Murals

The Five Points Association officially unveiled this new permanent art installation, by award-winning artist, Shelby LeBlanc, on Saturday, July 13, 2024. The mural, “A Splash of Color” is located at 745 Saluda Avenue in the heart of the historic hospitality district. Inspired by butterfly goldfish, tranquil waterlilies, spirited frogs, and the majestic blue heron, the…

Completed in 2019, Rubble Without a Cause adds another masterpiece to the lengthy list of Blue Sky’s Columbia collection. Learning the lesson, “never paint a mural in a place nobody ever sees it,” after completing 1948, there’s no missing the eye-catching addition on Blossom Street!

Completed in 2019, Rubble Without a Cause adds another masterpiece to the lengthy list of Blue Sky’s Columbia collection. No stranger to Five Points, Blue Sky completed his first mark on Five Points in 1990 with “Five Points – 1948,” on the wall of Home Team BBQ – formerly, Harper’s. 

The mural he created there is intended to bring the community a sense of hope and strength with its imagery and inspirational words of reggae and Rastafarian legend Bob Marley. He is known to be the embodiment of “One Love” and an ambassador of truth and justice.

After the devastating events of September 11, 2001 local artist with strong ties to Five Points, Ralph Waldrop, gathered a group of Vietnam Vets to paint an American flag on the side of the former Yesterday’s Restaurant and Tavern.

Commissioned by the Five Points Association, Drip Coffee, Pecknel Music Co. and One Columbia in 2017 artist Chad Brady brought the essence of Five Points together in a vibrant, breath taking, and colorful neighborhood depiction. “My theme was always somewhat like a postcard. They wanted something that was a landmark and people would want to…