Western Australian Silos
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Newdegate by artist Brenton See - Photo by Annette Green
Western Australian Silo Art
The Australian Silo Art Trail all began in March 2015 when FORM , a Western Australian not-for-profit cultural organisation, decided to paint the CBH grain silos in the wheatbelt town of Northam. This innovative concept was the beginning of the PUBLIC Silo Trail in Western Australia and was to set a trend in motion that would engage four other states across Australia and countless towns and communities.
At the completion of their six set of silos in Pingrup in September 2018, the PUBLIC Silo Trail in Western Australia announced that their trail was complete.
Fun Facts:
- Northam was the first ever silo painted in Australia in mural form.
- Northam was painted in March 2015.
- The Public Silo Trail was the first established silo trail in Australia.
- Ravensthorpe was painted in September 2016 and was the 3rd silo to be included in the ASAT.
- Ravensthorpe is one of only four silos painted on both sides (Waikerie and Paringa in SA and Dunedoo in NSW are the others)
- Merredin was painted in September 2017 and was the 12th silo to be included in the ASAT.
- Albany was painted in March 2018 and was the 17th silo to be included in the ASAT.
- Newdegate was painted in May 2018 and was the 21st silo to be included in the ASAT.
- Pingrup was painted in September 2018 and was the 23rd silo to be included in the ASAT.
