Columbia’s art scene is easy to appreciate, but one of my favorite things (Jess here) about the Soda City is all of our city’s murals and not just because I helped with two of them.
Today, we’re sharing the eye-catching and Insta-worthy backdrops you can find throughout the city. Wanna join in + treat your eyes? Read on for our guide to 58 of Columbia’s murals + where to find them.
Downtown
Aaron Graves Tribute Mural
- Lauren Andreu + Claude Gilbert
- 2019
- Hunter Gatherer, 900 Main St.
Bears Ears/Solar Eclipse Mural
- Lauren Andreu + Daniel Andreu
- 2017
- Immaculate Consumption, 933 Main St.
Cola’s Logo Mural
Cola’s Restaurant, 1215 Assembly St.
ColaTown Bike Collective Mural
- Trahern Cook + Mazie Fran
- 2020
- Cola Town Bike Collective, 711 Elmwood Ave.
Dum Spiro Spero
- Alex Rusnak
- 2017
- Cannon Parking Garage, 1227 Taylor St.
First Reflections
- Ralph Waldrop
- 1988
- Columbia Conservatory of Dance, 1545 Main St.
George Washington Carver
- Danrelle McCall
- Rare Variety Vegan Cafe, 4622 N Main St.
Hotel Trundle Butterfly
- Megan Carn
- 2019
- Hotel Trundle, 1224 Taylor St.
Magnolia on Main
- Maria DeFelice
- 2020
- Market on Main, 1320 Main St.
MILAGROS Mural
- MILAGROS Collective
- 2017
- Taylor Street Garage, 1100 Taylor St.
Other Side of the Tunnel
- Blue Sky
- 2000
- AgFirst Farm Credit Bank/Downtown YMCA, 1447 Hampton St.
Relequarium Garden
- Khaldoune Bencheikh
- 2011
- Transitions Homeless Center, 2025 Main St.
Starry Night at The Other Store
- Val Zaba + Friends
- 2000
- The Other Store, 4130 Bethel Church Rd.
Tell Your Story Through Design
- Jay Talbot
- 2020
- ByFarr, 2121 Sumter St.
The WAV
- Keith Tolen
- 2020
- Free Times, 2101 Gervais St.
Tokamak
- Josef Kristofoletti
- 2016
- Sandwich Depot, 1211 Taylor St.
Tunnelvision
- Blue Sky
- 1974
- Land Bank Apartments, 1401 Hampton St.
photo by @laurabattin
Where the Wild Things Are
- Maurice Sendak + Michael Hagen
- 1993
- Richland Library Main Children’s Room, 1431 Assembly St.
Zesto’s Ice Cream Cone
- Christine Lutfy
- 2017
- Angelos Zestos, 4001 N Main St.
The Vista
City Summary Mural
- Lacey Hennessey
- 2021
- Columbia Chamber, 1225 Lady St., Suite 100
Generations
- Eric Lake
- 1999
- Research Planning building, 1121 Park St.
Holiday Inn Columbia Mural
- Christine Lutfy
- 2020
- Holiday Inn Columbia Downtown, 1233 Washington St
Lady Vista
- Cait Maloney
- 2019
- Sure Fire Taco, 916 Gervais St.
The Palms on Main
- Stephen Gamson
- 2012
- Palms on Main, 1155 Lady St.
Vista Union: Fleeting Glance
- Blue Sky
- 2019
- Heathcliff’s Jewelry, 1000 Gervais St.
Watermarked
- Leadership Columbia Class of 2017, Michael Dantzler + Keith Tolen
- 2017
- Tunnel at 1300 Lincoln St.
Five Points
Columbia, We’re In This Together!
- Christine Lutfy
- 2020
- Home Advantage Realty, 2615 Devine St.
Five Points Postcard Mural
- Chad Brady
- 2017
- Five Points Parking Lot, 732 Saluda Ave.
Five Points in 1948
- Blue Sky
- 1990
- HomeTeam BBQ, 700 Harden St.
Frida Painting Dali
- Tripp Derrick Barnes
- 2016
- Pynk Butterfly Salon, 2911 Millwood Ave.
The Greedy Rascals
- Ija Charles
- The Greedy Rascal Hot Dog Bar, 1900 Rosewood Dr.
God Bless America
- Ralph Waldrop
- 2001
- Former Yesterday’s building, 2030 Devine St.
Import Specialties Cars
- Lucas Sams
- 2017
- Import Specialties, 1200 Rosewood Dr.
James Brown
- Tripp Derrick Barnes
- 2016
- Pelican’s SnoBalls, 1912 Rosewood Dr.
Jim Morrison
- Derrick Tripp Barnes + Christine Lutfy
- 2016
- Jake’s on Devine, 2112 Devine St.
Lady of Devine
- Shelby LeBlanc
- 2018
- London and Lace, 2921 Devine St.
Ra Obelisk
- Richard Lane
- 1990s
- 900 Heyward St.
Rosewood Market Honeybear
- Christine Lutfy
- 2020
- Rosewood Market, 2803 Rosewood Dr.
Rubble without a Cause
- Blue Sky
- 2020
- Grouchos Deli, 611 Harden St.
The View from Mount Zion
- McClellan Douglas
- 2020
- Natural Vibrations, 719 Harden St.
Village Idiot Mural
- McCellan Douglas
- Village Idiot, 2009 Devine St.
West Columbia
Alley On State
- Christine Lutfy
- 2019
- Interactive Park, 122 State St., West Columbia
Carolina Sunset
- Will Bryan + Eric Henn
- 2016
- 321 Hwy 38, West Columbia
Full of Life
- Ija Charles
- 2020
- Interactive Park, 425 Meeting St., West Columbia
State of Mind Butterfly
- Christine Lutfy
- 2019
- Interactive Park, 425 Meeting St., West Columbia
Cayce
Cayce Wonders
- Ija Charles
- 2020
- 2018 State St., Cayce
Enjoy the Little Things
- Will Bryan
- 2019
- 2015 State St., Cayce
Paint the Town
- Michael Gedding
- 2020
- 2019 State St., Cayce
Other Spots Around Columbia
1950’s Columbia SC
- McCellan Douglas
- 2012
- Cocos & Beer Authentic Mexican Grill, 4405 SC-760
CityServe Mural
- Clay Wooten
- 2017
- Norman Arnold Boys and Girls Club, 1100 S Holly St.
Growing Together
- Charmaine Minniefield
- 2018
- Hyatt Park, 4005 Monticello Rd.
Midlands Adoption, Children’s Center Mural
- Ralph Waldrop
- Midlands Adoption, Children’s Center, 2638 Two Notch Rd.
Prediction
- Karl Wilkes
- 2014
- 2746 Decker Blvd.
Saluda In Bloom
- Austin “Slim” Gee
- 2019
- Palmetto Experience, 300 Candi Ln.
Plus, the Love Not Litter Extension
- Austin “Slim” Gee + Taylor Renee
- 2020
- Palmetto Experience, 300 Candi Ln.
Think you have what it takes to add to Columbia’s growing murals list? One Columbia has the Permanent Public Art Program available to artists.
Through a partnership with city government + other partners, One Columbia has created an application process and implementation system for funding, maintaining, and sharing public art throughout the city. The arts-focused organization has an ongoing call to artists to submit ideas to create public art.
Additionally, One Columbia is open to working with other partners, both private and public, to bring new large-scale artwork to life. Got a project idea? Contact them here.
Did we miss your favorite mural in town? Let us know here.
