This class continues our exploration of Australian art. We introduce the “big art” of Australia’s Outback. Farm towns across the continent are adorning grain silos and water towers with colorful, evocative, sometimes brooding murals that tell stories, attract tourists, and revitalize the rural landscape all at once.  Initially we explore the genesis of this community-building idea in one remote town – and then we pivot to a panel on the ground in Australia.

The movement has inspired the creation of a silo-art trail around which you can build an epic road trip on your next visit Down Under: www.AustralianSiloArtTrail.com.

Aaron Casey, MPA from the University of Texas at Austin.  He has explored the history, culture, and art of a variety of peoples & places worldwide.  He has lived in France, Zimbabwe, and the United Kingdom, and has deep experience as well in Ghana, Brazil, and South Africa.  In recent years he has collaborated with indigenous communities globally, including here in the USA with Washington state’s Suquamish tribe.  He is the co-owner of Alterra Global Education Initiatives.