Exhibitions

Behind the Lines

Exhibition dates: 8 March to 11 May 2025

Reflect on the year that was through the eyes of the nation's best political cartoonists with a visit to Behind the Lines at Pinnacles Gallery.

This retrospective exhibition uses the passion and spectacle of sport as a powerful metaphor to explore the key political issues and current affairs that defined 2024.

Opening Weekend

Launch Event

Friday 7 March 2025, 6pm – 8pm.

Doors open at 6pm, 'In-Discussion' runs from 6:30 - 7:30pm.

Join us for an ‘In-Discussion’ with cartoonist and illustrator Megan Herbert, cartoonist and caricature artist Harry Bruce, and MoAD curator Matt Jones as we launch our exciting new exhibition, Behind the Lines.

Drawing is Seeing

Saturday 8 March 2025, 10am to 12noon.

A fun, interactive workshop in drawing by cartoonist and illustrator (and Political Cartoonist of the Year 2024), Megan Herbert.

Booking information will be available soon.

Cartoons and Caricatures

Sunday 9 March 2025, 10am to 12:30pm.

Learn some of the tools, tips and techniques of a professional cartoonist with Harry Bruce!

Booking information will be available soon.

A touring exhibition from Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House (MoAD).

Leagues

Exhibition dates: 3 July to 19 October 2025

Curated by Bradley Vincent.

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).