Issued: June 13, 2024

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Contact: Ginger Aldrich, Development Director | development@haystack-mtn.org

 

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Announces End-of-Season Auction Supporting the School's Mission of Connecting People Through Craft

Deer Isle, Maine – On Friday, August 23, 2024, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts invites the community to The Haystack Auction, an end-of-season fundraiser, in the Gateway Auditorium on the School’s award-winning campus (89 Haystack School Drive).

This event will feature the work of Haystack faculty and visiting artists, showcasing the important work that artists and makers contribute to the field of craft through creative practice and generosity in teaching. Attendees will have the chance to bid on works by Michael Simon, Dante Marioni, Leckie Gassman and a Haystack collaboration between Lynn Bennett-Carpenter & John Hitchcock, to name a few.

Proceeds from this live event will support Haystack’s ongoing programming and operations, including its fellowship awards, ensuring equitable access to the School’s workshops and sessions. Ginger Aldrich, Development Director, shares, “Last year we awarded full scholarships and fellowships to more than 100 students who participated in Haystack’s intensive studio workshops.” She adds, “Creating opportunities and access for emerging and established artists from around the world is central to Haystack’s mission.”

A preview reception at 5:30 p.m. precedes the live auction beginning promptly at 7 p.m. Tickets for the reception and auction are $75/ticket, while auction-only entry is $25/ticket. Tickets go on sale on Thursday, June 20 at haystack-mtn.org/august-auction.

About Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | haystack-mtn.org

Haystack connects people through craft. Haystack provides the freedom to engage with materials and develop new ideas in a supportive and inclusive community. Serving an ever-changing group of makers and thinkers, we are dedicated to working and learning alongside one another, while exploring the intersections of craft, art, and design in broad and expansive ways. Founded in 1950 as a research and studio program in the arts, Haystack is an international craft school located on the Atlantic Ocean in Deer Isle, Maine, offering one and two-week studio workshops to participants of all skill levels as well as the two-week Open Studio Residency program, tours, auctions, artist presentations, and shorter workshops for Maine residents and high school students. The award-winning campus was designed by noted American architect, Edward Larrabee Barnes, and opened in 1961 when the school relocated to Deer Isle from its original location in Montville, Maine.

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