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2009 Entries: 1,456

Drawing: 411
Electronic Media: 152
Mixed Media: 249
Painting: 158
Photography: 336
Sculpture: 150

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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 will be e-mailed to the teacher after online registration, 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. Jurying will take place in November. The top ten finalists in each category will be invited to an elegant awards ceremony in December, where the winners will be 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.

2003 Film Winners

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Grand Prize $5,000
"When Knight Falls No More"
William Robin
Spring Woods HS
Spring Branch ISD

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2nd Place $2,500
"The Villain"
Laura Hutchinson
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD

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3rd Place $1,500
"The Kindness of Strangers"
Elliot Sanchez
Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD

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4th Place $1,000
"Said"
Greg Bahm
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD

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5th Place $500
"Clean Up"
Jeremy Olivier
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD

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6th Place $100
"Sour"
Zach Kimmel
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD

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7th Place $100
"The Hermit"
Chase Hill
Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD

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8th Place $100
"Woven"
Luis Roa
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD

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9th Place $100
"The Daring Escape"
Felix Fernando and
Brad Harkey
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD

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10th Place $100
"First Impressions"
Michael Ortiz
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD



Honorable Mention (in alphabetic order)

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"Teen Suicide"
Paige Puckett and
Ashley Newbanks
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD

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"Deja Vu"
Emmett Kerr-Perkinson
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD

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"Suicide"
Kyle Evans and
Matt Roberts
Guthrie Center
Spring Branch ISD

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"Not a Dream"
Jimmy Greene and
Ryan Gene
Mayde Creek HS
Katy ISD

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"The Afternoon Waltz"
Alex Nguyen
Cy-Fair HS
Cy-Fair ISD

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"Myctohylophobia"
Corey Sheffield and
Kyle Reidy
Kingwood HS
Humble ISD

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"Gum Bums"
Melinda Merola
Jersey Village HS
Cy-Fair ISD

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"Continuance"
Alison Moore
Memorial HS
Spring Branch ISD

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"What Is Life"
Tom Gresham
Klein HS
Klein ISD

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"A Dream Recalled in Some Detail" Music Video
Kelly Ekl
Klein Oak HS
Klein ISD



About the Jurors...

Cash Anthony - A long time stage actor and director based in Houston, now writes, produces and directs indie films. She will be directing two new shorts in the next six months and is re-writing a feature about the world of motocross racing. See False Negative, a four-minute short, on her website at www.msgroup.org/msg, produced by her company, "The Master Strategy Group."

Kenan Branam - Began working in broadcast television as a job while in high school. Since then, I have worked in every electronic media and graphic arts. My primary objective is video on the Web and lecturing on making sense of the information age.

Ron Lamont - I have spent 23 years in film and video production covering all aspects of the business. I have worked in TV stations, on made for TV movies, commercials, industries and still shoots. I also have judged entries in Worldfest Houston.

Joe Salerno - Professional videographer, in the business since 1980. Shooting for corporate, broadcast, and the web. Marketing enhancement, corporate communications, training and safety.

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