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Sister
Cities Young Artist Competition
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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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
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