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
2025 YAAS
YOUNG ARTISTS & AUTHORS SHOWCASE WINNERS
Friendship: The Heartbeat of Global Peace
Classic Art
Age 12-14
Creating Global Friendships
Sedona Sister Cities Association
Maryam Jaffe
The Rainbow Globe Connecting Us
International Programs city of New Brunswick
Yzuha Okamoto
The Global Tree
Tuscaloosa Sister Cities International
Mina Sugimoto
Age 15-18
Friendship: Radiating peace across diversity
Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro Sister City Program
Raven Jay Olaivar
Interwoven
Chandler-Tullamore Sister Cities
Ira Bagga
Connect Lane
Sister City of Hampton, VA
Nakia Boykin
Digital Art
Age 12-14
Bound by Colors, United by Heart
Norfolk Sister City Association
Christina Saffron Corpuz
ABYAN: Kauban Ug Panaghigalaay
Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro Sister City Program
Zacaree Beatrijz Roa
Love More
Fort Worth Sister Cities International
Katherine Walker
Age 15-18
The Jeepney Escapade
Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro Sister City Program
Eloiza Bacan
Connected by Friendship, United for Peace.
Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro Sister City Program
Nathan Sean Silaya
Core
Lexington Sister Cities
Ellen Li
Photography
Age 12-14
Hands on.
Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro Sister City Program
Alysa Denise Galagala
Wings of Peace
Baltimore Sister Cities, Inc.
Youcheng Lin
Procreate
Broomfield
Karina Bennett
Age 15-18
Through Our Eyes
Suffolk (VA) Sister Cities International
Allison Spires
A HANDSHAKE
Richmond, VA - Segou, Mali Sister City Program
Rokia Traoré
Dog Pile
Sister Cities of Long Beach, Inc,
Madison Caceres
Poetry
Age 12-14
Evergreen Vines On the Border Marker
Richmond, VA - Zhengzhou, China Sister City Program
Yirao Zhang
Letters of the Tide
Santa Barbara-Weihai Sister City Association
Wang Haocheng
MC, My Grandma's Friend
Suffolk (VA) Sister Cities International
Margaret Laney Cross
Age 15-18
Threads of Peace: The Ties That Bind
Cary, North Carolina
Parth Singh
La amistad, el amino hacia la paz
Hermosa Beach Sister Cities
Jazlin Camacho Sarmiento
Bridges Between Heartbeats
San Jose, CA - San Jose Okayama Sister City Program
Danielle Garcia
Essay
Age 12-14
Creating Friendships Across Cultures
De Pere Sister Cities
Katherine Soquet
We Have No Natural Enemies
Richmond Sister Cities Commission
Adelaide Taylor
"The Sound of Silence"
Fort Worth Sister Cities International
Harmon Hong
Age 15-18
The Thread That Weaves the World
Chandler-Tullamore Sister Cities
Ojal Parimisetty
The Language of Friendship
Santa Clarita Sister Cites Program
Sydney Kasahara
Friendship: The Heartbeat of Global Peace
Sister Cities Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee
Wilmer Sterling
Original Music
Age 12-14
Summerdays
Santa Clarita Sister Cities
Chloe Danielle Pichereau
Peace at Dawn
Bakersfield Sister City Project Corporation
Andrew Marshall
Piece of Peace
San Antonio, TX - Darmstadt, Germany Sister City Program
Bela Baier
Age 15-18
Take My Hand
Gisborne District Sister Cities - GISBORNE NZ
Nina Botting
Side by Side
Sister Cities of Long Beach
Charlotte Forman
Feels Like Home
Tacoma Sister Cities
Annie Pedersen