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A Journey Through The Stunning Silo Art SA Trail

The Silo Art SA Trail is a celebration of regional identity, creativity, and community spirit. These vibrant murals, painted by talented local and international artists, breathe life into rural towns. Telling unique stories of the land and its people, and offering travelers a one-of-a-kind visual journey.

Silo Art SA

From the bold brushstrokes of Karoonda to the storytelling scenes in Kimba, each mural invites you to pause, reflect, and appreciate the rich tapestry of life in the Australian outback. Whether you’re road-tripping through the Mallee or exploring the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia’s silo art promises to be a memorable and inspiring experience.

Eudunda Silo Art

Nestled in the Clare Valley town of Eudunda, SA, the silo artwork, completed in 2021 by Adelaide-based artist Sam Brooks, transforms six towering grain silos into a vibrant narrative canvas known as “Eudunda: The Storytime Silos”.

Silo Art Eudunda

The mural depicts two children, one inspired by Colin Thiele’s beloved novel The Sun on the Stubble, and the other representing the Ngadjuri culture, each immersed in their storybook worlds. Through imagery of rural life, dust storms, cattle, and galaxies, a playful red string unites them, symbolising connection, shared stories, and cultural friendship.

This powerful visual dialogue reflects Eudunda’s heritage as the birthplace of Colin Thiele and honours the Ngadjuri traditions through collaboration with local Elder Quentin Aeguis.

Eudunda Silo Art SA

Commissioned by the Eudunda Community Business and Tourism Committee, the installation was designed not only to give the town a visual identity but also to foster tourism, community pride, and cultural understanding. We parked on the street near the roadhouse, where we were able to get a coffee, and then walked through some trees to the viewing platform.

This is a raised grassed area behind a fence. Here you will find an information board about the silo art, which will be right in front of the silo art. From this area, you will have a good view of both silos.

Farrell Flat Silo Art

RX 55 At Loxton Historical Village
RX 55 At Loxton Historical Village

Located on Patterson Terrace in Farrell Flat, South Australia. The Farrell Flat silos were transformed into a monumental canvas in November 2020. Painted by Adelaide artists Jarrod Soden and Matthew Knights of Perplswet Designs, the mural depicts the last train to pass through the township. The last passenger train was the RX 55 steam locomotive, which we discovered was now at Loxton, SA Historical Village, and we had seen it earlier in our trip.

The design was community-driven and commemorates Farrell Flat’s railway legacy, with funding support from the Commonwealth Government’s Drought Communities.

Silo Art Farrell Flat

The Farrell Flat Silo Art stands as a powerful fusion of artistic ambition and local heritage—an immersive tribute to a fading railway era and a creative beacon drawing visitors to the heart of rural South Australia.

Across the street from the Silo art is the Farrell Flat Hotel, which still opens for meals and coffee. It wasn’t open the morning that we were there. Driving down the street you will see old buildings still standing, a reminder of past days.

Lameroo Silo Art

The Lameroo Silo Art SA is one of the most recent additions to South Australia’s growing silo art trail, transforming the towering concrete silos into a striking landmark for the small Mallee town. The Lameroo Silo Art consists of two monumental murals painted on adjacent Viterra grain silos in Lameroo, South Australia.

Lameroo Eastern Silo Art

Lameroo East Silo Art

The eastern silo, completed in April 2024 by artist Sam “Smug” Bates, portrays a reflective Mallee farmer surveying his land at sunrise, framed by a classic windmill—a symbolic nod to the town’s deep agricultural roots and its history as “the land of the windmill”.

Lameroo Western Silo Art

The western silo, unveiled in April 2025, offers a complementary yet contrasting image. A young woman cradling a baby in her arms, gazing out over a harvested grain field at sunset, celebrates both the evolving role of women in farming and the future of the community.

Together, these paired artworks, one embodying tradition and the other embracing innovation, create a powerful visual dialogue about resilience, determination, and the interconnected past and future of rural life in the Mallee.

