Through mentorship, interdisciplinary learning, and creative advocacy, The 2025 True Blue Fellows gained the tools and confidence to take on environmental challenges - making real impact in their communities 🌊

Read what they have to say about their experience!

#BowSeat #TrueBlueFellowship

Our Bow Seat Team holding the Bronze!

In November, we received the Bronze Award at the 5th Annual Anthem Awards, i the category: Community Engagement, Sustainability, Environment and Climate.

#BowSeat #artivism

🌊 The ocean is wilder than you think.

Endless wonder. Untold mysteries.
And so much worth protecting.

Dive into these cool facts about our global ocean 💙🌎

#ocean #BowSeat #artivism

Can documentary art become advocacy?

In “Let Interviews Lead,” Jina Song explores how listening can reshape climate storytelling - and why interviews might be the most powerful place to begin.

Read more: bowseat.org/news/let-int...

#BowSeat #youth #film #artivism

🔬Today we celebrate the women and girls shaping science - and the young artists translating complex research into powerful visual stories.

🎨 Explore our featured gallery for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science:

bowseat.org/gallery
#WomenInScience #BowSeat

Artivism isn’t just art.
It’s action. 🎨🌍

At Bow Seat, young people use storytelling, film, photography, and words to challenge systems, protect the planet, and imagine a better future.

This is what art looks like when it moves people to act. 🎨🌍

#BowSeat

Creativity isn’t optional in environmental action - it’s essential. 🌍

Bow Seat empowers young people to turn art and storytelling into environmental impact.

What story would you tell for the planet?

#BowSeat #ocean #climatechange #artivism

Last week, Bow Seat joined innovators, leaders & changemakers at the Earthshot Innovation Award Ceremony at the JFK Library. 🌱

What idea would you bring into the room? 💭💡
#Earthshot #BowSeat

Meet Malika Gizzat, Bow Seat's Alumni Advisor 🌍

A creative environmental activist, Malika uses video storytelling to communicate environmental issues.

Former 2023 #FBYC & #WorldOceanDay Youth Advisor - now mentoring the next wave of leaders. 💙

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We’re excited to announce the 2026 True Blue Fellows 💙

These young leaders are launching creative, self-initiated projects for ocean and climate action - proving that youth voices drive real change. 🌊🌍

Learn more: bowseat.org/programs/tru...

#BowSeat #TrueBlueFellows #oceans

🌍✨ Action For Nature is now accepting applications for the 2026 International Young Eco-Hero Awards (ages 8–16)!

💰 Prizes up to $1,000 | 🌱 Global recognition
⏰ Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
👉 actionfornature.org/eco-hero-awa...

#BowSeat #Artivism #YouthEmpowerment

🌊 Meet the 2026 Future Blue Youth Council 💙

A global group of young leaders using creativity, storytelling, and action to shape the fight for a more just and sustainable world.

Welcome to a new year of youth-led impact.

#FBYC #BowSeat #youthaction

Bow Seat 2025, wrapped. 📊🌊

Youth from around the world 🌍 united through art 🎨, storytelling 📖, and action.

From classrooms to coastlines, creativity crossed borders 🌎 and every voice mattered 🗣️✨

Thank you for being part of it 💙
On to 2026

#BowSeat #artivism

This holiday season, we wish you moments of rest, reflection, and connection, with each other, and with the natural world that inspires everything we do.

Happy holidays from all of us at Bow Seat. ✨💙

#BowSeat #artivism #christmas

We're excited to share that one of this year's True Blue Fellows Alex Mkwizu has won First Place a the Creation Africa - Second Edition in Lagos for his Kilwa VR Project.

We are proud to celebrate Alex's creativity, vision, and impact beyond the Fellowship.

#BowSeat

Another incredible and inspiring 2025 winner ✨

Read the powerful words of our Senior Gold winner Sierra Elman. A beautiful, moving piece with vivid imagery reminding us why youth voices matter.

