Short Description The 2025 Ocean Awareness Contest – Connections to Nature: Looking Inside, Going Outside – encourages you to explore the natural world and your place in it. We invite you to think about your unique connection to nature and how being outside makes you feel. There are so many different ways that you can connect to nature, whether that’s exploring the history of the land you live on, volunteering in the fight against climate change, or taking a restorative walk in your local park. Go through the sub-themes and explore the topics that resonate with you. Share your relationship with the natural world through art, writing, performance, film, or multimedia. What is your connection to nature? We challenge you to dive into this year’s theme and explore your connection to the natural world through the lenses of: Generational Knowledge Concrete Jungle Resilience Healthy Environments, Healthy Humans   accepted categories: Visual Art: Handcrafted Visual Art: Digital Poetry & Spoken Word Creative Writing Film Performing Arts: Music & Dance Interactive & Multimedia   Eligibility Students ages 11-18 from around the world are invited to participate in the Ocean Awareness Contest. Enter the division based on your age at the time of entry: Junior Division: Age 11-14 Senior Division: Age 15-18 Students can participate as an individual or as a club, class, or group of any size. All students must provide the contact information for an Adult Sponsor (teacher, parent, mentor, etc.) Students who have started college or university are not eligible to participate in the Contest.   Program Benefits or Awards Gold award: 1000 $ silver award: 750 $ bronze award: 500 $ and other cash prizes requirements: Your contact information Your submission (Visual Art: Handcrafted, Visual Art: Digital, Creative Writing, Film, Interactive & Multimedia, Performing Arts: Music & Dance, Poetry & Spoken Word) A title for your submission Your written reflection Works cited (if applicable): List of sources for any ideas, quotes, or facts used that are not your own Contact information for an adult sponsor (required for all participants) Parent/guardian consent (required if under 13 years old)     How to apply Students must create an account and submit their work through our online system. If you are submitting multiple works, you only need to create one account. Bow Seat cannot accept submissions via email or physical mail   Entry Fee: None   Location: USA   Deadline: June 9, 2025.   Website link:  https://bowseat.org/   Apply link: https://bowseat.secure-platform.com/a/page/home/submit-ocean-awareness