🖐 The 2024 Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest challenged young artists to explore the theme, Tell Your Climate Story, turning personal experiences into powerful visual narratives. Their handcrafted pieces capture the urgency of climate change, blending emotion, creativity, and calls to action. Artists like Evelyn Tian and Chaerin Yoon used their work to reflect on the fragile relationship between humanity and the environment. Evelyn’s Tides of Change was inspired by a haunting moment in Cape Cod when she saw rising water levels swallowing a dirt path. Her artwork features ghostly hands made of water breaking through ice, reaching for the Statue of Liberty—a symbol of hope, resilience, and the urgent need for collective action. Chaerin’s Beneath the Surface presents a stark contrast between the destruction caused by climate change and the resilience of nature. A dark, stormy backdrop looms over a human skeleton, representing devastation, while vibrant fish swim around it, symbolizing n...