WORLD OCEAN WEEKEND CELEBRATION 2022
in collaboration with Blue Scholars Initiative, presented by the W South Beach, June 11-12, 2022 at 21st Street Beach
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In honor of World Ocean Day 2022, Blue Scholars Initiative and ARTSail presented the second Annual World Ocean Weekend Celebration on June 11th and 12th at the newly renovated W South Beach. Designed to raise awareness on ocean conservation, the weekend program includes a fitness class on the sand, beach clean-up, art installations, inspiring conversations and films organized in collaboration with the SF-based International Ocean Film Festival.
The weekend kicked off Saturday morning, June 11, with fitness activities, including an ocean mile swim, yoga, Pilates and a paddle-out followed by a beach clean-up, educational community engagement activities, and concluded with special remarks by The City of Miami Beach Commissioner, David Richardson. The sands was lined with a impressive art installations by Miami-Beach based artist Beatriz Chachamovits, and California-based artist Maria Teresa Fernandez, paying tribute to the environment and our world ocean.
The Saturday evening hosted a ticketed fundraiser to celebrate three years of Blue Scholars’ achievements, connecting South Florida youth to Biscayne Bay and the marine ecosystem. Sunday evening closed out the weekend with inspiring conversations from the Sheroes of the Ocean series, and the second set of ocean films.
BYO refillable bottles as daytime water stations will be provided. Umbrella shade, courtesy of Boucher Brothers and TUUCI.
Art flags installation designed by Beatriz Chachamovits, dedicated to South Florida endangered and threatened species
Three art projects were featured at the weekend event:
Art Flags: Florida Endangered Species, an installation conceived and designed by Beatriz Chachamovits to raise awareness of the threat to biodiversity in our own backyards. The artist selected six endemic species to South Florida that are currently on the Florida Endangered and Threatened Species Act: Seagrass, Kemp Ridley Sea Turtle, Hammerhead Shark, Manatee, Elkhorn Coral, and Pillar Coral.
Modeling the Reef, an interdisciplinary public outreach and art project designed to provide access to and awareness of ecological, social, and craft knowledge to youth from Miami public schools. During a series of workshops, artist Beatriz Chachamovits taught students the importance, and the plight of corals, and helped them craft their own ceramic coral sculptures. The students sculptures, along some created by the artist in her studio, come together to create this installation.
On the Horizon, by Ana Teresa Fernandez, a temporary installation on shorelines that connects communities to the sea and moves them to an empathic and proactive approach to address rising sea levels. This art installation creates a powerful experience inviting the audience into the narrative, making the abstract more tangible to help people understand the consequences of rising sea levels and the impact on their lives, their loved ones, and their community.
Saturday morning - beach and water-based activities: Ocean Mile Swim, Paddle-out, Beach Pilates, Beach Clean-up and Dune Restoration:
Saturday morning - education community engagement at Ocean Village with Frost Science MUVE, Yasmin Mohamad, Big Blue & You, Sea 2 Stream, Earth Echo International:
Sunday evening - Impact Speakers with Sheroes of the Ocean and International Ocean Film Festival Screening.
The celebration continued on Sunday in the W South Beach Great Room with a lively and inspiring conversation hosted by ARTSail Residency and Research Initiative. Following the Sheroes of the Ocean panel, attendees enjoyed a cocktail reception and the second night of the International Ocean Film Festival.
Speakers: Meredith Bass, Blue Scholars Initiative; Beatriz Chachamovits, artist; Ana Teresa Fernandez, artist; Lauren Riley, MUVE at the Frost Science; Maggie Winchester, SeaKeepers International Society. Moderated by Ombretta Agró Andruff, ARTSail Residency and Research Initiative.
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Special Thanks
ARTSail and Blue Scholars are incredibly grateful to our many sponsors, partners and community members who participated in our weekend celebration. From the bottom of our ocean, we thank you!
Presenting Sponsor: W South Beach
Celebration Sponsors: Boucher Brothers, Miami-Dade County and Miami Beach Rising Above
Anniversary Sponsors: Algorand, Coastal Building Maintenance, Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. and Sanar Naturals
Supporting Sponsors: The Mansfield Family, Anna Rossi Shapiro & Paul Shapiro, TUUCI, On the Horizon, D&R Swimming, Radical Partners and the International Ocean Film Festival
Media & Beverage Sponsors: Impact Edition, Jetset Creative, Quinn, Sipsmith and Biscayne Bay Brewing
Collaborating Partners: World Ocean Day, W South Beach, Boucher Brothers, International Ocean Film Festival, Full Circle Coaching, D&R Swimming, Maria Alvarez Yoga, Pilates for the People, Surfrider Miami, Clean Miami Beach, The International SeaKeepers Society, VolunteerCleanup.org, City of Miami Beach, The Motivational Edge, Overtown Optimist Club, Breakthrough Miami, Colectivo, The Ant Project, Frost Science MUVE, Yasmin Mohamad, Big Blue & You, Stream2Sea, EarthEcho International, Surfrider Miami's Blue Water Task Force and Xylem
Photographers: Jetset Creative, Jordan Braun, Tanya Manfrediz, Michael Samway and Julian Salles