Bow Seat: Creative Action for Conservation

Bow Seat: Creative Action for Conservation Our signature program is an annual Ocean Awareness Contest engaging tens of thousands of youth globally. Bow Seat was founded by Linda Cabot in 2011.

Bow Seat: Creative Action for Conservation is a Boston-based nonprofit that works to inspire the next generation of ocean caretakers through education and engagement with the arts, science, and advocacy. We believe that changing our world starts by inspiring and energizing the next generation of ocean caretakers to vividly imagine a better future. Our programs center the creative arts as vital too

ls to learn about issues impacting our environment, connect more deeply with nature, and bring communities together to care for our blue planet. Since then, Bow Seat has engaged nearly 25,000 youth from all 50 U.S. states and more than 134 countries through educational initiatives such as the Ocean Awareness Contest, the Future Blue Youth Council, and monthly webinars.

The environment is not separate from us - it is the air breathe, the water we depend know the landscapes that shape our ...
06/05/2026

The environment is not separate from us - it is the air breathe, the water we depend know the landscapes that shape our stories.

From forests and rivers to oceans and cities, our planet sustains all life. Yet, it faces growing pressures that demand urgent care and collective action.

On , we celebrate the beauty, resilience, and interconnectedness of the natural world, and the young artists and storytellers, who are using their voices to protect it.

Because caring for the environment means caring for our shared future.

Bow Seat’s 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest, a UN Ocean Decade initiative, is open. This year’s theme ‘Your Story, Our Ocean...
06/04/2026

Bow Seat’s 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest, a UN Ocean Decade initiative, is open.

This year’s theme ‘Your Story, Our Ocean: How Our Oceans Sustains, Protects, and Inspires Us,’ invites students ages 11-18 to explore their personal connection to the ocean through art, writing, film, music, poetry, dance, and multimedia.

Whether you live by the coast or hundreds of miles inland, the ocean touches all our lives in ways both seen and unseen.

Express how the ocean story sustains, protects, and inspires us.

Deadline: June 8, 2026

The gallery is now open.Explore a one-of-a-kind collaboration between Bow Seat and Young Reporters for the Environment (...
06/03/2026

The gallery is now open.

Explore a one-of-a-kind collaboration between Bow Seat and Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE), where young people from around the world have inspired one another through art, photography, and journalism.

Each collaboration brings together three interconnected works:
An Bow Seat artwork
A YRE Photo
A YRE article

Together, they form ten creative networks that explore environmental issues through different perspectives, and lived experiences.

Step into the virtual gallery and discover the stories: YRE Virtual Gallery — Young Reporters for the Environment

What happens when three young people from different parts of the world create one environmental story together?A piece o...
06/02/2026

What happens when three young people from different parts of the world create one environmental story together?

A piece of art.

A photo.

A voice.

Connected across countries, cultures, and perspectives.

Coming soon: a new collaboration between Bow Seat and Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE), where young artists, photographers, and environmental journalists respond to each other’s work to create something entirely new.

Ten creative networks.

Three forms of expression.

Together, these interconnected works explore environmental challenges and solutions through art, photography, and solution-oriented storytelling, showing how inspiration can travel across borders and spark new perspectives.

In the meantime, feel free to explore the gallery and discover youth environmental storytelling from around the world: YRE Virtual Gallery — Young Reporters for the Environment

Coming soon: 2nd of June

Our World Ocean Day exhibit with Ocean Week Canada is still open! Don’t miss your chance to view inspiring pieces create...
06/02/2026

Our World Ocean Day exhibit with Ocean Week Canada is still open!

Don’t miss your chance to view inspiring pieces created by young students across Canada, that explore the beauty, vulnerability, and future of the ocean through creativity and storytelling.

Visit the gallery through the link in our bio!

06/01/2026

The ocean is made of stories.

Stories of wonder, connection, culture, memory, survival, resilience and hope.

With just one week left to e there the 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest, now is the time to share yours.

Through art, film, music, poetry, dance, or multimedias tell us what the ocean means to you.

Deadline: June 8, 2026
🌎Open worldwide
🎨Ages 11-18

🚨Only 10 DAYS left to submit to the 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest. Through art, writing, film, music, poetry, dance, phot...
05/29/2026

🚨Only 10 DAYS left to submit to the 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest.

Through art, writing, film, music, poetry, dance, photography, and multimedia, we invite you to share your connection to the ocean and imagine a better future for the blue planet.

What story will you tell?

Deadline: June 8, 2026

The ocean is more than a place. It is climate, memory, culture, biodiversity, creativity, and connection 🌊The 2026 Ocean...
05/27/2026

The ocean is more than a place. It is climate, memory, culture, biodiversity, creativity, and connection 🌊

The 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest invites young people people worldwide to reflect on the many ways the ocean sustains, protects, and inspires us through creative expression.

Whether through art, writing, film, music, poetry, dance, or multimedia, share your story and your connection to the blue planet.

The deadline is approaching. Submit your creative work before June 8, 2026.

Exciting collaboration announcement! We are happy to team up with for this year’s World Ocean Day and present an online...
05/26/2026

Exciting collaboration announcement!

We are happy to team up with for this year’s World Ocean Day and present an online exhibition dedicated to student artwork from around Canada! 🇨🇦 🐻‍❄️

These works explore the beauty, importance, and vulnerability of the blue planet while reflecting on themes including marine biodiversity, climate change, pollution, and hope for the future 🪸

Explore the digital gallery at the link in our bio!

Biodiversity is more than the variety of life on Earth - it is the delicate web that connects every species, ecosystem, ...
05/21/2026

Biodiversity is more than the variety of life on Earth - it is the delicate web that connects every species, ecosystem, and living being, including us.

From the smallest pollinators to the deepest oceans, every form of life plays a role in sustaining the balance of our planet. Yet across the world, that balance is increasingly under threat.

Today on we celebrate the beauty, resilience, and interconnectedness of the natural world and the artists, storytellers, and young changemakers reminding us why it matters.

Because protecting biodiversity means protecting the future of all life on Earth.

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