Prizes and rules
SCAD undergraduate students, graduate students, alumni, and high school students compete in their respective categories, judged by art and design professionals, for coveted cash prizes.
Sidewalk Arts Festival workshops
Attend one or both of the following sidewalk art workshops to master your chalking skills and prepare to win this year's Sidewalk Arts Festival!
Materials needed: Sidewalk chalk
Friday, April 11
Noon to 3 p.m.
Wallin Hall, Room 106
Friday, April 18
1-3 p.m.
Wallin Hall, Room 106
SCAD student spirit award
$3,000
Spring has sprung, and the SCAD Spirit Award celebrates the creativity and pride of our community! This category honors artwork that brings Art the Bee to life, capturing the energy, innovation, and vibrancy of SCAD. Whether Art is buzzing through a bold new world or showcasing school spirit in a fresh way, this award recognizes pieces that embody the heart of the hive.
SCAD alumni spirit award
$3,000
Spring has sprung, and the SCAD Spirit Award celebrates the creativity and pride of our community! This category honors artwork that brings Art the Bee to life, capturing the energy, innovation, and vibrancy of SCAD. Whether Art is buzzing through a bold new world or showcasing school spirit in a fresh way, this award recognizes pieces that embody the heart of the hive.
Georgia Power award
$2,000
Reliability is the foundation of trust, strength, and resilience. The GA Power Award honors artwork that explores the theme of reliability — whether through steady friendships, enduring traditions, the forces of nature, or something uniquely personal. Artists are encouraged to interpret what reliability means to them and bring their vision to life in bold, creative ways.
Best of Show
$1,200
Graduate Student Award
$700
SCAD student (individual)
First place: $1,000
Second place: $800
SCAD students (group)
First place: $1,000
Second place: $800
SCAD alumni
First place: $1,000
Second place: $800
High school students
First place: $200 Ex Libris gift card
Second place: $100 Ex Libris gift card
Third place: $50 Ex Libris gift card
Contest rules
- All current student participants must check in at the chalk distribution tent upon arrival at the park. Failure to check in at the chalk distribution tent will result in disqualification of that square.
- Each drawing must remain within the designated square area.
- No spray fixatives may be used.
- In addition to chalk distributed by SCAD, participants may bring their own chalk. All materials must be temporary and washable with soap and water. No 3D paint or non-chalk materials will be permitted. The use of any prohibited materials will result in immediate disqualification.
- Drawing on buildings, trees, or any surface other than assigned squares is not permitted.
- The primary design of a square must be created in chalk.
- No materials may be used that emit offensive odors or cause potential annoyances to other artists or festivalgoers.
- Three-dimensional elements may be incorporated into square designs. These must not exceed the square area, cannot exceed 2 feet in height, and must be removed by the artist no later than 5 p.m.
- The festival is a family event. Any artwork that contains nudity, profanity, or other content deemed inappropriate by festival officials will be removed.
- Only students who have registered for the competition will be eligible to receive prize money.
- Judges or festival officials can disqualify artists for failure to adhere to any of the above guidelines.
For more information, email [email protected].