COSTA MESA, Calif.,
May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vans is
thrilled to announce Fontainebleau High School – Mandeville, LA, as the winner of the twelfth
annual Vans Custom Culture competition. Vans High School Custom
Culture was created to inspire and empower high school students to
embrace their creativity through art and design and bring attention
to diminishing art education budgets.
![Fontainebleau High School’s Winning Designs Fontainebleau High School’s Winning Designs](https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1519404/Vans_Winning_Designs.jpg)
After twelve years, Vans continues its dedication to give back
to the arts through its competition giving students a chance to win
$50,000 to benefit their school's art
program. Over 1,000 schools across the country entered and were
asked to use Vans as their canvas and apply their creativity to
Vans footwear, using the themes "Hometown Pride" and "Head in the
Clouds". In addition to the grand prize won by Fontainebleau High
School, the four runner-up schools will each receive $15,000 for their respective art programs and an
artist mentorship lesson from one of Vans' art ambassadors:
Kelly Breez, Robin Eisenberg, Jay
Howell, Todd Francis,
Olivia Krause, Camilo Medina, Noah
Humes, O.J. Hays, Tony Whlgn, or Sydney James.
Grand Prize Winner:
Fontainebleau High School – Mandeville,
LA
Runners Up:
Secaucus High School – Secaucus,
NJ
Edison High School – San Antonio, TX
Cedar Hill High School – Cedar Hill,
TX
Temple City High School – Temple City,
CA
"Congratulations to Fontainebleau High School and all the
schools that entered this year's competition. Creativity took on a
whole new meaning this year as students were forced inside. The
problem-solving and innovation shown by teachers and students to
come together to create these wonderful designs is truly
inspiring," said Carly Gomez, Vans
VP of Marketing, The Americas. "Reviewing this year's submissions
from bright young artists across the country were tougher than ever
and a true testament to the importance and power of creativity even
while we were all physically apart this past year."
After receiving both physical and digital submissions, it's
evident that this year's winners were collaborative, innovative and
dedicated to show the world their art no matter the obstacle.
Thank you to our partners for empowering this competition,
including Yoobi, Vans' exclusive arts supplies partner who provided
gift cards to all the participating schools in order for them to
purchase much needed art supplies, Scholarship America for
community-based scholarship programs and Journeys who awarded all
participating students a gift card to their store in recognition of
their accomplishments.
Since its inception in 2021, Vans Custom Culture has reached
hundreds of thousands of students, donating over $1,110,000 USD back into high school art programs
nationwide.
For more information, please visit Vans Custom Culture.
About Vans
Vans®, a VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the
original action sports footwear, apparel and accessories brand.
Vans® authentic collections are sold in 97
countries through a network of subsidiaries, distributors and
international offices. Vans® has over 2,000
retail locations globally including owned, concession and
partnership doors. The Vans® brand promotes
creative self-expression in youth culture across action sports,
art, music and street culture and delivers progressive platforms
such as Vans Checkerboard Day, Vans Park Series,
Vans Triple Crown of Surfing®, Vans Custom
Culture, and Vans' cultural hub and international music
venue, House of Vans.
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