Minerva's Owls of Bath Goodbye Event

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Many weeks ago, I went to Bath to see Minerva's Owls, a sculpture trail of over 80 painted owl sculptures available to auction to raise money for different charities local to Bath. The weekend that I visited them was a wash-out, so I did not get to see many of the sculptures and vowed to return if they had an event showing them all in one place, which they did. The owl sculptures, which were on display until the 10th of September, were brought together at the Bath Rugby Grounds for their final public event at the end of September before the auction.

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Oswold by Charlotte and Claire Self

Below are photographs of the owls during their final public event before the auction. All 82 owls were auctioned in mid-October, and the owls raised nearly £140,000 for charity. 

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Nocturnowl by Annabel Menheneott

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The Owl and the Pussycat by Jane Veveris Callan

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Forest Stump by Jane Robinson

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Forest Stump by Jane Robinson

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Basanti by Elysia Paterson

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Cosmos the Owlstranaut by Tony Hitchcock

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Spokes by Perry Harris

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Octavius by Joanna Dewfall; Cosmic Allen by Cheba; Speculo by Bath Aqua Glass community project; Street Wise Owl by Laura Fearn

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Golden Civetta by Josie Bahar

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Emma the Community Rail Owl by Keynsham ArtSpace/Joe Tymkow

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Emily by Vera Carbin

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JK Owling by Jo McCarron

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Digitowl by John Gould

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Owls

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Lumin15 by James Aveling

The owls that fetched the highest prices at auction were the mosaic 'Octavius', which received £7,500 and JK Owling, which made £5,500.

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