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The artistic theme for 2006 was, "What does Global Citizenship Look Like?" It empowered youth to visualize and realize a peaceful world by expressing the mission of Sister Cities International. During times of war and poverty, these young citizen diplomats demonstrated their commitment to global citizenship by creatively using artwork and film to reach out to individuals.
All entries were held on display in historic Union Station located in downtown Washington DC. The emotion and humanity depicted in the artwork inspired one individual to write directly to the artist. Washington, D.C. commuter, Rick Mastroianni said, "It made my spirit smile. I've seen many works of art, but I've never felt so compelled to try to contact an artist to simply say thank you for seeing what you saw and showing that to me," to "On the Bench" artist Dain Williams. The 2006 Young Artists Showcase had fourteen finalists. Finalists were selected based upon their artwork's theme interpretation, originality and composition and included:
| WHAT DOES GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP LOOK LIKE? | |
| Allison Knapp from Red Wing, Minnesota with a three-dimensional collage called "Realization of Depth"  |
Tyler B. Ruff of Waterloo, Illinois with a drawing called "One"  |
| Wu Jiahao from Chengdu, China, sister city of Phoenix, Arizona with a painting called "Join the Fun"  | Erin Jackson of North Canterbury, New Zealand, sister city of Seattle, Washington with an airbrush on canvass called "Global Citizenship -A More than a Badge"  |
| Kady King from Mount Dora, Florida with a drawing called "Global Family Tree"  |
Saori Wakabayashi of Narashino, Japan, sister city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama with a colored pencil drawing called "Opinion of World"  |
| Elliot Wilson Cost of Maui County, Hawaii with a DVD called "D.T. Fleming Arboretum" |
Dain Williams of Tempe, Arizona with a charcoal drawing called "On the Bench"  |
| Chie Tamezane of Yao City, Osaka, Japan, sister city of Bellevue, Washington with a mixed media piece called "Towards the New World"  |
Patrick Riney & Jonathan Alvarez of Fort Worth, Texas with a DVD called "One Nation under Barcode" |
| Tama's Horva'th of Budapest, Hungary, sister city of Fort Worth, Texas with a DVD called "When..." | Yo Yoshida of Izumo City, Japan, sister city of Santa Clara, California with a graphic design piece called "Go to Complete Oblivion" |
| Kim McKeown & Aaron Larue of Santa Clarita, California with a DVD called "An Untainted Future." | Gabor Kerekes of Debrecen, Hungary, sister city of New Brunswick, New Jersey with "Global Society, The Unity of Diversity"  |