PUBLIC Silo Trail: Merredin Silo Art

This is the biggest painting in town. Love it or hate it, it makes an impression. The artist was a real nice bloke and spent slightly less than a month in town (mostly painting, of course) but also meeting people in the community and having chats about art in various forms.

Great to stop and appreciate the art!!

The silos all over Australia are a agricultural necessity but they make a great visual impact. This is because they often stand in isolated places away from urban areas. On my Australian Road trip 2019, I saw many silos and they are great subjects to photograph. The artwork on many of the silos I saw added to the visual impact, at the the same time, making you wonder who created the paintings and how long it took them. The Merredin silo is a fine example of engineering, architecture and artwork.

I feel these paintings on the silos do not depict the way of life in Merredin. To me it shows a undernourished family, it certainly does not show the blood sweat and tears that our farmers have had to endure to put food on their plate and the food on the plates of each and every Australian. Nor does it show the hardship that small businesses in town suffer when the farming community face droughts, floods etc. Having said that it also does not show the strong community spirit and all the wonderful things that happen to gives families lives a much happier place when living in the heart of the wheatbelt. Our beautiful native flaura and forna are just another unique inspiration to make our riches. Whilst I will give credit where credit is due as the artist did what CBH asked of him and yes it does turn ugly grey silos into an interesting topic of discussion .

Love it. So unique and a great way to represent the region in a different way.

It's silo art suitable for a school or children doesn't suit the cultural heritage or reflect the country it's in. Strange

Stopped on Great Easter Highway where these silos are. Crossing the road is no issue because the traffic on a Sunday afternoon is very light. A short stroll towards the silos across old abandoned railroad tracks is easy, however, I would recommend not to go barefoot. You can get close enough for a good picture, unobstructed by fences, buildings, or people.

What a great experience to follow the silo art. Each one different and yet some hard to find.

Great to see more highly visible art in rural Australia