About

In 2017, Paulita Bennett-Martin called upon friends from across the world to do artwork depicting their interpretations of the life and death of North Atlantic right whales. That show was called Lines and Strikes and took place at Sulfur Studios in Savannah Georgia. She saw the power of art to bring ocean conservation into the hearts of minds of a broader and more diverse community. After that initial art show, other local leaders from around Savannah stepped up and said why does this need to be one night, and so Whale Week was created! Paulita is a lifelong natural born sea lover, with her roots in the tropics. She’s a proud daughter of an Irish American maverick named Robert and a fun-loving Belizean mom named Amparo. Whale Week’s founder works for the world’s largest ocean conservation in the world, Oceana in Washington DC. She also founded her own community first conservation organization in the Caribbean, called Sea of Life. When she isn’t working, she spends as much time as possible visiting new beaches, reefs, and exploring the world with her husband Edgemont, and their trusty cat Tigger Boy and dog Penny.