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2009 Entries: 1,456

Drawing: 411
Electronic Media: 152
Mixed Media: 249
Painting: 158
Photography: 336
Sculpture: 150

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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 nearly $70,000 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 will be e-mailed to the teacher after online registration, 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. Jurying will take place in November. The top ten finalists in each category will be invited to an elegant awards ceremony in December, where the winners will be finally announced before a live audience.

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.

2009 Drawing Winners

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

Top 10...

Grand Prize: $5,000
Fading Reality
John Kim
Cinco Ranch HS
Katy ISD
Teacher: Nancy Huffman
2nd Place: $2,500
Vivid Pair
Travis Nguyen
Kerr HS
Alief ISD
Teacher: Lisa Canorro
3rd Place: $1,500
Sol Tour
Sol Ok
Kingwood HS
Humble ISD
Teacher: Babette Coon-Witherspoon
4th Place: $1,000
Eureka?
Brandon Ho
Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy
5th Place: $500
Icarus Inverted
Brett Gallion
Stratford HS
Spring Branch ISD
Teacher: Jana Stiffel

6th Place: $250
EyePop
Ivan Velez
Pasadena Memorial HS
Pasadena ISD
Teacher: Adam Malek and Kevin Roca
7th Place: $250
Riot
Kerstell Arnold
Nimitz Senior HS
Aldine ISD
Teacher: Leslie Rowney
8th Place: $250
Grandma Loves
Bryce Vaughan
Klein Oak HS
Klein ISD
Teacher: Lesia Streckfuss
9th Place: $250
Anatomy
Danielle Lam
Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy
10th Place: $250
A Closer Look
Katharine Li
Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy

Honorable Mention...


Fruit
Shea Brayley
Friendswood HS
Friendswood ISD
Teacher: Jan Nemitz
Lost
Devan Howard
Atascocita HS
Humble ISD
Teacher: Jessica Daniel

One Summer Day
Su Kim
Memorial HS
Spring Branch ISD
Teacher: Cathleen May

Birthday Shoes
Lauren Medina
The John Cooper School
Private
Teacher: Jayla Ash Davis

Confrontation
Paul Piana
Episcopal HS
Private
Teacher: Sharon Willcuts

About the Jurors...

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.

Patricia Jones studied art at the University of Oklahoma, Eastern Illinois University, Sam Houston State University, Texas Tech University at Junction Center, Glassell Museum School and many workshops from a variety of artists in many places across the country. She has a BFA in Painting and an MEd in Art Education. Her teaching experience in public schools took place in Olney, Ilinois and Cypress, Texas. She became the Art Curriculum Coordinator in Cypress Fairbanks Schools in 1976 (which she loved) and was there until her retirement in 2003. She has exhibited work and juried work throughout her career in art and art education.

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 cloisonne. 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.