COASTAL AMERICA PARTNERSHIP’S OCEAN ART EXHIBITION TO OPEN
Florida Department of Environmental Protection sent this bulletin at 09/01/2015 03:45 PM EDT
NAPLES, Fla. – As part of the National Estuaries Day celebration on Sept. 26, Rookery Bay Reserve will unveil Coastal America Partnership’s Ocean Art Exhibition, a traveling showcase of works that provide a visual expression of the link between society and the ocean.
Sixteen pieces of art, selected from numerous works submitted to Coastal America’s biennial North American Ocean Art Contest will be displayed in the art gallery at Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center. One of the pieces, named “Under the Bubbly Blue,” was submitted by six-year-old Southwest Florida artist Arundhati Sharma.
The Coastal America Partnership held its first art contest in 2008 and the biennial contest has attracted as many as 2,000 student entries. This year the contest categories were expanded to include one for adults. Winning artists range in age from six to 23 and their pieces include works done in watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic and crayon. The selected artists of the biennial contest represent 11 of the Coastal America Partnership's 25 learning centers, which extend from Florida to Alaska and from Veracruz, Mexico, to the shores of the Great Lakes.
Entrance fees to the exhibit are complimentary on National Estuaries Day. After that, admission is $5 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12 and free for members of Rookery Bay Reserve. The exhibit runs through Nov. 17, 2015.
For more information visit www.rookerybay.org or call 239-530-5940.
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About Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, managed by Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Coastal Office in cooperation with NOAA, encompasses 110,000 acres of coastal lands and waters on the Gulf coast between Naples and Everglades National Park. It serves as an outdoor classroom and laboratory for students and scientists from around the world. For more information, visit www.rookerybay.org.
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