10/25/2025
Congratulations to the winners of VisionGreenwood’s 2025 AI Art Competition, presented by Comcast.
This year’s statewide competition celebrated the intersection of creativity and technology under the theme “Life Through A Eyes.”
A total of $1,000 in awards was presented to student and adult artists from across South Carolina.
AI Category Awards — judged by GPT-5 (OpenAI), Gemini 1.5 (Google DeepMind), and Claude 3 (Anthropic):
Elementary/Middle School: Lee Chadwick — “Life through the Outside Robot” — Copilot — Cherokee Trail Elementary — Abbeville
High School: Kayla Lindsey — “Aeyes” — Adobe Firefly — Academy for the Arts, Science, & Technology — Myrtle Beach
College/Adult: TNya Bryant — “Through the Eye, Infinity” — Microsoft Copilot — Lander University — Greenwood
Lakelands Emerging Technology Council Awards:
Elementary/Middle: Lee Chadwick — Abbeville
High School: Jiana DeLeon — “Wonder” — Midjourney — Greenwood High School — Greenwood
College/Adult: Lesley Etherson — “Biotechno Genesis” — Midjourney — Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology — Myrtle Beach
People’s Choice Awards:
Elementary/Middle: Lee Chadwick — Abbeville
High School: Cole Williamson — “Mechanical & Natural, Intertwined” — Adobe Firefly — Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology — Myrtle Beach
College/Adult: Prima Patel — “The Light of the Sea” — Skywork AI — Lander University — Easley
Honorable Mentions:
Kendall Williamson — “Lost in Transmission” — ChatGPT — Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology — Myrtle Beach
Emmeline Cribb — “Cybernetic Sight” — Adobe Firefly — Academy for the Arts, Science, & Technology — Myrtle Beach
Shawn White — “Binary Reflection” — Lovart — Calhoun Falls Charter School — Calhoun Falls
Arya Calhoun — “The Children of Starlight” — ChatGPT — Greenwood High — Greenwood
In 2022, VisionGreenwood made history by hosting the world’s first AI Art Competition, and the program has since grown into a statewide event that continues to inspire creativity and innovation.
Special thanks to Comcast for serving as the presenting sponsor, and to Tiffani Fayall, who represented Comcast and shared powerful remarks about creativity and community.
We also extend our appreciation to the Lakelands Emerging Technology Council for its leadership in advancing digital innovation across the region, and to the The Arts Center of Greenwood and iMAGINE Lakelands STEAM Festival for including the AI Art Competition as part of its annual celebration of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.
Finally, we thank Lander University for illuminating Uptown Greenwood with digital projections of student artwork leading up to the show and Greenwood Capital for your continued support of the arts and technology.
