Media – Julian Bale

On the TV: All over The Place (BBC)

Asian Celebrities: Mural Makers in Sheffield

Global Promo: Czechs Check-out Sheffield

Exhibition: An Odessy in Colour Art on show at GalleryTasmania.

In Julian's own words:
"Tasmania's natural beauty provides for me the opportunity for a strong representation of the environment that surrounds me.

Music also is an enduring influence on my painting. Drawing on my emotions..." More...

Celebrity Perks: Movie Stars in the Mix
Chinese tourists are flocking to see the Tasmanian Outdoor Art Gallery in Sheffield.

Chen and Viann completed a fashion shoot in Sheffield and a promotional series for China Southern Airlines and major Chinese fashion magazine Fashion Weekly, in which the couple created a trail across Australia. More...

Sculpture: Loggerheads

"In May 2013 we officially unveiled the first three of our Loggerheads - tree trunks that have been carved and painted into life sized statues. The theme of the Loggerheads is famous Tasmanians.

We commissioned Tasmanian artist, Julian Bale to create the sculptures and the result is fantastic, and they're dotted around the property." More...

Habitat 20: On a Grand Scale

Artist Julian Bale is not a man afraid of public scrutiny. Why else would you reveal your talents on a grand scale in very public places – as murals and painted sculpture?

Julian has been a key administrator and artist in the International Mural Fest Sheffield event, run each year in Tasmania, Australia. More...

Restoration: Attention to Detail
With assistance through a grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund, mural artist, restorer and curator Julian Bale has taken Miss Bell under his wing, showing her the ropes while restoring more than 70 of the town's historic murals.

"A mural is only as good as its paint," Mr Bale said. "We use house paint, most modern paints last about 15 years." More...

A World First: At Redwater Creek
Sheffield’s famous Mural Fest wraps up with judging of the murals that have been created during the week.

But there is one mural they won’t be judging – you can do that if you come along to the Redwater Creek Steam and Heritage Society’s Redwater Creek Railway site in Sheffield to see history made. More...

Celebration: 25 Years of Murals

Sheffield in Tasmania's north west is celebrating its 25th anniversary as a mural town.

John Dyer from Sheffield Inc said the town was in a very different state in 1985 when locals first came up with the idea. "Our town was dying, there were shops that were empty," he said. More...

ABC Radio: Tasmania's Mural Town
It's a tough climate for Australia's tourism industry, but one small Tasmanian town might have found the answer, thanks to its local artists.

Sheffield, is well known as a mural town where the locals say the murals depicting the town's people, scenery and history, are drawing in the tourists. More...

Disqualified Mural: XIX LXIX by Sauce
In a storm of controversy, Mural Fest finalist Christian Griffiths, aka ‘Sauce’, is now out of the competition.

Mr Turner said “Complying with the terms of the rules, and to be fair for all parties involved, we see it as a compromise in the competition that he didn’t want to abide by,” he said. More...