Maui County Sister Cities Foundation
2009 Young Artist Showcase

 

Congratulations to Beri Jhon Lizoda
of Quezon City, Philippines. Beri has been selected as one of the Sister Cities International Youth Art finalists.

Sister Cities Internatioal received 65 submissions from 13 different countries.
Out of this pool ten winning pieces were selected. These pieces, including Beri's, will be featured at their annual conference, in our Young Artists Showcase tour, and on the Maui and International websites.

Congratulations to Shen Kai Gandolfo
Winner of Maui Art Showcase
The winning Maui artist  received $300 from the Maui County Sisters Cities Foundation. The art now is entered into the International competition. Good Luck to Shen.

Top Left Photography - Our winning Entry Shen Kai Gandolfo "Cocoa at Keokea" "Drinking this hot cup of cocoa, while sitting on a bench in Keokea, let me think peaceful thoughts. It made me think of what the world would be like if everyone were shooting pictures instead of shooting people. So I decided to take a picture of this inspiring cup of cocoa that lead me to think of peace."  Haleakala Waldorf School. Photograph. Age 14 (birthday on day of event)

Top Right Digital Illustration Elliot Wilson Cost "Convergence" "With our world's population constantly growing, it's important to reflect on how we can better achieve between each other. I was inspired to create this piece because of my belief that with acceptance and convergence of all cultures, ethnicities, and religions, our world can be more harmonious." Seabury Hall. Digital Art. Age 17.

Bottom Left Pencil Drawing - Special Judges Award Kayleena Blas "Peace Around the World" "The fact that people are running a contest for kids to read up on peace by showing and drawing about what our meaning of peace is. It really made me think about how I define peace." Iao Intermediate School. Colored Pencil. Age 13

Bottom Right Pencil Drawing Matthew M. Avam "Road to a Better World" "What inspired me to do this artwork was our own world. Since our world was going down in the economy, I just wanted to make a drawing about something that was good. So that is what inspired me to do this drawing, entitled a Road to a Better World.".  Maui Waena Intermediate School. Colored Pencil. Age 13.

 

 At Hawai‘i Nature Center on Saturday, March 21st, all Maui entries in the Sister Cities International Young Artists Showcase, “Your Path to Peace,” were displayed. Entries are original works submitted by 13-18 year old student artists in a variety of media.

The contest judges: This year we were honored to have two fine art painters, Davo "Tavo" and Pamela Neswald as judges. Davo is a dynamic artist whose personality shows in his art. He is represented by Images Fine Art Gallery in Lahaina. Pamela Neswald besides finding time to paint her favorite topic of women surfing, she is the owner of Upcounty Fine Art Supplies and Gallery in Makawao. In additon and in a true gesture of generousity, Davo has donated on of his paintings, "Kam 5 B-Day" was awarded as a special prize to Kayleena Blas.

BIG MAHALOS!!!!! 

A special thanks to Sean Ribucan and family for making the award winning Fundraiser Chili at our foundation's event. A special thanks to the Maui County Sister Cities Board Members for helping serve chili. An an extra thanks to Jamba Juice for setting up a drink booth as well. 20% of the proceeds of the drinks went directly to our foundation. MauiTeeBags.com also gets kudos for their donation to our group.
                    Please click to see pictures of the fun and entertaining event.

 

From Sister Cities International Website. The International winners include our Maui County Sister City entry from Quezon City, Phillipines.

2009 Young Artists Showcase

Your Path to Peace

"Flag of the World" Maria Valentinouna Ustinova Magadan, Russia - Sister City of Anchorage, AK	"Conditional Nirvana" Ashley Genadek Columbia Heights, MN	"Everlasting Peace" Ayaka Fukuzawa Narashino, Japan - Sister City of Tuscaloosa, AL
"Ambitions" Danae Blosser Sandy City, UT	"Striving for Human Rights" Saya Shinguchi Ikata-Cho, Japan - Sister City of Red Wing, MN	"Peace is at Hand" Danny Bell Red Wing, MN
"Your Path to Peace" Ben Thompson Bangor, North Down, Northern Ireland, UK	"Artists of Peace" Quan Nguyen Santa Clara, CA	"Untitled" Beri Jhon Lizoda Quezon City, Philippines - Sister City of Maui County, HI
	"Building Peace on Earth" Rafayel Steponyar Newport News, VA