Young Artists, Authors and Musicians Chosen to Represent Fort Worth in International Showcase
For decades, Sister Cities International has leveraged the power that art has to transform societies and transcend cultural boundaries through the Young Artists and Authors Showcase, or YAAS. The showcase has given youth worldwide the opportunity to express their vision for a more unified, peaceful world through original art, literature, and music.
Fort Worth Sister Cities International held the local showcase to choose student pieces to be submitted to the worldwide competition interpreting the theme “Friendship: The Heartbeat of Global Peace.” All artists will be recognized along with their original pieces at a special reception on May 19.
Congratulations to all the artists, authors, and musicians who were selected and entered into the international competition.
- 1st Place – “We are the World” by Alex Brown, Paschal High School
- 2nd Place – “The Stories We Carry” by Mariana Gonzalez, World Languages Institute
- 3rd Place – “A World Without Borders” by Brianna Madrid, World Languages Institute
- Honorable Mention – “Together by friendship, bound by flags” by Valeria Vera, World Languages Institute
- 1st Place – “Love More” by Katherine Walker, Fort Worth Country Day School
- 2nd Place – “It Starts with a Bracelet” by Helena McClanahan, Fort Worth Country Day School
- 3rd Place – “The Power of a Letter” by Sophie Ratino, Fort Worth Country Day School
- Honorable Mention – “PawsAndReflect” by Camryn Soward, Benbrook Middle-High School
- 1st Place – “Fireworks” by Celeste Jenkins O’Reilly, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
- 2nd Place – “Nostalgic Roots” by Savannah Solsbery, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
- 3rd Place – “Portrait of an Existence” by Kirby Granger, Arlington Heights High School
- Honorable Mention – “Depths of Fortitude” by Eva Elmore, Arlington Heights High School
- 1st Place – “A New Warmth” by Jimmy Stevens, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
- 2nd Place – “Sun & Moon” by Trang Pham, Home School
- 3rd Place – “The Girl in Pink” by Kayla Smith, Timber Creek High School
- Honorable Mention – “A Stranger’s Smile” by Eliza Stubblefield, IM Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA
A special thanks to our judges for their help in selecting the pieces to be submitted to the international competition.
Artists (classical)
- Brian Dickson, Jr.
- Nicole Erickson
- Hilde Horchler
- Greg Bahr
- Nicole Erickson
- Hilde Horchler
- Drew Shaw
- Britt Stokes
- Leo Wesson
- Bronwyn Logan
- Scott Nishimura
- Estrus Tucker
- Alton Adkins
- Dennis Jewitt