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 Five Points in 1948, there’s no missing the eye-catching addition on Blossom Street. What was once a wall with grimly…

The mural, located on the north side of the Home Team Restaurant building (700 Harden Street) was commissioned by (formerly) Harper’s Restaurant in 1990. The artist Blue Sky completed the 14×60 foot mural in the summer of 1991. The painting depicts Five Points as it might have appeared from a vantage point halfway up Devine…

Bringing the “one love” vibez since 1997! Natural Vibrations, better known as “Natty Vibez” your one stop culture shop! Specializing in Reggae/Rasta goods as well as imported goods and crafts from the Caribbean, Africa, Peru, Indonesia, Nepal, and many other regions of the world. The owners of Natty Vibez commissioned artist from Columbia, SC, McClellan…

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…