The Top 10 winning pieces in the Sculpture category, on display during the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Presentation. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Public viewing of artwork during the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Presentation. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Gardner, of Carver High School in Aldine ISD, with his piece titled, Rough and Smooth Thoughts, which won 4th Place in the Electronic Media category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Kay Hesketh, Contest Administrator, visits with her parents, Rick and Becky Watts, who are also regular financial supporters of the Culture Shapers art contest. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Kyle Bidinger, of Cy-Fair High School in Cy-Fair ISD, with his 2nd Place winning piece titled, "Painted to Perfection". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Daqian Zhang, of Dulles High School in Fort Bend ISD, poses with his piece titled, "Girl Behind the Table", which won Grand Prize and $5,000. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Anda Brown, of Clear Creek High School in Clear Creek ISD, won 2nd Place and $2,500 for her Sculpture entry entitled, "I Am Only Human". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Audience takes their seats at the Philip K. Geiger Performing Arts Center for the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Presentation. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez, Master of Ceremonies for the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Presentation welcomes the winners, their teachers, family and friends. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Tim Gui, of Clements High School in Fort Bend ISD is recognized for being one of only two students to enter a total of six different categories in the Culture Shapers Visual Arts Contest. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez, Master of Ceremonies for the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Presentation recognizes the contest's financial sponsor, Administaff. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez, Master of Ceremonies for the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Presentation recognizes the jurors, made up of educators and professionals, all experts in their various areas. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 10 Winners in the Sculpture category take the stage, waiting to receive their awards. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents Annie Hsiao, of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas with 10th Place in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents James May, of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas with 7th Place ($250) in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents Hoang Thai Duy Nguyen, of Alief Hastings HS in Alief ISD with 9th Place ($250) in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents Merlene Robertson, of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, Texas with 6th Place ($250) in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents Wyatt Wood, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD with 8th Place ($250) in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 5 Finalists in the Sculpture category wait to hear their names called. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents Briseida Hernandez, of Kerr HS in Alief ISD with 5th Place ($500) in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents Cole Wiley, of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands with 4th Place ($1,000) in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The top three Sculpture Finalists, (l to r) Anda Brown, Hung Pham and Glenda Bonilla. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents Glenda Bonilla, of KIPP Houston High School, with 3rd Place ($1,500) in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The top two Sculpture Finalists, (l to r) Anda Brown and Hung Pham. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents Anda Brown, of Clear Creek HS in Clear Creek ISD, with 2nd Place ($2,500) in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents Hung Pham, of Clear Creek HS in Clear Creek ISD, with Grand Prize ($5,000) in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Hung Pham, of Clear Creek HS in Clear Creek ISD, makes an acceptance speech after winning the Grand Prize of $5,000 in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Hung Pham, of KIPP Houston HS, makes an acceptance speech after winning the Grand Prize of $5,000 in the Sculpture category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 10 Finalists in the Electronic Media category take the stage. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, prepares to present the awards in the Electronic Media category during the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Presentation. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 10 Finalists in the Electronic Media category wait to receive their awards. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 9th Place ($250) in Electronic Media to Allison Burckhartt of Klein Oak HS in Klein ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 6th Place ($250) in Electronic Media to Marc Drumwright of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Marc also won 2nd Place in Photography later in the evening. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 7th Place ($250) in Electronic Media to Nicole Fernandez, of The Woodlands College Park HS in Conroe ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 10th Place ($250) in Electronic Media to Leighton Hughes, of The Woodlands HS in Conroe ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 8th Place ($250) in Electronic Media to Tyler Hunter, of Friendswood HS in Friendswood ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The top five finalists in Electronic Media. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 5th Place ($500) in Electronic Media to Christina Kent, of The Woodlands HS in Conroe ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 4th Place ($1,000) in Electronic Media to Shawn Gardner, of Carver HS in Aldine ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 3rd Place ($1,500) in Electronic Media to Tim Guo, of Clements HS in Fort Bend ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Ernie Fitzpatrick and wife, Lyn, co-founders of Culture Shapers, seated with Corporate Sponsors, Richard and Ann Rawson and Charissa Arizpe. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 2nd Place ($2,500) in Electronic Media to Kyle Bidinger, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents the Grand Prize of $5,000 in Electronic Media to Kelsey Clements, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Kelsey Clements, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD, makes a brief acceptance speech after winning the Grand Prize of $5,000 in Electronic Media. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 10 Finalists in the Painting category take the stage. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, prepares to present the awards in the category of Painting during the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Presentation. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 10 Finalists in the Painting category anxiously wait to receive their awards. