Discover Southern Queensland Country’s best art trails

Granite Belt Art Trail

Discover the talent of the region’s best artists as they exhibit at studios and galleries during the annual festival, GBART.

From 27 - 29 October 2023, test your brush strokes or put pen to paper in a workshop, take part in a hands-on display, meet the artists, watch the experts in action and more.

Inspired by one of the biggest art shows for small towns in the country, Smalls Halls Festival, the Granite Belt showcases its local artists while inviting small community halls to take part.

Stick around to see the talent of the Granite Belt’s local community, alongside international artists, on the Granite Belt Art Trail dotted around the region.

From intricate mosaic tiles snaking along the pavement to detailed paintings sprawled around the town, immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of culture, history, and artefacts in the area.

Discover the giant murals scattered throughout the CBD and be sure to follow the sculpture trail through Weerona Park.

We recommend putting on your best walking shoes and tackle the city’s street art by foot and/or jump in the car for a leisurely scenic drive art spotting.

While you’re there, check out these 10 things to do in the Granite Belt.

Don’t miss these stops:

• Quart Pot Creek Ducks by Maggie Brockie
• Folkstone St, mural by Trevor Horsnell
• Lock Street, firefighters’ mural by Drapl
• Rogers Street, rainmaker’s mural by Amelia Batchelor
• Maryland Street, artwork by Franco Arcidiacono
• Weeroona Park, sculpture by Maggie Brockie
• Old Ambulance Building, Weeroona Park mural by Zookeeper and Drapl
• Brock Park public toilets, by Dean Ford and Peter Martin
• Wallangarra public toilets
• Italian Streetscape at the Farley Piazza by Julie Brown, Dean Ford, and Laurie Astill
• Granite Belt Brewery Mural by The Brightsiders
• Civic Centre, mural by Drapl & Treas
• Rogers Street Carpark, sculpture By Gabriele Trabucco and Richard Pfeiffer Egret by Adrian Hobba
• The Post Office and the Chemist, mural by Laurie Astill, Dean Ford, and Julie Brown

Toowoomba Laneway Art Trail

Marvel at over 55 masterpieces from local and international artists covering the walls of the city with a wander through Toowoomba’s Laneway Art Trail.

Thanks to the First Coat festival, which kicked off in 2014, Toowoomba’s laneways are permanently home to some of the country’s most renowned street art.

Grab a croissant and coffee at Ground Up, tucked away between vibrant murals in Searles Lane, before snapping shots of the city’s most photographed large-scale artworks.

Don’t miss these stops:

• CUA bank building, mural by five artists, including local Ian McCallum
• 30 Duggan Street, mural by Sydney freelancer illustrator, artist, and designer Alex Lehours
• 49 Neil Street, large scale portrait by Aussie artist Adnate
• Neil Street, Black and white mural by Brisbane artist Sophia Mary Mac
• Club Lane, Brisbane Illustrator, and artist Elana Mullal
• Blank Lane, large scale mural by Alysa Mae
• 10 Neil Street, elephant mural by Adam Busby
• 488 Ruthven Street, graffiti by Fintan Magee
• Gallery Lane, Geisha mural by Elysha Rei
• 3 Bowen Street, mural by self-taught artist Lisa King

For more: Check out InStudio Art Trail, a self-drive trail in the High Country Hamlets region around artists, studios, and exhibition spaces which takes place each August.

Goondiwindi Art Trail

The Goondiwindi region might have joined Australia’s silo art trail in 2019 with their iconic Yelarbon Silo Mural, but closer to town there’s plenty of art works to explore.

The town's been painted from the ground up, thanks to the annual Lanescape Festival, which sees artists adding to its permanent art trail.

What started as an opportunity for artist James Ellis has turned into an annual event after the artist painted a bare wall, outside the Gunsynd Motor Inn (2018), while on passing through on his way to Melbourne.

He's since coloured in more of the town with his popular murals.

If you’re keen to stick around, see how to spend 48 hours in the Goondiwindi region. Or go deep and fully explore Goondiwindi's Art Trail with this 4 day itinerary.

Don’t miss these stops:

• Royal Hotel, Queensland Hotel, Gunsynd Motor Inn for street art
• Mclean Street, water tanks
• Holy Trinity Church
• Goondiwindi Art Gallery
• The Big Cod
• Nungwai, Coat of Arms, Once Upon a Time works
• Levee Bank Monument
• River Sculptures, ‘A wonderful bird is the pelican’ and ‘Macintyre cod fossil’
• Goondiwindi pillars
• Graincorp silos at Yelarbon, part of the Australian silo trail
• Pub murals at Royal Hotel & Old Commercial Hotel, Inglewood
• Spirit of Texas sculpture
• Texas Art Gallery

For more: Join the street party and watch the experts transform buildings and walls. The next Lanescape is scheduled for 13 October 2023.