Coastal America Student Art Contest Rules

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The “Coastal America Student Art Contest” was created to draw upon young people’s artistic expression to convey the importance of the ocean, coasts and Great Lakes through the Seven Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences created by the Ocean Literacy Network. The purpose is to enhance public awareness of the importance of the ocean in the artists’ and viewers’ lives and to convey how personal actions affect the ocean.

Winning artwork at each Learning Center will advance to the overall competition. A panel of ocean experts will review the finalists and determine a first place winner for each of the five age groups. The winning artwork will be displayed in a public venue in Washington D.C. and an awards ceremony will be held.

Submissions:

Contestants must submit their artwork to the Education Department of the Learning Center closest to them. Participating Learning Centers in the “Coastal America Student Art Contest” will begin accepting entries in September 2011 for the regional competitions. Entries must be received no later than December 20, 2011. Regional winners will automatically be entered in the overall competition, for which winners will be selected by May 2012. For a list of participating Learning Centers or for more information please see below.

Eligibility:

The contest is open to all students in the United States, Mexico and Canada enrolled in grades K-12 as well as full-time university and college students.

Age Groups:

Group 1: Grades K-2
Group 2: Grades 3-5
Group 3: Grades 6-8
Group 4: Grades 9-12
Group 5: Full-time University & College Students

Entry Requirements:

Entries shall be submitted in one of the two categories, Art or Photography. A narrative, not to exceed 150 words, explaining how the art or photo relates to one of the Seven Principles of Ocean Literacy, must be attached to the back of the submission, together with the artist’s name, grade and school, contact information, and teacher or facilitator’s name.

• Art work must be two dimensional, original and not exceed 20 x32 inches. Acceptable media include paint, pencil, markers, ink, crayon, chalk, cloth and collage.

• Photography must have been created during the past year. If the submission includes recognizable individuals please provide a statement, signed by the subject in which they agree to their inclusion in the photo. Entries should be provided digitally with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI (JPEG or PDF preferred). Photo entries may also be provided in hard copy, at a maximum size of 8.5 x 11 inches.

Winners:

Winners of each Learning Center contest will be announced and their artwork will be displayed at that Learning Center’s discretion. The regional contest winners from each age group will automatically be submitted to the overall ocean art contest. Winners of the overall competition will be invited to Washington, D.C. for a Coastal America ceremony.

Judging Criteria:

A narrative, not to exceed 150 words, explaining the selection of the principle will be attached to the back of the poster with the artist's name, grade and school, contact information, teacher or facilitator's name. Art work will be judged on visual impact, communication of the ocean literacy principle, and artistic merit and on how clearly it communcates the vision of the National Ocean Policy. Each CELC will select a panel of judges for the local competition. A panel of judges selected by the Coastal America Partnership will select winners in each age group and art medium based on the digital images of artwork.

"An America whose stewardship ensures that the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes are healthy and resilient, safe and productive, and understood and treasured so as to promote the well being, prosperity, and security of present and future generations."

Submissions will be judged on visual impact, communication of the ocean literacy principle, and artistic merit. Each Learning Center will select a panel of judges for their regional competition. From those regional competitions, a panel of judges selected by the Coastal America Partnership will choose first place winners in each age group based on digital images of the work.

Each winner’s submission must reflect one of the Seven Essential Principles of Ocean Literacy:

1. Earth has one big ocean with many features.
2. The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of Earth.
3. The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate.
4. The ocean makes Earth habitable.
5. The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.
6. The ocean and humans are inextricably linked.
7. The ocean is largely unexplored.

Artwork will illustrate at least one of these major concepts recognizing that we use science to inform decisions, we work together to manage, protect and restore ecosystems, we prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change, we observe, measure, monitor and map changes in climate, coastal and ocean resources, ocean chemistry and conditions in the Arctic, and we use good practices on land to reduce impacts on the quality of our coastal and ocean waters.

For a final list of previous winners and the digital image of their artwork and essays, please click Ocean_Art_Contest_Awards_Ceremony_Program (1.07 MB) . Or visit the previous winners online go to  http://www.coastalamerica.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1589&Itemid=215





Rights:

Coastal America retains all rights to original and digital copies of art work sent to Washington, DC to be judged in the overall competition, including but not limited to reproduction, exhibit by Coastal America and its CWRP partners and other governmental and non-government institutions, size modification for display, digital submission to the media, use in promotional materials, and posting on the Internet or use in traditional publications.

Coastal America Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers:

Contestants must submit their artwork to the CELC closest to them. For more information on CELCs and their locations please visit http://www.coastalamerica.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1591&Itemid=202







Please send entries to your closest CELC:

Acuario de Veracruz
Blvd. M. Avila Camacho s/n,
Col. Ricardo Flores Magon,
C.P. 91900
Veracruz, Ver. México
Tel: +52 (229) 931 1020 ext. 121, Fax: ext. 103
www.acuariodeveracruz.com

Alaska SeaLife Center
Education Department
301 Railway Avenue
Seward, AK, 99664
(907) 224-6306

Aquarium of the Pacific
Education Dept.
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 590-3100

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
1 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 378-2638
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Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Robert Dixon
101 Bienville Blvd.
Dauphin Island, AL 36528
(251) 861-2141 Ext.7550
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The Florida Aquarium
701 Channelside Drive
Tampa, Fl 33602
1-800-FL-FISH1 extension 4015 /1-800-353-4741 extension 4015
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Georgia Aquarium
Kim Morris-Zarneke
Education Dept
225 Baker St
Atlanta, GA 30313
(404)581-4000
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Hatfield Marine Science Center
Kathryn Hawes
2030 SE Marine Science Dr.
Newport, OR 97365
(541) 867-0233
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IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum
Education Department
300 Gulf Stream Way
Dania Beach, FL 33004
(954) 924-4309
(954) 924-4247
www.igfa.org

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory- Marine Education Center
703 East Beach Dr.
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
(228)818-8889
(228) 872-4200
(228)818-8894
http://www.usm.edu/gcrl

John G. Shedd Aquarium
Education Department
1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago IL 60605
(312)692-3159
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Mystic Aquarium
Mystic, CT
(860)572-5955
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National Aquarium,
Baltimore, MD
501 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland, 21202
(410)576-3800
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National Aquarium,
Washington, DC
Commerce Building, Room B-077
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
(202)482-0852
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National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
350 E. 3rd street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
(563) 557-9545
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Adventure Aquarium & NJAAS
1 Riverside Drive
Camden, NJ 08103
(856) 365-0352 ext. 7002
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www.njaas.org

North Carolina Aquariums
Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead Road
Kure Beach, NC 28449
(910) 458-8257
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Roanoke Island
374 Airport Road
Manteo, NC 27954
(252) 473-3494 x229
(252) 473-1980
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Seattle Aquarium
Karen Matsumoto, Marine Science Education Coordinator
1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59
Seattle, WA 98101-2015
(206)386-4300
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Texas State Aquarium
Distance Learning Coordinator
2710 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78402
(361) 654-1450
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Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver Aquarium School Programs
PO Box 3232
Vancouver, BC V6B3X8
(604) 659-3497
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Waikiki Aquarium
2777 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, Hi 96815
(808) 440-4007
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