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About the Visual Arts Contest...

The annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Contest enables student artists to compete for more than $85,000 in cash prizes in seven categories... drawing, painting, electronic media, mixed media, film, photography and sculpture. The contest takes place in the Fall, and is open to all High School Students in Harris, Waller, Liberty, Chambers, Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties.

Students receive a commemorative t-shirt with their entry fee of $15. Entry forms are downloaded from the website and parents, students or teachers deliver the entries to the drop-off location.

Each year, the Culture Shapers Volunteer Staff receive about 1,500 entries! This year, jurying took place on three Sundays in January. The top ten finalists in each category are personally invited to the exclusive Awards Night, where the winners are finally announced!

About the Culture Shapers Jurying Process...

Culture Shapers jurors are a combination of educators and professionals, who come highly recommended to us by other notable organizations, such as the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE), as well as others. Many of our jurors have experience both in and out of the classroom, which gives them a unique and valuable perspective on evaluating student artwork. Click here to read more about the Culture Shapers jurying process.

The Visual Arts Awards Ceremony

Click here for details about the Visual Arts Awards Ceremony!

About Young Voices of Houston...

In 2005, Culture Shapers expanded into the performing arts, with the Young Voices of Houston performing arts contest. Featuring ten to twelve of the top vocalists from area high schools, Young Voices provides these talented students the opportunity to perform vocal works for a live audience and compete for cash prizes! Young Voices of Houston competitions are held several times throughout the year. Click here to learn more about Young Voices of Houston!

Archive for August, 2006

FIFTEEN DAYS AWAY

We are now just fifteen days away from when we get to see you perform.. You can change your song at any time before the 15th; however, you should let us know if you’re doing a new song so we can post it. Song selection is sometimes the difference in winning or not! Also, be […]

September Is Here!

Have you gotten started on that art piece that might put some money in your pocket? We’re just 58 days away from deadline for all entries being due, except Sculpture which must be entered on October 20th! Be sure and read the rules! Last year ceramic sculpture entries dropped off. Bring anything, wood sculpture, clay, […]

Entry forms are posted for the Visual Arts Contest

Click here to download the entry form for the 2006 Visual Arts Contest! The entry period is October 23-28 so get your entries ready!

Fourteen for the Fifteenth!

Klein ISD seems to always send the most people. GO KLEIN (10 entries)! The contest is open to anyone in Region IV. For September 15th we have 5 from Klein Collins, 3 from Klein Forest, 1 from Klein Oak, Klein, Lamar, College park, Cy-Woods, and Cy-Fair. The grade level mix has 2 Freshmen, 4 Sophmore, […]

Contestant #14 for September 15th

JESSICA PEREZ is a Sophomore at Klein Collins. She has been singing for a very long time! She’s very active in choir and does many shows outside of school and plans to audition for our musical “Beauty and the Beast.” She really loves to play the piano, having played for almost 12 years now. She […]

Contestant #13 for September 15th

HANNAH MILLER is a sophmore at Klein Collins Hannah Miller is a sophomore at Klein Collins High School. She is very active in her choir and is beginning to become active in theater. She recently performed in Bye Bye Birdie with ACE theater. As a freshman she placed 6th at Pre-Are auditions and was 1st […]

Contestant #12 for September 15th

LOUIS ADAMS-DIAZ is a senior at College Park High School in Conroe. When he was 8 he signed up for a choir called the Houston Childrens Chorus. In that choir is where my vocal abilities shined. He has traveled all around in the world singing for different people including Bill Clinton and the current president […]

INSPIRE THE DESIRE OPPORTUNITY!

Buddy Gurganus contacted me today saying they were in need of some “Junior Performers” (under age 19) to try out over the next three weeks for a nationally televised pereformance in late September. If interested contact them at 281-288-9664 or check their website at www.libertyassociates.net. We have no affiliation with this entity other than helping […]

Contestant #11 for September 15th

CHARLOTTE BYRD is in the Sophomore at Klein Collins High School where she is active in choir, orchestra and drama. She was voted Outstanding Musician in the Freshman A Cappella Choir last spring and Outstanding Soloist in both their UIL competition & D/C Festival competition in South Padre Island. Charlotte enjoys musical theater and recently […]

Contestant #10 for September 15th

JACKSON PERRIN is a freshman at Klein Collins. He has been singing most of his life, two years with the Houston Boys Choir, and over 30 Musicals at venues such as the Houston Grand Opera, TUTS, Main Street Theater, Cy-Fair College, Klein Collins H.S., HFAC, and Playhouse 1960. He is happy to be making his […]

Contestant #9 for September 15th

SOFIA BUITRAGO is a senior year at Klein Forest. She is in her school’s production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” as Lucy. She is also the Choir’s president and Editor-in-Chief of her school’s newspaper. Her love of singing is what brings her in front of you again. Sofia spent 8 weeks this summer […]

Thanks, Sherry Morris-Imhoff!

We’re going to give the Essay Contest another try, thanks to Sherry at New Caney. We’ll begin small and if the participation grows, who knows? Here are the rules. Simply email me a one page, single-spaced essay with your name, high school, a teacher you’d like to recognize, and your grade level by 5pm Friday, […]

Get the Word Out!

We are happy to come into your school and make a presentation to visual art teachers- especially those that are new. Be sure to get acquainted with the rules for each of the seven categories: there’s $11,250 given away in each category! We also give an award for the Teacher of the Year. If you […]

Contestant #8 for September 15th

JESSICA VAN DONGEN is a senior at Klein Collins High School. She was born in South Africa, but the US is now her home. Jessica is actively involved in choir, theatre, and speech and debate. This will be Jessica’s 4th year to compete in the Texas AllState Choir competition. Both theatre and musical theatre are […]

64 Days and Counting!

Sculpture entries have to be submitted in just ONE DAY… Friday, October 20th. So, you have 64 days to come up with a piece that makes a statement that could make you $5,000! The other six categories may be turned in over a six-day period, October 23-28. So, if you plan to enter a work […]


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