Exhibition | Leagues

Rugby League is arguably Australia’s national game. It’s certainly Queensland’s game of choice. And for Townsville and the surrounding regions, it is a part of weekly life. From junior clubs and local community teams through to the spectacle of the mighty North Queensland Cowboys, the game, with its working-class roots and broad reach, is much more than just a sport to its many followers.

𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 will celebrate the modern game and its place in our lives. This brand-new exhibition brings together some of the country’s leading contemporary artists who have created artworks that capture the power and the passion, the glory and the grunt, of rugby league and reflect on the many ways that the game shapes our communities.

Bold, brash and colourful, this Townsville exclusive exhibition will feature newly commissioned artworks immortalising local Cowboys heroes, alongside works that reflect the reach of the game across the country and beyond. A must see for any league fan and for lovers of contemporary art alike, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 features artworks from Billy Bain, Yuriyal Bridgeman, Weaver Hawkins, Samuel Hodge, Samuel Leighton-Dore, Kate Mitchell, Jason Phu and design duo Romance Was Born (Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales).

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦: 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘢𝘸𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴 (𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 1893-1977) 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 1947, 𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥, 50.5 𝘹 61 𝘤𝘮. 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 1953 © 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘙 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘢𝘸𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 © 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 8722