We All Rise
Prize
The 2021 Ocean Awareness Contest will recognize 20 Black, Indigenous, and Latina/o/e youth artists with the new $750 We All Rise Prize. Submit Visual Art, Creative Writing, Film, Multimedia, Music, Dance, Poetry & Spoken Word by June 14th.
10th Anniversary Timeline
2021 marks our 10th annual Ocean Awareness Contest and 10 years of inspiring young ocean caretakers through creative expression. Check out our new interactive timeline to learn more about our program history and exciting milestones!
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Lea Vitzthum
New City, NY
Lea Vitzthum
New City, NY
Get Inspired
Our student gallery showcases visual art, poetry, essays, music, and short films from past Ocean Awareness Contest winners. Read, watch, admire, and share!
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Spring is a Time for New Beginnings
April 29, 2021
Spring is a time for new beginnings, and this season at Bow Seat, we bid farewell to our longtime colleague...
Classroom Resources for Educators Exploring Water Topics – Remote Friendly...
April 23, 2021
In this new normal of online and hybrid learning, we realize that adaptable resources centering creative expression are needed to...
Bow Seat’s 2021 Ocean Awareness Contest Endorsed by UNESCO as...
April 16, 2021
We’re excited to announce that our 2021 Ocean Awareness Contest has been endorsed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
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Isabella Hollis
Age 17, Texas
“Through my artwork, I hope to reach out to people that I would never have gotten the opportunity to reach otherwise. Hopefully this will inspire support for our cause of reducing – and eventually eliminating – ocean pollution.”