The Sidewalk Arts Festival
The Savannah College of Art and Design's annual Sidewalk Arts Festival draws thousands of visitors each year to view temporary chalk masterpieces created on the sidewalks of historic Forsyth Park, Savannah, Ga. Participants represent SCAD's many areas of study; different artistic styles are inspired by different cultures, interests and disciplines.
The event features a chalk art competition, children's drawing areas for young artists, food, drinks and music.
Admission is free and open to the public.
2010 Winners
Best in Show
Madison Burger, illustration, Macungie, Pa.; Sam Spratt, illustration, San Francisco, Calif.
Individual Student
First Place:
Tori Spriggs, illustration, Spanish Fort, Ala.
Individual Student
Second Place:
Gaby Esteves, painting, Sunrise, Fla.
Individual Student
Third Place:
Cynthia Guzman, visual communication, Mexico City, Mexico
Group-Students
First Place:
Debbie Chen, industrial design, Taipei, China; Ran Wang, design management, Beijing, China; Wen-Shan Huang, industrial design, Pingtung, China; Jun Yan, interior design, Guangzhou, China
Group-Students
Second Place:
Wei Hsin Lai, industrial design, Taipei, Taiwan; Wan-Cheng Hung, arts adminstration, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Shu-He Lin, animation, Nantou, Taiwan
Group-Students
Third Place: Sam Miller, illustration, Charlotte, N.C.; Elyse Robichaud, illustration, Windham, Maine
Alumni
First Place:
Jeremy Caldwell, B.F.A., illustration, 2009, Savannah, Ga.
Alumni
Second Place:
Jordan Shapot, B.F.A., illustration, 2009, Citrus Springs, Fla.
Alumni
Third Place:
Hannah Jackson, B.F.A., illustration, 2009, Jacksonville, Fla.
Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award-Students
First Place:
Lindsay Anne Rosenberg, illustration, Saginaw, Mich.
Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award-Students
Second Place:
Joan Olkowski, graphic design, Dearborn, Mich.
Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award-Students
Third Place:
Eunlee Cho, animation, Nairobi, Kenya
Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award-Alumni
First Place:
Tran Ngoc Nguyen, B.F.A., illustration, 2009, Savannah, Ga.
Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award-Alumni
Second Place:
Nicole Seitz, B.F.A., illustration, 1994, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award-Alumni
Third Place:
Jade Taylor Nellans, B.F.A., illustration, 2008, Atlas, Mich.
Gray's Reef Best Underwater Environment Award
First Place:
Ryan Sanchez, illustration, Savannah, Ga.
Gray's Reef Best Underwater Environment Award
Second Place:
Jamie Gordon, photography, Seattle, Wash.; Mariana Ruiz, fashion, Miramar, Fla.; Corie Jones, art history, Palm Beach, Fla.; Kasandra Torres, photography, Miramar, Fla.
Gray's Reef Best Underwater Environment Award
Third Place:
Leslie Martin, animation, Cincinnati, Ohio; Chelsea Deering, animation, San Antonio, Texas
American Greetings Award
First Place:
Casey Crisenbery, illustration, Lebanon, Ohio
American Greetings Award
Second Place:
Jayne Morgan, painting, Birmingham, Ala.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church "Where the Spirit Meets the Art" Award
Victoria Burke, South Effingham High School, Guyton, Ga.
Drawing Minor Award
Chok-Bun Lam, illustration, Hong Kong; John Sutherland, illustration, Denver, Colo.; Clark Rogers, graphic design, Frankfurt, Germany; Moises Silva, interactive design and game development, Peabody, Mass.
Graduate Student Award
Cheng-Fang Lee, interactive design and game development, Taipei, Taiwan
Prospective Students - Undergraduate
First Place:
Kyndra Ashe, Rosman High School, Brevard, N.C.; Jennifer Fleming, Bryan County High School, Pembroke, Ga.
Prospective Students - Undergraduate
First Place:
Kendra Ashe, Rosman High School, Brevard, N.C.; Jennifer Fleming, Bryan County High School, Pembroke, Ga.
Prospective Students - Undergraduate
Second Place:
Toan Nguyen, Groves High School, Savannah, Ga.; Shane Chapman, Rosman High School, Brevard, N.C.
Prospective Students - Undergraduate
Second Place:
Toan Nguyen, Groves High School, Savannah, Ga.; Shane Chapman, Rosman High School, Brevard, N.C.
Prospective Students - Undergraduate
Third Place:
Adam Bryant, Richmond Hill High School, Richmond Hill, Ga.; Bethany Gill, Johnson High School, Savannah, Ga.
Prospective Students - Undergraduate
Third Place:
Adam Bryant, Richmond Hill High School, Richmond Hill, Ga.; Bethany Gill, Johnson High School, Savannah, Ga.
Best replica of a famous artwork:
Kari Schneider, Bloomingdale, Ga.
Best use of color:
Gabrielle Luppacchino, St. Vincent's Academy, Savannah, Ga.
Best special effect or optical illusion:
Alnesha West, Groves High School, Savannah, Ga.
Best nightmare:
Olivia Israel, Rosman High School, Brevard, N.C.
Best comic hero:
Cesar Bautista, Groves High School, Savannah, Ga.
