Ocean Arts Festival-Monterey is:
A family-friendly event to learn about ocean science through art.
A showcase for ocean-themed visual and performing art created by Monterey County artists, ages 10-24 years old.
An event to learn about outstanding local ocean science organizations.
An event that brings together science and art, to employ the power of creativity to inspire the next generation of ocean stewards.

Anglerfish by Brody Gates' from Prunedale Elementary 6th grade

Ocean Arts Festival-Monterey 2022 took place on April 9, 2022 at the Monterey Museum of Art. This free event featured over 200 works of ocean-themed visual and performing arts, information tables led by ocean-science organizations, ocean-themed art projects, and keynote remarks by Julie Packard, founder of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and John Holdren, Harvard professor.

SpectorDance and the Monterey Museum of Art are now preparing for the
Ocean Arts Festival- Monterey 2023.
Our Call for Artists will be available in October 2022 

Click here to listen to virtual keynote remarks by renowned ocean advocates:
Dr. John Holdren (Harvard University) & Julie Packard (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
Click here to read an article from Monterey County Weekly about the Monterey Ocean Arts Festival.
Click here to read an article from Monterey Herald about the Monterey Ocean Arts Festival.

Click below to support the Monterey Ocean Arts Festival.

Thank you to SpectorDance's Monterey Ocean Arts Festival 2022 Sponsors

Arts Council for Monterey County, Century 21 Showcase Realtors, First Night Monterey, Harden Foundation, Holdren + Lietzke Architecture, Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, Monterey Museum of Art, Montrio Bistro,
Rotary Club of Monterey, Roger Stewart, Yellow Brick Road Benefit Shop

Monterey Ocean Arts Festival 2022 Steering Committee:
Fran Spector Atkins Founder and Event and Performing Arts Coordinator, Amy Byington Marketing and Administration, Karen Cook Composting and Recycling Coordinator, Darcie Fohrman President of Youth Arts Collective and Advisor, Marnie Glazier Theater Arts Coordinator, Rosie Gutierrez Event and Visual Art Coordinator from Monterey Museum of Art, Alexis Han-Holdren Administration from SpectorDance, Annie Holdren, Ph.D. Environmental Science Coordinator, Rob Klevan Music Coordinator, Ellen Martin Director of First Night Monterey and Visual Art Coordinator, Kat Morgan Community Development Coordinator, Roxanne O’Weger Event and Visual Art Coordinator from Monterey Museum of Art