Savannah College of Art and Design Sand Arts Festival
Each year in May, the Savannah College of Art and Design holds its annual Sand Arts Festival on beautiful Tybee Island. Thousands of visitors enjoy temporary sand art masterpieces created on the island's north beach. Hundreds of SCAD students compete each year for cash prizes.
2009 EVENT
On Friday, May 8, 2009 the Savannah College of Art and Design held its annual Sand Arts Festival on Tybee Island, where thousands of visitors viewed temporary sand art masterpieces created by SCAD students on the island’s north beach. Roughly 300 SCAD students competed for cash prizes.
The following is a complete list of winners (Photos courtesy of SCAD):
Sand Sculpture
- First place: “Daughter of the Ocean,” Wen-Shan Huang, graduate student, industrial design, Chaojho, Taiwan; Cheng-Fang Lee, graduate student, industrial design, Banciao, Taiwan; Chin-Sheng Lin, graduate student, industrial design, Taipei, Taiwan; Ran Wang, graduate student, design management, Beijing, China
- Second place: “Coral Reef,” Joel Nilsen, graduate student, graphic design, Blacksburg, Va.; Cristine Moonan, graduate student, graphic design, Cordova, Tenn.; Ximena Molina, M.A., graphic design, 2009, San Salvador, El Salvador; Drew Lewicki, graduate student, graphic design, Clinton Township, Mich.
- Third place: “Bracken Sand Castle,” Jonathan Nance, junior, film and television, Raleigh, N.C.; Stephanie Burns, senior, photography, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Jacob Sonk, senior, animation, San Antonio, Texas; Karl Goethert, senior, animation, Concord, Mass.
"Daughter of the Ocean" won first place in the Sand Sculpture Contest. The winning team included Wen-Shan Huang, graduate student, industrial design, Chaojho, Taiwan; Cheng-Fang Lee, graduate student, industrial design, Banciao, Taiwan; Chin-Sheng Lin, graduate student, industrial design, Taipei, Taiwan; and Ran Wang, graduate student, design management, Beijing, China.
Sand Castle
- First place: “Castle with Sticks and Shells,” Arica Wolfe, first-year, fibers, Medina, Ohio; Alex Waggoner, sophomore, graphic design, Gastonia, N.C.; Elise Lapaglia, first-year, architecture, Apopka, Fla.; Mollie Schademan, first-year, fibers, Marietta, Pa.
- Second place: “Castle in a Rock,” Joshua Buckner, senior, graphic design, Rose Hill, N.C.; Nick Leone, junior, film and television, St. Clair Shores, Mich.
- Third place: “Large Walk-Through,” Robert D. Fleming, senior, industrial design, Fayetteville, Ga.; Steven Kiley, senior, architecture, St. Michaels, Md.; Edd Dumpe, senior, architecture, Hagerstown, Md.; Michael Battjes, senior, architecture, Fennville, Mich.
"Castle with Sticks and Shells" won first place in the Sand Castle Contest. The winning team included Arica Wolfe, first-year, fibers, Medina, Ohio; Alex Waggoner, sophomore, graphic design, Gastonia, N.C.; Elise Lapaglia, first-year, architecture, Apopka, Fla.; and Mollie Schademan, first-year, fibers, Marietta, Pa.
Sand Relief
- First place: “Dragon,” Lei Zhang, graduate, animation, Beijing, China; Ji Li, B.F.A., animation, 2009, Chong Qing, China; Xiaoyan Yin, non-student participant
- Second place: “Bethany,” Lauren Rinaldi, junior, fashion, Fairfield, Conn.; Corey Handschuch, junior, architecture, Livingston, N.J.
- Third place: “Roller Coaster,” Taylor Sill, senior, architecture, Arlington, Va.; Jeff Masters, junior, visual effects, Wexford, Pa.
"Dragon" won first place in the Sand Relief Contest. The winning team included Lei Zhang, graduate student, animation, Beijing, China; Ji Li, B.F.A., animation, 2009, Chong Qing, China; and Xiaoyan Yin.
Wind Sculpture
- First place: “Mobile Pieces Bombshell,” Sebastian Campos, sophomore, industrial design, Mexico City, Mexico
- Second place: “Bicycle Wheels,” Danielle Kanastab, junior, industrial design, Cleveland, Ohio; Claire Lorman, sophomore, industrial design, Washington, D.C.; Kyle Lawson, senior, industrial design, Detroit, Mich.; David Shapiro, senior, industrial design, St. Cloud, Minn.
