Vans is thrilled to announce the Top 5 finalists 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.
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”.
Finalists:
Cedar Hill High School – Cedar Hill, TX
Edison High School – San Antonio, TX
Fontainebleau High School – Mandeville, LA
Secaucus High School – Secaucus, NJ
Temple City High School – Temple City, CA
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.
Check out each school’s entry after the jump
Cedar Hill High School – Cedar Hill, TX
Edison High School – San Antonio, TX
Fontainebleau High School – Mandeville, LA
Secaucus High School – Secaucus, NJ
Temple City High School – Temple City, CA
