Creativity Guide

CREATIVITY GUIDE June, July, and August 2024 Image Credits T) Painting by Chris Groves M) Sculpture by Kelly Odden B) Pinch Pot Creatures, Ester Lipscomb

The Bascom offers a wide variety of classes, workshops and other hands-on opportunities in an array of mediums for artists of all ages and skill levels.

To register, please visit us online at TheBascom.org or call 828.526.4949.

Will Henry Stevens Bridge Re-dedication

July 6 | 10 am | Free

Awareness of Legacies Mindful Reflections with Debra Alvis

Adult Workshops

June, July, and August 2024

Introduction to Drawing with Steve Reagan June 5 - 7 | 10 am - 4 pm $350 members $425 non-members

Internal Fire with William Baker June 17 - 21 | 9 am - 4 pm $700 members $775 non-members

Embracing the Unknown in Landscape Painting with Ben Hamburger June 19 - 21 | 10 am - 4 pm $500 members $575 non-members

Explore the fundamentals of drawing and enhance your art appreciation with Steve Reagan, former art teacher and owner of SpaceAgeMakers. Whether you’re a beginner or have never tried drawing, this class offers a fun and relaxed environment. Steve shares insights on creating a strong foundation for quality drawings, ensuring improvement in your skills. Join us for an enjoyable learning experience!

Join our one-week workshop for an immersive exploration of the ceramic firing process, with a focus on soda kilns. Participants will actively engage in loading, firing, and unloading, gaining firsthand experience and understanding of successful firing intricacies.

Discussions will cover kiln firing theories, design considerations, and insights from 20 years of experience. Bring bisque ware for glazing and firing, and enjoy demonstrations on wheel throwing and hand-building techniques in the adjacent studio. Ideal for those eager to deepen their understanding of firing and explore their creative paths.

Explore landscape painting with a focus on fundamentals like composition and value.

Discover the balance between control and chaos to infuse your work with energy and wonder. Engage in creative experiments, non-traditional techniques, and critiques to push your boundaries. Suitable for acrylic and oil painters of all skill levels, this workshop encourages a dynamic approach to transform your art.

Inner Secrets with Kelly Odden June 28 - 30 | 9 am- 4 pm $500 members $575 non-members

Awareness of Legacies Mindful Reflections Exploring Legacies, Deepening Connections with Debra Alvis July 5 | 9:30 am - 10:30 am Free

Explore the untold stories of the heart in this three-day sculpture workshop. All skill levels are welcome as we craft a bust (male or female). Work intuitively on the basic form, hollow it out as the clay dries, and reassemble.

Add final details using groggy sculpture clay, stainless steel, and your hands. Cap off the experience by adding basic color with slips and underglazes. Join us in bringing secrets to life through the art of sculpture.

Through mindfulness we become more aware of influences in our lives including those that we have taken in from others. As we become more conscious of these gifts and challenges, we can more effectively choose whether and how to express them. To begin the series, we will engage in mindfulness practices exploring our personal legacies and how these inheritances have contributed to our lives.

Adult Workshops June, July, and August

Learn to Turn: An Intro to Woodturning with John Tagliarini July 10-12 | 9 am - 4 pm $400 members $475 non-members

Trays All Kinds of Ways with John Tagliarini July 12-14 | 9 am - 4 pm $450 members $525 non-members

Inner Reflections - Mindful Reflections Exploring Legacies, Deepening Connections with Debra Alvis July 12 | 9:30 am - 10:30 am Free

Students will make beautiful and useful turnings using the three basic cuts of woodturning with gouges. We will begin in “spindle orientation” by turning a mallet, a tool handle, a goblet, and a twig pot. Then we hope to make at least two bowls, one with a round top and one with a natural edge. We will practice safe technique at the lathe as we also learn to sharpen the gouges using various jigs and tables.

If you want to learn how to make all kinds of different serving trays and unique dishes, then this is the class for you!

We will cover a variety of hand building techniques such as slab construction, coiling, pinching, carving and cutting to give you the skills to make any kind of tray that you can dream up.

Communication skills are, in part, a legacy from our families and transform or strengthen through non-judgmental awareness and selfcompassion. Honest communication with others is based upon acceptance, curiosity, and openness. As we strengthen our ability to bring deep listening to our own experiences, we enhance our capacity to be present with and available to others, to nature, and to artistic works. After learning brief, selflistening skills, we will become aware of our sensations, thoughts, and feelings as we view artists’ images.

