Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-12 year olds: Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

1st & 3rd Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am | Ideal for preschool-aged children & an adult: Process-based art activities plus storytime.

Join App State’s Dr. Davison for a screening of five short documentaries all about the stories of the High Country’s locals.

Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-12 year olds: Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

This program will provide an overview of the life and creative genius of ground breaking musician, Dizzy Gillespie. 

Studio Saturdays

Youth aged 12-18 are invited to join us at BRAHM every second Saturday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm this winter and spring for directed studio time inspired by famous artists. Explore new styles and processes for making art. Meet new friends and express your creative side.

Free for the community. Reservations encouraged.

Join Kayla Reische on the third Monday of each month at noon for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Western Watauga Community Center in Sugar Grove. 

Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-12 year olds: Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

1st & 3rd Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am | Ideal for preschool-aged children & an adult: Process-based art activities plus storytime.

Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Farmhouse in a Wheat Field. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step-by-step.

Wine, beer, and light snacks are complimentary.

Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-12 year olds: Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

Join Kayla Reische on the last Wednesday of each month at 10 AM for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Lois E Harrill Center in Boone.

The Museum is very excited to host Nina Campbell as our speaker and special guest at this year’s BRAHM Summer Luncheon, Cocktail Buffet and Afternoon Tea. The Cocktail Buffet is on June 26, 2025, at 6 pm, and the Afternoon Tea is on June 27, 2025, at 3 pm, directly after her Luncheon talk.

The Museum is very excited to host Nina Campbell as our speaker and special guest at this year’s BRAHM Summer Luncheon, Cocktail Buffet and Afternoon Tea. The Cocktail Buffet is on June 26, 2025, at 6 pm, and the Afternoon Tea is on June 27, 2025, at 3 pm, directly after her Luncheon talk.

The Museum is very excited to host Nina Campbell as our speaker and special guest at this year’s BRAHM Summer Luncheon, Cocktail Buffet and Afternoon Tea. The Cocktail Buffet is on June 26, 2025, at 6 pm, and the Afternoon Tea is on June 27, 2025, at 3 pm, directly after her Luncheon talk.

Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-12 year olds: Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

1st & 3rd Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am | Ideal for preschool-aged children & an adult: Process-based art activities plus storytime.

Are you ready to dive into a whole new world of yarn and fiber? Rigid heddle looms are a perfect gateway to learning the wide and wonderful world of weaving.

Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-12 year olds: Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

App State presents Examining the ecological impacts of the Civil War and how scholars write history A discussion with Dr. Judkin Browning and Dr. Tim Silver

BRAHM invites performers to respond to our exhibitions in a new program series we are calling Called to Response.

Are you ready to dive into a whole new world of yarn and fiber? Rigid heddle looms are a perfect gateway to learning the wide and wonderful world of weaving.

Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-12 year olds: Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

1st & 3rd Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am | Ideal for preschool-aged children & an adult: Process-based art activities plus storytime.

Science is telling us daily about the incredible power of the brain - but not about how to tap into that incredible resource. In “How Art Can Upgrade Your Brain” you’ll learn:

1. fascinating and easy to understand information about your brain 

2. how art impacts the brain  

3. practical tools and techniques for your brain that you can use in your everyday life.

Learn to paint in a relaxed atmosphere, inspired by Charing Cross Bridge. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step-by-step.

Wine, beer, and light snacks are complimentary.

Are you ready to dive into a whole new world of yarn and fiber? Rigid heddle looms are a perfect gateway to learning the wide and wonderful world of weaving.

Join Kayla Reische on the third Monday of each month at noon for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Western Watauga Community Center in Sugar Grove. 

Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-12 year olds: Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

Are you ready to dive into a whole new world of yarn and fiber? Rigid heddle looms are a perfect gateway to learning the wide and wonderful world of weaving.

Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-12 year olds: Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

Join Kayla Reische on the last Wednesday of each month at 10 AM for art class. Explore a variety of topics and subjects in a relaxed atmosphere. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is not required. This class is held at the Lois E Harrill Center in Boone.

Join App State’s Dr. Howard S. Neufeld for an exciting look at how trees move water hundreds of feet up their trunks and how this may be affected by climate change.

The Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival is a four-day, open-enrollment plein air painting event. It takes place in the beautiful mountainous area surrounding the town of Blowing Rock in western North Carolina, from Tuesday, August 19, to Saturday, August 23, 2025. 

Want to improve your basic knitting skills? Experienced teacher and knitting aficionado Vicki Skywark will guide students through specialized techniques and common issues such as tension and ergonomics, mistake repair, yarn characteristics, seams and much more in a warm and friendly small group environment.

Join App State’s Dr. Sarah Long for an engaging and interactive session that explores how the timeless power of stories and myths can help us process grief, navigate loss, and find healing. From the ancient tales of gods and heroes to the personal stories we carry with us every day, we’ll uncover how these narratives shape our understanding of life’s challenges—and how they can guide us through even the most difficult moments.

Want to improve your basic knitting skills? Experienced teacher and knitting aficionado Vicki Skywark will guide students through specialized techniques and common issues such as tension and ergonomics, mistake repair, yarn characteristics, seams and much more in a warm and friendly small group environment.

Want to improve your basic knitting skills? Experienced teacher and knitting aficionado Vicki Skywark will guide students through specialized techniques and common issues such as tension and ergonomics, mistake repair, yarn characteristics, seams and much more in a warm and friendly small group environment.

Places can be inspiring, and Western North Carolina boasts quite a few.  Nestled in the mountains in Blowing Rock, Camp Catawba, a summer camp operating between 1945 and 1970, inspired its founder, Vera Lachmann, and her partner, Tui St. George Tucker, in a variety of ways. A poem Lachmann wrote for Tucker expresses that for them, Catawba is “more magnificent than imagination.”

Want to improve your basic knitting skills? Experienced teacher and knitting aficionado Vicki Skywark will guide students through specialized techniques and common issues such as tension and ergonomics, mistake repair, yarn characteristics, seams and much more in a warm and friendly small group environment.

Join BRAHM’s Curator of Exhibitions & Collections, Gabe Wilson, for a special evening we’re calling Cocktails with the Curator. Patrons can expect one part gallery tour, two part conversation, and a splash of cocktail party.

The premier of a suite of modern classical music inspired by Jack Boul’s paintings will be held at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum on September 27 at 4 pm. After the concert, visitors are invited to tour the exhibition of Boul’s paintings. This inaugural concert will be performed by the Faculty Ensemble of the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University and is open to the public.

Join BRAHM’s Curator of Exhibitions & Collections, Gabe Wilson, for a special evening we’re calling Cocktails with the Curator. Patrons can expect one part gallery tour, two part conversation, and a splash of cocktail party.

Join App State’s Dr. Neva J. Specht for an in-depth look at Camp Catawba. This presentation will highlight founder Vera Lachmann’s vision for the camp, stories about their adventures, and the importance of the camp to the attendees as they became adults.