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04/26/08 -- SCAD announces Sidewalk Arts Festival winners
01/29/08 -- SCAD’s annual Sidewalk Arts Festival to be held April 26 in Forsyth Park
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The Savannah College of Art and Design presented the annual Sidewalk Arts Festival Saturday, April 26. This popular event features a chalk drawing competition on the sidewalks of Savannah's centerpiece, beautiful Forsyth Park. Drawing competition entries will be judged and awarded prizes. The event also includes food, and children's and youth areas for young artists as well as music throughout the day.

Admission is free and open to the public. The chalk competition features categories for students, alumni and prospective students.

Throughout the weekend, special events are offered for alumni, prospective students and families of current SCAD students.

2008 Winners
  • Best in Show: Melody Waller
  • Individual student, first place: Andrea Boo
  • Individual student, second place: Robyn Haley
  • Individual student, third place: Peter Morillo
  • Student group, first place: Sam Spratt and Haley Jones
  • Student group, second place: Zachary Goodson and Gerardo Rios
  • Student group, third place: Hannah Jackson, Kristen Dahms, Chloe Mooberry, Kortnie Emmons and Catherine Madison
  • Alumni, first place: Dawn Tarter
  • Alumni, second place: Gray Taylor
  • Alumni, third place: Amiri Farris
  • Gray's Reef, first place: Leah Jewer, Holly Schmidt and Ariel Plotkin
  • Gray's Reef, second place: Ramona Todoca and Capucine Gros
  • Gray's Reef, third place: Sarah Kellner and Brittany Ann Vogel
  • Graduate student, first place: Vivienne Auyeung, Nick Garza, Chee Mun Low, Fay Helfer, Rey Ortiz and Kirsten Yamaguchi
  • Drawing minor award: Casey Crisenbery
  • Residence life award, first place: Hannah Inouye
  • Residence life award, second place: Renwick Allen-McDowel and Curtis Byer
Prospective Student Category
  • Judges Award — Alessandra Hoshor, Savannah, Ga., Savannah Arts Academy
  • 1st Place — Olivia Isreal, Cedar Mountain, Ga., Rosman High School
  • 2nd Place — Brittain McCall, Martinez, Ga, Lakeside High School
  • 3rd Place — John Epps, Brevard, N.C., Brevard Senior High School
Honorable Mention
  • Jessica Alford, Glen Saint Mary, Fla., Baker County High School
  • Lindsey Benedict, Griffin, Ga., Spalding High School
  • Jessica Cohen, Macclenny, Fla., Baker County High School
  • Jessica Davenport, Macclenny, Fla.,  Baker County High School
  • Alexandria Gotay, Macclenny, Fla., Baker County High School
  • Krystin Mullinax, Griffin, Ga., Spalding High School
For more information, contact the Savannah admission department at 800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100.