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  Collage of Coastal Photography


 

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.


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.

A selection of Coastal Art & Poetry Contest winners and honorable mentions will be on exhibit at the following locations:


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
California Coastal Commission
45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105
 

Students may have their work featured in California Coastal Commission materials and webpages. Submissions become the property of the California Coastal Commission.

For more information, or to request to have an entry form emailed, mailed, or faxed to you, contact the California Coastal Commission at
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.



CALIFORNIA SPECIES

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.)