When: May 11, 2024 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Where: Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA 93940
Cost: Free Admission
Goal: To utilize the power of creativity to inspire the next generation of ocean stewards.
What: A family-friendly event to learn about ocean science through art.

Click here to watch a short video about Ocean Arts Festival 2023.
Hear from a student and a teacher on what this event means to them.

• See ocean-themed visual and performing art created by young artists up to 24 years old.
  
• Learn about local ocean science organizations through information tables and  participate in ocean-themed art activities for all ages.
  
• Enjoy ocean-themed face painting.
  
• Hear recorded keynote remarks by renowned ocean advocates: Dr. John Holdren (Harvard University) and Julie Packard (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
  
• And More!
  

Call for Artists 
Click here for Application

Anglerfish by Brody Gates' from Prunedale Elementary 6th grade (2022)

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Thank you to Ocean Arts Festival: Monterey 2023 Sponsors
California Arts Council, Arts Council for Monterey County, First Night Monterey, Harden Foundation, Monterey Museum of Art, Rotary Club of Monterey, Yellow Brick Road Benefit Shop, Big Sur Salts

Ocean Arts Festival: Monterey 2024 Steering Committee:
Fran Spector Atkins, Amy Byington, Lucia Copolla, Darci Fohrman, Ellen Martin,
Maire McDermid, Charlotte Katherine Smith, Roxanne O'Weger and the Monterey Museum of Art

Contact Fran Spector Atkins if you would like to be involved with the Ocean Arts Festival: Monterey. 

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