Ceramic horse statues decorated by sports, arts, food and TV celebrities will be auctioned to support Sunshine Coast mental health charity Hoofbeats Sanctuary.
The statues by cricket great Glenn McGrath, AFL legend and Indigenous artist Nicky Winmar, Australian music icon Russell Morris, leading multidisciplinary Indigenous artist Tony Albert, local food identity Matt Golinski and Creek to Coast host Scott Hillier and are on display in the Seeing the Soul Exhibition at Cooroy Butter Factory Art Centre.
They will be auctioned online with 12 major artworks in the exhibition, by Hinter Auctions at 3pm on Sunday 30 April when the exhibition closes. Bids can be made now by registering at hinterauctions.com.au.
Seeing the Soul is a major fundraising initiative to support and promote Hoofbeats Sanctuary’s work by celebrating and showcasing equine art and raising awareness of mental health.
Hoofbeats Sanctuary chief executive officer, Barb Blashki thanked the celebrities for supporting the exhibition and stepping up to be part of the solution to the current mental health crisis.
“The purpose of Seeing the Soul is to raise awareness of this mental health crisis and the whole-of-community approach needed to make a genuine difference,“ she said.
Located at Doonan, Hoofbeats Sanctuary is a safe, restorative space that brings people, animals and nature together to improve the emotional well-being of people living with mental health challenges resulting from trauma.
The Sanctuary offers a variety of individually tailored, evidence-based, trauma-informed programs, including equine therapy.
The digital photo art work Sooty by Sunshine Beach artist Debbie Dodd received the inaugural Major Award, selected from more than 70 entries by 42 local, Queensland and interstate artists. All works are for sale with proceeds supporting Hoofbeats Sanctuary.
Visit the website for more information and artist details, visit seeingthesoul.org.au. Instagram: seeing.the.soul and Facebook: seeingthesoul
