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​Young Artists & Authors Showcase (YAAS) 
"GENERATION RESCUE: SUSTAINABLE WATER FOR ALL"

Enter locally to compete in this international art competition with 6 submission categories*
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*Sister Cities Newport News (SCNN) is sponsoring our local Young Artist and Authors Showcase (YAAS) competition in conjunction with the Sister Cities International (SCI) competition. This annual contest encourages youth worldwide to express the mission of Sister Cities through original art, literature, photography, and music. Submissions are centered around an annual theme. This year's theme is, "Generation Rescue - Sustainable Water for All". Submissions will be judged based on originality, composition, & theme interpretation.
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Local Awards
     $50 for the top submission in 6 categories as judged by SCNN
National Awards
Newport News' local winners, and up to 4 honorable mentions in each category,
will be entered into SCI's YAAS and become eligible for the following additional awards: 
Each Category’s Grand Prize Winner will receive $1,000
Each category’s 2nd Place Winner will receive $250
Each category’s 3rd Place Winner will receive $100
GENERAL YAAS RULES
  • Artist must be between the ages of 13-18 as of April 1, 2022.
  • Artist must be a resident of Newport News or an international partners city (Neyagawa, Japan; Taizhou, China; Greifswald, Germany; ZiYang, China or Saint Nazaire, France).
  • 2022 theme for all categories is “Generation Rescue: Sustainable Water for All”. Judges will evaluate submissions based on theme interpretation, originality, and creativity.
  • Artists may submit their wor PM in multiple showcases (1 submission per category ). 
  • Deadline for all categories is 
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
READ THE COMPLETE RULES HERE!
COMPLETE THE ENTRY FORM
SUBMIT ART FOR JUDGING!
NEED MORE INFORMATION? Call 757.697.3129 or Click below to email us.
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Local Artist Awarded $1,000 Grand Prize in 2021 Sister Cities International Art Contest!

PictureThe original art of 13-year-old Hannah Hong was selected as the "Grand Prize" winner of the 2021 Young Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS) by Sister Cities International. Hannah’s work, "Draw Together", is a detailed pen and ink that convincingly conveyed the 2021 theme of “United In Hope”. Congratulations Hannah!
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1st Place 2014
Brian Duong
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 Woodside High
(photography)

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1st Place 2005
"Connecting Global Villages"
Jeremiah Coleman
Heritage High



View ALL the 2021 international winners
Interested in volunteering for SCNN's YAAS Committee?
info@sistercities-nn.com / call 757.697.3129
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