Calling all
Houston creators
$5k + Your Own Streetwear Line
Color Culture – Houston’s own premium merch studio – is teaming up with the HOUSTON CREATORS MARKET to launch a contest celebrating the culture and talent of our beloved city.
This is your chance to broaden your reach and show how good of a creator you are.
Or, just enter the game and dip your toes in streetwear culture
In Short
One Houston-based creator will win a $5,000 cash prize and collaborate with Color Culture to bring their vision to life in:
1. A T-Shirt + Bucket Hat
The Tee will serve as the submission piece to be sold and voted on during the competition.
The bucket hat to be sold exclusively at the Houston Creators Market if you win.
2. A Full Collection
Shoppable from 11/01 to 12/31/2025 on Color Culture’s website.
What we’re looking for:
Bold, original, and streetwear-savvy.
We’re looking for an official H-Town capsule that could only come from our city. Your designs should rep our neighborhoods, Third Coast, and Space City energy.
Your submission should include:
Your submission should include:
Houston Creators Market Exclusive Drop
1x T-Shirt – shoppable and voted on via our website.
1x Bucket Hat – sold exclusively at HCM.
Color Culture Collection Line
1x T-Shirt
1x Hoodie or Crew
1x Hat
1x Tote Bag
DTF, DTG. Cut sleeves or hems… Let your intentions be known. Color Culture can match it.
Only Off limits: complete cut and sew or puff prints or embroidery.
and the winner gets...
$5,000 USD + Your
Own Streetwear Line
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1
Your exclusive bucket hat sold live at the Houston Creator Market (Oct 18-19).
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2
Your streetwear collection sold on Color Culture’s website from 11/01 – 12/31/2025.
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3
Pro photography & video from the event.
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4
Full PR push on us – Press, social media, radio, paid ads, and email promotion.
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5
10% of profits will be donated to SanMan Academy, a local non-profit uplifting the Houston creator economy.
Merch That Means More. Community That Builds More.
We’ve joined forces with SanMan (See A Need – Meet A Need Foundation)—a Houston-based nonprofit strengthening the city’s creative ecosystem through art, design, community programming, and space-making.
Their programs give creators of all ages and backgrounds the space, tools, mentorship, and platform to grow their craft and share their talent with the community.
Together, joining forces to rep Houston’s creative heartbeat—giving local artists the space, tools, and iconic merch to shine.
Key Dates
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Sept 5 - Oct 1
Submission Period
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Sept 22 - Oct 5
Public Voting
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Oct 6
Winner Announced
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Oct 18-19
Event & Drop Launch
People can buy their favorite T-Shirt on our website, which will count for 5 votes.
If people choose to vote without purchasing a T-Shirt, it will count for 1 vote.
*If your item sells, we will reach out to pay you a portion of the profits.
