Sand Arts Festival 2013: The sands of time
The winners of the 2013 Sand Arts Festival were announced and the entirety of Tybee Island has been transformed. The beach hosted hundreds of artists, alumni, and interested onlookers, gathering inspiration from the droves of talented university students scattered along the beach.
But let’s get to what really matters in any competition: the announcement of the victors.
Sand Relief:
First Place — T-Rex Dig: Chris Alfaro, B.F.A. illustration, 2013, Frankfort, Ky.; John Sutherland, B.F.A. illustration, Savannah, Ga.; Chock Bun Lam, B.F.A. illustration, Hong Kong; Cory Brangman, B.F.A. visual effects, Paget, Bermuda
Second Place — Sun Fell Down on Tybee: Alexandra Jeffers, B.F.A. industrial design, Maineville, Ohio; Kaela Proctor, B.F.A. industrial design, Sebastopol, Calif.; Heidi Blair, B.F.A. furniture design, Athens, Ala.; Hyeonji Kim, B.F.A. illustration, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Third Place — Broseidon: Ty Coyle, B.F.A. animation, Huntingtown, Md.; Chris Folea, B.F.A. visual effects, Gainesville, Ga.; Ashley Farlow, B.F.A. animation, Sophia, N.C.; David Charvat, B.F.A. visual effects, Mentor, Ohio
Sand Sculpture:
First Place — Merman: Jose Matheu, B.F.A. animation, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Sofia Fernandez, B.F.A. writing, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Second Place — Impaling the Hammer: Addie Babcock, B.F.A. production design, Macon, Ga.; Denali Free, B.F.A. advertising, New Market, Md.; Alex Jamroz, B.F.A. architecture, Birmingham, Ala.; Lillian Mueller, B.F.A. graphic design, Fayetteville, Ga.
Third Place — Easter Island Head: Matthew Spinner, B.F.A. architecture, Bound Brook, N.J.; Jessica Boyer, B.F.A., interior design, 2012; M.F.A. interior design, Longwood, Fla.; Brad Nobbe, B.F.A. architecture, Batesville, Ind.; Lauren Prefer, B.F.A. architecture, Massapequa, N.Y.
Grays Reef:
First Place — Merman: Jose M. Matheu, B.F.A. animation, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Sofia Fernandez, B.F.A. writing, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Second Place — Harold Seahorse: Morgan Fromme, B.F.A. motion media design, Louisville, Colo.; Taylor Vennel, B.F.A. graphic design, Powder Springs, Ga.; Jamie Gray, B.F.A. film and television, Delray Beach, Fla.
Third Place — Otters: JoJo Boling, B.F.A. fashion, Westerville, Ohio; Tori Walls, B.F.A. photography, Port St. Lucie, Fla.; Justin Chan, B.F.A. photography, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Emily Oot, B.F.A. fashion, Munnsville, N.Y.
Sand Castle:
First Place — The Long and Winding Road: Zach Brown, B.F.A. architecture, Albemarle, N.C.; Jonathan Walker, B.F.A. architecture, Houston, Texas; Josh Schwartz, B.F.A. production design, Plainview, N.Y.; Evan Kuester, B.F.A. architecture, Alexandria, Va.
Second Place — Zen: Natalie Falcone, B.F.A. graphic design, West Chester, Pa.; Tim Markwardt, M.Arch 2011, Glen Mills, Pa.
Third Place — The Hive: Paige Cano, B.F.A. advertising, Conyers, Ga.; Bruce Sampson, B.F.A. animation, Richmond, Texas; Amanda Bullen, B.F.A. interior design, Elmhurst, Ill.; Grant Whitsitt, B.F.A. animation, Jackson, Tenn.
Wind Sculpture:
First Place — Sun Mill: Andrew Maynard, B.F.A. visual effects student, Norfolk, Va.; John Sibert, B.F.A. interactive design and game development, Raleigh, N.C.; Morgan Murphy, B.F.A. motion media design, College Station, Texas
Second Place — Silver Red Machine: Zoe Leung, B.F.A. historic preservation, Hong Kong
Third Place — Flashing Squares: Hunter Pope, B.F.A. architecture, Winder, Ga.; Ryan Bacha, professor of architecture
Spirit Award:
Third Place — The Hive: Paige Cano, B.F.A. advertising, Conyers, Ga.; Bruce Sampson, B.F.A. animation, Richmond, Texas; Amanda Bullen, B.F.A. interior design, Elmhurst, Ill.; Grant Whitsitt, B.F.A. animation, Jackson, Tenn.