- Third place: “Doors with Curtains,” Katy Hall, senior, metals and jewelry, Austin, Texas; Morgan Murphy, senior, architecture, Valparaiso, Ind
"Mobile Pieces Bombshell" won first place in the Wind Sculpture Contest. The winning entry was created by Sebastian Campos, sophomore, industrial design, Mexico City, Mexico.
Gray’s Reef Best Underwater Creature Contest
- First place: “Big Eyed Fish,” Jason Daenzey; Lori Sefton; Jennifer Sefton
- Second place: “Shark in the Reef,” Kyle Narkiewicz, junior, industrial design, Hershey, Pa.; Jake Hood, senior, industrial design, Woodbine, Md.
- Third place: “Shark and Life Raft,” Ted Vitale, graduate student, architecture, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Mandee Mallance; Bennett Walton, senior, film and television, Alpharetta, Ga.; Jackie Livelli, senior, interior design, Indian Harbour Beach, Fla.
"Big Eyed Fish" won first place in the Gray's Reef Underwater Sea Creature Contest. The winning team included Jason Daenzey, Lori Sefton and Jennifer Sefton.
2008 EVENT
The 2008 Sand Arts Festival was held on Friday, May 2, 2008 at Tybee Island. More than 300 SCAD students competed in the popular fun event.
The following is a complete list of winners:
(Photo Images by Wayne C. Moore, Savannah College of Art and Design)
Sand Sculpture
First place: "Armor-plated Whale," Elizabeth Winnel, illustration, Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada; Will Penny, painting, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; Jonathan Yoerger, printmaking, Carmel, Ind.
Second place: "Octopus," Alyssa Couturier, fashion, Griswold, Conn.; Jesse Herndon, painting, Starkville, Miss.
Third place: "Alligator," Matt Rutenbar, animation, West Chester, Pa.; Allison De La Cruz, fashion, Crystal Lake, Ill.; Amanda Harding, interior design, Middleboro, Mass.; Capucine Gros, painting, Shanghai, China
Sand Castle
First place: "Castle Ruin," Thomas Michael Battjes, architecture, Fennville, Mich.; Robert Fleming, industrial design, Fayetteville, Ga.; Yanni Davros, animation, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Second place: "Drip Castle," Jazzmyn Howington, illustration, Navarre, Fla.; Jesse Bruch, interactive design and game development, Fanwood, N.J.; Kathryn Infererra, advertising design, Middletown, Conn.
Third place: "Tall Castle," Brian Bremges, undecided, Scitate, R.I.; Corey Koberna, graphic design, Chagrin Falls, Ohio; Jon Cooper, undecided, Tyrone, Ga.; Jake Shealy, film and television, Fayetteville, Ga.
Sand Relief
First place: "Medallion with Three Heads," Golda Farrell, fibers, Wilmington, N.C.; Merisha Lemmer, illustration, Occidental, Calif.
Second place: "Yin Yang Dolphins," Lei Zhang, animation, Beijing, China and wife, Xiaoyan Yin; Ji Li, animation, Chong Qing, China.
Third place: "Crab with Shell," Matthew Orlando, interactive design and game development, Tavenier, Fla.; Jade Nellans, illustration, Atlas, Mich; Pat Purcell, sequential art, Apple Valley, Minn.
Wind Sculpture
First place: "Seagulls-Ocean-Fish," Janie Stamm, animation, Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Second place: "Red Kite in the Sky," Benjamin Washington, undecided, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Third place: "Reflective Mirrors," Alexandra Coward, graphic design, Miami; Alexander Jones, interactive design and game development, Blythewood, S.C.
Gray's Reef Sea Creature Contest Winners
First place: "Octopus," Alyssa Couturier, fashion, Griswold, Conn.; Jesse Herndon, painting, Starkville, Miss.
Second place: "Armor-plated Whale," Elizabeth Winnel, illustration, Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada; Will Penny, painting, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; Jonathan Yoerger, printmaking, Carmel, Ind.
Third place: "King Neptune," Ben Elio, animation, Weaverville, N.C.; Donald West, animation, Windsor, Conn.; Andrew Dicharry, broadcast design and motion graphics, Indian Trail, N.C.
About the college
Named one of Kaplan's "25 cutting-edge schools with an eye toward the future," the Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., and in Lacoste, France. Undergraduate and graduate degree programs also are offered online through SCAD-eLearning. The college offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Fine Arts and Master of Urban Design degrees. For more information about the college, visit www.scad.edu.
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