20th Anniversary Art Contest Exhibit on View at the Aquarium December 15

November 2, 2018

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Aquarium held an art contest presented by JetBlue throughout the summer of 2018. An exhibit of the winning artwork will be on view at the Aquarium starting December 15, 2018. The contest was open to submissions as paintings, drawings, prints, digital/new media, and photography relating to the Aquarium’s history, accomplishments, animals or programs. The Aquarium received more than one hundred submissions. The top twenty entrants were selected to win round-trip flights on JetBlue.

The winning entries include representations of the Aquarium’s iconic animals, including sea jellies, sea otters, octopuses, and even the blue whale model that hangs in the Great Hall. Winning entries also included depictions of the Aquarium building and a sculpture of a shark modeled after a JetBlue airliner.

These top twenty winning entries will be on view at the Aquarium in an exhibit on the second floor of the Great Hall December 15, 2018 through February 15, 2019. Winners: Lena Bishop, Mandi Blanton, Dyroza Bun, Teresa Chehade, Carolina Contreras, David Early, Elke Goodno, Veronika Gorchkova, Julia Higgins, Ariel Hill, Khaliya Johnson, Margarita Nordanyan, Dennis Nozawa, Lauren Penney, Chelsea Pero, Ken Renk, Sheri Schneider, Amy Smith, Sara Vonepp, and Leslie Yee.

Art exhibit on view December 15, 2018, through February 15, 2019.