2008 Benefit Auction Schedule
Friday, August 8
4:00-4:30 PM
Collectors Lecture
Jewelry: The Wearable and the Non-Wearable
Mary Douglas, curator of the Kamm Teapot Foundation.
This lecture will review the work of influential metalsmiths, including Mary Ann Scherr, who have emphasized artistic content as well as wearability and design.
5:30-6:45 PM
Cocktail Reception, Exhibition & Silent Auction
Music by the Grit Pixies
6:45 PM-9:00 PM
Buffet Dinner and Live Auction
9:00-11:00 PM
Exhibition, Dessert, Coffee & Cocktails
Music by the Grit Pixies
Saturday, August 9
9:00-10:30 AM
Coffee at the Barns
Resident artists welcome guests to their studios in the Barns for coffee served in handmade souvenir mugs.
10:00-11:45 AM
Exhibition and Silent Auction
Core Student Open House
Core Fellowship Students exhibit their work in the drawing and painting studio.
11:45 AM -3:00 PM
Buffet Lunch and Live Auction
3:00-5:00 PM
Penland Gallery Reception
Activities take place on the Penland campus in Mitchell County, North Carolina. Directions and map available here. Meals and live auctions take place in an air-conditioned tent.
