Adelaide street art trail
| Suitable for walking or cycling | Allow a full day | City central |
Colourful murals and incredible sky-high portraits can be found at almost every turn in Adelaide. Spend a day exploring the city's laneways, nooks and iconic buildings to uncover the artwork by locals and artists from all over the world.
Each year the Street Art Explosion program commissions Australia’s best emerging and established artists to create large-scale murals across Adelaide city and suburbs, contributing to Adelaide’s international reputation as a vibrant and artistic city.
Since 2016, Street Art Explosion has been responsible for the creation of 36 public murals by 58 artists across Adelaide and suburbs.
There are now 110 works of art in the city centre alone. Use this printable map of explore the many vibrant works that add to the colour and atmosphere of the city all year round.
A selection of recent City of Adelaide Commissioned Murals
Moonta Street Mural
Vans the Omega, Moonta Street Murals, (installation view) 2020. Photos courtesy of the artist
Dynamism
Stiles Be, Dynamism, 2020, Pilgrim Centre, Off Flinders Street.
188 Hindley Street
Beau Graff, Senegal and Jimmy Smith, 188 Hindley Street, SANAA Festival 2020 Adelaide.
Delhi Street
Moh Awudu, Ghana and Jake Holmes, Delhi Street, SANAA Festival 2020 Adelaide.
Johns Lane
Jasmine Crisp, Adelaide and Victor Mwangi, Kenya, Johns Lane, SANAA Festival 2020 Adelaide.
The Portal of Possibility
David Booth (Ghostpatrol) & Carla McRae, The Portal of Possibility, 2019, City Library Francis Street Adelaide, a City of Adelaide Commission. Photo Jack Fenby.
Hand of God - Diego Maradona
Vans the Omega/Driller Jet Armstrong, Sugar, Hand of God - Diego Maradona, Laneway next door to Sugar Nightclub off Rundle Street, 2019
Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, 2020 Adelaide Fringe Poster
Donovan Christie/ Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, 2020 Adelaide Fringe Poster, Wilson Carpark, Frome Street Adelaide, 2020
Underwater seascape, Twin Street
Lee Keough, Underwater seascape, Twin Street - Kmart Building, 2019
Trades Hall Mural
Tristan Kerr, Trades Hall Mural, On the side of Eynesbury Senior College Building, Trades Hall Lane 2019
Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, 2019
Matthew Clarke, Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, 2019 Fringe poster, Wilson Carpark 11-29 Union Street
St Luke's Place Mural - Urban Gardenscape
Ella Simpson, St Luke's Place Mural - Urban Gardenscape, St Luke's Place, 2018
Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion 2018, Muriel Matters Mural
Clare Foxton, Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, Muriel Matters Mural, 218 Flinders St (Dawkins Place laneway) 2018
Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion 2018
Leah Grant, Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, Leah Grant Street Art Commission, Frome Street 2018
Moonta Street Mural
Vans the Omega, Moonta Street Murals, (installation view) 2020. Photos courtesy of the artist
Dynamism
Stiles Be, Dynamism, 2020, Pilgrim Centre, Off Flinders Street.
188 Hindley Street
Beau Graff, Senegal and Jimmy Smith, 188 Hindley Street, SANAA Festival 2020 Adelaide.
Delhi Street
Moh Awudu, Ghana and Jake Holmes, Delhi Street, SANAA Festival 2020 Adelaide.
Johns Lane
Jasmine Crisp, Adelaide and Victor Mwangi, Kenya, Johns Lane, SANAA Festival 2020 Adelaide.
The Portal of Possibility
David Booth (Ghostpatrol) & Carla McRae, The Portal of Possibility, 2019, City Library Francis Street Adelaide, a City of Adelaide Commission. Photo Jack Fenby.
Hand of God - Diego Maradona
Vans the Omega/Driller Jet Armstrong, Sugar, Hand of God - Diego Maradona, Laneway next door to Sugar Nightclub off Rundle Street, 2019
Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, 2020 Adelaide Fringe Poster
Donovan Christie/ Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, 2020 Adelaide Fringe Poster, Wilson Carpark, Frome Street Adelaide, 2020
Underwater seascape, Twin Street
Lee Keough, Underwater seascape, Twin Street - Kmart Building, 2019
Trades Hall Mural
Tristan Kerr, Trades Hall Mural, On the side of Eynesbury Senior College Building, Trades Hall Lane 2019
Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, 2019
Matthew Clarke, Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, 2019 Fringe poster, Wilson Carpark 11-29 Union Street
St Luke's Place Mural - Urban Gardenscape
Ella Simpson, St Luke's Place Mural - Urban Gardenscape, St Luke's Place, 2018
Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion 2018, Muriel Matters Mural
Clare Foxton, Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, Muriel Matters Mural, 218 Flinders St (Dawkins Place laneway) 2018
Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion 2018
Leah Grant, Adelaide Fringe Street Art Explosion, Leah Grant Street Art Commission, Frome Street 2018