Thallon Silos
This artwork was created in the town of Thallon, Central Queensland. The work was created by Brisbane based artists, Drapl and The Zookeeper. A list of support went into making the project a reality with special thanks to: Graincorp, Taubmans Australia, Ironlak, The Thallon Progress Association, Francis Hotel, Kel and Cameron from Graffiti Murals, Arts Queensland, Rural Affinity, Chantel Renae Photography, Balonne Shire Council and most importantly the entire Thallon Community.
Australian Silo Art Trail
As of May 19, 2018 there are 20 painted silos across Australia. With their growing popularity, I'm sure there will be more in the very near future.
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Amazing farm silo artwork in Victoria, Australia
Brim silos, in the Wimmera in Western Victoria, featuring artwork by Brisbane artist Guido van Helten. We were lucky emough to be travelling through Western Victoria when the finishing touches were being placed to his stunning piece of art.
Silo Art Trail, Outback Australian Country Towns, Lake Tyrell Salt Lake, Painted Aussie Silos - OFMD
You’ve just got to do this trip.
It’s capable of being done in two days from Melbourne and probably the same from Adelaide.
The trip is through the Wimmera Mallee region of Australia and takes in the famous Salt Lakes plus the well travelled Victorian Silo Trail.
Now, it can be done in a single weekend, but better still, take a few days, and you will start to develop a deeper appreciation of the wonders of outback country Australia.
Check Google for plenty of sunset type pics at Lake Tyrell
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Brim Silo Art Project
Curated by Juddy Roller, the Brim Silo Art project was painted on the façade of 6 towering 30 metre high, decommissioned grain silos in the Wimmera region of Victoria and attracted extensive national (and international) attention.
In the process it helped to uncover the essence of the many social issues affecting small regional towns. These include population decline due to the use of new farming technology and heavy drought conditions resulting in an uncertain future for many isolated farming towns located in rural areas of Australia.
For this project, Guido undertook a documentary based photographic study of the life and community in Brim. This can be considered an archetypal case study representative of the broad spectrum of social issues faced by regional small towns in Australia.
Drawing from these issues the work captures the generational differences and resilience of those who have continued to work the land. The artist chose to by represent a broad spectrum of the Brim Community by portraying in archetypal form the different generations of the community, including an acknowledgment of the importance of the female contribution to farming the land.
Aesthetically the artwork aims to convey the strong sense of community spirit revealed to Guido while spending time with local community members. The work fuses the different elements of farming life into the monumental structure of the now disused grain silo, which in itself is a historical symbol of the changing landscape of the Wimmera.
Video by - Round 3 Creative
Artist - Guido Van Helton
Produced by – Juddy Roller
Presenting Partners - Brim Active Community Group, GrainCorp, Regional Arts Victoria, Taubmans, Loop Colours.
Silo Art Trail, Victoria, Australia
The Silo Art Trail celebrates regional Australia in a modern and accessible artistic context. The silos have been strategically selected for maximum visual impact and to ensure visitors have the opportunity to engage with multiple communities and outback tourism destinations in the Wimmera and Mallee region.
Historically, silos are a place for the farming communities to come together during harvest, exchange news and stories and re-connect with old friends while the grain is unloaded. Of late, changes in the agricultural industry have led to many communities losing active silo sites. The Silo Art Trail has provided an opportunity to reinvigorate decommissioned sites and celebrate local communities and farming history.
Brim
Guido Van Helten captured the imagination of Australia in December 2015 when he undertook a gigantic painting on the Brim Silos. The Brim Silo Art generated inspiration for the Silo Art Trail and Guido's mural will remain an iconic tribute to the farming communities of the Wimmera and Mallee region.
Rupanyup
Russian Artist Julia Volchkova is actively involved in the graffiti and street art movement in the places she travels and is currently undertaking the huge metal grain storage bins in Rupanyup as part of the Silo Art Trail. Julia's work focuses on portraits and the Rupanyup Silo Art mural is inspired by the Rupanyup Panthers Football & Netball Club.
