Australian Silo Art Trail
Series
Version No. 1.0
Date last
revised: July 8, 2022
© 2022, Iron Butt Association, Sheridan, Wyoming
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The Australian Silo Art Trail stretches over
8,500km beginning in Northam WA and ending in Three Moon Qld. As of
July 2022 there
are currently 52 silo art locations in the Australian Silo Art Trail
with many
more yet to come.
Background:
The very first silo art mural was a pilot project
in March 2015 by a cultural non-profit called FORM who wanted to bring
art to
rural communities. Together with the CBH grain handler two
internationally
renowned street artists Phlegm & HENSE were engaged to paint the
grain
silos in Northam, in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt.
It was such a great hit that a full trail of 6
silos were planned. The Public Silo Trail of Western Australia was a
three year
project that brought this permanent, open-air, truly PUBLIC ‘gallery’
linking
rural and coastal towns across Western Australia’s southern regions. A
game
changer for bringing renewed emphasis to the positive perceptions of
the
regions, their people and industries, and the unique canvas they
provide.
In Victoria’s Wimmera Mallee region, a similar idea
was conceived in 2016 after the success of the first silo artwork in
Brim. What
started as a small community project by the Brim Active Community
Group,
GrainCorp, Juddy Roller and artist, Guido van Helten resulted in
widespread
international media attention. The Wimmera Mallee Silo Art Trail was
created as
a partnership between Yarriambiack Shire Council, international street
art
agency Juddy Roller, Victorian Government, Australian Government and
GrainCorp,
who donated the silos as canvases for the artists’ work. This project
saw a
team of renowned artists from Australia and across the world visit the
region,
meet the locals and transform each grain silo into an epic work of art;
each
one telling a unique story about the host town.
Soon, many other regional towns across the country
were angling for their own silo to be beautified, and for the visitors
and
rural revitalisation it would bring.
IBA Australia has developed a new series of rides
that will complement the Australia Lighthouse Series and allow more of
our
members both here and around the world to participate in a photo
collection
qualification ride.
REFERENCE SITE FOR Australian Silo Art Trail
https://www.australiansiloarttrail.com/siloart
Documentation: See here.
Verification Fee: $55
Definitions
DBR - Dated Business Receipt
A DBR is a machine generated receipt with the date, time and LOCATION
on it. Check it - do not assume it is correct. A receipt
with an incorrect time/date/location is worthless. Check and
re-check.
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Requirements
The object of the IBA Australia – Australian Silo Art Trail is to take
some
time to ride and visit the Silo Art Trail.
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Primary documentation is by photo
with:
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Dated Business Receipt (DBR)
showing you were in the area at that time, and
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A photograph with your IBA
Australia ride flag and bike in front of the silo
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You may start and finish anytime
you want.
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Photographs of silos are to be
taken in the daytime only except for those that are a light show or
those that
are illuminated by artificial light at night.
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There are time limits for
different award levels (described below)
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INSANITY; visit all 52+ silos
(there are some mobile ones) in one continuous ride not to exceed ten
days.
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GOLD; visit all silos in four
connected states in one continuous ride, not to exceed five days.
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SILVER; visit all silos in three
connected states in one continuous ride, not to exceed three days
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BRONZE - visit 45 silos - no time
limit.
You may take any route you like.
Your official time is determined by the starting and ending
receipts.
PLEASE check these documents and make sure the clock and date is
correct!
Spotwalla.com is
required.
Remember it is YOUR responsibility to prove you visited all
required
stops.
Please read in conjunction with
the Saddlesore Series of rides .
Merchandise:
There is no additional merchandise for this ride.
This is a certificate ride only.
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