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Winners of the Savannah Sidewalk Festival 2009

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SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Savannah College of Art and Design held its annual Sidewalk Arts Festival Saturday, April 25, in Forsyth Park. Thousands of visitors viewed temporary chalk masterpieces created on the walkways of the historic park, and more than 600 SCAD students competed for prizes. More than 135 SCAD alumni and 110 prospective students also participated in the competition.

The following is a complete list of winners:
Best in Show
Sarah Burgess, illustration, Sedley, Va.; Danielle Feliciano, illustration, Virginia Beach, Va.

Sidewalks Arts Festival Winner

SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival 2009 Best of Show

Individual Student
First Place: Wei Lai, industrial design, Sinjhuang City, Taiwan
Second Place: Allison Horner, painting, Dayton, Ohio
Third Place: Katherine Cantrell, illustration, Wooster, Ohio

Alumni
First Place: Alyssa Couturier-Atrdon, B.F.A, fashion, 2008, Boston, Mass.
Second Place: Emily Cook, B.F.A., graphic design, 2000, Edinburg, Va.
Third Place: Paige Valente, B.F.A., graphic design, 2001, Napa, Calif.

Prospective Students
First Place: Stephanie Forbes, Greenbriar High School, Evans, Ga.
Second Place: Brittain McCall, Lakeside High School, Martinez, Ga.
Third Place: Madeline Rupard, Greenbriar High School, Evans, Ga.

Group – Students
First Place: Chulwoo Han, interior design, Jeonju, South Korea; Jung Kim, undecided, Seoul, South Korea; Sung Kyung Shin, undecided, Seoul, South Korea
Second Place: Jessica Dion, illustration, Boston, Mass.; Alison Wisniewski, broadcast design and motion graphics, Cleveland, Ohio; Dhymond Nicholls, industrial design, St. Thomas, V.I.; Tyler Akers, art history, Lewisburg, W.Va.
Third Place: Lynsey Steinberg, illustration, Medford, N.J.; Kyle Miller, animation, Columbus, Ga.

Drawing Minor Award
Colin Tatum, painting, Darien, Conn.

Residence Life and Housing Award
First Place: Katherine Creasy, fibers, Florence, Ala.; Heather Bryant, illustration, Akron, Ohio
Second Place: Jimmy Fisher, broadcast design and motion graphics, Evanston, Ill.; Malorie Hepner, architecture, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Xavier Neuner, production design, Lafayette, La.

Gray’s Reef Fantastic Fishes Award
First Place: Benjamin Gabelman, undecided, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; Capucine Gros, painting, Shanghai, China; Romano Todoca, graphic design, Baia Mare, Romania
Second Place: Kok Gan, sequential art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Third Place: Samantha Fox, graphic design and photography, Suffern, N.Y.

Graduate Student Award
David Riddle, animation, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Amber Chance, illustration, Pueblo, Colo.

Free Admission Telfair Academy, Savannah

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During the week of April 27 – May 3, 2009 there is free admission at the Telfair Academy.

In 1886 the Telfair family home opened to the public as an art museum and school. It now boasts three diverse sites — the original building, the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, a National Historic Landmark building; the Owens-Thomas House, also a National Historic Landmark; and the Jepson Center for the Arts, a contemporary building which houses 20th- and 21st-century art.

Visitors can view the elegant nineteenth-century period rooms in this former Telfair family mansion, as well as the exhibitions Reframing a Perceptual Paradigm: A Jerome Meadows, Installation and Gaming Tables for Whist, Chess, and Other Amusements, at no charge.

Free week at the Telfair Academy

Sand Art Festival 2009 – on the beach at Tybee Island, Georgia

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Summer is almost here! There are many ways to enjoy the beach, and here is one. Come to the Sand Arts Festival. This competition can be a great inspiration to all sandcastle builders on the coast. Lots of SCAD students participate – so the creative sandcastles are well worth a trip. Bring your whole gang to Tybee Island for a day on the beach.

On Friday, May 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., the Sand Arts Festival will feature competitions in sand castle design, sand sculpture, sand relief and wind sculpture on Tybee Island, Ga. Contestants may work individually or in teams. Entries in the sand castle, sand sculpture and sand relief competitions are judged for creativity of concept and design, as well as excellence of craft and detail. Entries in the wind sculpture competition are evaluated according to structural development, surface decoration and ability to fly. SCAD faculty members judge all competitions.

Alyssa Couturier (B.F.A., fashion, 2008) and senior painting student Jesse Herndon won first place in the Gray’s Reef Sea Creature Contest with their “Octopus” creation.
Image courtesy of SCAD

North Charleston Arts Festival 2009

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The 2009 North Charleston Arts Festival is scheduled for May 1-May 9. The nine day art celebration draws more than 30,000 visitors every year. Individual Events begin on Friday, May 1, and continue through Saturday, May 9. The North Charleston Arts Festival is an action-packed event filled with theater and dance performances, concerts, programs for children, literary events, and multi-cultural block parties just tom mention a few.

North Charleston Arts FestivalThe Performing Arts Center and the Charleston Area Convention Center host the Main Event Weekend, Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3. Events include the eighth annual SC Palmetto Hands Juried Fine Craft Exhibition, the Lowcountry Gem & Mineral Show, music, theater, and dance performances, exhibitions of fine art, photography, and youth art, free children’s art activities and performances, Arts & Craft vendors and a Festival Food Court.

The Grand Finale will take place right at Riverfront Park with a exceptional variety of concerts and activities. Festival week culminates with a fantastic fireworks display.

Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival

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This festival always draws a huge crowd. On Saturday April 25th you can walk through beautiful Savannah to pick out your favorite sidewalk arts piece. The Savannah Sidewalk Arts festival is a arts competetion; first, second and third prize are awarded in a few different categories to the most impressive chalk masterpieces. The event takes place between Whitaker and Drayton Streets and admission is free. So bring your gang to the streets for a extraordinary art showing.
Click here for more information about Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival.
Savannah Sidewalk Arts Festival