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All middle
school and high school Tulsa area artists are encouraged
to compete with other young artists from Tulsa's
Sister Cities in this annual art contest.
Locally
judged, the first place Tulsa area entry receives $50
and the Tulsa Sister Cities overall winner will receive
$75. All first place artwork will be entered in the
Sister City International Young Artists Competition.
Ten first place international winners will receive a
$300 award and the artwork will be displayed at the
2005 Sister City International Annual Conference.
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2008
Theme:
"A Reflection of Your Community"
The 2008 theme "A Reflection
of Your Community" aims to celebrate the uniqueness
of cities, towns, and communities throughout the world.
The 2008 Young Artists Showcase is an opportunity
to share a vision of your community and its young
people with your sister city and the members of Sister
Cities International.
2008 also marks the 20th Anniversary
of the Young Artists Showcase! Please help us celebrate
by sharing your talent this year and continuing the
tradition of outstanding interpretations of the mission
of Sister Cities International.
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Deadline:
April 11, 2008
Brochure
& Competition Guidelines
Download the
2008 Brochure & Entry Form - *Deadline for the
local competition is April 11, 2008. Winners from the
local competition will be submitted to the national
competition.
About Our Competition
Since 1988, the Sister Cities International
Showcase of Young Artists has encouraged youth from around
the globe to express the mission of Sister Cities International.
Sister city communities may submit one piece of two-dimensional
artwork by a local young artist and another from each
sister city abroad. A panel of judges selects the winners
based on originality, composition, and theme interpretation.
To Submit
an Entry
Print off an entry
form.
Mail entry form to Tulsa Global Alliance, 800 S.Tucker
Dr., Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104-3126 USA
Entry Deadline: April 11, 2008. Winners from the local
competition will be submitted into the national competition.
Top 10 finalists' entries become part of a traveling
display, exhibited throughout the U.S. in 2008-2009.
For More
Information
Contact Bob
Lieser with questions about the Young Artists Competition.
You can also reach him by phone at
918-591-4750 during regular business hours (8:30 a.m.
- 5:00 p.m. Central Time Zone)
2007
Finalists (National Competition)
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Artist
from Tulsa's
Sister City Beihai ranks in
Top 10 in National Art Contest for Second Time
"Connecting
Global Villages"
created by Qin Lue of Beihai
Qin Lue, of Tulsa's Sister City
Beihai, once again ranks in the top 10 of the National
Young Artist Competition. Her work titled "Connecting
Global Villages" was chosen as a finalist at the
local Tulsa Sister City competition in April 2005. The
artwork was then sent to Washington to compete in the
National competition. Top ten winners were announced
in July 2005. 
This year’s theme was "Connecting Global Villages."
Each SCI member community hosted a local art competition,
in which one winner from each Sister City advanced to
the national competition. The top 10 national winners
receive a $300 award and certificate.
Lue says of her inspiration for the winning entry, "The
Globe we live in is just like a beautiful village, where
every different country is a very different family in
this village and every family should get along well
with each other. I hope that with friendship as the
tie to connect every country in this globe, we will
get on well with each other from generation to generation."
Lue also was a top 10 finalist in 2004.
Her winning entry will join the other top 10 finalist's
artworks as they become part of a traveling exhibit
that will be displayed during the year in member communities.
Qin Lue, a student at Beihai No. 2 Middle School, started
taking art classes at age 8. Her parents, who are both
business professionals, agree they know almost nothing
about art, but give their full support to their daughter
who has repeatedly shown successful in her works. Her
art teacher describes her as talented and hardworking.
Lue hopes to become a student of the Central Academy
of Fine Arts, a leading art institution in China after
high school graduation next year, and she would like
to major in cartoon design or fashion design for advanced
studies at the university.
Qin Lue's 2004 Winning
Entry
"Coming Together to Build a Better World"
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