Young Artists & Authors Showcase
The Young Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS) is an annual art contest that encourages youth worldwide to express the mission of Sister Cities International through original artwork, literature, poetry, photography, and music
YAAS Highlights
2022 YAAS
YOUNG ARTISTS & AUTHORS SHOWCASE WINNERS
Classic Art
Victoria Liu - Water is the Magic of Life, Sister Cities Houston
Tessa Maria Kuzhimattathil - Water Sustainability, Norfolk Sister City Association - India
Zarlie Niez - Mother’s Thirst, Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro
Digital Art
Rory Rockwood - Every Last Drop, Suffolk VA Sister Cities International
Lyah Mercado - Amphora, Lakeland Sister Cities
Photography
1. Gracyn Hunt - Dry Future, El Paso Sister Cities
2. Fatoumata Diarra - Water is Life, Richmond Sister Cities Commission - Mali
3. Carl Justin Tocle - Hope Comes in Drops of Rain, Norfolk Sister City Association- Cagayan De Oro
Essay (Authors)
1st
Diana Lopez
The Great Dehydration
Santa Clarita Sister Cities
2nd
Mitzel Claire Chan
Water Flows, Life Follows
Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro
3rd
Bornwyn Logan
Water is Life
Fort Worth Sister Cities International
Poetry
1st
Arianna Sharifi
The Very Life We're Made Of,Trickles of SustenanceCarlsbad Sister City Ambassadors
2nd
Ashley Knutson
In One Breath, Life, And In Another, Death
Santa Clarita Sister Cities
3rd
Sydney Alderson
Devourer of Waters
Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association
Music
1st
Jahn Kharmelo Navales
Ever Changing 3
Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan De Oro
2nd
Jonathan Myung
Waterfall
Santa Clarita Sister Cities
3rd
George Alexander
Remote
Tacoma Sister Cities