On February 3, Suffolk Sister Cities International hosted the opening reception for the 33rd Annual Young Artists and Authors Showcase at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. Each year, the showcase encourages youth from around the globe to express the mission of Sister Cities International through original artwork and literature.
In coordination with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, Sister Cities International adopted climate change as the overarching theme for the showcase in both 2022 and 2023. The official theme for the 2022 Young Artists and Authors Showcase is Generation Rescue: Sustainable Water for All. The juried exhibition is on display at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts through March 1, and admission is free and open to the public. Congratulations to all of the participants and to the students below who received an award for their work!
Young Artist Awards
Best In Show: Rory Rockwood ’22, “Every Last Drop”
Drawing
First Place: Emma Conrod ’22, “One in 10 People”
Third Place: Max Dorsey ’26, “Tick-Tock”
Honorable Mention: Lily Fox ’24, “Sun Touched Stream”
Honorable Mention: Ryan Nelms ’26, “Water Level Zero”
Honorable Mention: Lily Petry ’24, “Still Waters”
Painting
Third Place: Alli Walls ’24, “Drought”
Photography/Computer Generated Art
First Place: Bradleigh Duman ’22, “Does it Even Matter?”
Second Place: Hope Garcia ’23, “Divergent”
Third Place: Faith Page ’22, “Going Once”
Honorable Mention: Joey Brooks ’22, “Oil Spills”
Honorable Mention: Becca Duggan ’22, “Rising Waters and Temperatures”
Honorable Mention: Charlotte Kruger ’24, “Water Clock”
2D Mixed Media
Third Place: Lucy Morgan ’26, “Mother Nature”
Honorable Mention: Christina Tabet ’26, “Drip Drop Hooray”
Young Author Awards
Literary
Best In Show: Kennedy Dryden ’22, “Shore Invasion”
Poetry
First Place: Connor McGhee ’23, “Water Preservation”
Second Place: Molly Leavy ’22, “Element of Our Life”
Third Place: Marlin Price ’22, "The Small Things Are Key"
Honorable Mention: Aubrey Conway ’22, “The Air and the Seas”
Honorable Mention: Anne-Perry Harrell ’22, “As the World Crumbles”
Honorable Mention: Josh Morris ’22, “We Need Water”
Honorable Mention: Kyle Pfrang ’22, “Finite Beauty”
Honorable Mention: Jacob Wolfe ’22, “Climate Change”