Coastal Public Art

·         Coastal public art will develop out of interdisciplinary collaborations: primarily artists working with ocean scientists.

·         Ocean science will be the foundation of coastal public art. It will incorporate ocean research and present this research.

·         Art and science visuals will cohesively operate as scientific facts are amalgamated with conceptual artistic forms.

·         The content of coastal public art will have layers of connotations, so that viewers can engage with it on different levels and over time.

·         Coastal public art will be experiential and interactive and so may well use new media and technology.

·         Coastal public art will personalize marine and coastal ecosystems by not being merely representational. It will focus on the relationship between humans and marine and coastal ecosystems. 

·         Coastal public art will demand active viewers by being multi sensorial. It will integrate education, entertainment, activism and art as it intertwines sound, visual, and tactile elements.

·         Coastal public art will reach out to society - its content will be tangible and scalable, from billboards to brochures.

·         Coastal public art will exist in public spaces, thereby becoming part of daily life.

·         Coastal public art will initiate discourse by creating spaces in which active viewers can convene and discuss environmental issues outside of institutions. It will be an educational tool for the community.

·         Coastal public art will refer to place and site in order to draw attention to the connection within the watershed and coastal ecology.

·         Coastal public art will address timely issues that reveal current environmental threats, and will focus on the impact that humans have on marine and coastal ecosystems.