The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2022 Science Without Borders® Challenge, our annual student art competition. This year we asked students to create a piece of art that illustrates one or more actions that governments, non-profits, park managers, and indigenous communities can take to preserve coral reefs using a ridge to reef approach to conservation. We are thrilled with the entries that we received!
We received 510 qualifying pieces of artwork from 49 different countries, so picking the finalists was a difficult decision. Ultimately, finalists were chosen based on how well the artwork exemplified this year’s theme, the quality of the artwork, and the creativity and originality of their artwork.
We hope you will be as impressed with the submissions we received as we were. Without further ado, here are the finalists for Ages 11-14 of the 2022 Science Without Borders® Challenge:
"It’s Okay" by Ya Ru Cao, Age 14, Florida, United States of America
ARTIST'S STATEMENT: The superficial trees near the coast and the shallow water illuminating with the coral reefs. This drawing illustrates a man gesturing “Don’t worry. It’s Okay.” The animals are shown to be lively and the waters being vibrant in color, it shows the beauty of the coral reefs that we should strive to achieve, with the forests being part of the environment, It means everything is fine, all is right. With all the worrying in the world, we all need someone to say that it will be okay and we shouldn’t worry. The ocean is cheering, and the forests are strong, it’s going smoothly, it’ll be okay!