See the full list of winners at: bowseat.org

#BowSeat

o say, and it’s beautiful.

Their words remind us why youth voices matter in the movement for our planet. 🌍💙

Let the poem speak to you, move you, inspire you. 📝💫

#BowSeat #OceanAwarenessContest #artivism

Exciting news! 🌊✨

We’ve won Bronze at the 5th Annual @AnthemAwards!

Thank you for voting and for supporting our mission to uplift youth voices in ocean + climate action.

Here’s to the next wave of changemakers. 💙🌍

#bowseat #artivism #creativeactionforconservation

As the world gathers at #COP30 in Brazil, leaders are discussing our planet’s future - but the climate conversation needs more than science and policy.

It needs creativity. ✨

Art moves people where facts cannot.
🎨 The future of climate action is creative.

#BowSeat #artivism

Only 5 days until we announce the 2025 Ocean Awareness Contest winners! 🌊💙

We can’t wait to celebrate their voices, visions, and stories for the ocean. 💫

#BowSeat #OceanAwarenessContest #artivism

6 days until we reveal the 2025 #OceanAwarenessContest winners! 🌊💙

Throwback to last year’s Gold Winner (Junior Art: Handcrafted) - a reminder of how art can move hearts and minds for our planet.

Art: Climate’s Orphan
Jeong-Won Namgung
Cresskill, NJ

#BowSeat #artivism

In just one week, we’ll reveal the winners of the 2025 Ocean Awareness Contest: young changemakers from around the world using their creativity to speak up for our blue planet. 💙

Featured: Museum of Ghosts by Ryan Chua (Gold Winner, 2024, Senior Art: Digital)

#bowseat

The countdown is on 🌊

Just 3 WEEKS until we announce the winners of the 2025 #OceanAwarenessContest, Connections to Nature: Looking Inside, Going Outside!

Stay tuned for the big reveal!

#BowSeat #CreativeActionforConservation #artivism

When the Maasai forgot to care for their river, it vanished — until they came together to restore and honor it. 🌊
Read The River That Hid Itself:
🔗 naturehubcollective.org/the-river-th...

#NaturehubCollective #BowSeat #TrueBlueFellowship #CulturalConservation

A Maasai warrior once sang to bring the acacia trees and life back to his land. 🌿
Read The Song of the Acacia Tree:
🔗 naturehubcollective.org/the-song-of-...

#NaturehubCollective #BowSeat #TrueBlueFellowship #FutureBlueYouthCouncil #CulturalConservation

Climate action begins with creativity. 🎨

This #ClimateActionDay, meet student artists who turn climate fear into inspiration - using art to awaken empathy and drive change.

🌎 Explore their work: bowseat.org/gallery

#BowSeat #CreativeActionforConservation

🌊 Join the 2026 Future Blue Youth Council!

Be part of a global movement of young environmental leaders with @fromthebowseat 💙

🌍 Collaborate, create & lead the global change for our planet.

📅 Apply by Nov 7 → www.cognitoforms.com/BowSeatOcean...

#BowSeat #FBYC #FBYC2026

Only 2️⃣ weeks left to apply for Bow Seat’s Future Blue Youth Council!

Are you ready to use your creativity to protect our shared planet and inspire change? 🌊💙

Apply now ⤵️
bowseat.org/programs/fut...

Application close 6 November.

#BowSeat #FBYC #CreativeActionforConservation

🎨 How can art drive climate action?

Join Bow Seat at the #IUCNcongress and explore how creativity empowers youth to protect our planet.

🗓 Oct 13 | 15:00–15:45
📍 Nature-Based Education Pavilion

#BowSeat #conservation #IUCN

Are you attending the #IUCNcongress this week?

🎨 Join Youth Artivism: Empowering Creative Voices for Nature 🌿

🗓️ Oct 10 | 16:00–16:45
📍 Youth Pavilion

Experience art, reflection & action for our planet.

#BowSeat #IUCN #conservation