NOAA's partner, Coastal America is sponsoring a national ocean art contest open to all students from grades K-12. The contest also includes a category for college and university students. The purpose of the contest is to enhance public awareness of the importance of the ocean through visual expression and by incorporating one of the seven “Essential Principles of Ocean Literacy”. The winning artwork will be displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in time for the opening of The Ocean Hall. To learn more about the contest, and to find out how to enter, visit the contest website -->
http://www.coastalamerica.gov/2008artcontest.htmlEntries are due by May 30, 2008.
For more information, please contact Bob Hansen in the NOAA Office of Education, telephone (202) 482-4594.