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 9th Place ($250) in Painting to Janie Cheng, of Klein Forest HS in Klein ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 7th Place ($250) in Painting to Alex Jimenez, of Carver HS in Aldine ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 6th Place ($250) in Painting to Da-Sol Lim, of Memorial HS in Spring Branch ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 10th Place ($250) in Painting to Garrett Powers, of Cy-Woods HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The top five finalists in the Painting category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 5th Place ($500) in Painting to Siting Liu, of Elkins HS in Fort Bend ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 4th Place ($1,000) in Painting to Lauren Laumbach, of Kingwood HS in Humble ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 3rd Place ($1,500) in Painting to Tate Mitchell, of Seven Lakes HS in Katy ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 2nd Place ($2,500) in Painting to Conner O'Leary, of The Woodlands HS in Conroe ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents the Grand Prize of $5,000 in Painting to Daqian Zhang, of Dulles HS in Fort Bend ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Daqian Zhang, of Dulles HS in Fort Bend ISD, makes a brief acceptance speech after winning the Grand Prize of $5,000 in Painting. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Gloria McCoy, Visual Arts Coordinator for Spring Branch ISD, tells the audience about the nominee for the 2008 Art Administrator of the Year award. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Gloria McCoy, Visual Arts Coordinator for Spring Branch ISD, presents the 2008 Art Administrator of the Year award to Sally Doyle, of Fort Bend ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Sally Doyle, Art Teacher and Administrator in Fort Bend ISD, makes a brief acceptance speech after receiving the 2008 Art Administrator of the Year award. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 10 Finalists in the Photography category take the stage. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, presents 7th Place ($250) in the category of Photography to Erin Chesebro, of Cy-Creek HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, presents 10th Place ($250) in the category of Photography to Travis Erxleben, of Klein HS in Klein ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, presents 9th Place ($250) in the category of Photography to Grant Glenewinkel, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, presents 8th Place ($250) in the category of Photography to Jessica Ortega, of Aldine HS in Aldine ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, presents 6th Place ($250) in the category of Photography to Wyatt Wood, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, presents 5th Place ($500) in the category of Photography to Ian Ross Cottle, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, presents 4th Place ($1,000) in the category of Photography to Emily Yandell, of Jersey Village HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The top three Photography finalists nervously wait to hear their names called. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, presents 3rd Place ($1,500) in the category of Photography to Cambrey Oehler, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Roy Neely and Marc Drumwright (l to r) wait as Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, reads their biographies to the crowd, before learning which one of them has won the Grand Prize in the Photography category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, presents 2nd Place ($2,500) in the category of Photography to Marc Drumwright, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Culture Shapers Director of Operations, presents the Grand Prize of $5,000 in the Photography category to Roy Neely, of Pasadena Memorial HS in Pasadena ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Roy Neely, of Pasadena Memorial HS in Pasadena ISD, makes a brief acceptance speech after winning the Grand Prize of $5,000 in the Photography category. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 10 Finalists in the Mixed Media category take the stage. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 8th Place ($250) in Mixed Media to Giselle Carrero, of Langham Creek HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 7th Place ($250) in Mixed Media to Angela Noelle John, of Katy HS in Katy ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 10th Place ($250) in Mixed Media to Chelsea Lashier, of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 9th Place ($250) in Mixed Media to Kendra Phillips, of Clements HS in Fort Bend ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 6th Place ($250) in Mixed Media to Herman Rodriguez, of Elsik HS in Alief ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 5th Place ($500) in Mixed Media to Sarah Kent, of The John Cooper School Private. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 4th Place ($1,000) in Mixed Media to Brisa Jimenez, of Dulles HS in Fort Bend ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 3rd Place ($1,500) in Mixed Media to Mary Nielsen, of Cy-Woods HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents 2nd Place ($2,500) in Mixed Media to Madeline Leary, of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Richard Rawson, President of Administaff, presents the Grand Prize of $5,000 in Mixed Media to Delphine Thierry, of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Delphine Thierry, of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, makes a brief acceptance speech after winning the Grand Prize of $5,000 in Mixed Media. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Lyn Fitzpatrick, Founder of Transforming Women, tells the audience about the nominee for the 2008 Danny Wood "Heart in Art" award during the emotional highlight of the evening. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Courtney Mayo, of The Woodlands HS in Conroe ISD, takes the stage to accept the 2008 Danny Wood "Heart in Art" award. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Courtney Mayo, of The Woodlands HS in Conroe ISD, accepts the 2008 Danny Wood "Heart in Art" award from Lyn Fitzpatrick, Founder of Transforming Women. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Courtney Mayo, of The Woodlands HS in Conroe ISD, makes a brief acceptance speech after winning the 2008 Danny Wood "Heart in Art" award for demonstrating personal courage and overcoming tremendous adversity while continuing to make serving others a priority. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 10 Finalists in the Drawing category take the stage. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 8th Place ($250) in Drawing to Abby Cho, of James Taylor HS in Katy ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 10th Place ($250) in Drawing to Katie Craig, of Kingwood HS in Humble ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 6th Place ($250) in Drawing to Chelsea Embry, of Klein Oak HS in Klein ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 7th Place ($250) in Drawing to Siting Liu, of Elkins HS in Fort Bend ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 9th Place ($250) in Drawing to Danielle Roberts, of Seven Lakes HS in Katy ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 5th Place ($500) in Drawing to Katherine Li, of Clements HS in Fort Bend ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 4th Place ($1,000) in Drawing to last year's Grand Prize winner, Autumn Farrell, of Clements HS in Fort Bend ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 3rd Place ($1,500) in Drawing to this year's "Heart in Art" award winner, Courtney Mayo, of The Woodlands HS in Conroe ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A nervous pause as the two remaining finalists in the Drawing category wait to hear their names called. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents 2nd Place ($2,500) in Drawing to Ariel Davidson, of Klein HS in Klein ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
