Moray House Trust to host cricket-inspired art exhibition in tribute to CLR James

Moray House Trust is once again merging cricket and creativity with its latest exhibition, “Beyond a Boundary: What is Art?”, which opened Saturday at its gallery on Camp and Quamina Streets, Georgetown.
The showcase, which runs from Saturday, September 13 to Saturday, September 20, 2025, invites the public to explore cricket bats and balls transformed into works of art by local artists. The gallery will be open daily from 11:00h to 14:00h, or by appointment. Admission is free, and all the pieces on display are available for purchase.
This year’s theme pays tribute to Trinidadian writer and thinker CLR James, whose ground-breaking 1963 book “Beyond a Boundary” famously drew parallels between cricket and democracy, describing both as part of humanity’s search for “a more complete human existence”.

The timing of the exhibition is symbolic. September in Guyana began with national elections and continues with the Caribbean Premier League cricket competition – a natural progression, organisers say, from ballots to bats.
Moray House Trust launched its gallery last year with the exhibition Bat and Ball, which first introduced the concept of reimagining cricket equipment as art. Building on that momentum, the new show brings together artists, sports enthusiasts, and cultural thinkers to reflect on James’s enduring legacy while celebrating cricket’s deep ties to Caribbean identity.