Young Artists Showcase

An Overview of the Young Artists Showcase

Since 1988, the Sister Cities International Young Artists Showcase has encouraged youth from around the globe to consider the honorable mission of Sister Cities International and express their interpretation of that mission promoting peace through mutual respect, understanding, cooperation through one individual, one community at a time. Hundreds of artists have shared their talent with the sister cities community over the past 20 years.

To submit an entry, your community must be a member of Sister Cities International. Contact Laura Giroux, Membership Manager at lgiroux@sister-cities.org or 202-347-8630 if you are unsure if your city is part of the Sister Cities network.

2012 Showcase Now Announced!

Youth as the Catalyst for Change

What does that mean to you? The world today is more connected than ever. With the help of social media and innovative new methods of communication and mobilization of groups, change can occur at a faster pace than ever before. Throughout the world, this new generation of youth is harnessing this power to create change and promote progress. The 2012 theme is an opportunity for you to use artwork to express how communication, technology, and individual initiative can lead to dramatic social change. Submissions can highlight your experience with social media, how you are creating change in your community, or how global communication and exchange has had an impact on your life.

Important Information
Submission Guidelines
Art submission entry form
Submission Guidelines — Spanish version
Submission Guidelines — French version

Eligibility and Media

• Participants must be between 13 and 18 years of age at the time the entries are due on April 29, 2011.
• Submissions limit: one piece from the local sister city community and one from each of their sister city partners. Only artwork submitted by a sister city will be accepted.
• Each entry must be sent with a completed official entry form and the appropriate fee.
• Only two-dimensional artwork, no larger than 24" x 30" (60cm x 75cm), including matting is accepted. Water color, oils, pastels, pen and ink, charcoal, photography, two-dimensional mixed media, as well as computer generated art, are all acceptable media.

Awards

• 10 Finalists will be selected from the total entries.
• These 10 pieces of art will be displayed at the 2011 Regional Conference in Riverside, CA and will then begin its international tour to local sister city programs.
• From the 10 winning works, one U.S. artist and one international artist will be selected as overall winners. Each will be awarded a complimentary registration for the 2011 Regional Conference in Riverside, CA, along with $1,000 toward airfare to the conference or as a cash prize.

2011 Judging and Press

The judging for the 2011 Young Artists Showcase will take place during the last week of May. All artwork sponsors will be contacted during the first week of June. A panel of judges selects the winners based on originality, composition, and theme interpretation. There will also be a press release sent out to Sister Cities members before the conference announcing the top 10 finalists. Awards will be distributed at that time as well.

Congratulations to the 2011
Young Artists Showcase Winners!
Made possible by the generous support of the Carvey Family

Past Finalists

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