The Bow Seat crew and team of 80 judges want to thank all our participants for their courage, creativity, and honesty as they created these personal and compelling works of art, poetry, prose, film, music, dance, and more. Reviewing these submissions was an incredibly moving experience, and they have formed a new collection of persuasive climate knowing and witnessing.
Always keep exploring and sharing your creativity and see what blooms. All together, you have made a noticeable impact – our large community demonstrates a powerful reflection of youth environmental activism. Being in this together is what drives change. Community matters. Now more than ever, we need each other.
The We All Rise Prize recognizes students in the U.S. who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or Latine and whose entries demonstrate notable artistic achievement in their chosen category.
In partnership with poet, spoken word artist, and activist Tayllor Johnson, the Voice of the Sea Award recognizes an outstanding Spoken Word submission in each age division.
Selected by National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry, the Ocean Soul Award recognizes a visual art submission in each age division whose work captures the “soul” of the ocean.