Waymaker: Uncle Russell Butler, 2024, Billboard exhibition. Waymaker concept and curation: Vicki Saylor (Manbarra Traditional Owner). PUNQ 2024 commission. Photograph: Pippa Samaya.
This is one of the ten billboards featuring in PUNQ billboard exhibition which takes place accross Gurambilbarra / Townsville, Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Hinchinbrook to Gudjal Country / Charters Towers.
View the interactive PUNQ Art Trail Map for directions or experience as part of our Gudjal Country / Charters Towers Art, Gold and History Bus Tour or Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Hinchinbrook Bus Tour.
Venue Accessibility- The Waymaker billboards are designed for safe viewing while traveling via car or bus.
- Please do not pull over on busy roads or highways to get a closer look.
- Enjoy the artwork from the comfort of your car while adhering to traffic regulations.
- If you see a billboard you'd like to capture for a photo, prioritise safety by pulling over only at designated rest stops or safe viewing areas.
Free.
Friday 2 - Sunday 18 August 24 hrs
Waymaker: Keeper of Culture
Vicki Saylor & Pippa Samaya
Waymaker is a captivating art exhibition that celebrates the wisdom and strength of First Nations Elders of North Queensland using the ubiquitous and popular mode of commuter advertising, the billboard. Conceived and curated by Vicki Saylor and brought to life by photographer Pippa Samaya, Waymaker transforms everyday billboards into powerful platforms.
Following the success of PUNQ’s 2021 First Nations billboard Art exhibition, Both Ways, Waymaker is created in collaboration with ten Elders and Elder groups chosen through community consultation. Each billboard showcases a unique portrait co-created with the Elders themselves, reflecting a defining aspect of their life story and their immense contribution to our region.
This exhibition illuminates First Nations stories of the lands traversed between Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Hinchinbrook through Wulgurukaba and Bindal Country / Townsville to Gudjal Country / Charters Towers, those creative portraits will elevate our Indigenous Elders’ stories into the mainstream and expand our national narratives.
This project is commissioned by PUNQ and has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Festivals Australia program.
This is one of the ten billboards featuring in PUNQ billboard exhibition which takes place accross Gurambilbarra / Townsville, Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Hinchinbrook to Gudjal Country / Charters Towers.
View the interactive PUNQ Art Trail Map for directions or experience as part of our Gudjal Country / Charters Towers Art, Gold and History Bus Tour or Warrgamay, Nywaigi & Bandjin Country / Hinchinbrook Bus Tour.
Venue Accessibility- The Waymaker billboards are designed for safe viewing while traveling via car or bus.
- Please do not pull over on busy roads or highways to get a closer look.
- Enjoy the artwork from the comfort of your car while adhering to traffic regulations.
- If you see a billboard you'd like to capture for a photo, prioritise safety by pulling over only at designated rest stops or safe viewing areas.
Free.
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PUNQ respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhan, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
PUNQ respectfully acknowledges the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and the surrounding groups of our region; Bindal, Gugu Badhan, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Bandjin and Gudjal as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather, share and celebrate local creative practice. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first people of Australia. They have never ceded sovereignty and remain strong in their enduring connection to land and Culture.
PUNQ is produced by Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts. The festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Townsville City Council is a funding partner of PUNQ.