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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.
Our auctioneer for the weekend is Mark Oliver. Tickets and Absentee Bidding Reservations are required. The event often sells out quickly; early reservations are recommended. Reservations will be accepted until available spaces are filled. All ticket purchasers and absentee bidders receive an illustrated catalog in July. Images of artwork will be posted here in late June. Catalogs are available for $25.
Online reservations available soon. For early reservations, click the link below or call 828-765-2359, ext. 40, or email
Absentee Bidding Absentee and phone bids are accepted for all auctions until noon on Friday, August 10, for a fee of $25 (includes catalog).
Admission Weekend Tickets: $375 Includes all Friday and Saturday activities Friday-only Tickets: $200 Saturday-only Tickets: $250 Absentee bidding: $25
Friend of Artists Sponsorship: $1,500 These sponsors support the cost of ten artists to attend the auction and salute their generous donation of artwork, and receive special recognition in the auction program and in signage at the auction exhibition and the Saturday live auction. Artist Sponsorship $150: Frequently Asked Questions Answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Penland auction... Schedule Friday, August 10 10:30-11:30am: Gallery Reception Join artists for a discussion of the exhibition, Forecast
Noon: Director’s Luncheon (By invitation to Lucy Morgan Leaders and special guests. Lucy Morgan Leaders contribute $1,000 or more to the Penland School of Crafts annual fund each year.) The luncheon will take place in the wood studio and will be followed by a hands-on textiles workshop or an exhibition preview and art talk with David Houston, Beth Lipman, and Kathryn Gremley. One auction piece will be sold at the luncheon to honor artist/educator Jason Pollen and kick off the event.
1:00-3:00pm: Core Fellows Open House Core Fellowship Students exhibit their work in the drawing and painting studio.
3:00pm: Friday Silent Auction opens Preview Friday Live Auction Work Artist Reception and Preview of Saturday Auction Work
4:00pm: Honoring Jason Pollen, the 2012 Penland Outstanding Artist Educator
4:45–6:45pm: Cocktail Reception, Exhibition, and Silent Auction Music by The Swayback Sisters
6:45pm: Buffet Dinner
7:30pm: A tribute to Jason Pollen
7:45pm: Live Auction
9:00–11:00pm: Exhibition, Dessert, Coffee, and Cocktails Music by The Swayback Sisters
Saturday, August 11 9:00–10:30am: Coffee at the Barns
10:00am–Noon: Silent Auction
11:45am: Buffet Lunch
1:00–3:30pm: Live Auction
3:30–5:00pm: Penland Gallery Reception Make a purchase of $100 or more at the Penland Gallery between Friday and Saturday of the auction weekend and you will be entered into a drawing for a $500 Penland Gallery Gift Certificate.
While you are at Penland over the weekend, we encourage you to visit artist studios in the area.
Special thanks to our Benefit Auction Committee:
And to our auction sponsors: 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. Email Newsletters We've begun a series of electronic Penland Benefit Auction newsletters, featuring artists whose work will be a part of this year's auction. We have invited trustees, staff members, collectors and friends to write about pieces that will be included in the 2012 benefit auction and to comment on living with the works they have purchased in past auctions. Click below to read archived newsletters:
If you're not receiving the auction newsletter and would like to, please click the link below: Sign up for the Benefit Auction Newsletter
Or email 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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