Savannah College of Art and Design > Sidewalk Arts Festival Winners Announced!

04/26/2008

SCAD announces Sidewalk Arts Festival winners

Melody Waller, an animation student from Fountain Inn, S.C., won Best in Show.

Melody Waller, an animation graduate student from Fountain Inn, S.C., won Best in Show.

Leah Gewer, Holly Schmidt and Ariel Plotkin, all graphic design students, won first place in the Gray's Reef Fantastic Fishes competition.

Leah Jewer, Holly Schmidt and Ariel Plotkin, all graphic design students, won first place in the Gray's Reef Fantastic Fishes competition.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Despite rain that threatened to wash away the art, the Savannah College of Art and Design held its annual Sidewalk Arts Festival Saturday, April 26, in Forsyth Park. Thousands of visitors viewed temporary chalk masterpieces created on the sidewalks of the historic park, and more than 500 SCAD students competed for prizes. More than 100 SCAD alumni and 109 prospective SCAD students also participated in the competition.

The following is a complete list of winners:

Best of Show

Melody Waller, animation graduate student, Fountain Inn, S.C.

Individual Student

First place: Andrea Boo, painting, Richmond Hill, Ga.
Second place: Robyn Haley, animation, Silver Spring, Md.
Third place: Peter Morillo, architecture, Philippines

Alumni

First place: Dawn Tarter, B.F.A., computer art, 2000, Centreville, Va.
Second place: Gray Taylor, B.F.A., graphic design, 1998; M.F.A., illustration, 2000; Las Vegas, Nev.
Third place: Amiri Farris, B.F.A., graphic design and illustration, 1997; M.F.A., painting, 2006; Palm Beach, Fla.

Group – Students

First place: Sam Spratt, illustration, San Francisco; Haley Jones, illustration, Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Second place: Zachary Goodson, animation, Arlington, Texas; Gerardo Rios, paining, Aurora, Ill.
Third place: Hannah Jackson, illustration, Jacksonville, Fla.; Kristen Dahms, illustration, Fairfax, Va.; Chloe Mooberry, illustration, Benson, Minn.; Kortnie Emmons, graphic design, Dallas; Catherine Madison, fashion, Prior Lake, Minn.

Gray’s Reef Fantastic Fishes Award

First place: Leah Jewer, graphic design, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada; Holly Schmidt, graphic design, Raleigh, N.C.; Ariel Plotkin, graphic design, Brownsville, Texas
Second place: Ramona Todoca, graphic design, Baia Mare, Romania; Capucine Gros, painting, Lyon, France
Third place: Sarah Kellner, illustration, Melbourne, Fla.; Brittany Ann Vogel, illustration, Raleigh, N.C.

Graduate

Vivienne Auyeung, animation, Toronto, Canada; Nick Garza, animation, Springfield, Va.; Chee Mun Low, animation, Singapore; Fay Helfer, animation, St. Martin; Rey Ortiz, animation, Anasco, Puerto Rico; Kirsten Yamaguchi, animation, Los Angeles

Drawing Minor

Casey Crisenbery, illustration, Lebanon, Ohio

Residence Life Award

First place: Hannah Inouye, illustration, Evans, Ga.
Second place: Renwick Allen-McDowell, sequential art, Charleston, S.C.; Curtis Byer, broadcast design and motion graphics, Mitchellville, Md.