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Posted December 1st, 2025
Coastlines Georgia | December 2025 | Vol. 8, Iss. 3
Brooke Vallaster
Marine Educator
CRD is excited to announce the theme for the 2026 CoastFest Art Contest: “Stars, Stripes, and Sea Life – Celebrating Our Coast and Country.” CoastFest will return to Mary Ross Waterfront Park in Brunswick on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
Each year, CRD invites Pre-K through 12th-grade students to showcase their creativity and love for the natural world. The 2026 theme aligns with our nation’s 250th anniversary, offering students a unique opportunity to blend patriotic inspiration with Georgia’s vibrant coastal ecosystems. From marshes and maritime forests to shorebirds, sea turtles, fish, and marine mammals, students are encouraged to highlight the coastal habitats and wildlife they cherish most.
Artwork submissions will be accepted Feb. 2 to 20, 2026, and must be delivered to DNR’s Coastal Regional Headquarters at One Conservation Way, Brunswick, GA 31520, by 4:30 p.m. on February 20.
Student artwork will be displayed at the Brunswick-Glynn County Library in mid-March and showcased during CoastFest. Full contest guidelines, age categories, and award details can be found at: https://coastalgadnr.org/CoastFest/ArtContest.
We look forward to celebrating Georgia’s coast—and its young artists—with you!
