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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!

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Awards Ceremony Details

7pm, Thursday, November 20th, at the Philip K. Geiger Performing Arts Center Westfield High School The 9th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday, November 20th at 7pm at the amazing Philip K. Geiger Performing Arts Center at Westfield High School. The highlight of the annual visual arts contest is [...]

We love Culture Shapers!

Hey guys, just want to say thanks again for a wonderful art competition and opportunity for our students to be the best they can be. Culture Shapers has been a huge interest to the kids and a wonderful motivator to create. Thanks for all your hard work, we love Culture Shapers! Lisa Canorro and Students [...]

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!

Job Opportunity for Painters

Wanted – Painters! Cherry Designs, Inc. in Humble, TX is seeking skilled painters for custom glass ornaments. Flexible hours & good pay. Call David or Susan Cherry at 281.359.2399 for more details.

The 2008 Culture Shapers Wine Auction

The annual Culture Shapers wine auction, benefitting high school artists in Houston, Texas, was held on Thursday, May 15th, 2008 at the LRC Community Center in Northwest Houston. This year’s event featured an impressive array of wines, donated at cost by local wine boutique Cellar 17, and guests were treated to complimentary wines, cheese and [...]

Article: Thoughts of a Sculpture Judge

I am one of the three sculptors that judge annually for the Culture Shapers Art contest. The sculpture category contains a variety of sculpture–clay, wire, welded bronze, glass, jewelry, and fabric, basically anything 3D that does not fit into the other categories. The two other judges that accompany me in the sculpture category are Richard [...]

Public Relations Intern Wanted!

Sculptor Bridgette Mongeon is seeking a marketing/public relations intern to assist with collaboration on several projects. Many of these projects are Christian-based. Though this position has no monetary compensation it could turn into a full time paid position depending on the results that are obtained and the enthusiasm and work relationship between artist and intern. [...]

Video Intern Wanted!

Are you a creative filmmaker? A Houston artist is seeking a video intern to assist with shooting videos that will be placed on YouTube and used in marketing. Digital video camera is helpful but not necessary. Job will assist in creative collaboration on short videos, and shooting. Editing skills helpful, but not necessary. There is [...]

Watch the 8th Annual Visual Arts Awards Presentation

Didn’t get to attend the Visual Arts Awards Presentation? Here’s your chance to enjoy every high-energy, emotion-filled moment. Pop some popcorn, pull up a comfortable chair and enjoy…

More Testimonials…

I’d just like to say thank you to every contributor at this years Culture Shapers event. I had a great time and enjoyed every minute. Just being on the main stage next to such talented artists was a huge honor. So once again thank you so much to everyone who makes this contest possible and [...]

From Bob Mosier, 2008 Teacher of the Year

I fear I was too taken by surprise to really thank you all for the honor you gave me Thursday night. To be selected as Teacher of the Year from such a distinguished group of teachers such as those in attendance at the Awards Ceremony is indeed high praise. As I was meeting and chatting [...]

From Lauren Laumbach, 4th Place in Painting

I just wanted to give a big thank you to everyone from Culture Shapers. Even though I was pretty much a complete nervous wreck the entire time, my experience at the awards ceremony Thursday night was awesome. I liked that the video clips were placed in between the different categories; they were nice entertaining breaks [...]

From Tyler Hunter, Grand Prize Winner, Drawing

Hi, I thought I’d just say what a wonderful time I had at the Culture Shapers award ceremony this year. It means a lot to me that other people enjoyed my drawing and for it to be selected as a winner was a great honor. Bless Yee, who won the Danny Wood Heart in Art [...]

Photos from the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Ceremony

Check out the photos from the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Ceremony, at the Philip K. Geiger Performing Arts Center, January 31st, 2008. Click the slideshow to view the full gallery, where you can even order prints of your favorites!

HOUSTON-AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AWARDED $83,000 IN 8TH ANNUAL CULTURE SHAPERS VISUAL ART COMPETITION

HOUSTON – Jan. 31, 2008 – Seven Houston-area high school students have been selected as grand-prize winners in the eighth annual Culture Shapers visual arts competition, winning $5,000 each. With more than 1,370 entries, the competition awarded $83,000 to 71 students at a January 31 ceremony held at Westfield High School. In addition to the [...]


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Since 1988, Shawn has been active in the graphic arts community in Houston, specializing in web design, marketing and identity systems for his clients. He is the founder of LeftLane Designs, an innovative graphic design company. He and his wife, Kay, have been a part of Culture Shapers since day one, and are passionate about investing in the next generation!

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