Donna Bailey
Paul Dunn
Rennie Ellis
Grant Hobson
Jessie Marlow

Australian Rules: Around the Grounds turns away from the centre bounce to celebrate the action taking place around the boundaries of our national football code.

In this era of football professionalism, where the analysis of matches, coaches and players extends the parameters of the code into seemingly ever-expanding levels of complexity, the MGA has brought together photographers who capture the action away from the media spotlight. Australian Rules: Around the Grounds features the work of five photographers: Donna Bailey, Paul Dunn, Rennie Ellis, Grant Hobson and Jesse Marlow.

With images of hopeful young indigenous players training in the desert, to cheer squad stalwarts supporting their teams under drizzling Melbourne skies, this exhibition provides a range of perspectives on the sport and its social contexts. Connecting the world of footy with the raw emotion and eccentric personalities of the game, these photographers grasp the wider social significance of the game and reveal the passion, spirit and vitality of local communities.

A Monash Gallery of Art travelling exhibition

This special exhibition is supported by:

AUSTRALIAN RULES:
AROUND THE GROUNDS
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