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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 six categories... drawing, painting, electronic media, mixed media, 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 $20. 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 will take place on Sunday, November 2nd. 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 October, 2008

ENTRY DAY!

Saturday, November 1st from 8 am to 7pm at WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL! Bring your art to 16713 Ella Blvd which is three blocks south of 1960 on Ella. Look for the CultureShapers sign. You then pick up your art the next day, Sunday from 3-7pm. Good luck to all!

Welcome Geomark Survey!

The November 11th Semi Final is being sponsored by Geomark Survey! Geomark consults with several software companies, designing innovative ways to map existing and proposed pipeline and gathering systems. Geomark has been operating since 2004 and is currently contracted with El Paso Energy designing a 130 mile expansion pipeline through PA and NJ. We thank [...]

9th Annual Awards Cermony

We are back at the Geiger Center for Performing Art on November 20th where we will honor the best high school artists in the area, and handing out checks for tens of thousands of dollars. You can be a ROW SPONSOR for $300 which allows you to donate to the cause, get two tickets, and [...]

ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT

In the midst of finishing your pieces for entry don’t forget to check out where it is you are going! Westfield High School on Ella Blvd. just South of 1960. And all those rules, form, and $20 too! But, you could win $5,000 too!

Saturday- November 1st!

Teachers and or administrators brining in art for your students:
1-Have your total entry count ready
2-Have t-shirt size count ready
3-Check entries for appropriate category and size limits
4-We need the ‘best phone number’ for student & teacher
who are doing Sunday pick up so we can call and save
you [...]

ONE WEEK LEFT!

Next Saturday is the lone entry day for the CultureShapers Visual Art contest for our 9th year. Bring your art in on Saturday (8 am to 7pm) and pick it up the next day Sunday (3-7pm). The 90 people (top 15 in 6 categories) who make it to the finals will be called around 2:30 [...]

TEN DAYS LEFT!

November is just around the corner and the entry day awaits an estimated 1,300 entries in the 9th annual CultureShapers Visual Art Contest. More than $75,000 in prize money is on the line and will be presented three weeks later on November 20th at the Geiger Center for Performing Art. Entry period is ONE DAY, [...]

2008 T-Shirt Design Contest Results

Congratulations to Luis Flores from Seven Lakes High School in Katy ISD for winning the 2008 Culture Shapers T-Shirt Contest!
» Click here for the results of the online voting!

Only 21 Days Left!

Seven Important questions to being ready to win $5,000 or more!
1-Have you thoroughly read the rules?
2-Do you know what the entry day is?
3-Do you know where the drop off location is?
4-Have you downloaded an entry form?
5-Do you know what the entry fee is?
6-Have you allocated a few days to finish ahead of time?
7-Do you know [...]

YVOH Semi Final- Nov. 11

The November 11th semi final is now closed as wew have fourteen performers. COme watch them and then sign up for the next ones. Experience the experience.
1-Josh Kerlin is a senior at Cinco Ranch. Josh Kerlin is in his fourth year in the varsity choir and third year and the Bravo show choir. He has [...]

A Klein ISD Sweep!

The first YVOH semi-finals saw Tyce Green from Klein win 3rd place and $200. Second place went to Rebekah Howell at Klein ($300), and first place went to Bethany Trevino from Klein Collins. Congratulations to all eleven performers, of which NINE may now apply for the October 21st semi final as Rebekah and Bethany automatically [...]

Only 28 Days Remain!

November 1st is the ONE DAY that you can submit one of your creative art pieces, or six pieces (one per category) and potentially pick up a check for $5,000 twenty days later! FIVE THOUSAND! Highly and without a doubt most improbable, but, TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE…………..you could pick up six checks totaling $30,000! Now tell me, [...]