Featured Event:
2025 Young Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS)

Each year, the YAAS encourages youth from around the globe to express the mission of Sister Cities International through original artwork and literature. The showcase gives us an opportunity to reach out to the community. It enables us to engage local Art and English teachers and reach an audience of public, private and home-schooled students that might not already be included in our Sister City youth programs.

Two talented local artists, Aliyah Boyce and Evelyn Murphy, have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Sister Cities International 2025 Young Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS). Both artists captured the essence of the theme, “Friendship: The Heartbeat of Global Peace,” through their inspiring artwork and were winners of the local Sister Cities of Hampton Artist Showcase, receiving a prize of $250 each. Their works have now been entered into the Sister Cities International Showcase, where they will compete for the $1,000 Grand Prize.

Aliyah Boyce: "Picnic with Friends"
Fine Arts Category | Kecoughtan High, 9th Grade
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Boyce's artwork beautifully illustrates the power of friendship in fostering a safe and diverse community. Her artwork emphasizes how individuals from diverse backgrounds can come together in harmony. Boyce's work is a vibrant celebration of intercultural understanding and peaceful coexistence.

Evelyn Murphy: "Friendship: The Heartbeat of World Peace" 
Digital Arts Category | Kecoughtan High School, 12th Grade
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Scheduled Events
for 2023-24

50th Anniversary and the Anyang’s Annual International Student Art Exhibition
September 18, 2023
Hampton Delegation to
Anyang, South Korea

Annual Meeting
September 28, 2023
Pinewood Plaza, Suite 100
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Executive Board Meeting
January 25, 2024
Pinewood Plaza, Suite 100
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

South Africa Children's Book Drive
TBA