EV1.Net Art Car Weekend is Here!

Here's some basic info for you to have the best parade:

Admission? We don't need no stinking admission! Thanks to sponsors, Everyones Art Car Parade is a FREE gift to Houston!

Parking can be tricky and the best parking area is in metered, event or theater parking downtown.

The Everyones Art Car Parade begins at 1 p.m., but the Art Car Parade Day fun starts at 9 a.m. when the line-up begins. To get a prime viewing spot, make sure to arrive early, and remember to bring your blanket and sun supplies to enjoy the day!

Traffic JAM??!!
The Traffic JAM! is the parade after party in Sam Houston Park from 3 - 5 pm featuring star Art Cars parked for a closer look, spectacular Art Car performances in the Mobile Museum, festivities and live music from Houston's own The El Orbits and Herschel Berry

Love the Art Car Parade and want to show your support?
You can get outfitted with 2006 EV1.net Weekend T shirts, hats, Art Car DVDs and more to impress your friends and neighbors at our gift shops in Sam Houston Park and Eleanor Tinsley Park.

Do you have a favorite Art Car? Vote for it! Ballots are available until 3 pm in Sam Houston Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park, and the bleacher section on Allen Parkway, so vote for your favorite Art Car and maybe they will win some cool prizes! (see below)

I think it would be so much fun to build/have and Art Car - how do I participate? Anyone that fills out the entry form and builds an Art Car can roll in the world's oldest and largest Art Car Parade.

I want to sit outside with my four legged friend - is that ok? While the Art Car Parade loves dogs but Rover, Fluffy, and the rest of the dogs in Houston are not allowed, so please give them some alone time at home during Everyones Art Car Parade! You can tell them all about the fun after the parade.

Here's the guide to the weekend - get your own copy so you don't miss a thing! (you might have seen it in the Chronicle)

Judging Catagories and Cool Prizes!

For the Top Prizes:
Each winner receives $1500 for the following categories:
Mayor's Cup (Voted on by Everyones Art Car Parade judges' panel)
Parade Participants' Choice (Chosen by Art Car Artists participating in the Parade)
Everyones Choice (Voted on by the parade viewers)

Best Art Cars:
Each winner receives $700!
Best Art Cars (4) - decorated, embellished or augmented four or more wheeled vehicles. Judges select 4 winners in the Best Art Car category

Other Categories:
Each winner receives $250!

Best Contraption:
Carts, chariots, constructions, couches, lawnmowers, wagons, wheelchairs, wheeled sculptures, oversized inchworms, etc.

Best Cycle:
Decorated uni-, bi-, tri-cycle, motorized or not, includes scooters

Best Everyday Driver:
Art Car used as a daily means of transportation

Best Lowrider:
Painted, hydraulic, chopped

Best Music:
Load up your embellished vehicles and flat bed trailers with bands and other musical collaborations such as drum circles, chanting monks, car horn cacophonies and any other sound sources

Best Painted:
Painted or airbrushed

Best Performance:
Art Car show on wheels

Best Political Statement:
Political overtones, overt or otherwise

Greg Blankenship Skater Award:
Best decorated group or individual on skates

Best Entry by Youth Group:
Created by 4 or more under age 18

Best Entry Fueled by Alternative Locomotion (Other than Human-Powered):
Bio-diesel, hybrid, wind - anything other than gasoline, diesel or feet.

Raw Vision Award:
Selected by Maggie and John Maizels, publishers of Raw Vision, the international publication on contemporary folk, outsider and art brut, this award is given to the MOST VISIONARY entry in Everyones Art Car Parade. Winning entry will be a featured photograph in the quarterly worldwide publication and the winning artist receives a complimentary one year subscription.

Best Use of Technology Award presented by Visker Consulting:
Harnesses the power of cutting edge technology to amaze the spectators, judges and Visker Consulting, the IT Juice behind the Orange Show!