Sheep Hills
Adnate is an internationally renowned street artist, famous for his work with Aboriginal communities across Australia and completed the mural in December 2016. The four indigenous faces now watch over the tiny community of Sheep Hills and the starry background of the towering portraits has symbolic significance to the local people.
Another 3 are due and we shall return once all complete.
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Thallon, Nindigully, St. George and Dirranbandi
Wirrabara Art Silo
Time lapse 20 days in 8 mins.
Weethalle silo
One of the silos in the new Australian silos art trail
Silo Art Trail From Above
Silo Art Trail in Victoria Drone Footage
Thallon residents in Qld hope tourists will visit their new art silos & giant wombat
31/07/2017 Impact of drought & de-population have taken a toll on the region with locals hoping to attract tourists.
Silo Art Trail
The Silo Art Trail consists of six silos in the Yarriambiack Shire that have been skilfully painted by various artists over the last couple of years. The artwork is a different style on each silo and usually depicts one or more local identities. This video was shot using a Mavic Pro drone.
Incredible art: Australia's Guido van Helten is painting this Iowa silo with a wrap-around mural
Guido van Helten is finishing a mural Fort Dodge using a 110-ft silo as his canvas.
Read more from the Register's Shelby Fleig: Using a 110-foot silo as his canvas, Australian artist creates Iowa's largest mural (
????: Rodney White (on Twitter at @rodneywhite and Instagram at @rodneyawhite) and Brian Powers (on Twitter, Instagram at @bpowersphoto) / The Register
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Thallon mermaid episode 1
Mermaid spotted in moonie river, Thallon
EP.2 Cunnamulla, Nindigully, Thallon, Hebel, Lightning Ridge | CARAVAN AUSTRALIA
This fortnight we make our way from Cunnamulla in south-western QLD to Lightning Ridge in Outback NSW, Australia.
We're a regular family of four that travel Australia full-time in our caravan (Jayco Starcraft Outback), towed behind our 4WD (Nissan Patrol 4.8L Y61).
We've checked out more free and low cost camping areas and experienced our first outback dust storm in the van, sadly due to the drought gripping Australia right now.
We wandered through the infamous Nindigully Pub, which was the very first one to hit Queensland. Just down the road we camped up at the gorgeous Thallon Painted Silos.
Once the dust storm had passed we made our way to the Hebel Hotel, a particularly colourful and quirky outback pub!
Finally, our first border crossing was had as we moved into New South Wales. The first destination was the Carinya Station Farm Stay, then we moved into Lightning Ridge.
The best way to see Lightning Ridge is to head to the Information Centre and purchase your maps for $2. Then embark on the 5 Car Door Tours to immerse yourself in the world of Opal Fields and beyond.
HOT TIP! Head out on the Green Car Door Tour and have a chat to Richard at the Opal Tree. He takes donations for telling his story and is also a clairvoyant. It's well worth your time!
SOME OF OUR HIGHLIGHTS:
- Cunnamulla Hotel Camping, QLD;
- Nindigully Pub QLD;
- QLD/ NSW Border Crossing;
- WALLAM CREEK CAMPING, BOLLON QLD:
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- THALLON PAINTED SILO ART & CAMPING, QLD:
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- HEBEL HOTEL, QLD
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- CARINYA STATION FARM STAY, NSW:
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- LIGHTNING RIDGE - CAR DOOR TOURS + JOHN MURRAY ART, NSW:
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Silo Art Trail Victoria 2018
Silo Art Trail Victoria, Australia. Rupanyup - Patchewollock
Silo Art Trail, Vic Mar/18
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Massive DUST STORM hits Thallon in Outback QLD, Australia
We had warnings of high winds yesterday arvo, so we decided to stay at camp another day before moving on. Well it turned out to be a giant dust storm, coming across from the far west!
Check it out, the wind and dust sounds like rain.
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Silo Art Trail
The Silo Art Trail in country Victoria celebrates regional Australia on now disused grain silos. It depicts local identities and farming history.
This original art form is now spreading throughout rural Australia