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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 Electronic Media Winners

Computer illustrations, scanned and/or computer-manipulated images and graphic design or commercial art, including brochures, flyers, t-shirt designs or posters created with the assistance of a computer.

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


Constructed Image #2
Brendan Moody
SR: Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Earl Emery
$2,500
2nd Place


Last Night I Dreamt…
Stephanie Freistedt
S: Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Earl Emery
$1,500
3rd Place


Slow GFX
LeMar Freeman
SR: Hastings HS
Alief ISD
Teacher: Linda Allison-Barrera
$1,000
4th Place


Checkmate
Thu Nguyen
SR: Kerr HS
Alief ISD
Teacher: Lisa Canorro
$500
5th Place


Garden Nymph
Jessica Wei
SR: Cy-Falls HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Kim Ross
$250
6th Place


Operation Colby Jack
Babak Sadri
SR: Elsik HS
Alief ISD
Teacher: Grant Mury
$250
7th Place


Growth of a People
Marc Drumwright
JR: Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Earl Emery
$250
8th Place


The Stream of the Cyber World
Michael Romero
SR: Kerr HS
Alief ISD
Teacher: Lisa Canorro
$250
9th Place


Colored Metal Man
Andy Tittle
S: Cy-Falls HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Lisa Van Etta
$250
10th Place


Android
Donovan Ross Flanigan
JR: Kerr HS
Alief ISD
Teacher: Lisa Canorro

Honorable Mention...


Scream
Euneal Bauri
SR: Barbara Jordan HS
Houston ISD
Teacher: Marvin Howard

What are Friends For?
Trevor Jackson-White
JR: Barbara Jordan HS
Houston ISD
Teacher: Marvin Howard

Blue Alchemy
Kristin LaFrate
SR: Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD
Teacher: Earl Emery

Enchanted Fall
Damian Parente
JR: Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy

Catchin' Rays
Alvin Phillips
JR: Barbara Jordan HS
Houston ISD
Teacher: Marvin Howard


About the Jurors...

David Figueroa is a talented designer with a keen eye for good design. He was born in Monterrey, Mexico and has studied architecture, and fine art as well as graphic design. His artwork has been featured on websites that showcase various designers and their work. David stays current on all design trends, including fashion, auto, industrial and even typography. He currently works for Apple educating others on how to utilize their own design skills.

Arian Kaufman has remained an active member of the graphic design profession for over 25 years. After graduating with a B.S. degree in Graphic Design in New York, she found her way to Texas. Here she worked for ten years as a designer in the Promotion department at the Houston Chronicle. She continued overseeing and managing design and production of promotional materials, print, electronic media and trade shows for Fortune 500 corporations with Terry Productions, a Houston graphics corporation. She continues working with award winning designers as a team member in a Marketing Communications department at a major Houston corporation. She remains an active member of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) and Houston Production Managers Association (HPMA). Both organizations actively promote, support and develop the skills of artists and graphic professionals throughout Houston.

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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