2025 California Young Artists Expo
Accepting Art Until May 15 for the May 31, 2025 California Young Artists Expo.
Peace, Kindness & Cooperation
2024 California Young Artists Expo
The California Young Artists Expo is hosted by California Sister Cities. This online event is led by youth for youth.
2024 California Young Artists Expo artwork on display at Creative Space Akademeia 21 Harajuku on Harajuku’s Cat Street in Tokyo, Japan
2024 Awards
Kotaro Nagasaki Art Award: $1,500
“Sunday Downtown” (Caroline Roxas: University of California Berkeley, Ridgewood , NJ)
Awarded by Kotaro Nagasaki, Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Given to a submission from the categories of Climate Change & Sustainability / My City, My Town / Racial & Gender Equity
Hiroshi Tasaka Art Award: $1,500
“Persona Salvation” (Maori Morioka: Nagoya Designer Academy, Aichi, Japan)
Awarded by Dr. Hiroshi Tasaka, Chancellor of The Akademeia 21st Century
Given to a submission from the categories of World Peace & Cooperation / Education / My Identity & Self Expression
Kotaro Nagasaki KOTODAMA Spirit of Language Award: $1,500
“Planting a Seed” (Fernanda Cotes Prata & Brooke Villegas, Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Awarded to a college or university student by Kotaro Nagasaki, Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
What is a KOTODAMA presentation?
Hiroshi Tasaka KOTODAMA Spirit of Language Award: $1,500
Understanding (Tony Sakuma Canyon High School, Anaheim, CA)
Awarded to a high school student by Dr. Hiroshi Tasaka, Chancellor of The Akademeia 21st Century
What is a KOTODAMA presentation?
The Emerging Young Filmmaker Award $100+
Tea Ceremony with Extraterrestrials (Minna Hosaka: Keio University, Japan)
$100 contributed by SCI SoCal Board Member Kathleen McCann
Selected by Panel of Judges
People’s Choice Awards
