Art for Heart's Sake to auction work by Tanya Stubbles
On 25 November, the Art for Heart’s Sake fundraising trivia night at Wombarra Bowlo will be auctioning works by local artists – including Tanya Stubbles – to raise funds to support youth mental health. “All the proceeds go to headspace...
The Art for Heart’s Sake trivia night at Wombarra Bowlo on Friday, 25 November will auction works by local artists – including Tanya Stubbles – to raise funds to support youth mental health.
“All the proceeds go to headspace, which is an organisation in Wollongong that helps young people with mental illness and anxiety, depression,” said event organiser Gavin Pugh.
Started in 2006, headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, which provides early intervention mental health services to 12-25-year-olds.
Community events, like Art for Heart's Sake, play a vital role in helping headspace to fund new programs and grow its reach, with statistics showing that, each year, one in four young people will experience a mental health issue.
The Wombarra trivia night is the third in a series of fundraisers that Gavin, a Thirroul local, started a few months ago.
“I’m doing this as a concerned parent, who has noticed a rise in anxiety and depression in young adults," he said.
“We had one at Ryan’s and one at Frank’s Wild Years, which was a music quiz."
The first two events raised about $3000, but Gavin is hoping for “a bit more with the art auction”.
The work by Tanya Stubbles, who came on board after Gavin approached her at the Scarborough Art Fair, will be a big drawcard.
“We’re lining up other artists as well, and we’re happy to hear from artists that would like to participate in the auction," Gavin said.
"We’ll also be running a raffle, and there’ll be prizes that local businesses have contributed.”
The local community has also rallied to support the cause, including Wombarra’s Carissa Lea, who has helped source raffle prizes from local businesses for the Bowlo trivia night.
Find event details for the Art for Heart’s Sake fundraiser here
People aged 12-25 seeking help for a mental health problem should contact headspace at www.headspace.org.au
headspace Wollongong is at 7 Atchison Street Wollongong (near Wollongong train station), phone (02) 4220 7660 or visit the website
