Many of Rugby’s artists and makers work from home studios which are not open to the public. If you are visiting Rugby and would like to find local art, these venues are a good place to start.
Rugby public art sites
Rugby has a good deal of public art, some of which is by local artists. The list below follows the blue line on the map above from the train station on the top right.
- Giant Rugby Ball celebrating Rugby women who became sporting stars Rugby Station https://www.rugby.gov.uk/w/new-rugby-ball-sculpture-unveiled-for-the-women-s-rugby-world-cup (The first of these arrived in 2015 and have since been added to/updated by different artists: https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/rugbys-got-balls )
- Rupert Brooke statue, Jubilee Gardens, Regent Place https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/rupert-brooke-18871915-311026
- Rugby Writers, Jubilee Gardens, Regent Place https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/rugby-writers-311024/search/2026–keyword:scheuermann–referrer:global-search A second writers sculpture in the form of a chaise longue is behind Rugby Art Gallery, Museum and Library in the Percival Guildhouse Gardens.
- Echo, Caldecott Park https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/echo-311019
- Hand in Hand ball, Caldecott Park https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/hand-in-hand-ball-311021
- Whittle statue, corner of North Street https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-frank-whittle-19071996-311022
- The Try, Corporation St, roundabout https://www.rugby.gov.uk/w/proud-home-welcomes-new-public-art-for-rugby-s-bicentenary-?p_l_back_url=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dthe%2Btry&p_l_back_url_title=Search
- Life Saved, Corporation Street https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rugby_Fire_Station_-_Corporation_Street,_Rugby_-_Life_Saved_sculpture_(33919708306).jpg
- Industrial Heritage Relief, |North Street https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/industrial-heritage-relief-311029
- Bicentenary rugby ball, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum https://rugbeiancommunity.com/news/rugby-school-news/167/167-Unveiling-of-the-bicentenary-rugby-ball
- Spiral Spot, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum https://www.rugby.gov.uk/w/party-poppers-hit-the-spot-at-rugby-art-gallery-and-museum
- Raising the Trophy, the gyratory https://www.rugby.gov.uk/w/birthplace-of-the-game-celebrates-women-s-rugby-world-cup-with-new-public-art
- William Webb Ellis, the gyratory https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/william-webb-ellis-18061872-311030
- Honeycomb memorial screen, St Andrews church garden https://www.oandcoblacksmiths.com/portfolio
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