Take home a Dave from “The Four Daves” auction

“The Four Daves”

We are pleased to offer by auction “The Four Daves” by artist Richard Budd, which have stood proudly on Plinths in the quad at Otago Polytechnic since February 2020.

The Daves are to be sold separately by silent auction via email bids.

The auction is offered to staff through the OP intranet, and by invitation to Friends and Patrons of the Dunedin School of Art Foundation.

Sale proceeds will be used to support the making of the next commission.

2021 Art School BFA graduate Dillon Waddell has been selected for the next installation for The Plinths, and his sculptures will be installed early in April.

The Four Plinths provide a space for our School of Art graduates to install a temporary exhibition. Each year a graduate is selected from the SITE exhibition which then provides the inspiration for the artwork they create for the Plinths.

How to bid

The starting bid for each Dave is $250. You can bid for one or more. 

The highest bid gets to take home their chosen Dave. 

For a close up look, feel free to view them in the Quad.

During working hours, access from Harbour Terrace or the OP Hub, main entrance on Forth Street, from 8 am – 5 pm.  After hours access from Harbour Terrace.

Please email your bid to paula.petley@op.ac.nz with the name of the Dave and the amount. 

Otago Polytechnic staff can keep up to date with bid progress at this link. DSAF bidders can contact Paula directly who will let you know if your bid status changes.

Current bids

As at 18 February 2022:

Dave Blue                           $300.00                              (Reserve met)

Dave Wood                       $250.00 /Reserve

Dave Concrete                  $300.00                              (Reserve met)

Dave Steel                          $250.00/ Reserve

The highest current bid will be updated regularly on OP’s intranet page Tuhono, and on the DSA webpage, so you will be able to check if you have been outbid.

Auction will close on Friday 25 March at 4 pm.

Successful bidders will need to arrange collection of their Dave/s.

If you are interested to read more about these sculptures, please see ‘The Story of the Daves’ PDF.