A. Steve Arizpe, Executive Vice President, Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Administaff, presents the Grand Prize of $5,000 in Drawing to Tyler Hunter, of Friendswood HS in Friendswood ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Kay Hesketh, Culture Shapers Contest Administrator, tells the audience about this year's nominee for the "Teacher of the Year" award. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Kay Hesketh, Culture Shapers Contest Administrator, welcomes Bob Mosier, Artist-in-Residence at The John Cooper School, to the stage to receive the 2008 "Teacher of the Year" award. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Bob Mosier, Artist-in-Residence at The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, makes a brief acceptance speech after being recognized as the 2008 "Teacher of the Year". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 10 Finalists in the Film category take the stage. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents 8th Place ($250) in Film to Cristian Alvarez, of Guthrie Center HS in Spring Branch ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents 6th Place ($250) in Film to Glenda Bonilla, of KIPP Houston High School. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents 9th Place ($250) in Film to Adrianna Elder-Allen, of Cy-Ridge HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents 7th Place ($250) in Film to the team of Sean Giroir & Chris Leyendecker, of the Guthrie Center in Spring Branch ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents 10th Place ($250) in Film to Courtney Smith, of the Guthrie Center in Spring Branch ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents 5th Place ($500) in Film to Kate Phillips, of the Guthrie Center in Spring Branch ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The top four finalists in Film wait to hear their names called. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents 4th Place ($1,500) in Film to home-schooled freshman, Ryan Wham, of The Woodlands. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents 3rd Place ($1,500) in Film to Tim Guo, of Clements HS in Fort Bend ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents 2nd Place ($2,500) in Film to home-schooled senior, Michael Wham, of The Woodlands. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez presents the Grand Prize of $5,000 in Film to Pat Stocks, of Cy-Woods HS in Cy-Fair ISD. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Pat Stocks, of Cy-Woods HS in Cy-Fair ISD, makes a brief acceptance speech after winning the Grand Prize of $5,000 in Film. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
All the winners from the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Contest take the stage for a group photo. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Jesse Fernandez, Master of Ceremonies, reads a closing admonishment to all the winners from the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Contest. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
The Top 10 Photography finalists, on display during the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Presentation. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Grant Glenewinkel, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD, with his 9th Place photograph, entitled, "Going to California". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Emily Yandell, of Jersey Village HS in Cy-Fair ISD, with her 4th Place photograph, entitled, "Bliss at Northwest Park". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Travis Erxleben, of Klein HS in Klein ISD, with his 10th Place photograph entitled, "Gulf". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Cambrey Oehler, of Cy-Fair HS in Cy-Fair ISD, with her 3rd Place photograph entitled, "Dakota and Ashland". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Sarah Kent, of The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, with her 5th Place Mixed Media entry titled, "Quilted Fish." Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Kendra Phillips, of Clements HS in Fort Bend ISD, with her 9th Place Mixed Media entry titled, "Grit & Tarnish". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Katie Craig, of Kingwood HS in Humble ISD, with her 10th Place Drawing entry titled, "Broken Memories". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Last year's Grand Prize winner in Drawing, Autumn Farrell, of Clements HS in Fort Bend ISD, with her 4th Place Drawing titled, "Abba, Father". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Courtney Mayo, of The Woodlands HS in Conroe ISD and recipient of the 2008 Danny Wood "Heart in Art" award, with her 3rd Place Drawing titled, "The Life and Death of Mr. Jack O. Lantern". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Katherine Li, of Clements HS in Fort Bend ISD, with her 5th Place Drawing titled, "Fortune". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Chelsea Embry, of Klein Oak HS in Klein ISD, with her 6th Place Drawing titled, "3 in a Row". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Alex Jimenez, of Carver HS in Aldine ISD, with his 7th Place Painting titled, "Don’t Keep it Inside". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Leighton Hughes, of The Woodlands HS in Conroe ISD, with his 10th Place Electronic Media entry titled, "Bliss". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Janie Cheng, of Klein Forest HS in Klein ISD, with her 9th Place Painting entry titled, "Josephina". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Nicole Fernandez, of The Woodlands College Park HS in Conroe ISD, with her 7th Place Electronic Media entry titled, "Monster". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Lauren Laumbach, of Kingwood HS in Humble ISD, with her 4th Place Painting entry titled, "Diminuendo". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Master of Ceremonies, Jesse Fernandez, visits with Kemper Arizpe after the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Ceremony. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Garrett Powers, of Cy-Woods HS in Cy-Fair ISD, with his 10th Place Painting entry titled, "lunch". Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Steve Arizpe visits with Greg Clause and Taylor Arizpe after the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Ceremony. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Charissa and Steve Arizpe, with son, Benton, after the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Ceremony. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Shawn Hesketh, Pat and Doug Shadle after the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Ceremony. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.
Kay and Shawn Hesketh, after the 8th Annual Culture Shapers Visual Arts Awards Ceremony. Photo credit: ©2008 Vince Yokom.