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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
2003 Sculpture Winners

Grand Prize: $5,000
"The Birdhouse"
Brittany Heisey
Cy-Springs HS
Cy-Fair ISD

2nd Place: $2,500
"24 Forks"
Virginia Smith
Memorial HS
Spring Branch ISD

3rd Place: $1,500
"My Struggle with Inspiration"
Mandie Henry
Cy-Creek HS
Cy-Fair ISD

4th Place: $1,000
"Bonsai"
Melissa Breaux
Clear Creek HS
Clear Creek ISD

5th Place: $500
"Life & Death"
Christopher Martin
Langham Creek HS
Cy-Fair ISD

6th Place: $100
"The Balancing Act"
Megan Mead
Clear Creek HS
Clear Creek ISD

7th Place: $100
"Self-Absorbed"
Michael Caviness
Cy-Falls HS
Cy-Fair ISD

8th Place: $100
"Shift of Life"
Tyrone Moore
Stratford HS
Spring Branch ISD

9th Place: $100
"Unbecoming Becoming"
Esther Ruiz
Katy HS
Katy ISD

10th Place: $100
"Red Ambition"
Brett Adams
Clear Lake HS
Clear Creek ISD
Honorable Mention (in alphabetic order)

"Enthrallment of My Mislaid Affections"
Danielle Felan
Clear Lake HS
Clear Creek ISD

"Tormented Tribute"
Nancy Olivera
MacArthur HS
Aldine ISD

"Facets"
Joyce Barragan
Hastings HS
Alief ISD

"Shyness"
Joseph Bibb
Jersey Village HS
Cy-Fair ISD

"Chimes Over Time"
Fatimah Naderzadeh
Taylor HS
Alief ISD

"Fractured Windmill"
Ashlee Putney
Cy-Springs HS
Cy-Fair ISD

"The Flow"
Bennett Pifer
Kingwood HS
Humble ISD

"Jack at 32"
Hollie Berry
Katy HS
Katy ISD

"Reflections of Nature"
Eric Cortez
Aldine Senior HS
Aldine ISD

"Rhapsody"
Dana Smith
Aldine Senior HS
Aldine ISD

"Diamond Back"
Dina Urena
Aldine Senior HS
Alidine ISD
About the Jurors...
Richard Fielden - I was an illustrator and designer for 25 years. Studied agriculture at the Glassel School and later taught there. Later taught in my own studio in Houston. Have done large public commissions: Enron baseball (bronze) Colombe d'or bird (concrete and gold leaf) Herman Hospital (life gift) Texas Children's Hospital (tree of life). Have sold many small bronzes to collections around the U.S. and in Europe.
Bridgett Mongeon - a Houston Sculptor who is known for her portraits of such entertainers as BB King, Bill Monroe and Willie Nelson as well as her numerous portraits of pets and children. She works and teaches from her Heights Studio.
www.creativesculpture.com
R. Michael Stovall - Graduate SWT with a BS in Commercial Art and ABS in all level Art Education. 22 years in public education teaching art in Bellville High School. Sculpture and Pottery are both large parts of my curriculum. I have attended several sculpture workshops and cast a bronze called "I Have A Son".