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Community Day
Written By: Billy Love | Issue: July - 2022
For The Bascom, July 2 has been set aside as a celebration of the richness and vitality of the entire Plateau community. Join them for Community Day, 323 Franklin Road in Highlands.
Each year, The Bascom thanks our community by offering a day filled with free art activities for the whole family.In addition to free popcorn, artist demonstrations, and things to make, this year we are adding a Community Day Picnic – we invite you to bring your picnic blanket or lawn chairs, your friends, and your own basket of food to sit back a while on our grounds and enjoy the beautiful Bascom campus, a storytelling artist, and live music.In addition, we’re eager to build a history of the current Bascom campus, which was established in 2009 – we are calling on our community to come share your stories with us so we can preserve our history. We are seeking the stories of everyone – whether you held a wedding event on our terrace, posed for a special photo in front of the Will Henry Stevens Bridge, walked our Sculpture Trail with your favorite dog, made a special piece of pottery in our ceramics studio, participated in our outreach programs, joined in our programs supporting artists, or fell in love with a work of art at an exhibition, we want to hear! On July 2, you can tell your story at our storytelling booth, or simply let us know you have a story to tell, and we’ll sign you up later!Here’s the Schedule:July 2: Community Day11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M Art Activities: Make, See, and Do on the Terrace (free popcorn) – free activities for children;Noon to 2:00 P.M. Inaugural Picnic on the Grounds: Bring your own picnic, lawn chairs, or blanket and spread out and enjoy. Music and storytelling in the shaded amphitheater on the Horst Winkler Sculpture Trail. Play a game of cornhole. Prizes for kids.11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Storytelling Booth: Do you have a story to share about The Bascom? Did you hold your wedding event here, or take a special photo at the Will Henry Stevens Bridge? Did you witness the raising of the covered bridge, or ride horses at the Crane Barn before it was purchased by The Bascom? Did you take a class that had an impact on your artistic trajectory, or participate in our residency program? In an effort to document our history and to tell the story of the meaning of the place that is The Bascom, we invite you to record your story. For more details, contact Autumn Chandler at [email protected].
by Billy Love, The Bascom
