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 2024, the community rallied to support 138 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 on June 15, 2024. All works were on display at 16 Augusta Street through July 12. Come see what artists can accomplish in record time for 2025!
2024 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.
Exhibition Committee Awards
A selection of notable pieces chosen by the MAC staff
Current Recycling Bins: 2023 Winners
Take a stroll down Main Street and view this outdoor gallery of local artists!
Meredith Skinner
1st Place
Desiree Smith
2nd Place
Keith Grace
3rd Place
Marty Epp-Carter
4th Place
Diane Kilgore Condon
5th Place
David Gerhard
6th Place
Jeffery Byrd
7th Place
Ann Ricker
8th Place
2025 Juror
Anna Dean
Anna G. Dean is an interdisciplinary artist working in large-scale sculpture, installation, video, and mixed media. She began her career in Art Education, with a focus on Contemporary Art and Arts Integration. She worked with the Art21 Educators program in NYC, as well as the SmartArts program in Greenville SC. She went on to complete her MFA at Winthrop University, where she currently coordinates the CreatorSpace technology lab.
Anna’s work has been exhibited at Casa-Museu Abel Salazar in Porto, Portugal, the Mint Museum, the McColl Center, the Brooklyn Collective, Redux Gallery, and Miami Art Week. Anna has public art installations in various locations throughout the Southeast including Atrium Health, Levine Children’s Hospital, and upcoming projects with the Charlotte Area Transit System and Eastland Park. She has been an artist-in-residence at the McColl Center, Penland School of Craft, and was awarded a project space at Goodyear Arts. She was awarded the 2024 Individual Artist Fellowship through the South Carolina Arts Commission. Anna’s studio is located at Loso Studios in Charlotte NC. She currently lives in Fort Mill, SC with her husband and son.