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Win-Win for Schools and Environment – Ocean Acidification Art Challenge Results

August 15, 2013 by Ocean Ark Alliance

Categorised in Art Challenge, Events, News

The Ocean Acidification Art Challenge Prize Giving at the Atrium, Federation Square was full of colour and life on 12 August. The M.C. was Rob Gell, with The Hon. Martin Dixon, Minister for Education presenting the awards totalling $50,000 in school environmental and student study grants.

Funded by Peter Hannan Eye on the World Natural Images and established by the Ocean Ark Alliance, the show demonstrated an outstanding display of artwork by Victorian Students Years 9 – 12. All 15 finalists displayed a deep appreciation of the topic and rich diversity of the ocean. It’s great to see the incredible amount of passion today’s students and future leaders have for ocean issues and the environment.

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Art Challenge – An Exhibition by Victorian Students – August 2013

July 23, 2013 by Ocean Ark Alliance

Categorised in Art Challenge, News

The Ocean Acidification Art Challenge – An Exhibition by Victorian Students. The free exhibition will be open to the public at the Atrium, Federation Square, Melbourne – 12 – 19 August.

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Scenes from Seaweek

March 19, 2013 by Ocean Ark Alliance

Categorised in Events, News

Seaweek saw our alliance with the Marine Education Society of Australasia come to life on St Kilda Beach. Students from Victorian schools produced sand and shell creations of their interpretations of the effect of Ocean Acidification on marine life. To highlight the enormity of the problem, one group even chose to create a giant CO2 molecule.

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Drawing the line in the sand on CO₂

February 20, 2013 by Ocean Ark Alliance

Categorised in Events, Media, News

National Seaweek 2013 will be launched at 2pm on St Kilda Beach on Monday the 4th of March with an event bringing together the Ocean Ark Alliance, the Marine Education Society of Australasia (MESA), and the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC).

Seaweek is a national MESA initiative conducted annually to focus community awareness, provide information and encourage an appreciation of our marine and coastal environments. Each year a different theme is chosen. Aligning with the 2013 theme of ‘Sustainable Seas’, The Ocean Ark Alliance is launching the $50,000 Ocean Acidification Art Challenge for Victorian school students. [...]

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Seaweek embraces $50,000 Ocean Art Challenge

December 5, 2012 by Ocean Ark Alliance

Categorised in Media, News

The $50,000 Ocean Acidification Art ChallengeThe $50,000 Ocean Acidification Art Challenge is now open to all Victorian students Years 9-12.

Australia’s largest environmental art show, it has been created to stimulate a deeper understanding of Ocean Acidification and to encourage wider environmental responsibility.

Reflecting the stature of the event, MESA (Marine Education Society of Australasia) has now joined the Ocean Ark Alliance to promote the challenge in the lead up to Seaweek- March 3-10.

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REG MOMBASSA SHOWS SUPPORT FOR ART CHALLENGE View Here

August 2, 2012 by Ocean Ark Alliance

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World leading Australian marine scientists feature in new online education resources

June 21, 2011 by Ocean Ark Alliance

Categorised in News, Resources, Science

What is ocean acidification?

What causes ocean acidification?

How does ocean acidification impact on coral reefs?

Are today’s conditions very different from the past?

Can we predict how ocean acidification will impact on coral reefs in the future?

World leading Australian marine scientists Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg and Professor Peter Harrison answer these and many other questions about corals reefs in two new series of educational video presentations both hosted by Dr ‘Kiki’ Sanford.

Created in collaboration with Education Services Australia, The Learning Federation, Specialty Studios and Plankton Productions, a total of nine insightful video modules with support materials aligned with curriculum standards for education in science are now available.

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