and Bruce Reid

Elizabeth and Lewis Scruggs

Bev and Wally Seinsheimer

Lora and William Terry

Ugly Dog Public House

Kathy and Bestor Ward

Martha Sutherland-Wright and Joseph Wright

Carol and Blake Young

Other gifts

Denise and Ed Crenshaw

Top) Carol Misner stands beside her donated artworks for the 2022 Sip & Swine.

Bottom) Floral arrangement by Oakleaf’s Kirk Moore for Summer Salon, Susan B. Renfro photography

2023 Summer Salon Sponsors

Patron Sponsors $5,000 Level

Bobbie and Jonathan Golden

Nancy and Charles Harrison

Carol Misner and Ann Huckstep

Heath Massey and John Mitchener

Nancy and Kevin Race

Susan and Charley Tarver

Vance and Willis Willey

Ann Wrobleski

Patron Sponsors $2,500 Level

Lisa and Brad Armstrong

Vivi and Wayne Beckner

Judith and Ron Bobo

Mary Ann and Dick Boger

Virginia and Mike Campbell

Lynn and Ed Cassady

Ruth and Tom Claiborne

Geri and Wade Coleman

Michael Crowe and Michael Burel

Margaret and Dallas Denny

Alexandra and Michael Denti

Sue Emanuelson

Beverly Ellars

Ruthie and Berryman Edwards

Stacy and Reid Freeman

Lynn DeVault and Glo Ghegan

Kendra and Rick Hildbold

Jo and Jack Hill

Helen and Comer Hobbs

Kay Hodges

Kathleen and Christopher Hohlstein

Maudie and Bill Huff

Gail and Tim Hughes

Marianne and Benjamin P. Jenkins

Nancy Dunlap Johns and Johnny Johns

Joan Johnson

Elizabeth and Bill Jump

Carol and Stiles Kellett

Sandy Killion

Lucy and Jack Kuhne

Marianne and E.G. Lassiter

Betty and Donald Leslie

Jody and Wood Lovell

Nancy and John Ludwig

Marianne and Mark Mahaffey

Dianne and Myron Mall

Fran and Bill Matthews

Diane and Ray McPhail

Kirk Moore

Rebecca and Godfrey Newton

Nancy and Lyle Nichols

Ellen and Erik Nielsen

Dorianne and Drew Norwood

Charlene and Tony Palmisano

Lou Post

Karin and Terry Potts

Beth and Steven Preston

Lisa and Bob Reeves

Stephanie and Bill Reeves

Emilie and Bruce Reid

Beth and Dan Riley

Janet and Jim Robbins

Ashley and Bill Rogers

Susan Schlapkohl

Beverly and Wally Seinsheimer

Candra Seley

Marie Sharpe

Nancy and Tred Shurling

Suzann and Bob Soran

Carol and Rusty Stewart

Allison and Jim Tate

Debbie and Jim Thompson

Jane and Tom Tracy

Virginia and Wilbur Warner

Vance and Willis Willey

Carla and Leonard Wood

Martha Sutherland-Wright and Joseph Wright

Carol and Blake Young

Patrons enjoy the 2023 gala, Summer Salon at the Farm at Old Edwards Inn, Susan B. Renfro photography

2022 & 2023 Financials

Condensed Statement of

Position

A Letter from our Treasurer

I am pleased to report that the financial position of The Bascom remains strong thanks to donor support and the strength of our programming. Operating results, as reflected in our Statement of Activity before the non-cash charge for depreciation, were solid for both 2022 and 2023.

The Vision and Priorities statement adopted by the Board in 2022 directs us to: strengthen our programming; recruit and retain talented staff; develop and sustain philanthropic support and carefully steward our campus assets. We have worked diligently on all four objectives in the last two years.

Thanks to everyone for all you do for The Bascom.

Bill Jump Treasurer

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

If you wish to receive a copy of the 2022 Audited Financial Statements, please contact Holly Alligood, Director of Finance and Administration, at halligood@thebascom.org. Please note that the Audited Financial Statements for the year 2023 have not yet been completed. They will be available for distribution once the auditing process is finalized.

* Unaudited

Condensed Statement of Activity

For the year ended December 31,

Contributions, Patrons, Sponsorships and Grants

Programs

Special Events

Retail, Net of Commissions Paid to Artists

Investment Appreciation (Depreciation)

Covid Relief Funds

Other Revenue

Total

EXPENSES

Personnel

Contract Labor and Professional Fees

Facility Repairs/Maintenance and Utilities

Fundraising Events

Scholarships and Stipends

Other Expenses Total Expenses

* Unaudited

Of Note:

The groundswell of generosity from our donors in support of the introduction of the Barratt Society in 2022 was unprecedented. IRS rules require the three-year pledges to be counted in the year they are made, resulting in extremely robust contribution levels. These gifts allow us to make multi-year plans to expand our mission.

We are also grateful for the philanthropic support of our Special Events Patrons - 74 for two events in 2022 and - 76 for our Gala in 2023.

Generous donors also contributed to critical capital improvements on campus, notably the repair and refurbishment of the Will Henry Stevens bridge; the A-frame cabin; and a brand-new soda kiln, which further enhances our already noteworthy ceramic program.

Board of Directors

2022 - 2024

Andrew Adams

David Bock

Michael Crowe

Margaret Denny, Vice Chair, past Secretary

Chris Duffy

Nancy Dyleski

Ruthie Edwards

Bob Gross

Jo Hill, past Secretary

Kathleen Hohlstein

Maudie Huff

Barbara Jamison

Bill Jump, Treasurer

Sue Lewis

Mark Mahaffey

Myron Mall

Heath Massey

Carol Misner

Kirk Moore

Charlene Palmisano, Secretary

Nancy Race

Bill Reeves, Chair Emeritus

Becca Rieder

Bev Seinsheimer

C. Marie Sharpe

Martha Sutherland-Wright, past Treasurer

Susan Tarver, past Assistant Treasurer

Greg Thompson

Mary Thompson

Ansley Tolleson

Marcia Weber

Hilary Wilkes

Ann Wrobleski, Chair, past Vice Chair

Kathy Young

Karin Peterson, Ph.D., Executive Director