Includes index.

Contents:
Chapter one: From AC/DC Lane to Wellington Dam - it's a long way to the top -- Chapter two: On the trial - It's a long way from Brim to Tumby Bay, Artist profile: Shaun Hossack -- Chapter three: Touring the Silo Art Trail in the Wimmera Mallee and north-eastern regions of Victoria, Artist profile: Fintan Magee -- Chapter four: Homegrown in St Arnaud - Kyle paints the town, artist profiles: Kyle Torney, Loretta Lizzio -- Chapter five: In search of high and unusual places - Brim, Sheep Hills, Natimuk and Owen, Artist profiles: Guido van Helten, Adnate -- Chapter six: Smug comes to town - Horsham, Arkona, Nullawil and Wirrabara, Artist profile: Smug -- Chapter seven: "I'm staggered by it; I don't know how they do it.", Artist profile: Cam Scale -- Chapter eight: Colour Tumby - street art comes to town, artist profiles: Jimmy Dvate, Jenny McCracken.

Australia is fast becoming a giant outdoor art gallery. From epic painted silos across Victoria's Mallee region, to grand murals transforming towns like Tumby Bay in South Australia and the popularity of outdoor art festivals such as Sheffield's Mural Fest in Tasmania, it seems there are few bare surfaces that haven't caught the eye of a growing band of talented outdoor artists. In this richly illustrated coffee table book, award-winning author, and respected artist in his own right, Alasdair McGregor explores the creative and community forces driving this grass roots art movement. He visits the small towns where dreams of joining the burgeoning Silo Art Trail have united rural communities in efforts to transform their faded agricultural heritage into grand visions that instil pride and bring the tourists in. He meets some of the characters at the heart of the rural art movement and delves into the stories behind the faces in the paintings. He profiles the artists, many of whom began as graffitists, but who are now in demand around the world for their jaw dropping ability to transform massive surfaces with paint, often in record time.