Coastal Creations art competition

Common lobster - Paul Naylor

Common lobster - Paul Naylor

14 July - 31 August 2025

Coastal Creations art competition

We’re calling everyone in Essex to get creative and help us raise awareness of our glorious Essex marine life, habitats and coastline through art. Give it a go, you might take to it like a fish to water.

Coastal Creations 2025 is now closed. Winners will be contacted and announced in September.

The winners

Congratulations to our two winners, Pearl Macfarlane from Tollesbury and Willow Blanchard from Copford.

You can find out more about the winning pieces and see our runners up here:

Coastal Creations 2025

Coastal Creations 2025 gallery

Take a look below at some of the spectacular entries to the competition.

Coastal Creations art competition is just one of the fin-tastically fun ways we celebrate our marine marvels during National Marine Week. Find out what else you can get involved with, here.

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