About

Flat Out Under Pressure (FOUP) is a unique collaboration between the visual arts and sound environmental practices. FOUP also creates a different exhibition and marketing opportunity for visual artists. The event begins with a 24-hour juried art-making competition where the selected winners are given the opportunity to choose two images of their work for reproduction on the eight downtown recycling bins. The winning artists also received cash prizes, and the first-place artist wins a week-long trip for two to Cortona, Italy to stay in the beautiful Villa Sant’ Andrea.

In 2025, the community rallied to support over 120 artists who took the challenge to create a complete work of art in just 24 hours. Eleven winning artists were announced during a packed reception in the MAC Gallery in June, 2025. All works were on display at 16 Augusta Street in an exhibition dedicated to the event. Come see what artists can accomplish in record time for 2026!

FOUP would not exist without the support, commitment and fantastic organizational skills of MAC Board member and visual artist Janette W. Wesley, who has been very involved in the project since its inception in 2009. Exhibit sponsors for this event are TD Bank and The Don and Zelma Waggoner Foundation.

2025 Winners

The following artists chosen by the juror will have their work displayed next calendar year on the recycling bins that line Main Street in Downtown Greenville.

Anne Nelson

1st Place

Marty Epp-Carter

2nd Place

Diane Kilgore-Condon

3rd Place

Jo Carol Mitchell-Rogers

4th place

Mark Mulfinger

5th place

Nick Ring

6th place

Shelley Cade

7th place

Lois Ordway

8th place

Exhibition Committee Awards

A selection of notable pieces chosen by the MAC staff

Jenny Allen

Orlando Corona

Current Recycling Bins: 2024 Winners

Take a stroll down Main Street and view this outdoor gallery of local artists!

Meredith Skinner

1st Place

a box with a painting of a man sitting in a chair

Keith Grace

2nd Place

a black box with a colorful design on it

David Gerhard

3rd Place

Jessica Fields

4th Place

Ryan Roth

5th Place

Diane Kilgore Condon

6th Place

a black and white box with a drawing of a bird on it

Jenny Allen

7th Place

Jen Reid

8th Place

2026 Juror

Doug McAbee

Doug McAbee learned to weld at the age of seven. While his imagination was running wild, his father taught him practical construction methods with steel. the sense of play and exploration he valued then is still with him as he creates whimsical and organic drawings and sculptures.

Doug was born in South Carolina and earned his MFA degree from Winthrop University. he is a professor of art at Lander University in Greenwood, SC. He lives in the middle of nowhere with his family and his dogs and he creates drawings and sculptures when he's not teaching. He loves waffles and running and he's rarely still.

Doug explores humor, color, and narrative in his creative work. His father was a great storyteller and Doug is interested in the power of imagery and story in his visual communication with viewers.

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