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Art League News at The Bascom
Written By: Zach Claxton - Art League of Highlands-Cashiers | Issue: 2021/09 – September
The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers will explore the directions of The Bascom and the future of the Artistic Community on the Plateau.
Dr. Karin Peterson
The September meeting of the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers will be held at The Bascom on Monday, September 27. The program will begin at 5:00 P.M. following a wine reception at 4:30.
The guest speaker will be Dr. Karin Peterson. Dr. Peterson joined the Bascom earlier this year as its Executive Director. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia (Charlottesville), an advanced degree from L’Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris, France), and is an alumna of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College (Lynchburg, Virginia). For the past two decades she has been a Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina Asheville, recently served as Interim Provost of UNC School of Arts, and previously held the same position at UNC Asheville.
Dr. Peterson embraces the strategic plan of The Bascom that recognizes the importance of the visual arts in the community, and she will employ her unique interdisciplinary skillset to guide the expansion of the programs and reach of The Bascom in Highlands and the surrounding communities. Her presentation at the September meeting will include a guided tour of the current exhibit in the Bunzl Gallery. This exhibition, Contemporary Sculpture, explores what contemporary sculpture is and looks like and how the medium can best be utilized to visualize the notion of play.
This presentation, which is free and open to the public, promises to be informative and entertaining. For more information about the Art League, visit artleaguehighlands-cashiers.com.
