Silo art completion on the horizon
A new feature soon to be flying high over Owen is taking shape as paint hits the silos, with high hopes it will be completed by Anzac Day.
After COVID-19 restrictions slowed down the original project timeline, experienced silo painter Cam Scale has been flat out on site – or in the sky on a cherry picker – to mark the town on the silo art trail.
Scale’s is bringing to life local artist Robert ‘Alf’ Hannaford’s design ‘Wheat Bags to Sand Bags’, a tribute to the town’s strong agricultural background, and its contribution during wartime.
Mayor Rodney Reid said the Owen community had invested significant time, energy and fundraising efforts to bring the project to life.
“Given its location on the main road, this is sure to make an impact and create another reason for people to break up their drive and view the artwork,” he said.
Council was able to fund $100,000 towards the project through the Federal Government’s Drought Communities Programme.
The artwork will feature the transition of community life from pre-WWI to wartime, when locals moved their focus from filling wheat bags to filling sand bags instead.
It will be a memorial to the brave men and women who served, and their loved ones left at home.
See the 'Wheat Bags to Sand Bags' silo art come to life and learn more about Owen's tribute to the men and women who answered the call. The silo art's new website has just launched, click here: https://bit.ly/31W88In