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25th Annual Benefit Auction
Friday and Saturday, August 13 - 14, 2010


The auction in action

The Penland School of Crafts Annual Benefit Auction is a gala weekend in the North Carolina mountains featuring the sale of more than 200 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 to live creative lives.

Auction Weekend Tickets $375

Includes all Friday and Saturday activities


Friday, August 7
Friday only tickets $200
Cocktail party, exhibition preview and silent auction, dinner, live auction, dessert party, live music and dancing


Saturday, August 8
Saturday only tickets $250
Coffee at the studios with Penland's resident artists, silent auction, lunch and live auction, reception at the Penland Gallery

For more information or to receive an invitation, call 828-765-2359, ext. 17, or send email to



2009 Benefit Auction Catalog

All of the information below is from the 2009 auction.

We are leaving it posted for a while as it is representive of the quality of work you can expect from the 2010 auction.



Use the links below to download PDF files of the 2009 auction catalog.