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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 11: Top Ten Announced
Nov 20: Awards Ceremony!

2008 Entries: 1,018

Drawing: 253
Electronic Media: 143
Mixed Media: 184
Painting: 111
Photography: 231
Sculpture: 96

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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 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 took place on Sunday, November 2nd. The top ten finalists in each category were invited to an elegant awards ceremony on November 20th, where the winners were 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.

2008 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.

Top 10...

Click here to review the rules for this year.

Grand Prize: $5,000
Sew Surreal
Grace Gossen
Klein Oak HS
Klein ISD
Teacher: Lesia Streckfuss
2nd Place: $2,500
Sockets
Michelle Nguyen
Klein Oak HS
Klein ISD
Teacher: Lesia Streckfuss
3rd Place: $1,500
Master of Winds
Jutja "Jo" Bongers
Klein Collins HS
Klein ISD
Teacher: Mike Hall
4th Place: $1,000
Convergence
Frederick Taylor
Westfield HS
Spring ISD
Teacher: Carol Koenig
5th Place: $500
Hold Up
Edward S. Davis
Barbara Jordan HS
HISD
Teacher: Marvin Howard
6th Place: $250
Orphans
Samantha Le
Kerr HS
Alief ISD
Teacher: Lisa Canorro
7th Place: $250
Tangible Memory
Yen-Hui Shih
Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy
8th Place: $250
SK8R
Audrey DeValcourt
Brazoswood HS
Brazosport ISD
Teacher: Connie Middleton
9th Place: $250
Once Upon a Nightmare
Ana Karina Mejorada
Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy
10th Place: $250
The Source of All Happiness
Stephanie Canelas
Alief Kerr HS
Alief ISD
Teacher: Lisa Canorro

Honorable Mention...

Too Much Time On My Hands
Gyasi Alexander
Barbara Jordan HS
HISD
Teacher: Marvin Howard
Starlight
Sophie LoLoi
Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy
True Gaze of the Future
Benjamin Yu
Clements HS
Fort Bend ISD
Teacher: Donna Reedy


About the Jurors...

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 Owns a 26 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 200 medals and over 400 Awards in regional and national juried competitions for creativity including The American Advertising Federation, The New York Art Directors Club, CA Magazine, Print Magazine, How Magazine, Art Direction Magazine, Graphis Magazine, Studio Magazine, and others. His work has been featured in numerous reference books on design. 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 in the U.S, Europe and Asia. 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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