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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
2004 Drawing Winners

Grand Prize: $5,000
"My Father"
Tianwei Yu
Spring Branch ISD
Memorial HS
Teacher: Mr Sands
JR

2nd Place: $2,500
"Dilemma"
Yuxiao Du
Pearland ISD
Pearland HS
Teacher: Virginia Olson
JR

3rd Place: $1,500
"The Perfect Pic"
Daniel Borman
Spring ISD
Westfield HS
Teacher: Carol Koenig
SR

4th Place: $1,000
"Trapped"
Tess Stilwell
Clear Creek ISD
Clear Brook HS
Teacher: Alicia Moore
JR

5th Place: $500
"Veil of Enemity"
Robert Barnes
Cy-Fair ISD
Cy-Creek HS
Teacher: Melanie Modica
JR

6th Place: $100
"The Way Out"
Roberto Mendez
Conroe ISD
Caney Creek HS
Teacher: Judi McGee
SR

7th Place: $100
"PIETA"
Matthew Speer
Spring ISD
Spring HS
Teacher: Susan Sheets
JR

8th Place: $100
"Washing My Hands"
Timothy Creswick
Brazosport ISD
Brazoswood HS
Teacher: Patricia Huntress
SR

9th Place: $100
"Pose"
Jiaojun (Annie) Lin
Houston ISD
Bellaire HS
Teacher: Mary Rogers
JR

10th Place: $100
"Summer and Summer"
Emily Bacher
Spring ISD
Spring HS
Teacher: Susan Sheets
JR
Honorable Mention (in alphabetic order)

"Lost"
Allie Egan
Katy ISD
Cinco Ranch HS
Teacher: Ronda Landers
SR

"Audrey"
Amanda Garcia
Cy-Fair ISD
Cy-Fair HS
Teacher: Nancy Hines
JR

"Still Life"
April Hoffman
Alief ISD
Alief Taylor HS
Teacher: Susan Brunell
SR

"Split Personalities (Self-Portrait)"
Chris Jacobs
Brazosport ISD
Brazoswood HS
Teacher: Connie Middleton
SR

"Legs on the Edge of the Bed"
Emily Lacy
Cy-Fair ISD
Cy-Springs HS
Teacher: Betsy Anderson
SR

"Subterfuge"
George Chang
Fort Bend ISD
Clements HS
Teacher: Donna Reedy
SR

"Man vs. Self"
Jacey Little
Tomball ISD
Tomball HS
Teacher: Evelyn Bouley
SR

"Thinking in My Socks"
Lisa Hollywood
Spring Branch ISD
Stratford HS
Teacher: Jana Stiffel
SR

"Surgical Focus"
Meredith Mosier
Humble ISD
Kingwood HS
Teacher: Babette Witherspoon
JR
About the Jurors...
Gloria Campbell Cross - Freelance writer, journalist, and artist. After studying commercial art, I wanted to learn oil painting. I studied at the Glassell School of Art and with artist, Alma Henry. I have painted and taught art over 30 years.
Cindy DeHart - I am a painter (using mostly oils). I teach art and also paint theater sets. I have drawn and painted since I was 8.
Fran Padgett - I have been an artist for about 30 years and have completed 20 to 30 pieces per year. My work ranges from portraits and landscapes, through very abstract paintings. Currently my art is exhibited at Bank of America Center, Hilton Garden Inn, and previously at various galleries and private showings.
Roberta Sajda - Exhibiting Artist, Art Educator, and Art Consultant, Roberta Sajda, currently is mentoring public school art teachers in their classrooms. Former Secondary Art Educator of the Year, Roberta is Vice President Elect of Texas Art Education.