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  The application period for the 2024 Science Without Borders® Challenge is now closed, and winners have been announced. This annual art contest encourages students to learn about important ocean science and conservation issues through art. The competition is open to middle and high school students 11-19 years old, with prizes of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries. The theme of next year's contest will be announced by September.

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🏆 3rd Place in the 2024 #ScienceWithoutBorders Challenge (11-14 age group):🎨"Praying" by Felicia Fang, Age 14, China 🖌️ Artist's Statement: In the past days, whale fall provides a great amount of nutrition for the marine animals, making the ocean full of vigour. The decorations on the skeleton present the beauty of life. However, under the gorgeous skeleton, there’s tons of trashes and plastic objects, creating a strong contrast. As sea pollution is increasing, life is even more difficult for the deep sea animals due to the lack of foods. Only depending on a whale fall cannot support the survival of all deep sea creatures. Therefore, they decide to transfer the hope from depending on a whale fall to saving themselves on their own. The plastic tie around every creatures’ neck alerts them of this disaster, also reminding them to fight together. They share a part of their body to the others, praying for the end of this disaster, praying for the human being to leave a way out for them. https://livingoceansfoundation.org/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2024-science-without-borders-challe… #SciArt #ArtContest #OceanLiteracy #DeepSea ... See MoreSee Less

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🏆 2nd Place in the 2024 #ScienceWithoutBorders Challenge (11-14 age group):🎨 Don’t Follow the Light” by Cheong Wong, Age 11, China 🖌️ Artist's Statement: Deep, cold, and dark, this mysterious and unknown deep-sea world has the largest unknown biological system on Earth. It's pretty ugly which name is anglerfish. It lives in a dark world where the sun is completely out of reach, where the water depth is more than 1,000 meters and its eyes have degenerated and shrunk.The food falls from the sea becomes less and less, it has evolved a huge mouth in order not to miss the scarce food. It uses sensitive hair on its body to sense the flow velocity of surrounding water. It has a long bait ball on its head, which emits a faint glow in the darkness and lures prey, when it feels the prey approaching, it immediately opens its huge mouth to suck in the prey with the seawater. I hope awaken everyone to cherish the magical beauty of colorful life in this dark kingdom on Earth. https://livingoceansfoundation.org/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2024-science-without-borders-challe… #SciArt #ArtContest #OceanLiteracy #DeepSea ... See MoreSee Less

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🏆 1st Place in the 2024 #ScienceWithoutBorders Challenge (11-14 age group):🎨“Wonders of the Twilight Zone” by Claire Kim, Age 12, Canada 🖌️ Artist's Statement: Under the deep sea where it is a dark world full of mysteries, there are weird creatures we have not seen. When we think of the deep dark parts of the ocean, the creatures that come to mind usually look unattractive, bizarre, or very unsettling. However deep down in the twilight zone, it is like various colours of fireworks. You can find life with vibrant pinks and blues like a whole new dimension with its own beauty and mysteries. Some even carry light and grace upon seeing them. When a light is lit in the twilight zone, we can see the many charmers who have been hiding in the dark. The deep sea is not all about the big, scary, ugly, or distorted looking creatures, it is about a magical world full of beauty and mesmerizing sights to behold. #SciArt #ArtContest #OceanLiteracy #DeepSea ... See MoreSee Less

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Congratulations Claire Kim, the winner of our 2024 #ScienceWithoutBorders Challenge, who was featured on CTV News!🎨You have to watch this heartwarming video: ... See MoreSee Less

Grade 7 Calgary student wins international art competition

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A Grade 7 student from Calgary took home an award in an international art c...

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In honor of today's #ReverseTheRed event at the #WorldSpeciesCongress, we are proud to share the winners of last year's #ScienceWithoutBorders Challenge student art contest. Last year's theme was the #SixthExtinction, and the artwork we received focused on the need to protect and conserve #EndangeredSpecies in the ocean. Students from around the world sent us amazing artwork, which we are happy to share with you today. 🐋 🐢 🦭 Through this annual ocean art competition, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation hopes to educate students worldwide about the need to protect our oceans and inspire the next generation of ocean advocates. If you're a young artist between the ages of 11 and 19, we hope you will consider entering next school year!🎨 Learn more: https://livingoceansfoundation.org/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2023-science-without-borders-challe… ... See MoreSee Less

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