Changing Jurying from the Day of the Event to the Day Before

The 2002 state event included 945 students. Due to the number of artworks that needed to be juried and to continue to provide a quality event, State VASE was expanded to a two-day event, April 12-13, 2002, at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Cheryl Evans made this suggestion after reviewing other state music events and the jurying schedule. The State Jury process was held on Friday, and the exhibition, awards, and workshops were held on Saturday. A special Power Point Slide show of the artworks being recognized was added to this year's award ceremony.

2010

From 2002 to 2010 the State VASE event was held at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. The state event Qualifier list grew from 945 students to 2513 students. The scholarships awarded to students doubled from 1996 to 2010, and now under the guidance of The Texas Art Education Foundation (operated by TAEA), scholarships now exceed $20,000.

2011

With the end of the contract with UHCL, Tina Farrell negotiated a new location for State VASE, which was moved to the Clear Creek ISD Education Village, April 8, 2011. The State Event has moved several times since then and is currently hosted by San Marcos CISD.

2011-2014

VASE continued to grow under Joey's leadership. He had the heart of a "warrior for art". He secured locations and transported artworks for the traveling VASE Gold Seal exhibition. Joey developed the first manual to guide Regional Directors, which provides uniform guidance for all VASE Program Events across Texas. This guidance is provided on the VASE website as a set of Resources for Regional Directors and VASE Teachers.

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