NPO Clean Ocean Ensemble Kicks Off Collaboration with Ocean Art Artist "BLUE MARNA"
The NPO Clean Ocean Ensemble, dedicated to solving marine debris problems, has started a collaboration with ocean art artist "BLUE MARNA." As part of this, BLUE MARNA will exhibit at "Lohas Festa Banpaku 2026 Spring" from May 4th to 6th, 2026, donating a portion of art sales to support sustainable marine conservation activities.
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NPO Clean Ocean Ensemble (Shodoshima-cho, Shodogun, Kagawa Prefecture; Representative Directors: Yuki Egawa, Hidenori Tanaka), an NPO active in solving marine debris problems, has begun a collaboration with "BLUE MARNA," a brand by ocean art artist Sakiko Inoue, who produces and sells ocean art.
As part of this collaboration, BLUE MARNA will exhibit at "Lohas Festa Banpaku 2026 Spring" from May 4th to May 6th, 2026, and will support sustainable marine conservation activities by donating a portion of the proceeds from art sales to our organization.
Left: BLUE MARNA, Right: NPO Clean Ocean Ensemble
**[About BLUE MARNA]**
A brand by ocean art artist Sakiko Inoue, based in Osaka Prefecture. The brand name "BLUE MARNA" is derived from "MANA," meaning "miracle/life force" in Hawaiian, and creates healing items modeled after the seas of the Yaeyama Islands. As a certified instructor of the Japan Resin Craft Association, she develops works with a focus on beautiful waves and gradation colors.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluemarna/
Creema: https://www.creema.jp/c/bluemarna/item/onsale
## 1. Background of the Collaboration: Conveying the Sea as "Something to Protect" Through Art
BLUE MARNA is an ocean art brand by designer Sakiko Inoue, who is fascinated by the seas of the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
In addition to proposing a rich life by incorporating the sea into everyday spaces, she decided to contribute to our organization's marine conservation activities as an initiative to convey the sea as "something to protect" through art.
Ocean art panel
As part of this collaboration, BLUE MARNA will exhibit at "Lohas Festa Banpaku 2026 Spring" from May 4th to May 6th, 2026, and will support sustainable marine conservation activities by donating a portion of the proceeds from art sales to our organization.
Left: BLUE MARNA, Right: NPO Clean Ocean Ensemble
**[About BLUE MARNA]**
A brand by ocean art artist Sakiko Inoue, based in Osaka Prefecture. The brand name "BLUE MARNA" is derived from "MANA," meaning "miracle/life force" in Hawaiian, and creates healing items modeled after the seas of the Yaeyama Islands. As a certified instructor of the Japan Resin Craft Association, she develops works with a focus on beautiful waves and gradation colors.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluemarna/
Creema: https://www.creema.jp/c/bluemarna/item/onsale
## 1. Background of the Collaboration: Conveying the Sea as "Something to Protect" Through Art
BLUE MARNA is an ocean art brand by designer Sakiko Inoue, who is fascinated by the seas of the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
In addition to proposing a rich life by incorporating the sea into everyday spaces, she decided to contribute to our organization's marine conservation activities as an initiative to convey the sea as "something to protect" through art.
Ocean art panel