2024 YAAS

YOUNG ARTISTS AND
AUTHORS SHOWCASE

Winners

Artists Showcase
(Classic Medium)

Reflect

Loralee House

Norfolk Sister Cities Association

Maintaining the Climate for a Colorful Summer

Adrianne Figueroa

Norfolk Sister City Association-Philippines

City Cooking

Kathleen Yu

Tempe Sister Cities

Artists Showcase
(Digital Medium)

Renew Our Cities or Stay Living in Pity

Rachel Sarmiento

Norfolk Sister City Association-Philippines

Ice City

Daniel Sharik

Lakeland Sister Cities

Learn from Plants, Animals and the Land

Xiwen Pan

Tacoma Sister Cities Fuzhou Sister City Relations

Artists Showcase
(Photography)

"Green Spaces" by Celeste Jenkins-O'Reilly​

Green Spaces

Celeste Jenkins-O'Reilly

Fort Worth Sister Cities International

Urban Charm

Yiqi Chen

Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee

"Rebirth in the Darkness" by Carlos Castillo

Rebirth in the Darkness

Carlos Castillo

Valladolid-Asheville Sister Cities

Artists Showcase
(Essay)

The Resiliency of Our City

Nicolette Ranan

Norfolk Sister City Association, Philippines

Arusha as a Resilient City: Addressing the Challenges of Tomorrow

Natasha Lewis Laizer

Sister Cities of Durham-Arusha Committee

Greenhouse

Christabel Yun

Santa Clarita Sister Cities

Artists Showcase
(Poetry)

Her Cries

Mary Lyzbette Anne Capadocia

Norfolk Sister City Association Philippines

Cityscape of Climate Champions

Juliana Rose Dinglasan

Santa Clarita Sister Cities

Resilient Cities for Tomorrow's Climate

Sarah Huang

Tacoma Sister Cities Fuzhou Sister Cities Relations

Artists Showcase
(Music)

City of Resilience

Gianna Renee Alexa Mantilla

Norfolk Sister City Association-Philippines

Sliver of Earth

Alan Currit

Issaquah Sister Cities

Forgotten Futures

Nikita Schwass

Palm Desert Sister Cities - Gisborne District Sister Cities Partnership