How to Nail Color Harmonies and Color Pops for Killer Skies and Atmospheric Paintings with Bill Davidson July 16-19 | 9 am - 4 pm $675 members $750 non-members

Join Bill Davidson for a workshop where you’ll learn to add harmonious color pops and atmospheric skies, enhancing your paintings to a moody, atmospheric level. We’ll cover mental tips to boost your abilities and explore new techniques for swift advancement. You’ll learn to establish a solid design, strong value foundation, and effective use of edges. Paint along with Bill or work on your own images.

Looking forward to creating great art together!

The Clarity and Strength of Vulnerability- Mindful Reflections Exploring Legacies, Deepening Connections with Debra Alvis July 19 | 9:30 am - 10:30 am Free

Artists make themselves vulnerable through sharing with us works that express their visions of the world. In this way, their images touch and transform us. Sharing their visions is an act of courage and strength. A similar vulnerability allows us to live fully and from our hearts. Our daily presence and vitality in living our lives may be our greatest legacy to those we love. We will engage with gallery images using mindfulness practices that support our connection with presence and our heart’s wisdom. We will conclude by discussing how to apply these same principles to our daily lives.

Using Cold Wax Medium with Oils with Cath Connolly Hudson July 24 - 26 | 10 am- 4 pm

Enhance your artwork with cold wax and oils in this workshop. Learn to use wax and other mediums to add translucence and texture to your oil paintings. We’ll cover materials, techniques, and layered abstraction, with stepby-step demos and guided practice. Use your photo references to complete a ready-to-frame painting.

$450 members $525 non-members

Adult Workshops

June, July, and August, 2024

Using Cold Wax Medium with Oils

with Cath Connolly Hudson

Transparency - Futhering Relationships Through Art and Mindfulness - Mindful Connections Exploring Legacies, Deepening Connections with Debra Alvis July 26 | 9:30 am - 10:30 am Free

Loving Kindness Practices increase positive emotions, strengthen health, and enhance the quality of our lives. Moreover, these practices help us to navigate relationships with greater tolerance and appreciation for those we love.

These same practices can help us to forge a connection with the artists who help us to envision our worlds in new ways and with the images they create. In this session, we will practice open-heartedness and apply this open-heartedness to our experiences of the artwork. Take homes will include brief skills for bringing an open heart to our daily interactions with others.

Landscape Drawing Class with Steve Reagan July 31 - Aug 2 | 10 am- 4 pm

Landscape art has been around as long as art itself. This drawing course is a beginner course about drawing outside in nature. It is designed not only for the beginner, but the artist who wants to brush up on their drawing/sketching skills.

$350 members $425 non-members

The Landscape “InBetween Realism and Abstraction” with Chris Groves Aug 7 - 9 | 10 am- 4 pm $575 members $650 non-members

This class combines classical landscape painting fundamentals with principles of abstraction to help you loosen up your painting style. You’ll explore various mediums and tools, focusing on markmaking, color theory, and composition. We’ll cover techniques with Cold Wax Medium and Galkyd to add texture and layers. The workshop includes demos, discussions, and one-on-one guidance to support your progress, culminating in larger-scale paintings.

Double Vision: Hot Surfaces and Cold Finishes with Thaddeus Erdahl and Beau Raymond Aug 9 - Aug 11| 9 am- 4 pm $500 members $575 non-members Painting with Confidence and Style - Landscape and Still Life in Oil Paint with John Guernsey Aug 14-16 | 10 am- 4 pm $475 members $550 non-members

Painting Vibrant Flowers in Oil with Pat Fiorello Aug 28-30 | 10 am- 4 pm $450 members $525 non-members

Join ceramic sculptors Thaddeus Erdahl and Beau Raymond for a ceramic glaze workshop. Explore the magic of glazes, slips, underglazes, and layering to create captivating surfaces, patterns, and colors. Whether you’re experienced or a novice, this workshop will elevate your skills and inspire new artistic expression. Learn to make the surface the star through layering, carving, sanding, and trade secrets.

This workshop focuses on interpreting the physical world with paint while developing your unique style. You’ll build specific skills, gain confidence, and explore expressive brushwork, harmony, and design. Learn to handle complex subjects with simple gestures through demonstrations, practice studies, and one-on-one assistance. Expect a challenging yet relaxed atmosphere filled with fun and camaraderie.

In this 3-day workshop, learn to paint vibrant flowers in oil using a loose, direct method.

