It was another awesome display of talent among our high school students. Out of 555 entries in the two categories above, two individuals came away with the GRAND PRIZE of $5,000 each! Congratulations to Lane Preston, a Senior at Jersey Village (Alana Jordan-teacher) who won 1st place and $5,000 in Photography. First place in Electronic [...]
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Saturday: Check in time is 10-4:00. The least wait time is usually mid day. Regardless of when you come, the weather promises to be awesome! Sunday: The judges do their work from 8am-noon, The award ceremony is from 4-5:30, and then all art is picked up from 5:30-7:00pm.Congratulations to all 555 entries and the 128 [...]
The check in time Saturday is 10-4. Since this isn’t our first rodeo, but year #12, let me share one common sense observation. The worst time to check in is in the first 30 minutes because: >Everyone wants to be first and it is crowded >The staff is doing it for the first time (of [...]
Congratulations! We look forward to seeing the art and handing out $25,000 in prize money. All art must be brought in Saturday between 10 and 4 and picked up Sunday between 5:30 and 7. Everyone (students, parents, teachers, administrators, and friends) is invited to the Award Ceremony to cheer you on Sunday from 4-5:30 Category [...]
Pictures of the winning twenty entries for Painting & Mixed Media are now posted. I had to do a double take when I saw who the judges had declared the FIRST PLACE winners in the Painting and Mixed Media contests. Two different people with the same last name. A special congratulations to our first place [...]
Saturday (28th) >10-4pm All art entries to be submitted (pick up T-Shirts) >4:30-5:30 Public viewing of all 350 art entries Sunday (29th) >9:00-12:00 Judging (closed to public) >12-4:00 Preparation of ceremonies, calling winners, preparing checks, and assembling art by teachers or students for release (closed to public) >4:00-5:30 Award ($25,000) Ceremony (open to public) >5:30-7:00 [...]
Thanks and congratulations to everyone. We look forward to seeing all of your works this coming Saturday-Sunday and then awarding $25,000 in prize money! 1-There were a total of 351 entries: 201 Mixed Media and 150 Painting. 2-The high school with the most entries is John Cooper 3-Christie Skinner was the teacher with the most [...]
This year we will have three AWARD ceremonies instead of one. The format has been revamped to be as efficient and easy as possible: 1-On line entry for five days (see dates to the left) 2-Bring art in Oct. 29th 3-Pick art up Oct. 30th! The top ten winners in each category will have to [...]
There are several changes for our 12th year. The GOOD NEWS is that there will still be SIX CATEGORIES. The PRIZE MONEY will be the same- no cutting back on your prize money. And there will be THREE “Heart In Art Awards” because there will be THREE award ceremonies…… 1-Painting & Mixed Media A-Submit Application [...]
We have a series of meetings in August to finalize our plans for the 12th season of Culture Shapers. Our first meeting is August 3rd wherein we will meet with Administrators and teachers to review plans, changes, and expectations for the 2011-12 school year. We will post that Visual Art schedule no later than August [...]
Dozens of pictures are on the web under “11th-annual-visual-arts-banquet-december-8th-2010” (right hand column in red- 6th point dow), or the direct link is- http://picasaweb.google.com/cultureshapers10/CultureShapersBanquet2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCL-Ejpusqf_rTA&feat=directlink#
The winners are now posted, and we will have PICTURES of the evening within the next few days. Congratulations to Donna Reedy (Teacher Of The Year) and Mary Lou Johnson (Administrator Of The Year). It’s time to unwind, get in the Christmas and holiday season, and reflect on the year. We’re still here and that’s [...]
We now have about two dozen tickets left for the 11th Annual Culture Shapers Awards Banquet- $25pp. First come first serve! Shirley Acres Banquet venue. Wednesday, December 8th. Viewing of the winning art begins at 6:00. Dinner served at 6:30. Program begins at 7:30. The event is at Shirley Acres- http://www.shirleyacres.com/ There is a map [...]
On December 8th there will be six students (one from each of the six categories) find out that they have won FIRST PLACE. When they get a check for $5,000 this will be known: 5 of the winners come from only 2 ISD’s! We also have six people winning $2,500 in SECOND PLACE, which come [...]
As you know, we are moving from the 1,200 seat Geiger Center For Performing Art, without dinner, to a 300 seat venue with dinner at Shirley Acres. Thus tickets FREE and EASY to get are now $25 and HARD to get. 1-Winners each get a FREE TICKET (60)*** 2-Winners can BUY ($25 each)no more than [...]
