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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 Electronic Media Winners


Grand Prize: $5,000
"Paradigm"
Liang Shi
Alief ISD
Kerr HS
Teacher: Lisa Canorro
JR


2nd Place: $2,500
"One Small Step for Man"
Nicky Auger
Fort Bend ISD
Clements HS
Teacher: Donna Reedy
SR


3rd Place: $1,500
"The Fibonacci Sequence..."
Erol Gulunay
Fort Bend ISD
Clements HS
Teacher: Sally Doyle
SR


4th Place: $1,000
"Eclipse"
Anitha Dashti
Houston ISD
Barbara Jordan HS
Teacher: Marvin Howard
S


5th Place: $500
"Birds of a Feather"
Charles Gibson
Clear Creek ISD
Clear Creek HS
Teacher: Becky Tee
JR


6th Place: $100
"'Tis Me"
David Samuel Kleb
Klein ISD
Klein HS
Teacher: Dee Burgess
JR


7th Place: $100
"I Sat & Thought..."
Kerry Rice
Alvin ISD
Alvin HS
Teacher: Jennifer Sadleir
JR


8th Place: $100
"How I Express Myself"
Larry Lairson
Klein ISD
Klein HS
Teacher: Dee Burgess
JR


9th Place: $100
"Royal Flush"
Jack Tsai
Fort Bend ISD
Clements HS
Teacher: Donna Reedy
SR


10th Place: $100
"Lost Fidelity"
Ian Sigley
Fort Bend ISD
Clements HS
Teacher: Donna Reedy
SR



Honorable Mention (in alphabetic order)


"Reflections"
Shanaz Dorsett
Alief ISD
Alief Taylor HS
Teacher: Charles Duran
JR


"Transgressions Against Being"
Andrew Freestone
Alief ISD
Kerr HS
Teacher: Lisa Canorro
SR


"Little Sister"
Christine Jackson
Spring Branch ISD
Memorial HS
Teacher: Marilyn Guerinot
JR


"No Justice No Peace"
Keaton Jones
Houston ISD
Barbara Jordan HS
Teacher: Marvin Howard
JR


"De Novo DaVinci"
Greg Kaufman
Cy-Fair ISD
Cy-Fair HS
Teacher: Earl Emery
JR


"Cat-tails"
Wei Ken Liu
Katy ISD
Cinco Ranch HS
Teacher: Cindy Reilly
S


"Individual"
Lori Reza
Houston ISD
Barbara Jordan HS
Teacher: Marvin Howard


"In the Mix"
Jeff Selby
Cy-Fair ISD
Cy-Falls HS
Teacher: Kim Ross
SR


"Secret Place"
Ryan Swearingen
Aldine ISD
Nimitz HS
Teacher: Connie Radford
SR



About the Jurors...

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

Lee Rose - I have an extensive background covering several decades in graphic art and electronic media. I have been employed as a medical illustrator by UTMB in Galveston; AV Corporation/WBS Port Production and Baylor College of Medicine, both in Houston; and the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. I received professional art training at Art Center College of Design in California, and earned both a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree from the Medical College of Georgia.

Steven Sessions - Owns a 24-year old 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 180 medals 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 Beijing China, sponsored by the Art Directors Club of N.Y. Articles about his work have been featured in nearly 60 design and business magazines and books. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Art Institute of Houston and of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. More info: www.SessionsGroup.com


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