April 24-May 17
Cheers to the SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival champions
Congratulations to the #SCADchalk stars of the 2020 SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival! This year’s competition saw some of the most creative concepts in the event’s storied history, so thank you for using your talent to spread hope and joy.
Linlin Wu
$1,500 | SCAD Student Spirit Award winner
Amelia Jamerson
$1,500 | SCAD Alumni Spirit Award winner
Lily Morris
$1,000 | SCAD Student Best in Show Award winner
Trelan Jones
$1,000 | SCAD Alumni Best in Show Award winner
Daniela Torres
$800 | SCAD Student People's Choice Award winner
Kathy Varadi
$800 | SCAD Alumni People's Choice Award winner
Nina Vidal
High School First Place winner
Callan Thornton
High School Second Place winner
Luke Farwell
High School Third Place winner
Take a scroll through the kaleidoscopic creations for 2020.
$1,500 | SCAD Student Spirit Award
Friendship. Hope. Joy. Family. Heart. The reimagined SCAD Spirit award recognizes artwork that embodies the attributes of the SCAD community. Show your SCAD pride through creations that demonstrate the resilience of our spirit in the face of challenges, and unite the SCAD family around the world. Artwork must be created by a currently enrolled SCAD student.
$1,500 | SCAD Alumni Spirit Award
Friendship. Hope. Joy. Family. Heart. The reimagined SCAD Spirit award recognizes artwork that embodies the attributes of the SCAD community. Show your SCAD pride through creations that demonstrate the resilience of our spirit in the face of challenges, and unite the SCAD family around the world. Artwork must be created by a SCAD alumnus or alumna.
$1,000 | SCAD Student Best in Show Award
Artwork must be created by a currently enrolled SCAD student.
$1,000 | SCAD Alumni Best in Show Award
Artwork must be created by a SCAD alumnus or alumna.
$800 | SCAD Student People's Choice Award
Voice your choice! Judges will select the top four entries to post on the @scaddotedu Instagram and followers will vote on their favorite. The artwork with the most votes will win. Artwork must be created by a currently enrolled SCAD student.
$800 | SCAD Alumni People's Choice Award
Voice your choice! Judges will select the top four entries to post on the @scaddotedu Instagram and followers will vote on their favorite. The artwork with the most votes will win. Artwork must be created by a SCAD alumnus or alumna.
$200 Ex Libris gift card
High School First Place
Artwork must be created by a currently enrolled high school student.
$100 Ex Libris gift card
High School Second Place
Artwork must be created by a currently enrolled high school student.
$50 Ex Libris gift card
High School Third Place
Artwork must be created by a currently enrolled high school student.
Rules
To be eligible for SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival prizes, abide by the following rules and regulations.
Participation
The university continues to prioritize the health and well-being of the SCAD community above all else. For the safety of all participants and in keeping with social distancing protocols, artwork must be completed exclusively by the submitting artist and without in-person assistance from outside parties or collaborators. Only one entry per artist will be judged.
Media
Only 2D artistic mediums will be considered.
- Digital art
- Drawing (including chalk)
- Mixed media
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
Any 3D content will not be judged and will result in disqualification. For questions regarding permissible media, email [email protected].
Accepted mediums include:
- Acrylic
- Casein
- Chalk
- Collage
- Colored pencil
- Digital art
- Gouache
- Graphite
- Handmade paper
- Ink
- Oil
- Oil pastel
- Mixed media (all water media or oil-based media)
- Mixed media collage
- Silver or other metal point
- Watercolor
- Wax and other crayons
Prohibited mediums include:
- Costume design
- Motion graphics
- Moving animations
- Sculpture
- Short films and videos
- Sound design
Submission requirements
- File type: .jpg/.jpeg file format only
- File size: Maximum file size 8MB
- Image dimensions: Artwork can be landscape, portrait or square orientation, but the submitted image should be at least 1920 pixels on the longest edge to ensure that it displays properly online. Award eligibility is not dependent on these dimensions, but adhering to them will improve the viewing experience. Most smart phone cameras and other digital cameras meet or exceed this by default.
View image examples
- Cropping: For the best image quality, we encourage you to crop out any backgrounds or areas of the image that are not part of your artwork. Award eligibility is not dependent on cropping. Please note that a thumbnail crop of your artwork may be automatically created for the virtual sidewalk experience; clicking or tapping on the thumbnail will reveal your full artwork.
Content
Artwork submitted must be original and suitable for public and family viewing. Any artwork that contains nudity, profanity, symbols intended as political statements, explicit images, or other content deemed inappropriate by the university will be disqualified. SCAD is committed to complying with the United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.
Winners
Only participants who have correctly submitted their artwork and abided by all competition rules will be eligible to receive prizes. Winners will be announced at 3 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 23, 2020, and will be contacted by email. Prize money will be mailed to winners in the form of a check.
Official rules
For a complete set of official rules, visit the SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival competition rules.
Questions?
Email [email protected]
Artwork submissions are now closed
View the Virtual Sidewalk and take a scroll through all the kaleidoscopic creations for 2020.
High school student participants: contact Kasey Barbaree at [email protected] if you should have any questions.
Want to know about the university for creative careers?
The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited university, offering more than 100 academic degree programs in more than 40 majors across its locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia; Lacoste France, and online via SCAD eLearning.
