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
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
The Emerging Young Filmmaker Award $100+
Tea Ceremony with Extraterrestrials (Minna Hosaka: Keio University, Japan)
$100 contributed by SCI SoCal Board Member Kathleen McCann
Submit Your Artwork & Inspire the World!
Be part of the 2025 California Young Artists Expo, where creativity meets global impact.
Submit your artwork by May 15, 2025, for a chance to win prestigious awards, showcase your talent on an international stage, and make a difference through art.
All young artists are welcome—whether you create paintings, digital art, photography, or mixed media.
Your art has the power to shape the future!