Many of our school community would know that the Parents & Friends (P&F) group here at Golden Hill are focusing our fundraising efforts this year on raising funds for our new school library. We’re excited to be part of creating this legacy of literature for our children and future students of the school. Our fundraising efforts include our Friday coffee cart, the bush dance, our upcoming quiz night in August, along with our efforts at festivals throughout the year. 

This current fundraising goal piqued the interest of one of our Steiner kinder parents, David Cuthbertson. David is a local artist and has just opened his first solo exhibition at the Denmark Chamber of Commerce art space, found at the Denmark Visitor Centre.

David has decided to generously donate a proportion of his sold works to be put towards the school library fund. In his own words, “I grew up on a healthy diet of literature and would love for all the kids at school to be able to do the same, plus I love the idea of art perpetuating itself and paintings turning themselves into books. It has a certain poetry about it!” David is instilling a love of literature in his own children and is equally passionate about the importance of access to books for all children in the community, as literature has played such an integral part in his own life. 

Remarkably, David has only been an artist for just over 2 years and has created such a captivating collection of pieces that include interesting landscapes (many of our beloved Denmark stomping grounds), and quirky portraitures, the current direction for David’s work. David’s portfolio will be on display throughout June at the Visitor Centre. The Golden Hill P&F committee thank David for his significant contribution towards reaching their library fundraising goal and encourages you to spread the word in your local communities about this good news story.

Words by Katherine Spargo