2023 Young Artists Showcase & RVSCI Awards

Sister Cities International aims to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation – one individual, one community at a time. This year’s theme is Peace By Piece: Food Security in my Community. Climate change has become an undeniably harsh reality in our lives, making the importance of raising awareness and taking action more essential every day. As temperatures rise, water patterns are disrupted, ecosystems are disturbed, cultures are affected, and energy resources are proven to be unsustainable for long term use. These ongoing changes impact our local and global communities in every aspect, and youth are the key to tackle this global reality.

• Students must be between 13 and 18 years of age at the time of the 2023 international deadline. (May 1, 2023 for the
  Roanoke top 5 submissions to Sister Cities International)
• The student must be affiliated with a dues-paying member of Sister Cities International. This is Roanoke Valley Sister Cities.

• Photographs of all artists’ work will be published on Sister Cities International’s website. https://www.sistercities.org/2022-yaas
• One artist will be selected as a Grand Prize Winner, 2nd Place Winner, and 3rd Place Winner in August 2023
• The Grand Prize Artist Winner will receive $1,000, 2nd Place Winner will receive $250, 3rd Place Winner will receive $100
• The winners will be announced at the virtual Youth Leadership Summit tentatively scheduled for August 2023.

Congratulations to the 1st Place $300, 2nd Place $200, 3rd Place $100 winners and Honorable Mentions $25 each.

• $300 – 1st place (tie) Valeria Dancea – “Out of Reach” – Northcross HS Click to view artwork here
• $300 – 1st place (tie) Savannah Brooks – “See-Food” – Northcross HS Click here to view artwork
• $200 – 2nd place (tie) Ava Giannini – ” Full Table, Empty Heart” – Burton Center for Arts and Technology Click here to view artwork
• $200 – 2nd Place (tie) Massoki Maka – ” Look Around You” – Northcross HS Click here to view artwork
• $100 – 3rd place (tie) Sally Eshelman – ” Fresh for the Future” – Patrick Henry HS Click here to view artwork
• $100 – 3rd place (tie) Haley Snow – “Fast Food” – Patrick Henry HS Click here to view artwork
• $25 – Honorable Mention Brooke Justus – “Earth Waste” – Burton Center for Arts and Technology Click here to view artwork
• $25 – Honorable Mention Talmage Dascenzo – “Why Waste” – Burton Center for Arts and Technology Click here to view artwork
• $25 – Honorable Mention Emma Copenhaver – “Toxic” – Burton Center for Arts and Technology Click here to view artwork
• $25 – Honorable Mention Millie Chopski – “The Other Side” – Northcross HS Click here to view artwork

• Students may select one (1) piece of original artwork to submit for this showcase.
• Important note: This year we will not be accepting physical artwork, only photographs of the artwork. To ensure our
  judges have the best quality view of your artwork, please confirm that photographs are no less
  than 1350×1080 pixels.
• Photos of media accepted include oil, acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, colored pencil, crayon, ink, marker, etching, collage will
  be accepted.
• Digital medium artwork will be accepted this year. This is not a
  photographycontest.
  • Only two-dimensional (2D), unframed artwork will be accepted.
  • A teacher must send the photograph(s) of the student artwork along with the application to
  roanokevalleysistercities@gmail.com
  • All photos of artwork must be e-mailed by April 14, 2023.
  • Judges will evaluate submissions based on theme interpretation, originality, and creativity.