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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

2005 Drawing Winners


Grand Prize: $5,000
Kyle Ambler
"Victoria"
SR: Spring HS
Spring ISD
Teacher: Susan Sheets


2nd Place: $2,500
Yuxiao Du
"...Along with Fatigue"
SR: Pearland HS
Pearland ISD
Teacher: Rhonda Dworacyk


3rd Place: $1,500
Amanda Hill
"Stairs"
SR: The John Cooper School
Private School
Teacher: Jayla Davis


4th Place: $1,000
Candace Graves
"You Don't Know Me"
JR: Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy


5th Place: $500
Hyo Park
"Anguish"
SR: Cy-Springs HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Betsy Anderson


6th Place: $250
Larry Lairson
"Premature"
SR: Klein HS
Klein ISD
Teacher: Dee Burgess


7th Place: $250
Clarissa Chacin
"Elegancia"
JR: Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy


8th Place: $250
Kim Zhou
"Amen"
JR: Bellaire HS
Houston ISD
Teacher: Jo Zider


9th Place: $250
Ioana Manolache
"Larry's Biography"
JR: Spring HS
Spring ISD
Teacher:


10th Place: $250
Jessy Yang
"All Smiles"
SR: Kerr HS
Alief ISD
Teacher: Lisa Canorro



Honorable Mention, in alphabetic order.


Kaley Broadus
Klein ISD
JR: Klein Forest HS
Teacher: Susan McEwen


Madeline Leary
Private School
S; The John Cooper School
Teacher: Jayla Davis


Sarah Sibayan
Cy-Fair ISD
SR: Cy-Springs HS
Teacher: Betsy Anderson


George Umanzor
Aldine ISD
SR: Carver HS
Teacher: Michael Conley



About the Jurors...

James M. Clarke - Received his B. A. degree in Studio Art and Art Education at Houston Baptist University, and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and Supervisor Certification in Administration and Supervision from the University of Houston. Clarke is the Executive Director of the Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education (TCQAE), the nation's largest coalition with over 45 members organizations. He has coordinated five (5) Arts Education Day(s) at the Capitol, and he was the editor and designer of What Every Parent, Administrator and School Board Member Should Know: Why the Arts are Important!, an advocacy booklet from the TCQAE.

Cindy DeHart - Moving to Houston 9 years ago, Cindy is currently working as a freelance artist and teacher. She is the Master Painter for the Interactive Theater and the Opera in the Heights, teaches Art After School at Lambert Hall, and teaches Visiting Artist Programs funded by Project Grad.

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.


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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!