Aquarium News Archive
Read up on past Aquarium News articles.
Aquarium Announces Winners of 20th Anniversary Art Contest
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Aquarium held an art contest presented by JetBlue throughout the summer of 2018. The top twenty entrants were selected to win a round-trip flight on JetBlue.
Art Exhibit Documents Marine Life in South America and Antarctica
Andrés Pruna, a Cuban-American artist, former National Geographic photographer, and independent filmmaker, will present his first art exhibition at the Aquarium of the Pacific this summer.
View Artwork Inspired by Science Expeditions at Sea
The Aquarium is hosting an exhibit of artwork from the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Artist-at-Sea program through May 31, 2018.
Photographers Night Photo Contest 2017 Winners
The Aquarium’s 9th annual Photographers Night was held in October, and guests were invited to submit their work for an exclusive photo contest. Here are the winners.
Angelina Jolie, Loung Ung, and Aquarium Engage Long Beach’s Cambodian Community in Dialogue
The Aquarium of the Pacific hosted a special screening of Netflix’s First They Killed My Father giving local Cambodian residents the chance to speak with the film’s creators, Jolie and Ung.
Weather on Steroids Art Exhibit Now on View
Visual artists collaborated with climate scientists to create the artwork in this exhibition, including paintings and drawings, photography, sculpture, and mixed media installations.
New Aquarium Film Examines Farmed Seafood in the U.S.
The Aquarium has completed a new film produced in partnership with its Seafood for the Future program titled Perspectives on Marine Aquaculture in California and the U.S. A screening will be held on May 25 at the Aquarium.
Aquarium Challenges Design Students to Develop Coastal Resiliency Exhibits
The Aquarium has partnered with the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, for nearly a decade. In 2016 the two partner institutions were awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to develop projects focusing on climate change and coastal resiliency.
Photographers Night Photo Contest 2016 Winners
The Aquarium’s 8th annual Photographers Night was held in October, and guests were invited to submit their work for an exclusive photo contest. Here are the winners.
Seahorse and Seadragon Illustrations Now on Display
These illustrations were created for the Horses and Dragons exhibits that opened in May to showcase the diversity of this family of fishes.
Aquarium Decorated with Mural During POW! WOW! Long Beach in July
The Aquarium has been selected as a site for the 2016 POW! WOW! Long Beach festival, which brings world-renowned artists to the city to paint several murals over the course of one week in July.