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 DATES & TIMES!

Nov 1: Entry Period (8a - 6p)
Nov 2: Judging Day (8a - 3p)
Nov 2: Entry Pickup! (3p - 7p)
Nov 3: Top Fifteen Announced - 48 Hour Probationary Period
Nov 5-10: Due Diligence Phone Verification
Nov 10: Top Ten Announced
Nov 20: Awards Ceremony!

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2008 ENTRY FORM

The entry form will be posted right here when it is ready. We are working to accept online entries this year.

The Prizes!

Grand Prize: $5,000
Second Place: $2,500
Third Place: $1,500
Fourth Place: $1,000
Fifth Place: $500
6th thru 10th: $250

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 may be downloaded from the website and parents, students or teachers deliver and pickup the entries at 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 will be personally invited to the exclusive Awards Night, where the winners will be 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.

2007 Entries: 1,377

Drawing: 351
Electronic Media: 163
Film: 55
Mixed Media: 259
Painting: 161
Photography: 276
Sculpture: 112

2003 Drawing Winners


Grand Prize: $5,000
"Inside of an Umbrella"
Emily Lacy
Cy-Springs HS
Cy-Fair ISD


2nd Place: $2,500
"Ropose"
Jie Lian
Stratford HS
Spring Branch ISD


3rd Place: $1,500
"Overcome with Possibility"
Bradley Conklin
Carver HS
Aldine ISD


4th Place: $1,000
"Grandfather"
Eunji Hwang
Memorial HS
Spring Branch ISD


5th Place: $500
"Reason of Hope"
Kristina Gray
Clear Brook HS
Clear Creek ISD


6th Place: $100
"Light of Faith"
Tabitha Youngblood
Kingwood HS
Humble ISD


7th Place: $100
"Le Champs"
Britta Hazel
Tomball HS
Tomball ISD


8th Place: $100
"Snails"
Mario Norton
Jersey Village HS
Cy-Fair ISD


9th Place: $100
"Passage of Time"
Kevin Lee
Memorial HS
Spring Branch ISD


10th Place: $100
"Mitosis"
Lindsey Orlando
Memorial HS
Spring Branch ISD



Honorable Mention (in alphabetic order)


"Still Life"
Andrew Archer
Stratford HS
Spring Branch ISD


"Cry of a Mad Man"
Jonathan Armstrong
Cy-Springs HS
Cy-Fair ISD


"Chains of the Heart"
Mark Burgess
Klein HS
Klein ISD


"Celestial Reflection"
Aysha Chauddhri
Clear Lake HS
Clear Creek ISD


"Nature's Fabric"
Ashley Doussan
Klein HS
Klein ISD


"Enter the Light"
Alice Lin
Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD


"Complications"
Khuong Pham
Kerr HS
Alief ISD


"Quick Sketch"
Andrea Rudd
Kempner HS
Fort Bend ISD


"A Life in Time"
Tamika Smith
Cy-Ridge HS
Cy-Fair ISD


"The Mess"
Joseph Wilborn
Memorial HS
Spring Branch ISD



About the Jurors...

Valerie Olsen - Associate Director and Curator of Exhibitions at the Glassell School of Art of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Formally Chief Curator and Curator of Drawings, Prints and Photographs at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Instructor at the University of New Orleans, in Drawing, Color Theory and Art History.

Robert W. Parker - Art teacher in the Brenham Independent School District for 32 years. Head of the Art Department in Brenham High School for 21 years. Certified AP Studio Art Instructor. Regional and State VASE judge.

Roberta Sajda - Painter, Photographer, and Career Art Teacher. Is currently working as a fulltime artist in her studio. As an Art Educator she was featured on the TV series, "Building Better Minds." Former Texas Secondary Art Educator of the year. Roberta was also honored with the Crystal Award for effective teaching.


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...generous donations from folks just like you, who are committed to preserving the arts for our high school students. THANK YOU for helping to keep the arts alive in our schools!