ALCOAST 056/21 - FEB 2021 2021 STUDENT ART CONTEST SOLICITATION

R 161722Z FEB 21
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST

UNCLAS
ALCOAST 056/21
SSIC 5350
SUBJ:  2021 STUDENT ART CONTEST SOLICITATION
1. All students in grades K-12 across the Americas
(North America, Central America, South America, and
the Caribbean) are invited to participate in the annual
Student Art Contest sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG), the North American Marine Environment Protection
Association (NAMEPA), and the Inter-American Committee
on Ports of the Organization of American States (CIP-OAS).
The theme for this year’s contest is “Seafarers: At the
Core of Shipping’s Future," which is also the theme for
the International Maritime Organization’s
2021 World Maritime Day.
2. Shipping via waterways transports about 90% of the
items people use every day: clothes, cars, furniture,
toothbrushes, phones and computers. Global trade relies
on shipping, which relies on personnel who work on ships,
known as seafarers. The 2020 global pandemic, COVID-19
has brought into focus the important role of seafarers in
the maritime industry. Many seafarers are facing extended
time at sea due to COVID-19 related restrictions some
enduring months apart from their families. In 2021, the
focus on the well-being of seafarers is forefront in the
safe delivery of the world’s goods and energy.
3. All students in grade K-12, including the family of
Coast Guard members, are eligible to participate in the
art contest. Additionally, students living outside of the
Americas and the Caribbean who have one or more parent
on active duty in the Coast Guard may also participate.
Entries must be made online by 31 March 2021 at the
following link: https://namepa.submittable.com/submit
/181404/seafarers-at
-the-core-of-shippings-future. For more information
and rules please visit: https://namepa.net/education
/art-contest/.
4. Twelve finalists, six from grades K-5 and six from
grades 6-12, will be chosen from the entries. Each finalist
will be required to submit their original artwork when
notified  of their selection. The winning artwork will
be retained and featured on the USCG, NAMEPA and CIP-OAS
websites as well as published in a twelve-month calendar.
The calendar will be printed in English and Spanish.
5. All finalists will receive a certificate and a calendar.
Two grand prize winning artists (one from each grade
category) will receive a cash prize from NAMEPA and a
USCG-themed package.
6. Coast Guard Partnership in Education Coordinators
and volunteers are asked to share this announcement
with teachers and to encourage student participation
in all local schools.
7. The POC for this ALCOAST is Mrs. Shawntell Williams,
shawntell.d.williams@uscg.mil.
8. Dr. Terri A. Dickerson, Civil Rights Director,
(CG-00H), sends.
9. Internet release is authorized.