By encouraging youth to reflect on the beauty and spirit of California's
beaches and ocean, we hope to inspire a greater sense of stewardship for
these natural places. A population that cares about the coast is more likely
to work to conserve and protect it. A selection of Coastal Art & Poetry Contest winners and
honorable mentions will be on exhibit at
the following locations: Coyote Point Museum of
Environmental Education in San Mateo, May 6 through June 15, 2008.
Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, Newport Beach, September 2
through September 30, 2008
Please watch for information about the 2009 contest later this year. Below were the details for
previous contest.
WHO: All California students, kindergarten through 12th grades, are invited to participate.
WHAT: The 2008 Coastal Art & Poetry Contest. Entries must have a California coastal
or California marine theme. (For help with California species,
click here.) Artwork must be original and should be no larger than 11
inches by 17 inches. Acceptable
media are paint, pencil, markers, ink, crayon, chalk or pastel (fixed), and collage.
Three-dimensional pieces or printouts of scanned art are not acceptable.
All entries must include a completed contest Entry Form.
Winners will be selected in each of four grade-level categories (K-3rd,
4th-6th, 7th-9th, and 10th-12th)
in both art and poetry to receive a gift certificate for $100 to an art supply or book store.
Each sponsoring teacher will receive a gift certificate for $40 for educational materials.
Some of the student prizes were made possible through a generous donation from
Blick Art Materials. Additional prizes
for the 2007 contest were provided by Aquarium of the Pacific.
WHEN: Entries must be postmarked by January 31, 2008.
HOW: Review and complete the Guidelines and
Entry Form and submit it with your art or poetry to:
COASTAL ART AND POETRY CONTEST
For more information, or to request to have an entry form emailed, mailed, or faxed to you, contact the California Coastal Commission at
If you depict specific species or habitats in your entry, they must be
California species and habitats. Below are some sites with coastal
California images. (If you know of another website to add to this list,
please email us.)
We
are pleased to present the winning entries from
the 2008 Coastal Art and Poetry Contest.
View the winners from previous contests (some of which will open in
a new window):
2007,
2006,
2005,
2004,
2003,
2002,
2001,
2000, and
1999.
California Coastal Commission
45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105
800-COAST-4U or coast4u@coastal.ca.gov.
• Entry Form and Guidelines in English [in
MS Word] [in PDF]
• Entry Form and Guidelines in Spanish [in
MS Word] [in PDF]
(Poetry entries must be in English)
You can download the Contest Flyer as a PDF.