VANS CUSTOM CULTURE  VANS CUSTOM CULTURE MISSION  The Vans Custom Culture art competition inspires high school students across the United States to embrace their creativity!!!  It draws attention to the importance of art as an integral part of our schools' focus in the face of shrinking budgets.

COMPETITION OVERVIEW  The first 2,000 U.S.- based public or private high schools to register for Vans Custom Culture according to our official rules will receive four pairs of Vans shoes (106, Sk8-Hi, Slip On and Authentic) to customize!

 Q: IS THERE A SPECIFIC THEME WE HAVE TO FOLLOW?  A: Teachers will submit one pair per theme - art, music, action sports, local flavor.  Remember, action sports is defined as “Boards and Bikes” (skateboarding, BMX, surfing, wakeboarding, etc)  NOT “Stick and Ball” (football, soccer, baseball, etc)!

 Q: DO THE PAIRS NEED TO BE IDENTICAL? EX: WHATEVER IS DONE TO THE LEFT SHOE, DOES THE SAME NEED TO BE DONE TO THE RIGHT?  A: They do not need to be identical, but they should work as a pair.

 CAN WE USE ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS, SUCH AS LOGOS, WHEN CREATING OUR SHOES?  A: No. The design must be 100% original and cannot reference any celebrity likeness or

Grand Prize  $50,000 donation by Vans to Grand Prizewinning high school’s art program.

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Art, Action Sports, Music, Local Flavor  Make a list of ten topics/subjects  Pick your top four  Write one sentence per subject explaining how it will fit the theme

Art, Action Sports, Music, Local Flavor  Birds  Planes  Dinosaur  Lion  Tiger  Bear  Hands  Eyes  Monster  Car

Pick your top four  Birds  Planes  Dinosaur  Lion  Tiger  Bear  Hands  Eyes  Monster  Car

Write 1 sentence per subject and list the theme  Birds  Planes  Dinosaur – A dinosaur as a DJ (Music)  Lion – A lion painting on a canvas (Art)  Tiger  Bear  Hands  Eyes  Monster – A monster at a skate park (Action sport)  Car – A car with a decal painting of Riverside (Local Flavor)

Sketch your topics Sketch your topics  Dinosaur – A dinosaur as a DJ (Music)  Lion – A lion painting on a canvas (Art)  Monster – A monster at a skate park (Action sport)  Car – A car with a decal painting of Riverside (Local Flavor)