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Penland's Annual Benefit Auction
Join us for the 27th Penland School of Crafts Annual Benefit Auction August 10 - 11, 2012 The Penland School of Crafts Annual Benefit Auction is a gala weekend in the North Carolina Mountains featuring the sale of more than 240 works in books, clay, drawing, glass, iron, letterpress, metals, painting, photography, printmaking, textiles, and wood. The Penland auction is one of the most important craft collecting events in the Southeast and a perfect opportunity to support Penland's educational programs, which have helped thousands of people live creative lives.
Auction Weekend Tickets $375 Includes all Friday and Saturday activities
Friday, August 10 Friday-only Tickets $200 Cocktail party, exhibition preview and silent auction, dinner, live auction, dessert party, live music, and dancing
Saturday, August 11 Saturday-only Tickets $250 Coffee at the studios with Penland's resident artists, silent auction, lunch, live auction, and a reception at the Penland Gallery
Absentee bids are accepted with a $25 bidder fee.
For additional information or early reservations, call 828-765-2359, ext. 40 or email Featured Work 
Still Life with Bowl of Bananas by Beth Lipman, glass, wood, paint, glue, 47 x 24 x 20 in. 
Tonal Shift by Daniel Clayman, cast glass, 23-1/2 x 23-1/2 x 23 in.
For more information about these artists and their work... Visit Beth Lipman's website here. Visit Daniel Clayman's website here. Volunteering Interested in volunteering for the 27th Annual Benefit Auction? Follow the links below to the 2012 Volunteer Letter and an online registration form. Auction Volunteer Letter (.doc format) Online Volunteer Registration Form
About Last Year... 26th Annual Penland School of Crafts Benefit Auction, August 12-13, 2011 Penland’s 26th Annual Benefit Auction was a record-breaker with the highest attendance, the highest total income, and the highest net income in the event’s history. The auction also set records for centerpiece sales and donations to the Fund-A-Need request. Held on August 12 and 13, 2011, the auction drew a total income (including ticket sales, art sales, donations, advertising, and corporate sponsorship) of $625,304, for a net income of approximately $456,405. This year’s Fund-A-Need, which invites patrons to make direct contributions to a particular project, raised $84,100 for a new house for Penland’s core fellows. This project is in the design phase and the school is actively raising funds for its construction.
The auction was attended by 612 patrons and artists. One hundred and ninety-nine volunteers worked with Penland’s staff to run the event. Two hundred and fifty-six current and former Penland instructors, resident artists, and core fellows contributed a total of 247 works in books, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, painting, paper, photography, printmaking, textiles, wood, and mixed media. The 48 steel candleholders made by sculptor Hoss Haley that were the centerpieces on the auction tables sold out immediately and the school took orders for 60 more.
Fred Fenster, metalsmith and professor emeritus from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was honored during the weekend as Penland’s 2011 Outstanding Artist Educator. Fred also led an excellent metals workshop for Penland donors on Friday afternoon. Penland’s gallery director Kathryn Gremley and the director of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Mark Leach along with several contributing artists presented a gallery talk previewing a number of the auction pieces.
Penland’s resident artists welcomed patrons to their studios on Saturday morning for the ever-popular Coffee at the Barns event. Former Penland core fellow Brian McGee, along with his band, provided musical entertainment on Friday afternoon and evening. Just before the live auction on Saturday, hip hop poet Pierce Freelon delivered an outstanding performance of four short pieces inspired by a visit he made to Penland earlier this year. The weather was relatively cool, although it rained hard twice during the weekend. Nobody seemed to mind too much.
The board and staff of Penland School thanks everyone who came together to make our largest fundraising event of the year such a great success. We hope to do great things with your support. 2011 Slide Shows A slide show of images from the 2011 Annual Benefit Auction can be viewed here. A slide show of all the work from the 2011 Annual Benefit Auction can be viewed here. 2011 Online Catalog A PDF of the 2011 auction catalog (6MB) can be downloaded here. |
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