Stone Mountain Churches Sponsor Community Mural

You’ve seen community murals in other cities -- Atlanta, Chicago, and Nashville, the list goes on.

Now, two local churches in Stone Mountain have pooled resources to paint a mural entitled “Main Street.” 

Well-known artists have stepped forward to sketch the work of art and provide the finishing touches.

Stone Mountain First United Methodist and Stone Mountain First Baptist Churches invite the community’s children to participate in this beautification project.

Two local artists, Olivia Thomason, an illustrator and artist known for southern folk art, and Susan Coletti will sketch the Main Street Mural.

“I live in Stone Mountain so I’m naturally interested in helping with our town beautification” says Thomason. “This is one way in which I can help and involve the children of our city.”  

Thomason created the composition for the mural (see the photo), and Susan Coletti has agreed to assist with the sketching and finishing touches.

The painting will feature four historic points of interest for Stone Mountain: the Rock Café, which served as a Hospital serving both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War; the ART Station (a community theater, art gallery and gathering center); historic Sherman Town (some of the community's oldest churches and homes); and the historic Confederate Cemetery.