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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 Electronic Media Winners


Grand Prize: $5,000
Meng Zhang
"False Reality"
SR: Kempner HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Rhonda Peterson


2nd Place: $2,500
Adam Clunn
"Entangled"
SR: Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Earl Emery


3rd Place: $1,500
Rickey Gates
"Verbal Self Portrait"
JR: Barbara Jordan HS
Houston ISD
Teacher: Marvin Howard


4th Place: $1,000
Chelsea Autio
"Bombshell With Butterfly Wings"
SR: Cy-Ridge HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Jaimie Ladysh


5th Place: $500
Greg Kaufman
"Tara"
SR: Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Earl Emery


6th Place: $250
Alice Crawford
"I Go, I Grow"
SR: Clear Creek HS
Clear Creek ISD
Teacher: Rebekah Tee


7th Place: $250
Rebecca Stansell
"Through the Faithful's Eyes"
: Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy


8th Place: $250
Erin McCarty
"Repent"
SR: Brazoswood High School
Brazosport ISD
Teacher: Connie Middleton


9th Place: $250
Karly Ormsby
"Death Smiles"
SR: Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Earl Emery


10th Place: $250
Tiffany Dao
"Oriental Cuisine"
JR: Cy-Falls HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Kim Ross



Honorable Mention, in alphabetic order.


Alan Bayoneto
Klein ISD
JR: Klein Collins HS
Teacher: Randy Rankin


Akedriona Fontenot
Houston ISD
JR: Barbara Jordan HS
Teacher: Marvin Howard


Alexander Jolley
Houston ISD
JR: Barbara Jordan HS
Teacher: Marvin Howard


Philip Walk
Clear Creek ISD
JR: Clear Creek HS
Teacher: Rebekah Tee


Justine Wang
Spring Branch ISD
SR: Stratford HS
Teacher: Jana Stiffel



About the Jurors...

Mike de la Flor is a freelance medical illustrator, instructor and writer. He is the author of The Digital Biomedical Illustration Handbook, The Carrara Studio 3 Handbook and contributing writer for 3DWorld and Computer Arts magazines. He is also an adjunct instructor at Kingwood College where he teaches computer-graphics. Mike has served as staff illustrator at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and Baylor College of Medicine.www.delaflor.com

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 to name just a few of the varied projects that the firm handles. 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. Prior to opening her own studio, she worked for 7 years as an artist/designer for a Houston based graphics company. Before that her main employment was that of a Mother.

Lee Rose has an extensive background in graphic art and electronic media. He has been employed as a medical illustrator and graphic designer by the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Texas; as a medical illustrator and animator by AV Corporation/WBS Post Production and Baylor College of Medicine, both in Houston, Texas; and as a medical illustrator by the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. He has also been a medical illustration consultant for the Texas Heart Institute Journal.

Steven Sessions is the owner of Sessions Group, a 20-year-old design consulting firm. Has won Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in all major national and international award competitions including The American Advertising Federation, The New York Art Directors Club, CA Magazine, Print Magazine, How Magazine, Art Direction Magazine, Graphics Magazine, Studio Magazine, and others. Articles about Steven's work have appeared in CA, Print, Graphics, and How Magazines. His work has been featured in numerous reference books on design. Some of his work was part of an award exhibition on American Graphic design that toured China in 1985. More info: www.SessionsGroup.com


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