Programs & Events

Experience Art & Discover History through our unique programming, educational offerings, and special events.

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Monthly Programming

Programs

TAC Talks

Featuring scholars from around the country, the lectures are selected to provide supplemental information on our current exhibits or to highlight the history and heritage of the mountains.

Seasonal & Special Events

Programs

2026 Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival

A multi-day plein air painting event that concludes with a Show & Sale where collectors and the public are invited view and purchase the unique works that highlight the incredible beauty of the High Country.

An Evening with Darren Poupore

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Time: 6:30 pm

Location: The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

2026 BRAHM Gala

The BRAHM Gala is our most anticipated event of the year and a fundraiser you don’t want to miss. Join us each summer for an elegant evening of dining, live music, live auction, and fun.

2026 BRAHM Luncheon

Friday, June 26, 2026

Time: 11 am

Location: Blowing Rock Country Club

2025 BRAHM Summer Luncheon

Friday, June 26 or 27, 2025

Time: 3 pm or 6 pm

Location: Blowing Rock Country Club

2025 BRAHM Summer Cocktail Buffet or Tea

Friday, June 27, 2025

Doors Open: 10:15 am

Talk Begins: 11:00 am, followed by lunch

Location: Blowing Rock Country Club

The BRAHM Gala is our most anticipated event of the year and a fundraiser you don’t want to miss. Join us each summer for an elegant evening of dining, live music, live auction, and fun.

2025 Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival

A multi-day plein air painting event that concludes with a "Wet Paint" Art Show & Sale where collectors and the public are invited view and purchase the unique works that highlight the incredible beauty of the High Country.

2024 Blowing Rock Art & History Museum Tartan Gala

The BRAHM Gala is our most anticipated event of the year and a fundraiser you don’t want to miss. Join us each summer for an elegant evening of dining, live music, live auction, and fun.

2024 Summer Luncheon

Friday, June 21, 2024

Doors Open: 10:15 am

Talk Begins: 11:00 am, followed by lunch

Location: Blowing Rock Country Club

RESERVATION & SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED IN THE SPRING

Workshops for Adults

Programs

Cork & Canvas

Create art in a relaxed atmosphere facilitated by various local artists and art instructors. Each participant goes home with a finished work of art.

Studio Workshops

Offering a variety of studio workshops for adults with differing skill levels. Learn from guest instructors utilizing a variety of mediums.

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Summer Camps

BRAHM summer art camps are back! Your budding artist aged 7-12 is invited to join us for these fun filled 3-day, 4-hour camps.

Afternoon Art Club

Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Ideal for 6-10 year olds

Creative art-making activities highlighting a variety of artists and methods.

Doodlebug Club

Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am | Ideal for preschool-aged children & an adult

Process-based art activities plus storytime!

Young at Art

A community outreach program designed to augment the art curriculum for kindergartners through fourth graders at Blowing Rock Elementary School.

Free Field Trip & School Bus Reimbursement Program

BRAHM is proud to offer a Free Field Trip Program for public and home schools in Watauga, Ashe, Avery, and Caldwell counties. A limited number of reimbursements for school bus transportation are available for Watauga County schools that receive Title I funding, thanks to a grant from St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church.

Community Days

Each year, BRAHM offers several free, family-friendly days of fun, education, and celebration. Including our holiday open house, spooky stories & creepy crafts, and arctic art at BrrrRAHM.

Travel

Programs

Travel with BRAHM

Every year BRAHM offers several opportunities for our members and friends to travel with us to various cultural hot-spots on the East Coast. With tours of museums, galleries, and private collections often led by curators and collectors, these trips are not to be missed. Early registration is offered to our Society Level Members first. General registration for all BRAHM patrons is available several months before the trip date.

Upcoming Member Trips

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Oct 6

October 6, 2026 – October 13, 2026

BRAHM Member's Trip: Danube Waltz

October 6, 2026 – October 13, 2026

Travel with BRAHM: The Danube Waltz with Viking
October 6–13, 2026

Join BRAHM for our inaugural travel partnership with Viking, offering our members an exclusive opportunity to sail the iconic Danube River from Passau to Budapest along Viking’s acclaimed Danube Waltz itinerary.

