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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 Electronic Media Winners


Grand Prize: $5,000
"Assembled in Sticks and Stones"
Bob Melan
Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD


2nd Place: $2,500
"P.Y.R.O."
Natalie Pittman
Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD


3rd Place: $1,500
"Completely Incomplete"
Tina Trang
Carver HS
Aldine ISD


4th Place: $1,000
"Teen Week Bookmarks"
Elizabeth German
Hightower HS
Fort Bend ISD


5th Place: $500
"Together We Are One"
Clayton Ownby
Spring Woods HS
Spring Branch ISD


6th Place: $100
"Uncensored"
Will Roman
Klein HS
Klein ISD


7th Place: $100
"Distressed Nation"
Jessica Brooks
Barbara Jordan HS
Houston ISD


8th Place: $100
"Hive Queen"
Syed Ali
Hastings HS
Alief ISD


9th Place: $100
"Dementia Praecox"
Andrew Freestone
Kerr HS
Alief ISD


10th Place: $100
"Crossroads"
Jason Bingham
Nimitz HS
Aldine ISD



Honorable Mention (in alphabetic order)


"A Surreal Tribute to Georgia O'Keeffe"
Allison Tarics
Memorial HS
Spring Branch ISD


"At a Loss"
Jeff Selby
Cy-Falls HS
Cy-Fair ISD


"Where are you going?"
Tony Huynh
Hastings HS
Alief ISD


"Strata"
Chase Klein
Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD


"Confusion"
Timesha Draper
Barbara Jordan HS
Houston ISD


"Park Bench"
Ian Adler
Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD


"Straight Edgin'"
Jennifer Alexander
Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD


"Only Conceptual"
Alberto Villa
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD


"This Child of Mine" Book Cover
Mellany Olarte
Nimitz HS
Aldine ISD



About the Jurors...

Mike de la Flor - A published author, instructor and artist. His clients have included, NASA/SAIC, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas, and MD Anderson Cancer Center among others. His work has been published in numerous academic book and journals, as well as commercial magazines. For more information visit, www.delaflor.com

Janice Kite - Owner and operator at Kite and Associates, an award-winning graphic design studio. Organized in 1980, it specializes in high-quality design , logos, brochures, illustrations and watercolors. In the past, Janice has taught design and layout in graphic design students at the Art Institute of Houston, juried numerous art shows in Houston and surrounding areas. She also is a well known silversmith enameling and teacher of cloisonne.

Steven Sessions - Owns a 21-year Design Firm providing Visual Design, Brand Strategy and Consulting Services to companies large and small in a wide variety of industries. Sessions has won nearly 170 medals and awards in regional and national juried competitions for creativity. Several pieces he has created have been nominated for inclusion in The Permanent Archives of the U.S. Library of Congress. His design work was chosen for Cultural Exchange Exhibit in Bejing China, sponsored by the Art Directors Club of N.Y. samples of his work have been featured in nearly 60 design and business magazines and books.


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