Many regional towns boast large scale artworks rendered on the walls of their wheat silos. The Loxton Community Futures Inc. figured that “bigger ain’t always better”. And so was born an innovative new ‘canvas’ for community art … The Mini Silo Art Trail.

Local artist Jarrod Loxton was commissioned to paint seven sections of concrete pipe with stunning images of local wildlife. The concrete pipes are a collection of dis-used irrigation sumps and pipework, hence the project has been titled RE-CYCLE…RE-USE…RE-PURPOSE.

These mini silos are located in the Loxton Community Conservation and Heritage Park at the west end of Bookpurnong Terrace. Local residents and community groups have sponsored the cost of each mini silo.

The artwork includes Kookaburras (sponsored by the Community Centre), a Monarch butterfly (sponsored by Robert Fielke), a pair of cute possums (sponsored by Grenfell and Slavka Koch), a blue-face honeyeater (sponsored by Evelyn Obst), and Kangaroos (sponsored by the Senior Citizens).