Previous Houston Art Car Parade Winners

Each year, the Orange Show gives out over $17,000 in cash and prizes to Art Car Artists through a judging process that takes places on parade day.

Take a look at some of the winners over the past few years

2011 Houston Art Car Parade

Losing the Mammoth
International High School at Sharpstown

Bat Car by John Salazar

ouR Mutt 2011 by University of Houston Clear Lake

AirPlane 1 & EarthMan 2 by Dion Laurent

POPART by Cherie Doerscherg & Sharon Neyland

Stink-Bug by Carolyn Stapleton

Poe Art Car Art Car by Poe Elementary

Sashimi Tabernacle Choir by Richard Carter & Friends

Frankenova by James Ciosek

3rd Place Art Car

Opti CAR Lusion by Becky Morris

Chief Fleetwood by Cary Preston

Pee Wee's Peep Jeep by John Gregory

Heaven and Hell Car by Chris "Chub" Hubbard

Mayor's Cup

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by Sam Houston High School

People's Choice

DC30, the David Best Car by David Best

Participant's Choice

Little Bit of Nonsense by Randy Blair

Lucy in the Sky with Diamons by Sam Houston High School

1st Place Art Car

DC39, the David Best Car by David Best

Airplane I and Earthman 2 by Dion Laurent

Oojah by Bryan "Visker" Mahaney

Jackson Pollackar by Tery Rustin

2nd Place Art Car

Heroes by Isaac Cohen

Hell Sent by Big Al Bartell

Sentra Saurus by Carrie Moschitto

3rd Place Winners

Cake! by Sherin Frances

Faster than Stink by Tony Lee

Scout by Erika Nelson

Shattered Vanity by Nicole Strine