Penland School of Craft's Annual Benefit Auction

27th Penland School of Crafts Annual Benefit Auction

August 10 - 11, 2012

Penland School of Craft is a national center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Penland offers one-, two-, and eight-week workshops in books & paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking and letterpress, textiles, and wood. The school also offers artists' residencies, community collaboration programs, and a gallery and information center.

The Penland School of Crafts Annual Benefit Auction has their gala weekend in the Carolina Mountains featuring the sale of 237 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 American Southeast and is the perfect opportunity to support Penland's educational programs, which have helped thousands of people live creative lives.

If you cannot make it out to the mountains of North Carolina - you can participate in the auction online:

Catalog

Click the link below to download an illustrated catalog of artists and work in this year's auction:

2012 Auction Catalog and Contibuting Artists List

Online Reservations

To reserve your auction tickets, click the link below:

Online Benefit Auction Reservations

or call 828-765-2359, ext. 40, or email

auction@penland.org

Absentee Bidding

Absentee and phone bids are accepted for all auctions until noon on Friday, August 10, for a fee of $25 (includes catalog).

Absentee Bidding Information