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Underwater Museum of Art, Florida

The Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) and the South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) partnered to introduce the first ever underwater permanent sculpture museum in North America.
The Underwater Museum of Art is a part of the Cultural Arts Alliance’s Art in Public Spaces Program and enhance South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA’s) mission of creating marine habitat and expanding fishery populations while providing enhanced creative, cultural, economic and educational opportunities for the benefit, education and enjoyment of residents, students and visitors in South Walton. Read more…


ARTISTS AND SCULPTURES

2022 Underwater Museum of Arts & Artists Announced

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) and South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) are proud to reveal the ten sculpture designs, including two international selections, chosen by the jury for permanent exhibition in the fourth installation of the Underwater Museum of Art (UMA). The 2022 installation will include the following

UMA’s “El Plastico” Brings New Awareness to Ocean Pollution

Eight million tons of plastic end up in our oceans each year. Artist George Sabra took this problem as inspiration to create El Plastico, a sculpture of a plastic bottle for the Under Museum of Art 2019 installation. El Plastico replicates a 2-liter cola bottle and is constructed of environmentally

2020 Underwater Museum of Art Installations Announced

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) and South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) recently revealed the sculpture designs selected by jury for permanent exhibition in the third installation of the Underwater Museum of Art (UMA). Named in 2018 by TIME Magazine as one of 100 “World’s Greatest Places,” the

30A Snorkel and Diving Reefs: Everything You Need to Know

The Emerald Coast is best known for its sugar white sand, enchanting sunsets, and sparkling tranquility as far as the sunglasses can see. But you’ll have to ditch the sunglasses and look deeper to get a truly local experience for our most charming locals reside just beneath the waves. With

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Call for Artists: Second Installation Planned for Underwater Museum of Art

Artists are invited to submit proposals for the second art installation of the Underwater Museum of Art (UMA). The second installation will be deployed Summer 2019. Deadline for submission is January 31, 2019. Recently named by TIME Magazine as one of 100 “World’s Greatest Places,” the UMA is the first and only permanent

UMA Named to TIME’s List of World’s Greatest Places

TIME revealed its first annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, which highlights 100 destinations that are breaking new ground, leading industry trends and offering visitors an extraordinary experience. The Underwater Museum of Art (UMA), located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Grayton Beach, Florida, was included in the

Cultural Arts Alliance

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) is a Local Arts Agency that supports the arts through leadership, advocacy, funding, programs and education. The very first “Grayton Beach Fine Arts Festival” was held in 1989, and because of the event’s ever-increasing popularity, the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) was founded

Are you an artist willing to sink a sculpture into the Gulf of Mexico?

South Walton will soon be home to North America’s first underwater museum of art. The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) has partnered with South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) to bring together art and nature in an extraordinary and permanent historic exhibit, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. “Our

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South Walton is home to a league of visionaries who have been instrumental in creating, nurturing and sustaining the ecological vibrancy of this area. But over the past few years, one passionate local stands out among the rest. His unique vision is bridging together our community’s culture, ecosystems and economy



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