2012 Parade Winners
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2012 Houston Art Car Parade! This year the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art awarded more than $18,000 in 15 categories, using this criteria:
- Overall theme
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Originality
- Transformation
Judges for the 2012 Houston Art Car Parade Awards were Ann Harithas, Marilyn Oshman, Manny Sanchez, Kaneen Smith and Irv Tepper.
Thanks to Cliff Lee for the photos!
MAYOR'S CUP
Grand Trophy & $2000
#126 - "Mr. Green" by Mark Bradford
ART CARS
First Place: Grand Trophy & $1500
#3 - "The Big Banana" by Steven Braithwaite
#214 - "Low-rider from Corpus Christi" by The Leal Brothers
#120 - "Earth, Wind and Fire... and Water" by Jefferson Davis High School under the direction of Rebecca Bass and sponsored by VitaminWater
#77 - "The Gold Digger" by John Avanzini
Second Place: Trophy & 2 Eyeopener Tour Tickets
#41 - "Radio Flyer Wagon" by Bob Castenada
#239 - "Mayan Temple Art Car" by Dennis McNett
#169 - "Tired and Feathered" by Joe Haden
#189 - "Regina the Hippo Car" by Cliff Portis, owned by Mary Jane Hedke
Third Place: Trophy
#18 - "Brunnehilda's Encore" by Megan Freemantle and Houston Grand Opera
#100 - "Centenni-Owl" by Rice University Art Car Class
#20 - "A Little Bit of Nonsense" by Randy Blair
LOWRIDER PERFORMANCE
Trophy and $1500
#58 - "The Boss" by Sheila Villarreal
LOWRIDER APPEARANCE
First Place: Trophy & $1500
#212 - "Low-rider from Corpus Christie" by The Leal Brothers
Second Place: Trophy
#213 - "Low-rider from Corpus Christie" by The Leal Brothers
Third Place: Trophy
#157 - "Azteca Gold" by Jesus Jimenez
CONTRAPTION
First Place: Trophy & $1000
#21 - "Fried Chicken" by Bob Wink
Second Place: Trophy
#14 - "Oscar the Friendly Dragon" by Julian Luna
Third Place: Trophy
#152 - "Pop Art Cart" by Harry "Bruiser" Goldberg
#98 - "Lazy Man's Ladder" by The Carp
CYCLE
First Place: Trophy & $500
#114 - "Manvel High School Art Bikes" by Manvel High School
Second Place: Trophy
#19 - "A Little Bit More Nonsense" by Jonathan Blair
Third Place: Trophy
#39 - "Sofacycle" by Julian Luna and Rebecca Bass
DAILY DRIVER ART CAR
First Place: Trophy & $1250
#202 - "Vanadu" by Clarke Bedford
Second Place: Trophy
#87 - "Scully" by Mark Esteban
Third Place: Trophy
#208 - "Dizzy" by Jared Nicholson
PAINTED CAR
First Place: Trophy and $1200
#61 - "Mi Vida" by Johnny Herrera
Second Place: Trophy
#228 - "Jazz, An American Phenomenon" by Charles Washington
Third Place: Trophy
#136 - "Bubbles LaRue" by Robynn Sanders, owned by Karen Olds
MUSIC
First Place: Trophy and $750
#295 - "The Tom Kennedy Space Bus" by Larry White, Adam Adams, Monica Acuna and more
Second Place: Trophy
#233 - "Last Concert Cafe's Journey to the Other Side featuring The Hightailers & The Tribal Lillies" by Dawn Fudge and gang
Third Place: Trophy
#255 - "Fighting Fish Tank" by Leif Hart, owned by Andrew Levy
PERFORMANCE
First Place: Trophy & $500
#270 - "Melvin The World's Only Wacky Wheeler" by Robert Sommerbell
Second Place: Trophy
#247 - "Q-Fest's Mommie D" by Chicano Laundry and Stephanie Saint Sanchez
Third Place: Trophy
#167 - "The Cowboy Dave Show" by David Gregory
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
First Place: Trophy & $500
#179 - "Driving + Texting = Wrexting" by Madeline and Paul Galindo
Second Place: Trophy
#80 - "420 Truth Car from Dallas/Ft. Worth" by DFW NORML and David Sloan
Third Place: Trophy
#25 - "Women Rock Art Car" by Bonnie Blue
YOUTH GROUP
First Place: Trophy & $1000 cash
#27 - "Chopper Shop" by Workshop Houston
Second Place: Trophy
#119 - "Poe Art Car Art Car" by Poe Elementary School under direction of Joanna Hitchcock
Third Place: Trophy
#105 - "The Music Monster" by International High School at Sharpstown