The monument features a granite plaque on the ground in the shape of a guitar pick. It is surrounded by stainless-steel spires which reach 17-feet skyward. Throughout the ribbons are metal musical stanzas.

The unveiling ceremony was part of Hootie’s 25th Anniversary celebration. The seminal 1990s pop rock band formed at the University of South Carolina in 1985 when guitarist Mark Bryan met singer-songwriter Darius Rucker. Drummer Jim Sonefeld and bassist Dean Felber rounded out the four-piece.

The art piece provides an archway over a part of the street at corners on Santee and Harden Street (also known as Hootie Boulevard) near Vestique and Ruby Sunshine (formerly Yesterday’s Restaurant & Tavern).

Artists: Matthew Kramer, Chris Stuyck

Type: Sculpture

Unveiled October, 2010

Source: One Columbia