Penland School of Crafts Annual Benefit Auction

Issue:

11/2017

August 10 & 11, 2017

Penland’s 32nd annual gala weekend brought artists and collectors together to bid on over 240 works during two days of silent and live auctions. Guests were welcomed with a reception and talk followed by cocktails and a buffet dinner on Friday, and coffee with artists and a luncheon on Saturday. Funds, which totaled over $600,000, will help restore Penland’s historic Craft House, as well as other projects

Volunteer Andrea Luke displays a ceramic piece by Kathy King.

The auction tent in the center of campus was a gathering place throughout the weekend.

Penland Executive Director Jean McLaughlin toasts the crowd on Friday night.

Volunteers Roy Baroff and Shaan Hassan display a sculpture by Kim Cridler.

Penland’s auction volunteers

Auction artists and Penland donors enjoyed a Friday afternoon luncheon.

Honored Artist Educators Edwina and Cynthia Bringle with old friend Robert Wilson

(Back row) Sandy Jordan, Lindsay Jordan, Roy Baroff, and Dorlin Kerr with (front row) Caroline McLaughlin and Susan Kerr

Susan Procter, Julia Johnson, Betty Douglas, and Jimmy Hartley in the photo booth

Catherine and Mason Williams in the photo booth

Contributing artists Elizabeth Brim and Vivian Beer pose with Beer’s auction piece.

RESOURCES:

Photographs by (Auction) Robin Dreyer & Sarah Parkinson; (photo booth) Massive Booth

ISSUE DATE:

November/December 2017

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Penland School of Crafts Annual Benefit Auction

Penland School of Crafts Annual Benefit Auction