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!

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.

The MAC Board of Directors and staff thank the following businesses for sponsoring the bins in 2021-2024: Slow Food Upstate, Duke Energy, Greenville Drive, Prisma, ReWa – Renewable Water Resources, Don and Zelma Waggoner Foundation, SynTerra, Inc. and Vicario Artisanal Liqueurs.
We also thank the following business entities for their support of this project: The Greenville Journal, Ever Green Recycling and the City of Greenville. This year’s exhibit sponsors were TD Bank and Clinkscales Chevrolet.

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.

Meredith Skinner

1st Place

Keith Grace

2nd Place

David Gerhard

3rd Place

Jessica Fields

4th place

Ryan Roth

5th place

Diane Kilgore Condon

6th place

Jenny Allen

7th place

Jen Reid

8th place

Exhibition Committee Awards

A selection of notable pieces chosen by the MAC staff

Griffin Cordell

Jean Wilson Freeman

Matteo Miles

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.