THE SILO-ART trail has grown by 12 new painted grain silos since we first covered the subject in 2021 (How great the art, AG 163) – even in the face of pandemic restrictions – and many more are on the way. In this extract from our brand-new AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC coffee-table book, The Silo Art Trail, Australia’s Outdoor Art Revolution, Alasdair McGregor takes a road trip through Victoria, hot on the trail of this flourishing cultural phenomenon.
VICTORIA IS AUSTRALIA’S undisputed home of the outdoor art movement and the best place to explore the fast-growing silo-art trail. Many stunning art sites are strewn across the state, particularly the Wimmera Mallee region, and they provide plenty of good reasons to stop and stay awhile among classic rural landscapes populated by welcoming communities.
But for the traveller wanting a truly diverse experience of the outdoor art explosion, Melbourne is the obvious starting point. Your public-art tour starts on a real high with as much urban energy, rebelliousness and diversity as can be mustered through an aerosol spray can or the swipe of a paint roller.
After taking in the famous graffitied walls of Hosier, AC/DC and Union lanes, among a veritable maze of inner-city art, head to the suburb of Fitzroy and explore the murals of Brunswick, Fitzroy, Young, Napier, Smith and Johnston streets. Here, you’ll enjoy
