DRPG helped raise £330,000 for a local hospice with an auction
of 41 penguin sculptures at its Worcestershire studio complex.
The penguins were placed around town this summer as part of the Waddle of Worcester, a Wild in Art event brought
to the city by St Richard’s Hospice.
More than 200 guests gathered at DRPG's Hartlebury studio complex for the auction, sponsored by Hawksmoor Investment Management, with people bidding
in the room and online to give their favourite flippered friends a forever
home.
Sara Matthews, business development manager for St Richard’s
Hospice, said: “It was an incredible night at auction and we’re thrilled our
happy huddle raised £330,000 for our care. Once our pop-up shop, raffle and
community fundraising is calculated and added in, this will be our most
successful art trail ever in terms of funds raised.”
The penguin auction raised £330,000 for St Richard's Hospice Photo Credit: image supplied“Government funding only covers around 20 per cent of our
costs. As a charity it means we need to raise £9.6 million of the £12
million we need to keep vital services running this year for Worcestershire
families.
“So, we send a heartfelt thank you to our amazing community
for supporting us not just on nights like the auction but each and every day –
we simply couldn’t do it without you!
Each penguin sold for between £4,000 and £21,000 with two
sculptures achieving £20,000 or more under the hammer.
Dale Parmenter, CEO of DRPG, said: “We’ve loved being a partner in the great Waddle of Worcester this summer and producing the ‘Art of Giving’ penguin pebble digital installation. The whole team have been so excited to be able to support St Richard’s Hospice and really push the boundaries of creativity. We were also honoured to host the auction once again and put on such a memorable show.”
