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
2026 YAAS
YOUNG ARTISTS & AUTHORS SHOWCASE WINNERS
Voices of Today, Visions of Tomorrow
Classic Art
Age 12-14
Eternal Journey
Japan, New Brunswick, Sister Cities Association
Arata Sugimoto
Echoes into Tomorrow
City of Issaquah Sister Cities Commission
Shruti Sridharan
Saruna
Latvia, Carmel–Jelgava Sister City Partnership
Alise Brūzīte
Age 15-18
Harmony in Our Hands
People's Republic of China, Richmond Sister Cities Commission
Yiding Wang
Through the Looking Glass
Naperville Sister Cities Foundation
Claire Shen
The Pieces for the Future
Bloomington IN Sister Cities
Maria Castillo
Digital Art
Age 12-14
Today We Speak, Tomorrow The World Listens
Philippines, Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro Sister City Program
Jarold Dwight Salvana
Culture Makes Us One
"Honolulu Sister Cities Program "
Amaya Tamboa
Love Mother Earth
Neighbors Abroad Palo Alto
Zosia Clark
Age 15-18
What Do You See Inside?
Santa Clarita Sister Cities
Caroline Tsan
Potential
Roanoke Valley Sister Cities
Meisha Robinson
Next Gen
Colorado Springs Sister Cities
London Pate
Photography
Age 12-14
Balance of Values - Bright Future
Hermosa Beach Sister City Association
Elsa Darina Murillo Reyes
Generations of Progress, Hope and Opportunity
Fort Worth Sister Cities International
Kayden Holland
Generational change
Lexington Sister Cities
Evie Townsend
Age 15-18
Dreams Under the Lamp, Futures Beyond the Globe
Philippines, Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro Sister City Program
RYONO ALARICO, L. LIM
A Vision
Fort Worth Sister Cities International
Aiden Hernandez
Tomorrow, In Our Hands
Cary Sister Cities
Saharsh Nemuri
Poetry
Age 12-14
My Voice Is My Strength
Sister Cities of Louisville
Phoebe O'Neil
Echoes of Tomorrow
Neighbors Abroad Palo Alto
Jiayu Gu
The Trembling Generation
Arlington Sister City Association
Lola Marchant
Age 15-18
Voices of Today, Visions of Tomorrow
Lakeland Sister City International
Emily Midea
The Light We Carry
Santa Clarita Sister Cities
Susmit Das
Engineering Hope
Suffolk Sister Cities International
Joshua Cameron
Essay
Age 12-14
American Dream
Burbank Sister City
Fred Rogers-Pope
A Century of Stories, Echoed for the Future
Philippines, Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro Sister City Program
Elana Mae Victorio
A World Where We Rule
Santa Clarita Sister Cities
Anagha Vadrevu
Age 15-18
Our Voices, Their Future
Philippines, Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro Sister City Program
Maryam Danielrich R. Llido
The Language We Already Share
Chandler, AZ Sister Cities
Vishnu Tailor
Before Silence Claims Us
Naperville Sister Cities Foundation
Kendall Nghiem
Original Music
Age 12-14
Wonderful Tomorrow
Carlsbad Sister City Ambassadors
Jordan Bourdlaies
Echoes of the Unseen
Philippines, Norfolk Sister City Association - Cagayan de Oro Sister City Program
Dale Bryle Labial
New Day
Bakersfield Sister City Project Corporation
Madison Lawson
Age 15-18
Konton (Crazy)
City of Clearwater Sister Cities Program
Robert Kopec
Echoes of Our Great Nation
Santa Clarita Sister Cities
Gina Intravartolo
There Will Be Peace
Sister Cities of Louisville
Gabe Spohn