Chalk it up to greatness: Sidewalk Arts Festival 2013

The winners of the 2013 Sidewalk Arts Festival have been announced and the entirety of Forsyth Park has been transformed. The park hosted thousands of artists, parents, alumni and interested onlookers, gathering inspiration from the droves of talented SCAD students scattered along the sidewalk.

But let’s get to what really matters in any competition: the announcement of the victors.

Best in Show:

Anna Whitacre, BFA painting major, 2007 graduate from Monroe Falls, Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Awards:
First place- Adam Varga, visual effects major from Sarasota, Fla.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Place- Renuka Adhav, painting major from Atlanta

 

 

 

 

 

Third place- Dakota Hokanson, fibers major from Sandy, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Awards (group):

First place- The Moonlight Babies including Dustin Dahlman, graphic design major from Grafton, Wisc.; Kathleen Friedman, photography major from Pinehurst, N.C.; William Heffernan, animation major from Westboro, Mass.; Christopher Kinter, illustration major from Lafayette, Calif.

 

 

 

 

 

Second place- Chik’n Nugget including Nicole Errico, illustration major from Melrose, Mass. and Mirielle Jefferson, painting major from Hoover, Ala.

 

 

 

 

 

Third place- Salmon and Rizo including Simon Cooper, illustration major from Charleston, S.C. and Elizabeth Savas, fibers major from Savannah, Ga.

 

 

 

 

 

Alumni Awards:

First place- Allyssa Courtier-Herndon, BFA fashion alumna from Boston, Mass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second place- Hannah Jackson, 2007 BFA illustration alumna from Jacksonville, Fla.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third place- Adam Hamlin, 2007 graduate architecture alumnus from Raleigh, N.C.

 

 

 

 

 

Gray’s Reef Award:

Anna Whitacre, 2007 BFA painting alumna from Monroe Falls, Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drawing Minor Award:

Fan Zhou, game design major from Changsha, China

 

 

 

 

 

People’s Choice Award:

First place- Communicores including Kathryn Massey, animation major from Davie, Fla. and Katrina Tumasz, animation major from Newtown, Penn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second place- Celeste Forrette, fashion major from Ackworth, Ga.

 

 

 

 

 

Third place- Adriana Manrique, animation major from Savannah, Ga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High School Competition:

First place- Alyssa Page from Goose Creek High School in South Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second place- Summer Heschong, home schooled student from Tennessee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third place- Chandler Jernigan from Glynne Academy in Brunswick, Ga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention- Lucy Coughlin from Islands High School in Savannah, Ga.