Competitions Galore!

 The Four winning, final shoe designs, as chosen by the class:

 

Two ongoing competitions, parameters and deadlines:

Due: End of Trimester, March 4, 2011
Vans Custom Culture Shoe Design Competition -
High school art classes across the US are invited to compete in a shoe customization contest that grows on a state to regional to national level, culminating in a high-visibility event in New York this June.
Vans staff will select 10 high schools from each region (North/South/East/Wet/California) to compete for a spot in the regional finals.
The semi-finalists will be posted here where the public will vote to determine 5 finalists. A panel of judges including Vans artists and athletes will then choose the winner at a final event in New York.
Those five schools will be given a travel budget to come to New York for the final showcase in June of 2011. 

Shoe Design Template available - PDF or below.
Each student creates a design using Photoshop or Illustrator for each of the four shoes (below) for a total of four designs.  We will then vote on the best design for each shoe and will then paint and photograph the actual shoes when we receive them..
Prizes: Free trip to New York, a boatload of cash, etc.
Link for website and more info: http://www.vans.com/customculture/

Due: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Bengal Tiger for a painting in the BHS gym behind the basketball hoops.
Size: 8.5 x 11" or 8 x 10"
Printed, saved, two designs!
Turn them into Mr. Chandler and I will turn them into Mr. Odom after they are graded.
$100 prize to 1st place winner, $75 - 2nd, $50 - 3rd.
1st place will have their artwork recreated in the gym and stay for years to come!