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
Grand Prize Winners
| Title of Piece |
Name of Artist |
Artist's City |
| Green Future |
Russell Mank |
Lakeland, FL, USA |
| Clean Environment Better Future |
Wilson Seyram Akude |
Tema, Ghana Sister City of San Diego, CA |
Finalists
| Title of Piece |
Name of Artist |
Artist's City |
| If not tomorrow, why not Today? |
Dakota Evers |
Suffolk, VA, USA |
| Welcome to the Future |
Samantha Belyan |
Volusia, FL, USA |
| Migrating Toward a Greener Future |
Nicole Kline |
Corpus Christi, TX |
| Protect |
Misaki Araki |
Aware City, Japan Sister City of New Brunswick, NJ> |
| To Flowers in the World |
Haruka Ikeda |
Osaka, Japan Sister City of Bellevue, WA |
| Harmony |
Chen Hongrui |
Guanxi, China Sister City of Tulsa, OK |
| Green Tomorrow |
Sirilak Mingkwan |
Columbia Heights, MN, USA |
| Crawfordsburn at Sunset |
Lisa Graham |
Bangor, North Down, Northern Ireland, UK Sister city of Virginia Beach, VA
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To see the winning artwork for 2011, please click here.
Past Finalists
2010 Young Artists Showcase
2009 Young Artists Showcase
2008 Young Artists Showcase
2007 Young Artists Showcase
2006 Showcase of Young Artists
2005 Young Artists Competition
2004 Young Artists Competition
2003 Young Artists Competition
2002 Young Artists Competition
2001 Young Artists Competition
2000 Young Artists Competition
For Further Information
Contact Jennelle Root at 202-347-8635 or at jroot@sister-cities.org.
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