News

This annual event invites SCAD sand lovers to create forms in the sand on the beach of Tybee Island. Four contests are available and participants compete for prizes.

Watch an On Demand overview video or time-lapse video of 2006 Sand Arts Festival activities.

Date
Friday, May 2 (rain date May 4)

Location
North Beach, near Tybee Lighthouse, 30 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island, Ga.

Registration
Registration is on-site. Participants may compete individually or in teams of up to four members.

Prizes
A total of $3,000 in prize money will be awarded.

	First place	Second place	Third place
Gray's Reef best underwater creature Presented by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation through Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary	$300	$200	$100
Sand castle contest	$250	$200	$150
Sand sculpture contest	$250	$200	$150
Sand relief contest	$250	$200	$150
Wind sculpture contest	$250	$200	$150

One check will be issued for each prize. Award amounts must be divided equally among team winners. Checks may be picked up seven days after the festival in Wallin Hall, Office B, 312 E. 37th St., Savannah, Ga. To inquire about payment, call 912.525.6701.

SCAD bus schedule
Buses depart Dyson, Oglethorpe, Turner and Weston houses at 10 and 11 a.m. Buses depart North Beach at 4:30 and 5 p.m.

What to bring
Picnic lunch, sunscreen, shovel, bucket, carving tools (wall putty knife, table knife, spoon, etc.)

Contest rules

• Contestants may compete individually or in teams of up to four members.
• Entries in the sand castle, sculpture, relief and underwater creature contests must contain only sand and natural objects found on the beach, such as shells, driftwood, seaweed, etc.
• Applying color or binding agents other than water to the same is not permitted.
  

Contestants may begin working whenever they please. Contestants who begin sculpting before 10 a.m. should view the festival map to ensure that projects are in the correct contest area. High tide occurs at 11:20 a.m. Early sculptors should distance their work from the water in order to avoid washout.

Gray's Reef best underwater creature award
Gray's Reef National Marine Institute is sponsoring an award for the "Best Underwater Creature" (realistic or fantasy) from the sand sculpture category. Awards are presented by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation through Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

Sand castle
Jurors will look for large-scale works that resemble castle architecture and demonstrate creativity of design as well as excellence of craft and detail.

Sand sculpture
Jurors will look for large-scale works at least 3 feet high, sculpted fully in the round. Attention should focus upon creativity of concept and design as well as excellence of craft and detail. The works may be representational, abstract or nonrepresentational.

Sand Relief
Relief is a hybrid between drawing and sculpture. These are 3-D works that rise above or recede into a 2-D surface. Relief entries may be carved into the beach, modelled on top of it or both. Jurors will look for large scale works containing deep and/or high relief. Attention should focus upon creativity of concept and design as well as excellence of craft and detail. The works may be representational, abstract or nonrepresentational.

Wind sculpture
Wind sculptures are 3-D forms that engage the wind. Entries may be hand-held, such as kites, or free standing. Jurors will look for sculptures with a high degree of wind interaction, structural strength, creativity of design, and excellence of craft and detail. The contest is open to any media, scale and forming technique. Entries may be representational, abstract or nonrepresentational.