Pat will provide demonstrations, instruction, critiques, and guidance. You’ll simplify flower shapes, depict form through light and shadow, mix colors, and paint vases. On day one, we’ll paint together from a supplied photo; on days two and three, you’ll work from your own fresh flower setups.

Adult Workshops

June, July, and August, 2024

Abstract Realism - Will Henry Stevens, Artist and Teacher

with Andrew J. Rodgers

Adult Workshops

June, July, and August, 2024

Abstract Realism Will Henry Stevens, Artist and Teacher with Andrew J. Rodgers, Executive Director of the New Orleans Academy of Fine art Aug 23-25 | 10 am- 4 pm $625 members $700 non-members

This exciting 3 session workshop will explore the line between realism and abstraction through the natural world and the incredible art of renowned artist Will Henry Stevens.

Through Steven’s lens of naturalism and attention to the expressive beauty of the world around us artist and Executive Director of the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, Andrew Rodgers, will lead a small group of workshop attendees through the process of finding abstracted form in nature, creating a space en plein air and then expanding and exploring nature further through the abstraction of nature in the studio at The Bascom. This workshop experience will take place both on and off campus at the Bascom and the beautiful North Carolina Arboretum grounds (outside Asheville) and will occur during the exciting opening of From the Lowlands to the Highlands at The Bascom.

Itinerary of Programming • • • • • • •

Thursday, August 22, 5 – 6:30 pm: WHS Reception at The Bascom (students are encouraged to attend) Friday, August 23, 10 am – 4 pm: Experience at the NC Arboretum (Students will meet at the location) 10 am - 11:30 am: Lecture 11:30 am - 12:30/1:00 pm: Lunch and Learn 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: En plein air on the Arboretum campus Friday, August 23, 5:00 pm: Blue Spiral Closing Reception The Will Henry Stevens Estate: Past, Present, Future with work by Matt Byrd (students are encouraged to attend) Saturday – Sunday, August 24-25, 10 am – 4 pm: Workshop in studio at The Bascom

Resident Artist Series

June, July, and August

Resident Artist Series: June Beginner Potter’s Wheel with Frank Vickery June 4, 6, 11, and 13 10 am - 12 pm

Learn the basics of using the potter’s wheel to create functional objects. This class will focus on centering and shaping bowls (e.g., berry bowls, soup bowls) and cylinders (e.g., mugs, tumblers). Expect some initial difficulty if you’re new to this. The second week covers trimming and more shapes, with glazing in the final week. Some experience may be necessary.

$175 members $250 non-members Resident Artist Series: Christmas in July using the Slab Machine with Frank Vickery

Christmas in July using the Slab Machine - All the basics you need to know about using the slab machine to make a Christmas house or two. Glaze the 2nd week of class.

July 9, 11, 16, and 18 10 am - 12 pm $175 members $250 non-members Resident Artist Series: August - Totems with Frank Vickery August 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, and 22 10 am - 12 pm $250 members $325 non-members

August - Totems - In this class we will use the slab machine and/or the potter’s wheel to make various shapes that will be stacked together on a metal pole/rebar for either garden art or inside your home. Students will need to source their own rebar and mounting base/block before class and have it ready on the first day of class. Various hand building techniques will be demonstrated as well as student created templates and studio forms used to construct shapes. Students need to bring resource materials for inspiration such as pictures, sketches, etc

Special Events

June, July, and August 2024

Trunk Show

Join us at The Bascom as we welcome jewelry artist Elizabeth Walton, of Red Ren Jewelry, for a jewelry trunk show. Shop a selection of the artist’s work and hear directly from Elizabeth about her inspiration, techniques, and creative process.

Artist Talk

Erik Mace is a visual artist who uses photography, graphic design, and book arts as his tools of inquiry. As an experimental visual thinker, he is deeply curious about the power of photography and adjacent mediums and how to take advantage of their limitations. Erik’s work is connected by a sense of restlessness where he seeks out messy processes, delighting in how visual and language-based tools can be expressly matched to subject matter, causing a body of work to rise from the chaos.

with Elizabeth Walton June 1 12 -5 pm | Free

with Erik Mace

June 15 3 pm | Free

Artist Talk

with Kelly Odden June 27 4 pm | Free

Sotheby’s Artist Reception

with Corbin Tucker July 5 4:30 -6 pm | Free

Join us for an artist talk with Kelly Odden, a full-time ceramics artist known for her award-winning sculptures and acclaimed acrylic paintings. Originally from South Carolina, she now embraces the wild beauty of Central Oregon, creating vibrant murals in local establishments. Discover Kelly’s artistic journey, her connection to the community, and her love for the raw landscapes of Bend.

