PENLAND AUCTION

August 25 - 26
Starting bid: $600
Fair market value: $1,350

This is a rare opportunity to secure tickets to the famous Penland School of Craft Benefit Auction before anyone else and experience the local talent with a visit the newly founded Treats Studio in Spruce Pine, NC. 

THIS AUCTION ITEM INCLUDES:

• 2 full-weekend tickets to the Penland School of Craft Benefit Auction
• 3 night stay on the Penland campus
• Meet and Greet Studio Tour of Treats Studio with JRACraft Chrysalis Awardee, Morgan Hill and Distinguished Artist Jack Mauch.

These experiences have been donated by each of these organizations and individuals.
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Penland School of Craft
Penland School of Craft is a national craft education center dedicated to the creative life. Located in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Penland offers total-immersion workshops in sixteen beautifully-equipped studios along with artist residencies, a gallery and visitors center, and community programs.

​The Benefit Auction is Penland School of Craft’s major annual fundraiser, supporting their mission of Making Lives Meaningful Through Making. A joyous and festive celebration of craft, community, and all things Penland, they welcome collectors, curators, artists, and friends from far and wide.
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Treats Studios
Treats Studios is a three story building located in the downtown Spruce Pine, NC. It is home to 18 different artists working in mediums ranging from woodworking to weaving to photography and so much more! JRACraft Chrysalis Awardee, Morgan Hill and Distinguished Artist Series participants Annie Evelyn and Jack Mauch are co-founders of this fun and unique studio located less than 15 minutes away from Penland School of Craft. 

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PLACE AN ABSENTEE BID TODAY!

Fill out the information below by May 4 at 12 noon to place an absentee bid. All auction awardees will be notified if they have won on Monday, May 8. 

Absentee bids are recorded and are visible to JRACraft and/or the auctioneer during bidding. The auction commences as per normal by firstly establishing a starting bid (usually from the floor in a live auction). Further bids are then asked for at the increment amounts declared by the auctioneer. The JRACraft and/or auctioneer will bid on your behalf against present bidders up to your maximum bid amount. No changes or alterations to submitted bids wills be accepted after April 28. ​

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​THIS AUCTION ITEM IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT AND TREATS STUDIOS