Young Artists & Authors Showcase

March 11 – April 8, 2025

’36th Annual Young Artists & Authors Showcase’‘

ON VIEW: March 11 – April 8, 2025
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, March 11, 2025, 6:30pm – 8pm
Suffolk Center’s award-winning Art Galleries are FREE and open to the public Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm.

Suffolk Sister Cities International is proud to present the 2025 Young Artists and Authors Showcase, inviting youth from around the world to express their creativity through the theme “Friendship: The Heartbeat of Global Peace.” This year’s them highlights the power of friendship to foster understanding, collaboration, and peace across border.

By participating in this inspiring competition, young creators will have the opportunity to share their vision of a peaceful world. Through art, music, and creative writing, students will contribute to the international dialogue about the importance of building friendships ans bridging cultural divides.

This annual juried event invites Suffolk public and private school students to submit their creations of paintings, drawings, sculptures, poetry, music, short stories, and/or longer essays. Deadline for submissions is December 4, 2024.

Winning artwork is then sent from Suffolk to Washington, D.C., where a panel of judges selects the final winners based on originality, composition, and theme interpretation. After the finalists for art and literature (at the national level) have been announced, they embark on a year-long tour hosted by local sister city programs on a monthly basis.

QUESTIONS: Please contact showcase@SuffolkSisterCitiesInternational.com