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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

2006 Drawing Winners

Renderings in pencil, ink, pastel, crayon, oil sticks or charcoal.

Click here to review the rules for this year.
$5,000
Grand Prize


Sew In Love
Autumn Farrell
JR: Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy
$2,500
2nd Place


Waiting
Ahra Cho
JR: James Taylor HS
Katy ISD
Teacher: Nancy Huffman
$1,500
3rd Place


Broken Memory
Eric Zhang
F: Dulles HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Dianne Howard
$1,000
4th Place


Tradition
Katherine Mason
JR: Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy
$500
5th Place


Twisted Ladder
Alison Moore
SR: Klein Oak HS
Klein ISD
Teacher: Lesia Streckfuss
$250
6th Place


Hechas en Casa
Josue Jacobo
JR: Klein Forest HS
Klein ISD
Teacher: Susan McEwen
$250
7th Place


Bible Study
Ioana Manolache
SR: Spring HS
Spring ISD
Teacher: Susan Sheets
$250
8th Place


Self-Portrait
Kristin Adam
SR: The Woodlands HS
Conroe ISD
Teacher: Jim Kitchen
$250
9th Place


Take a Bite
Connor Rensimer
F: Memorial HS
Spring Branch ISD
Teacher: Cathleen May
$250
10th Place


Precious Moments
Chelsea Grayson
SR: Kingwood HS
Humble ISD
Teacher: Babette Witherspoon

Honorable Mention...


Me, Myself, and I
Oarian Dixon
SR: Nimitz HS
Aldine ISD
Teacher: Leslie Rowney

King Arthur
Katie Hagens
SR: Klein Oak HS
Klein ISD
Teacher: Cynthia Peanick

Incomplete
Tyler Hunter
JR: Friendswood HS
Friendswood ISD
Teacher: Jan Nemitz

Still Life - Apples
Varvara Larionova
SR: Clear Creek HS
Clear Creek ISD
Teacher: Suzanne Lienhart

Airy Feeling
Holly Steffen
S: Cinco Ranch HS
Katy ISD
Teacher: Ronda Landers


About the Jurors...

Teri Clark is the Artistic Director at Houston Family Arts Center. She has been active in art, music and dance since childhood. She has taken years of lessons in drawing, painting, ballet, piano, timpani, and voice. Most recently, she has taken additional art classes at "The Artist Within." Even when she is her busiest, there is often an ongoing project on the easel in the kitchen. Teri has a passion for encouraging teens and young adults to nurture and develop their artistic talents.

At an early age, Cindy DeHart was exhibiting in the South Texas Traditional Art Association yearly shows in Corpus Christi, Texas. She’s taught Art After School programs though the Texas Institute for Art in Education and as an outreach instructor for the Texas State Aquarium, was able to combine her love for art and science to create interdisciplinary programs teaching marine science to children in all grade levels and several teacher workshops. 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.

Janice Kite - Kite & Associates, an award-winning graphic design studio, is owned and operated by Janice Kite. Organized in 1980, it specializes in high quality design of logos, brochures, illustrations and ads. This has been geared specifically for the medium to large sized business. The company also supplies support graphics for large corporations. She has taught design and layout to graphic design students at the Art Institute of Houston. She also has juried numerous art shows in the Houston area; and is a well-known silversmith, enamellist and teacher of cloisonné. Her works have been shown in numerous Houston and national shows including Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and Laguna Beach Museum of Art in California.


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