The Summers End Garden Party, held at the West End Croquet Club and hosted by Community Plus+, will take place again on Sunday February 23. This year, Community Plus+ have teamed up with artists Sue Loveday and Duane Doyle to create the Chill Art Space.
Little and big kids will be welcomed and supported to get creative, while enjoying the fantastic line up of local musical talents appearing on the Croquet club stage. Artist Sue Loveday bases her work on collaboration to celebrate the positive effect creativity can have on a community. As facilitator of the Community Plus+ Art Gang at West End House Sue provides a safe and welcoming space for beginner and experienced artists living with disability, social isolation or experiencing homelessness to share a common love of ‘making art’.
Duane Doyle a celebrated artist, Jiman/Yimen man from the Emerald Central highlands, and member of the West End Art Gang, recently won the Champion Art Award at the HeArtlands art awards. Through his work Duane share’s ‘The Word of Elders’, healing stories unique to Australia. Community Plus+ can go that extra mile and support grassroots programs like the West End Art Gang, thanks to generous donors like Ross Alexander, business owner of Davies Park Markets. All funds raised at the Summer’s End Garden Party will go to Community Plus+. By attending the Party, guests will be contributing directly to the work Community Plus+ do in welcoming people connecting, creating and making positive change in their local community.
