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"Weight of the World"

Provided by: Sea Walls |Published on: January 23, 2023
Artwork Grades 3-5, 6-8

Synopsis

  • This environmental mural by Abi Mustapha, located in Santa Cruz, portrays a whale with an oil refinery on its back, highlighting the ways in which our actions on land impact the oceans and everything that lives there.
  • This mural is part of a series of public artworks that draw attention to marine environmental issues.
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Subjects: Biology, Visual and Performing Arts
Authors: Sea Walls
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Global, California
Languages: English

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About the Partner Provider

PangeaSeed Foundation
PangeaSeed Foundation is a globally engaged nonprofit organization acting at the intersection of culture and environmentalism to further the conservation of our oceans. Its mission is to empower individuals and communities to create meaningful environmental change for the oceans by raising public awareness of critical environmental issues through SCIENCE, EDUCATION, and ARTIVISM (S.E.A.). Through their groundbreaking Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans public art program, PangeaSeed Foundation has created over 400 educational ocean advocacy murals in 17 countries, bringing the ocean into streets across the globe.

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