
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Student Contest
Ages:Middle School, High School
Type:Submission
Categories:Environment, Language Arts, Ocean Sciences, STEM
Scope:International
Registration
Entry Fee: $
Contact
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs is a Boston-based nonprofit working at the intersection of environmental science and the arts. Bow Seat hosts the annual Ocean Awareness Contest, inviting students worldwide to create art, creative writing, poetry, spoken word, film, music, dance, and multimedia submissions to speak up for our blue planet. Bow Seat has engaged with more than 25,000 students from all 50 states and 133 countries since 2010.
The annual Ocean Awareness Contest is a platform for young people to learn about environmental issues through art-making and creative communication, explore their relationship to a changing world, and become advocates for positive change.
The contest is a call for young artists, conservationists, makers, thinkers, and activists who are concerned about the future of our blue planet. Join thousands of youth around the world in our annual program that raises awareness about the climate crisis and potential solutions, uplifts youth voices for ocean conservation, and inspires hope and action through art, creative media, and storytelling.
The Contest invites students to learn about the climate crisis and its impact on oceans; discover or imagine solutions at local, national, or global scales; and create work that explores hope in action.
Submissions are accepted in:
- Visual Art
- Creative Writing
- Film
- Interactive & Multimedia
- Performing Arts: Music & Dance
- Poetry & Spoken Word
Website: www.bowseat.org/contest
Managing Organization: Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs
Contact:
info@bowseat.org
Eligibility:
This is an international Contest and is open to students ages 11-18 who are enrolled in middle school or high school (or the homeschool equivalent) worldwide. Students who are enrolled in a college or university are not eligible to participate. Proof of age, identity, or eligibility may be required.
Students ages 11-14 may enter the Junior Division. Students ages 15-18 may enter the Senior Division. Please enter the age division based on your age at the time of entry.
Participants under the age of 13 must have a parent or legal guardian complete a Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Parent/Guardian Consent Form with their submission.
Entries may be submitted by an individual or group of unlimited size. If you submit as a group, there must be one group leader who will serve as the contact person for the group. All of the names of the group members must be listed in the submission. Award money will be split evenly among the group members.
A student may submit (i.e., have their name included in) only one entry per category. Therefore, a student may have a maximum of six different submissions, one in each category.<strong>
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Overview
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs is a Boston-based nonprofit working at the intersection of environmental science and the arts. Bow Seat hosts the annual Ocean Awareness Contest, inviting students worldwide to create art, creative writing, poetry, spoken word, film, music, dance, and multimedia submissions to speak up for our blue planet. Bow Seat has engaged with more than 25,000 students from all 50 states and 133 countries since 2010.
The annual Ocean Awareness Contest is a platform for young people to learn about environmental issues through art-making and creative communication, explore their relationship to a changing world, and become advocates for positive change.
The contest is a call for young artists, conservationists, makers, thinkers, and activists who are concerned about the future of our blue planet. Join thousands of youth around the world in our annual program that raises awareness about the climate crisis and potential solutions, uplifts youth voices for ocean conservation, and inspires hope and action through art, creative media, and storytelling.
Process
Submissions are accepted in:
- Visual Art
- Creative Writing
- Film
- Interactive & Multimedia
- Performing Arts: Music & Dance
- Poetry & Spoken Word
Criteria
Awards
Participate
Website: www.bowseat.org/contest
Managing Organization: Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs
Contact:
info@bowseat.org
Entry Fee:
Eligibility:
This is an international Contest and is open to students ages 11-18 who are enrolled in middle school or high school (or the homeschool equivalent) worldwide. Students who are enrolled in a college or university are not eligible to participate. Proof of age, identity, or eligibility may be required.
Students ages 11-14 may enter the Junior Division. Students ages 15-18 may enter the Senior Division. Please enter the age division based on your age at the time of entry.
Participants under the age of 13 must have a parent or legal guardian complete a Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Parent/Guardian Consent Form with their submission.
Entries may be submitted by an individual or group of unlimited size. If you submit as a group, there must be one group leader who will serve as the contact person for the group. All of the names of the group members must be listed in the submission. Award money will be split evenly among the group members.
A student may submit (i.e., have their name included in) only one entry per category. Therefore, a student may have a maximum of six different submissions, one in each category.<strong>
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