The Bascom, in collaboration with Highlands Sotheby’s, will present a meet and greet reception with ceramics artist, Corbin Tucker on Friday, July 5 from 4:30 - 6 pm at Highlands Sotheby’s. A selection of the artist’s work will be available for purchase.

Additionally, more works are available at The Bascom

Special Events

June, July, and August 2024

Will Henry Stevens Bridge Re-dedication July 6 | 10 am | Free

The Bascom is delighted to announce the rededication of the Will Henry Stevens Bridge following recent repairs. We invite the public to join us for the re-dedication ceremony at 10 AM on July 6th, preceding our annual Community Day, which begins at 11 AM with a variety of free art activities for all ages.

Community Day!

Join us for a day filled with free art activities for the whole family!

July 6 | 11 am | Free

Artist Talk

with Josh Copus

Join us for an artist talk with ceramic artist Josh Copus.

July 11 | 4 pm | Free

Copus, from Marshall, North Carolina, blends traditional Appalachian crafts with modern ideas. He studied ceramics at Haywood Community College and UNC Asheville, and launched the Building Community Project. Josh established a woodfired pottery compound in Madison County and is transforming the Old Marshall Jail into a creative blend of residential apartments and commercial space.

Summer Exhibitions Reception

Join us for a free public reception celebrating our Summer exhibitions:

July 11 | 5 pm | Free

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Bunzl Gallery: Glass Pioneers: Western North Carolina and the Studio Glass Movement Joel Gallery: Fragmented Reality, created

by Resident Artist Erik Mace Thompson Gallery: PRESS ON! (Asheville Printmakers)

Community Day!

July 6 | 11 am | Free

13th Annual Summer Pottery Show

July 26-27 | 10 am - 4 pm

Special Events

June, July, and August 2024

13th Annual Summer Pottery Show July 26-27 | 10 am- 4pm

Aaron Shearer Foundation Concert Aug 1 | 7 pm Free | Cash Bar (Reservations highly recommended)

Artist Talk with TJ Erdahl and Beau Raymond Aug 8 | 4 pm | Free

Community Barn Dance Aug 15 | 5:30-7:30 pm $10 General Admission 12 and under free Cash Bar

The summer installment of our 13th annual pottery show will be held on Friday, July 26th and Saturday, July 27th from 10am - 4pm.

Enjoy beautiful handmade pottery while supporting local artists in our community!

The 8th Annual Aaron Shearer Summer Institute presents a classical guitar concert featuring its 40-member Guitar Orchestra, as well as small ensembles and soloists. The orchestra, directed by Alan Hirsh, comprises Summer Institute students, faculty and guest artists—Stephen Mattingly and Grammyaward winning composer/guitarist Andrew York. The program features a diversity of musical styles from Renaissance to Baroque, to Contemporary with works by Warlock, Corelli, Debussy, Michael Hedges, and Andrew York.

Join us for an artist talk with ceramic artists TJ Erdahl and Beau Raymond.

Join us for an evening filled with toe-tapping rhythm and lively tunes, as bluegrass band, Jackson Grimm and the Bull Moose Party takes the stage. Get ready to dance the night away, create unforgettable memories, and embrace the vibrant spirit of community.

Cash Bar | Free Popcorn

Youth Workshops Summer 2024

Pinch Pot Creatures with Ester Lipscomb June 8 | 10 am - 12 pm

Ages 5 and up

$50

Free The Art! with Autumn White June 19 - 21 | 10 am - 1 pm

Ages 7 – 12

FREE

Slab Built Ceramics with Ester Lipscomb June 22 | 10 am - 12 pm Ages 5 and up

$50

Fiber Fandom! with Autumn White June 26 - 28 | 10 am - 1 pm Ages 7 – 12

$225

In this class students will use the pinch pot method to make a creature out of clay. We will give our real or imaginary creature distinctive features and explore a variety of techniques for creating texture. We will paint our work with glaze during class and pottery will be available to pick up two to three weeks after class.

Locals join The Bascom annually for this summer kick-off to all things kid creative.

Explore drawing, painting, mixed-media, and more!

Free the Art! runs from 10am - 1pm on June 19th, 20th, and 21st for young artists ages 7-12. And like the name says, it’s FREE!.

