Young Artists and Authors Showcase 2025

Please read the following details carefully. All additional questions can be directed to youth@sistercities.org

  • Students must be between 12 and 18 years of age at the time of the April 1, 2025 deadline. 
  • The student must be affiliated with and have a direct point of contact with a dues-paying member of Sister Cities International or an international community partnered with a dues-paying member. 
  • Each dues-paying member city may submit up to five (5) entries per category, per sister city, and per age group. International community partners are also eligible to submit a maximum of five (5) entries per category and age group.
  • Each student can only submit one art piece across the whole YAAS competition.
  • All entries must conform to the Sister Cities International policy on plagiarism found here
  • All entries must be submitted and received through the online application by April 1, 2025, 11:59PM ET. 
We use Submittable to accept and review our submissions.