Programs & Events

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

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Monthly Programming

Programs

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

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Time: 6:30 pm

Location: The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum

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.

Friday, June 26, 2026

Time: 11 am

Location: Blowing Rock Country Club

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Oct 6, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

BRAHM Member's Trip: Danube Waltz

Oct 6, 2026 – Oct 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.

Oct 6, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

Upcoming Events

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Apr 28

Apr 28, 2026

Afternoon Art: April 28

Apr 28, 2026

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

Apr 28, 2026

Lois E. Harrill Senior Center: Arab American Heritage Month

Apr 29

Apr 29, 2026

Lois E. Harrill Senior Center: Arab American Heritage Month

Apr 29, 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.

Apr 29, 2026

Apr 29

Apr 29, 2026

Mindfulness Meditation Group

Apr 29, 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.

Apr 29, 2026

First in Freedom: North Carolina and the American Revolution

Apr 30

Apr 30, 2026

First in Freedom: North Carolina and the American Revolution

Apr 30, 2026

First in Freedom: North Carolina and the American Revolution

APP STATE Presents A lecture by Dr. Karl Campbell The state of North Carolina had the American Revolution in mind when it authorized our license plates to read “first in freedom.” Given the more prominent roles played by other states--such as Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia—on what basis does North Carolina make this claim, and how does it hold up under historical scrutiny?

Apr 30, 2026

May 2

May 2, 2026

Artful Yoga - May 2

May 2, 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.

May 2, 2026

Sit and Stitch - High Country Fiber Meet Up

May 2

May 2, 2026

Sit and Stitch - High Country Fiber Meet Up

May 2, 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?

May 2, 2026

May 5

May 5, 2026

Afternoon Art: May 5

May 5, 2026

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

May 5, 2026

May 6

May 6, 2026

Mindfulness Meditation Group

May 6, 2026

May 7

May 7, 2026

Doodlebug Club - May 7

May 7, 2026

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

May 7, 2026

May 7

May 7, 2026

Captivated By George Masa

May 7, 2026

A journey into the fascinating and remarkable life of pioneering Japanese immigrant photographer and conservationist George Masa, by filmmaker and biographer, Paul Bonesteel

May 7, 2026

Programs & Events

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

Monthly Programming

Seasonal & Special Events

Hands-On Offerings

Workshops for Adults

Travel

Upcoming Member Trips

Upcoming Events