Sun paints a picture of what their cultural journey looks like
JY FARRAR’S work with the brush has helped Gold Coast launch its latest cultural initiative in a week he has been brought into the Suns team to help put an in-form Carlton Blues outfit on the canvas.
Farrar and Gold Coast Indigenous programs co-ordinator Jarrod Harbrow, a Suns life member and former player, have teamed up to create an artwork they hope will connect every player and staff member to the club’s fans and wider community.
For each Suns home game, starting from the round 6 Qclash against Brisbane at Metricon Stadium on April 24, the artwork that Farrar painted will be on display, with fans able to add their fingerprint to it.
“We want to be a culturally supportive and inclusive football club,” Harbrow said.
“There is a lot of stuff that goes unnoticed within the four walls of the club and this piece can bring that to life for all to see.”
At the end of the 2022 season, the artwork will be framed and put up as a permanent fixture at the stadium.
Farrar is in line to make his first AFL appearance for 2022 on Sunday after being named in an extended 26-man squad to face the Blues.
Malcolm Rosas and Josh Corbett have also been named as coach Stuart Dew prepares to make some changes to the team that was belted by GWS last weekend.
“I want to bring my speed and intensity this weekend,” Farrar said of his potential inclusion.
“Last week was disappointing, so hopefully we can turn it around.
“We need to bring our heat and our pressure.”