Lameroo West Silo Art

Visitors to the Lameroo Silo Art will find it conveniently located just a short drive off the Mallee Highway, making it an easy stop for those travelling through the Murray Mallee region. There is ample parking near the silos, including space for caravans and larger vehicles, which makes it especially accessible for road trippers.

The best vantage point for photographs is directly in front of the silos, where you can capture the full scale of the mural against the wide country skies. For those wanting a different perspective, stepping back a little further allows you to frame the artwork with the surrounding farmland, highlighting the rural story it tells.

There are public toilets close to the silo art viewing area, a fenced children’s playground, and an off-leash dog park. Across the road, there is a cafe which has good coffee and a good variety of food. You have the choice of eating in or taking away. Enjoy a coffee as you take time out to study the silo art.

Paringa Silo Art

Houseboat and Cliffs Along Murray River

The Paringa Silo Art, just off Sturt Highway in Paringa, South Australia, is a stunning gateway into the state’s celebrated Silo Art Trail. Painted in early 2021 by acclaimed muralists Jack Fran and Sam Brooks. This ambitious artwork spans four grain silos with sweeping silhouettes of local legends, Charles Chaffey, George Disher, Sister Elaine Balfour-Ogilvy, and Captain Pearl Wallace, each filled with intricate imagery that narrates the region’s unique history.

Murray Cod and Paringa Bridge Mural

The murals within the silhouettes unveil scenes emblematic of life along the Murray River. Featuring the Paringa Bridge, legendary paddle-steamers and houseboats, Murray Cod, river cliffs, a dinghy, and even a mythical tracker known as “Possum.” All intertwined by soaring pelicans.  

Heralded as the “silo art gateway to South Australia,” the installation has rapidly become a magnet for tourists, offering picnic facilities, interpretive signage, and sprawling car parking that turns a simple rest stop into a vibrant cultural destination.

Paringa Silo PS Industry

More than just painted silos, Paringa’s masterpiece richly embodies the Riverland’s spirit, honouring its pioneering past while inviting visitors to immerse themselves in stories etched in concrete. Paringa is located across the Murray River from Renmark, SA.

Quorn Silo Art SA

The Quorn Silo Light Show is a spectacular evening attraction that brings the town’s historic silos to life through vibrant light projections and storytelling. Each night, the towering silos are illuminated with a series of dynamic images, animations, and short films that showcase the rich history, culture, and natural beauty of the Flinders Ranges.

Projector room and Quorn Silo

You can sit out to watch the show at sunset, or if it is cold, you can park along Railway Terrace facing the silos. To listen to the show, tune into a radio station and hear everything.

The show highlights themes such as the importance of the railway to Quorn, the role of Afghan cameleers and their camels in opening up inland Australia, and the unique landscapes and wildlife of the region. Set against the backdrop of the night sky, the Quorn Silo Light Show offers visitors a magical experience that blends art, history, and community spirit, making it one of the town’s must-see attractions after dark.

Waikerie Silo Art

Painted by Jimmy Dvate Waikerie

The Waikerie Silo Art SA, perched dramatically on the clifftop along Ian Oliver Drive in South Australia’s Riverland, delivers a powerful visual celebration of the region’s natural richness and strong connection to the Murray River. Created in December 2018 by Melbourne-based Jimmy Dvate and South Australian artist Garry Duncan, this dual-sided masterpiece, aptly titled “Healthy River, Healthy Community,” is part of the Australian Silo Art Trail.

On one towering silo, Dvate depicts native wildlife including an oversized yabby, endangered Murray hardyhead fish, and a striking Regent Parrot, an emblem of the area’s fragile biodiversity. The adjacent silos painted by Duncan offer a semi-abstract panorama of the Murray River, filled with pelicans, frogs, turtles, and the Rainmoth, its Waikerie’s Indigenous name, meaning “many wings.”  

The silos are visible from both the town and the river, with parking, picnic spots, interpretive signage, and stunning river-cliff views. There is also access to the Murray River walk, as well as other artworks to look at. The area beside the silos has room for free camping.

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