Building a community of youth empowered to connect, create, and communicate for our blue planet.
Global Reach
142 Countries
Participants
44,774 Students
Scholarships
$783,850
Congratulations 2025 Winners!
Connections to Nature: Looking Inside, Going Outside, challenged participants to explore the natural world and their place in it through the lenses of generational knowledge, resilience, human health, and urban environments. Through the process of imagining, designing, and creating their pieces, students learned about the nature in their own backyards and reminded us of why it’s so important to protect the planet. View the insightful new collection of Visual Art, Film, Interactive & Multimedia, Performing Arts, Poetry & Spoken Word, and Creative Writing.
Resource Studio
Visit our Resource Studio, a space for creative exploration and a jumping-off point for deep inquiry of climate change, ocean conservation, and using art and creativity as tools in environmental movements!
Visit Resource StudioContest Gallery
Our student gallery showcases visual art, poetry and spoken word, prose, music, dance, short films, and multimedia projects from past Ocean Awareness Contest winners. Read, watch, admire, and share!
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View AllA Beginner’s Guide to Shooting a 360° Documentary as an...
February 4, 2026
By Alex Mkwizu, 2025 True Blue Fellow Background: The Artist Behind the Lens My name is Alex Mkwizu, and I...
Voluntourism: An Alternate Way to Travel
January 30, 2026
By Rafael Bonilla Abad, 2025 Future Blue Youth Council member Cover image credit: @aseccbi on Instagram. InterCAS. Galápagos, Ecuador 2023...
Let Interviews Lead: Environmental Injustice Through Film
January 26, 2026
By Jina Song, 2025 Future Blue Youth Council member Cover image: the waste mountain of Altyn-Kazyk Can documentary art become...
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Sahasra Kalakonda
Age 15, Johannesburg, South Africa
“The Contest has given me the opportunity to express my dream of defeating the adverse effects of climate change. With the help of my community, I will continue to raise awareness through my art.”