Art Contest Open To

Students in Grades K - 12

NOAA's partner, Coastal America through their Coastal Ecosystem
Learning Center (CELC) members are sponsoring an ocean art contest
open to students in grades K-12 and college and university students
The contest is nationwide, and for the Mid-Atlantic Region, The
National Aquarium in DC and the National Aquarium in Baltimore are
accepting entries. (Coastal America Art Contest, c/o Joe Harber,
Director of Education Programs, National Aquarium in Baltimore, 501 E
Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21203-3194). For other areas of the
country, please refer to the CELC near you which can be found at:
www.coastalamerica.gov.

The purpose of the contest is to enhance public awareness of the
importance of the ocean through visual expression and incorporating
one of the 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.
You and your children or local schools or organizations can be a part
of this contest. Find out how at:
http://www.coastalamerica.gov/2008artcontest.html.

Entries are due by May 30, 2008. Please forward this message to
anyone who may be interested in this contest.