YARRIAMBIACK Shire’s Silo Art Trail will move north next month, with the next silos ready to be painted.
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The trail already includes murals at Brim, Patchewollock, Sheep Hills and Rupanyup.
Lascelles will be the next town to get a taste of silo art, with Melbourne artist Tyrone Wright visiting the region this week.
Painting should start next month.
Wright, also known as Rone, grew up in Geelong before moving to Melbourne.
He has created murals and installations throughout Australia, as well as in New Zealand, Vanuatu, Hong Kong, Tokyo, USA, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Jamaica and Canada.
His work has also been acquired by the National Gallery of Australia, commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria and shown in galleries in London, San Francisco, Berlin, and New York.
The last silo in the trail will be Rosebery.
Yarriambiack mayor Graeme Massey said artists had been selected for the remaining two murals.
“It is anticipated that they will begin painting before the middle of the year,” he said.
Russian artist Julia Volchkova completed a mural at Rupanyup last month.
Rupanyup farmer Andrew Weidemann said the silos had already bought lots of people to the town.
“There have been groups of people and caravans coming to see the silos – it will certainly boost the economic value of the town,” he said.
“Silos are iconic in the region, but most of them were sitting idle.
“Now they are back on everyone’s mind.”