In this class students will work with the slab roller to create a plate, bowl, vase or other functional piece of pottery. We will use texture mats, rollers and stamps to personalize our pottery. Students will choose a glaze to finish their work and pottery will be available for pickup two to three weeks after class.

Get ready to explore the amazing world of fiber arts! Spinning yarn, crocheting, embroidering, weaving and sewing by hand or with a sewing machine are all fiber arts.

Participants will have the opportunity to create using many of these techniques to create awesome works of art in fiber.

Slab Built Ceramics with Ester Lipscomb

Fairy Doors

with Ester Lipscomb

Youth Workshops Summer 2024

Kids Handbuilding Workshop with Ester Lipscomb July 9-11 | 2 pm - 4 pm Ages 5 and up

$120

Kid Kollective! with Autumn White July 10 - 12 | 10 am - 1 pm Ages 7 – 12

$225

Press On! Exploring Printmaking with Autumn White July 17 - 19 | 10 am - 1 pm

Come try out different methods of handbuilding pottery. In this three-day workshop we will explore pinch pots and using slabs to create functional and decorative ceramics. Student work will be finished in a variety of ways, including underglaze and glaze, and will be fired after the class and available for pickup in two to three weeks.

We are going to put the A (Art) in S.T.E.A.M. this summer during the summer STEAM workshop. Explore how art, science, engineering and more overlap to keep us creative, collaborative, and excellent problem solvers.

Let your creativity run wild while learning to craft handmade printing paper, carve printing blocks and use a printing press in this fun workshop that is all about printmaking.

Ages 7 – 12

$225

Fairy Doors with Ester Lipscomb July 20 | 10 am - 12 pm Ages 5 and up

$50

Spend a morning making a magical fairy door.

Students will use the slab roller to prepare their clay and then use templates to cut out and attach elements for a fairy door. We will paint our pieces with colorful glazes during class and work will be available for pickup two to three weeks after class. Finished work will be suitable for display inside or outside.

Youth Workshops Summer 2024

Sculptural Shenanigans! with Autumn White July 24 - 26 | 10 am - 1 pm

Explore all things three dimensional while working with a variety of fun materials including papier mache, metal, and wood.

Ages 7 – 12

$225

Mixed Media Mayhem with Autumn White July 31 - Aug 2 | 10 am - 1 pm Ages 7 – 12

Using all of your favorite messy materials, participants will create amazing artworks in mixed media using paint, charcoal, oil pastels and more. Aprons are provided!

$225

Kids Wheel Workshop with Ester Lipscomb Aug 6-8 | 2 pm - 4 pm Ages 9 and up

$120

Clay Pumpkins with Ester Lipscomb Class Meets: Aug 15th, 22nd, and 29th 3:30 pm - 5 pm

Get your hands in clay and try out making pottery on the wheel. Students will practice the basics of learning to center and throwing small bowls, cups and plates. Work will be fired and glazed after the class and be available for pickup in two to three weeks.

Using the pinching method, students will learn how to create a pumpkin shape. We will also explore various methods for finishing such as underglaze, stains, and glaze.

Ages 5 and up

$120

Bowls, Bowls, Bowls! with Ester Lipscomb Class Meets: Sep 12th and 19th 3:30 pm - 5 pm Ages 5 and up

$120

Help us make bowls for Empty Bowls using the slab machine and texture pads. All sizes and shapes will be made.

Youth Workshops Summer 2024

Sculptural Shenanigans!

with Autumn White

Autumn White leads a Youth Workshop

Key Bascom Events

Mark your calendars!

JUNE

11 Bascom Gala | For information on

sponsorships, please call 828.526.4949

JULY

06 Will Henry Stevens Bridge Rededication/Community Day 11 Summer Reception 26-27 Summer Pottery Studio Show AUGUST

01 Aaron Shearer Foundation Concert 15 Community Barn Dance 22 Late Summer Reception SEPTEMBER

5-7 Dahlia Festival 12 Member Recognition Day & Fall Reception 27-28 Bascom Clay Symposium OCTOBER

11-12 Fall Pottery Studio Show

323 Franklin Road, Highlands, NC 28741 TheBascom.org

CREATIVITY GUIDE

June, July, and August 2024 The Bascom creates visual art experiences that inspire and empower individuals and communities through seeing, thinking, and doing.

For more than 30 years, we’ve served as a vital cultural resource for Western North Carolina, and we continue to build on that legacy through our work and advocacy for the arts.