Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture
Ocean Arts & Culture in all its forms, is now being used to inspire, engage and build a conscious culture that views our world in a different light.
We Spotlight Ocean Authors, Ocean Filmmakers and Underwater Photographers, Artists and Musicians
We support their work in our Galleries, and by showcasing their cultural exhibits, festivals and any events that sponsor these creative Ocean Artists. Many of our Ocean Artists can be followed in the blogs that follow and most of these Authors, Artists, Photographers and Filmmakers have been part of the Blue Ocean Summit interviews.
Featured Art & Photo Galleries
Take a visual dive into the underwater world with these three featured Galleries (left); the first profiles the work of Big Animal photographer Amos Nachoum whom you ‘met’ at Blue Ocean Summit 2016 (BOS). The second gallery spotlights the spectacular underwater imagery of Burt Jones and Maureen Shimlock (BOS 2014) from their photo essays of Raja Ampat. Our third gallery presents the amazing sculptural pieces of Courtney Mattison (BOS 2016). More Gallery Presentations and interviews with Ocean Artists are scheduled this year – sign up to our newsletter to make sure you don’t miss meeting these gifted change-makers.
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Change the culture, change the world. Artists are central to social change.
—Artist Favianna Rodriguez
Immersive Installations: The art of shifting our environmental consciousness.
We hear lots of comments about disruptive technology, disruptive innovation, disruptive businesses to shift the way we see and engage with the world. But what about disruptive art? Whether at a conference or a music festival, people love interacting with art...
Are you ready for the Winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year?
The winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) Competition 2018 have been announced in Britain. Out of 5000 entries from around the world, a panorama photograph of British World War II military vehicles deep inside a Red Sea shipwreck enabled German...
Blue Planet II is Critical TV Viewing!
Blue Planet II is the BBC nature series presented and narrated by naturalist, Sir David Attenborough. Each beautiful episode features visuals produced over the course of four years. The footage includes 4000 dives on 125 expeditions shot in over 39 countries. Blue...
Viral Ocean Videos from 2017
2017 was a year that produced some awesome images and videos that were both inspirational and heartbreaking. Millions of viewers shared these viral ocean videos. Here is our selection of ten videos, if you know of others pass them on to us. In Richard Attenborough’s...
National Geographic’s Encounter Ocean Odyssey
So, a buddy says “I want to show you one of the most incredible diving experiences” and you say “sure let me grab my swim suit” and he says “you don’t need one” and he takes you to Times Square. You have got to be kidding? Of course you know lots of weird stuff goes...
The Prettiest Christmas Trees are Underwater!
Are we in the Christmas spirit yet? The malls are packed, none-stop Christmas carols on the radio, and it’s snowing where I live, so it should be a guaranteed white Christmas. Since we live in the country, we have a tradition that starts during the fall when we start...
Outlaw Ocean: Slavery on the High Seas
152 years ago on December 18, 1865, human slavery was abolished in the United States, after the most brutal war in American history. The Amendment freed millions of slaves and ended the saddest chapter in American history, however it did not end slavery. That...
Ocean Opportunity: Project Coordinator with Bow Seat
Ocean Opportunity: Bow Seat has a job opening as Project Coordinator of their Ocean Awareness Programs. Bow Seat is a Boston-based nonprofit working to inspire the next generation of ocean caretakers through education and engagement with the arts, science and...
People Need Connection to Nature and Each Other:
Nature-Deficit Disorder exists even in some of the most Nature-Rich places on the planet In this two-part story Heather Kuhlken shares a wonderful conversation she had with Gabriel, a new friend she met in Micronesia, where they discussed "the need for connection to...
Richard Attenborough’s Blue Planet II, shows “Heartbreaking” Plastic Pollution
This week we have brought three posts to you on the issue of ocean plastic pollution, please don’t get overwhelmed, think of it this way - how fortunate for the ocean that plastic pollution is finally on the world’s radar and has become a pressing global issue. Sir...
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