CYPRESS, Calif., May 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Vans and program
partners - Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD), Americans for the
Arts, Blick Art Materials and Journeys, are proud to announce the
top five high schools selected for the eighth annual Vans Custom
Culture art competition. This year, the program set a new record of
3,000 participating schools in the competition and now, the public
has cast their votes helping Vans narrow down the five
finalists.
The top five finalists vying for the $50,000 grand prize include:
- Ridley High School from
Folsom, Pennsylvania representing
the Northeast region
- Fontainebleau High School from Mandeville, Louisiana representing the
Southeast region
- Friendswood High School from Friendswood, Texas representing the Southwest
region
- Will C Woods High School from Vacaville, CA representing the California region
- Parker High School from
Parker, SD representing the
Northwest region
The finalists will travel to Los
Angeles on an all-expenses paid trip where their designs
will be presented at the final event at the H.D. Buttercup Loft in
the downtown arts district area on June
7. A panel of influential judges including pro-skater
Lizzie Armanto, pro-surfer
Leila Hurst, artist Jay Howell, fashion blogger Jayne Min, and a surprise judge/guest performer
will evaluate the designs around the four competition themes. They
will then select the grand prize winner based on Overall
Creativity, Relevance to the Theme, and Execution. The grand prize
winner will be awarded $50,000 and
the four runners-up will receive $4,000 towards their schools' art programs.
"The driving ethos of the Vans brand is to enable creative
expression and the Custom Culture competition gives thousands of
students the opportunity to showcase their skills through art,"
said Megan Klempa, Vans Custom
Culture program manager. "It's an honor to continue to elevate arts
education in schools and we are excited to crown a winner for the
2017 competition."
As a new element to the 2017 competition, Vans is also thrilled
to announce that Maggie L. Walker Governor's School from
Richmond, VA is the winner of the
Vans Custom Culture Technology in Design Award. Maggie L.
Walker Governor's School was crowned the winner on May 5th on the Vans Customs page. This
award was judged separately from the overall submission, granting
the school $5,000 toward its art
program and shoes using the school's original design. The public
will have the opportunity to incorporate the school's design when
creating their customized shoes on the Vans Customs site.
For more information and to stay up-to-date on the winner of the
2017 competition, visit the Custom Culture website at
customculture.vans.com.
About Vans
Vans®, a VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the
original action sports footwear, apparel and accessories brand.
Vans authentic collections are sold globally in more than 75
countries through a network of subsidiaries, distributors and
international offices. Vans also owns and operates nearly
600 retail locations around the world. The Vans brand
promotes the action sports lifestyle, youth culture and creative
self-expression through the support of athletes, musicians and
artists and through progressive events and platforms such as the
Vans Triple Crown of Surfing®, the Vans U.S.
Open of Surfing, Vans Pool Party, Vans Custom
Culture, Vans Warped Tour®, and Vans'
cultural hub and international music venue, the House of
Vans.
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