Support South Walton's Underwater Museum of Art Dec 1

[Teresa]

Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County:

#GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people around the world to stand together in unity. On December 1, let’s rally to support our creative community and raise funds for the nation’s first Underwater Museum of Art!

The sculptures quickly attract a wide variety of marine life and, over time, metamorphize into a living reef. This eco-tourism attraction not only entices art lovers and divers from around the country and around the globe, it provides a much-needed habitat for local marine life and fisheries as well as providing marine scientists, wildlife management professionals, ecologists, and students, with an opportunity to study marine life and measure the impact of artificial reef systems on the Gulf ecosystem.

Due to Covid-19 we were unable to host our annual Under the Sea event in May to raise funds towards covering the cost of sculpture deployment into the Gulf off the coast of Grayton Beach State Park. So, in true 2020 fashion, we’re taking it virtual and inviting you to join us by making a one-time donation. A contribution of any size will make an impact as we work to bring healing and hope to our corner of the world!

#ArtMatters #SupportTheArts

 

[Teresa]

Condé Nast Traveler

6 U.S. Scuba Diving Sites Worth Planning a Trip Around
You don’t need to travel far for great diving.
BY DALIAH SINGER
November 19, 2020

Underwater Museum of Art
Grayton Beach, Florida

"... Nineteen sculptures, all made of materials that won’t harm the marine life, rest less than a mile off the coast of Grayton Beach.
They comprise the Underwater Museum of Art, which opened in 2018 and is the first and only museum of its kind in the country. Certified open water divers of any ability level should plan to make this 57-foot-deep dive part of their regular rotation, as new sculptures are added to the one-acre site each year—seven artworks are slated to be lowered into the Gulf of Mexico in early 2021."

6 U.S. Scuba Diving Sites Worth Planning a Trip Around