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Published: May 2, 2011

SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Savannah College of Art and Design held its 30th annual Sidewalk Arts Festival Saturday, April 30, in Forsyth Park. Thousands of visitors viewed temporary chalk masterpieces created on the walkways of the historic park, and approximately 500 SCAD students competed for prizes. SCAD alumni and prospective students also participated in the competition. Online, students, alumni and prospective students from around the world joined the competition in the Cyberwalk Arts Contest. The 2011 festival also included two award sponsors: Gray's Reef and American Greetings.

See images of winning squares. The following is a complete list of winners:

Best in Show
Marilyn Leidenroth, B.F.A., illustration, 1997, Sydney, Australia

Individual Student
First Place: Elizabeth Fuller, illustration, Nashville, Tenn.
Second Place: Emily Quintero, illustration, Mitchellville, Md.
Third Place: Julie Ferris, painting, Norcross, Ga.

Group-Students
First Place: Caitlin Alexander, illustration, Dripping Springs, Texas; Kellan Stover, illustration, Alpharetta, Ga.
Second Place: Yu-Wen Pan, graphic design, Taipei, Taiwan; Meng-Syuan Sie, animation, Taipei, Taiwan
Third Place: Yu Kyong Kim, illustration, Yangsang, South Korea; Syo Gyoung Kim, illustration, Busan, South Korea

Alumni
First Place: Alyssa Couturier-Herndon, B.F.A., fashion, 2008, Boston, Mass.
Second Place: Jaime Howard, M.F.A., painting, 2009, Jacksonville, Fla.
Third Place: Rachelle Fox, B.F.A., sequential art, 1999, Orlando, Fla.

Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award-Students
First Place: Becca Blessing, interactive design and game development, Kingsland, Ga.
Second Place: Eunlee Cho, animation, Nairobi, Kenya
Third Place: David Diaz, animation, Charlotte, N.C.

Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award-Alumni
First Place: Jade Nellans, B.F.A., illustration, 2008, Atlas, Mich.
Second Place: Nicole Seitz, B.F.A., illustration, 1995, Hilton Head, S.C.
Third Place: Lynsey Steinberg, B.F.A., illustration, 2009, Medford, N.J.

Gray's Reef Best Underwater Environment Award
Adela Kang, illustration, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia

American Greetings Award
Kimberly Valentinsson, sequential art, Bayonne, N.J.

Drawing Minor Award
Siji Chen, animation, Chengdu, China

Graduate Studies Award
Kintan Chuauhan, animation, Kandivali, India

Prospective Students - Undergraduate
First Place: Devin Hilgenkamp, Carolina Forest Education Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Second Place: Adeola Ajayi, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, Atlanta, Ga.
Third Place: Bethany Gill, Sol C Johnson High School, Savannah, Ga.