Top 10...

Honorable Mention...

Q: "I'm not listed as a winner. When can I pick up my piece?"

A: If your entry was not selected as a Top 15 finalist, we have boxed up your entry, along with the other entries from your school, and will return them to your district Administrator on or before January 25th.

We are thrilled that you have chosen to participate in the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Contest, and hope you continue pursuing your unique artistic expression!

About the Jurors...

Sarah Beth Baca is a working artist and mother of two with a degree in Art and Marketing from Houston Baptist University. Her paintings are done with with bold color and a variety of media, most recently mixed media with oil. The subject matter ranges from abstract to expressive images of nature. She has been painting for 11 years and uses various media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, and mixed media. She has completed many varied art projects, including commissioned pieces, three of which are displayed at Houston Baptist University. She has taught private art lessons to high school students and adults. Her art has been displayed in a wide range of venues as well as many private collections.

Joe Culotta has been a local artist and art educator in the Houston Area for over thirty five years. He is art consultant for Sax Arts & Crafts, a national art company from Wisconsin. He conducts workshops for art educators and artists in the southeast Texas area. He has served on the Advisory Council of the Texas Art Educators Association, and has served as Past President of the Houston Art Educators Association. He currently serves on the board of the Glassel School of Art. The settings for his exhibitions have ranged from local restaurants to the law offices of Jaworski and Associates. His art work has also been displayed at the Archway Gallery, Pilie’ Showroom in the Decorative Center, and currently at the Market Gallery in Galveston, Texas.

Jeff Farmer is a professional artist specializing in two dimensional, representational oil and acrylic paintings. Intrigued by the contrast between light and dark, Chiaroscuro has become his style of preference. His works cover a broad spectrum of subject matter, ranging from still life, to portraits, to landscapes and wildlife. He's traveled the world extensively in search of such subject matter, visiting such places as the South Pacific, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Canadian Rockies. Mr. Farmer's works have been on display at such venues as The Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX; The Carnegie Museum of Natural Science, Pittsburgh, PA; and The Neville Public Museum, Greenbay, WI. His works also hang in private collections across the United States and in Canada, England, and New Zealand.