Building a community of youth empowered to connect, create, and communicate for our blue planet.

Global Reach

142 Countries

Participants

44,774 Students

Scholarships

$845,250

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!
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Leading Change through Art in Nepal with Bimochan Pathak

March 17, 2026

By Rafael Bonilla Abad and Suhani Chadha, 2025 Future Blue Youth Council members Cover photo by Bimochan Pathak Every year, Bow...

Nature’s Latest Masterpieces: The Unbelievable Life Found This Year

March 12, 2026

By Emaan Danish Khan, 2026 Future Blue Youth Council member Cover image: The Tide of Jellyfish by Hyemin Lyoo, 2024...

From Peru to the US: 2023 FBYC member Ariana Piscoya...

February 27, 2026

By Malika Gizzat, 2026 Bow Seat Alumni Advisor  The Alumni Spotlight Series is a celebration of Bow Seat’s alumni as...

Events

March
15
Boston Sea Rovers Marine Educational Opportunities Fair
Danvers, MA
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March
21
2026 Girl Scouts Global Leadership Conference
Newport, RI
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March
26
2026 Bioneers Conference
Berkeley, CA
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Sophie Kim
Age 17, Huntington Beach, CA

“What makes Bow Seat so unique is the organization’s focus on engaging youth in climate activism using a creative arts approach. Art is one of the most powerful mediums of self-expression in the world, and pieces of art – whether they be drawings, paintings, collages, poems, or another medium – have the power to invoke passionate emotional responses in a way that audiences and simple facts/statistics cannot.”