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About the Visual Arts Contest...

The annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Contest enables student artists to compete for more than $70,000 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. Entry forms will be e-mailed to the teacher after online registration. Teachers or students deliver and pickup the entries at the drop-off location at Westfield High School.

Each year, the Culture Shapers Volunteer Staff receive about 1,500 entries! This year, jurying will take place on Sunday, October 31st. The top ten finalists in each category are personally invited to the exclusive Awards Banquet on Wednesday, December 8th at Shirley Acres, where the winners are finally announced before a live audience!

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, 2010

Visual Arts – Year # 11

Published by Ernie August 22nd in Visual Arts Contest.

Welcome back! Many of you are more than familair with Culture Shapers. Many of you are richer becuase of Culture Shapers. Start checking out the RULES, entry dates, and specific information as you navigate the website. While the economy is tough and we are short of our needed budget, we are going to make the [...]

Welcome To YVOH 2010-11

Published by Ernie August 22nd in Young Voices of Houston.

The New Rules: 1-$25 entry fee 2-Limited to first 12 that are approved with registration fee each month 3-Awards are $525 1st place, $325 2nd place, $125 3rd place and $25 for 4-12th place. In other words you CAN’T LOSE! 4-An individual will be able to enter a maximum of 3x and it can be [...]

Dates Announced

Published by Ernie August 17th in Visual Arts Contest.

We will decide on prize money and categories on the 23rd of August; however, the calendar details of the 11th annual Culture Shapers Awards Banquet (yes banquet) are as follows: >On Line Entry Period Oct. 1- 20 >Entry day………………….October 30th (Westfield High School) >Judging-art pick up….October 31st >Probation period…..….Nov. 3-5 (Wed-Fri) >Due Diligence……………Nov. 8-13 (Mon-Sat) [...]

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