October 6, 2026 – October 13, 2026

Upcoming Events

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Sep 29

September 29, 2026

Afternoon Art: September 29

September 29, 2026

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

September 29, 2026

Lois E. Harrill Senior Center: Hojalata// Hispanic Heritage Month

Sep 30

September 30, 2026

Lois E. Harrill Senior Center: Hojalata// Hispanic Heritage Month

September 30, 2026

Join us at the Lois E. Harrill Senior Center from 10 AM to 12 PM for a free art class. Registration not required. Open to the public. Materials provided. Classes brought to you by BRAHM and the Watauga County Project on Aging.

September 30, 2026

Sep 30

September 30, 2026

Mindfulness Meditation Group

September 30, 2026

Make time for yourself on Wednesday evenings for a weekly mindfulness and meditation Group. The gatherings will explore meditation, mindfulness and consciousness. Combining years of meditation practice experience with his lifelong passion of living in service to others, Eric Devrie will be guiding the weekly meditation group.

September 30, 2026

Oct 1

October 1, 2026

Doodlebug Club - October 1

October 1, 2026

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

October 1, 2026

Oct 1

October 1, 2026

BRAHM 15th Birthday Community Day

October 1, 2026

Join us in celebrating 15 years in the High Country. On Thursday, Oct. 1, from 4 - 7 pm BRAHM will host a community day with many different activities. Come and enjoy the festivities!

October 1, 2026

Oct 2

October 2, 2026

Three Rivers

October 2, 2026

A program of experimental shorts by area filmmakers that focuses on rivers in Western North Carolina and the impact of Hurricane Helene.

October 2, 2026

Sit and Stitch - High Country Fiber Meet Up

Oct 3

October 3, 2026

Sit and Stitch - High Country Fiber Meet Up

October 3, 2026

Bring your own supplies and projects to work on and workshop with the group! Bring friends or make new ones.

Ready to start a new project? Why not try some winter weather items for folks heavily affected by the storm?

October 3, 2026

Oct 6

October 6, 2026 – October 13, 2026

BRAHM Member's Trip: Danube Waltz

October 6, 2026 – October 13, 2026

Travel with BRAHM: The Danube Waltz with Viking
October 6–13, 2026

October 6, 2026 – October 13, 2026

Oct 6

October 6, 2026 – October 7, 2026

Afternoon Art: October 6

October 6, 2026 – October 7, 2026

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

October 6, 2026 – October 7, 2026

Foothills Conservancy presents " A Dream for the Future"

Oct 6

October 6, 2026

Foothills Conservancy presents " A Dream for the Future"

October 6, 2026

The film is called "A Dream for the Future." Through sweeping visuals and personal stories, A "Dream for the Future" weaves together Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina’s rich history, ongoing work, and vision for the future. This documentary film showcases the landscapes they protect, the partnerships they build, and the community that makes it all possible.

October 6, 2026

Oct 7

October 7, 2026

Mindfulness Meditation Group

October 7, 2026

Oct 9

October 9, 2026

Indigo & Cyanotype Workshop

October 9, 2026

Join Rosa Dargan-Powers to create an indigo scarf and cyanotype inspired by Field Studies: Ways of Knowing Place in Southern Appalachia. Rosa Dargan-Powers lives in the Southern Appalachians near Boone, North Carolina. She recently retired from teaching in the Department of Art at Appalachian State University, where she taught fibers, papermaking, natural dyeing, and puppetry. When not in her studio making books and cutting paper images, you might find her hiking, foraging, kayaking, gardening or singing.

October 9, 2026

Oct 10

October 10, 2026

Artful Yoga - October 10

October 10, 2026

Join us on your mat to explore elements of current works on exhibit as we move through an all-levels yoga class. We'll meet in the community room with a slide show featuring different works each week. Classes will be led by Suzie Taylor, a recent graduate of the BRAHM docent program + certified yoga teacher. With over two decades of yoga training, Suzie is passionate about alignment both on + off our mats.

October 10, 2026