Schaeffer from La Grange, Texas, works in acrylic on canvas. The featured artists at The Bascom’s “FreeWheeling – The Allure of the Automobile in Contemporary Art” ( “FreeWheeling” for short) include Of particular interest will be numerous talks on automotive art–related topics, such as “ Women in Automotive Art.” Please contact Knight Martorell at The Bascom for detailed information on these talks: or 82.

This special exhibition has been put together by The Bascom and the Highlands Motoring Festival, which on June 12th, 2021, will feature a display of hundreds of great classic cars as well as “Cars in the Park.” The Bascom will also have a rotating display of extremely rare and special automobiles in their gallery “as art,” plus related activities and displays, including artist/curator discussions, automobile photography presentations, model car displays and more. The show, “FreeWheeling – The Allure of the Automobile in Contemporary Art,” will feature the artwork of thirteen renowned international automotive artists working in a variety of mediums, including canvas, paper and sculpture. A special exhibition at The Bascom Museum in Highlands, North Carolina, will celebrate automotive art from May 11 to Aug 21, 2021.

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