Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
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Formerly @GNSIorg on the other site.
www.gnsi.org
Formerly @GNSIorg on the other site.
The Scientific Illustration Distance Program has two courses being offered starting in March: Session III-Color and Composition and Photoshop with Rick Simonson.
For more information on the classes, visit www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com/upcoming-classes.
For more information on the classes, visit www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com/upcoming-classes.
February 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The Scientific Illustration Distance Program has two courses being offered starting in March: Session III-Color and Composition and Photoshop with Rick Simonson.
For more information on the classes, visit www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com/upcoming-classes.
For more information on the classes, visit www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com/upcoming-classes.
This Thursday is the opening of the University of Georgia's 35th Annual Student Scientific and Medical Illustration Juried Exhibit! This exhibition features work from both their undergraduate and graduate programs and is open from February 5 through March 20.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This Thursday is the opening of the University of Georgia's 35th Annual Student Scientific and Medical Illustration Juried Exhibit! This exhibition features work from both their undergraduate and graduate programs and is open from February 5 through March 20.
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The Northwest Chapter of GNSI is hosting a virtual member meetup TONIGHT (January 29th) from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. The chapter's board will start by sharing news and events for 2026 and then transition into a time to talk, brainstorm, and share with each other.
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The Northwest Chapter of GNSI is hosting a virtual member meetup TONIGHT (January 29th) from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. The chapter's board will start by sharing news and events for 2026 and then transition into a time to talk, brainstorm, and share with each other.
The Xerces Society featured Jane Kim and Thayer Walker, founders of the studio "Ink Dwell," on their Bug Banter podcast! They talk about the foundation of Ink Dwell and The Migrating Mural, a series of murals painted along migration corridors of animals that share space with people.
Walls That Speak: Inspiring Conservation Through Art | Bug Banter Podcast
When science and art meet they create a nexus where inspiration and education combine to create impactful outcomes. From illustrated ID guides to building-sized murals, art has been interwoven into…
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January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Xerces Society featured Jane Kim and Thayer Walker, founders of the studio "Ink Dwell," on their Bug Banter podcast! They talk about the foundation of Ink Dwell and The Migrating Mural, a series of murals painted along migration corridors of animals that share space with people.
Starting tomorrow, the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill is hosting a hybrid online and in-person symposium "Illustrated: Art/Science at the Garden"
Friday is a full day (10:00 - 4:00) of virtual presentations that bring together artists and scientists from across botanical art disciplines.
Friday is a full day (10:00 - 4:00) of virtual presentations that bring together artists and scientists from across botanical art disciplines.
January 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Starting tomorrow, the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill is hosting a hybrid online and in-person symposium "Illustrated: Art/Science at the Garden"
Friday is a full day (10:00 - 4:00) of virtual presentations that bring together artists and scientists from across botanical art disciplines.
Friday is a full day (10:00 - 4:00) of virtual presentations that bring together artists and scientists from across botanical art disciplines.
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is hosting their annual Artists for Conservation exhibition through February 22, 2026! This gallery is able to be viewed in-person, where they will have a reception on January 23, or online at the link below.
www.desertmuseumarts.com/exhibits-1/a...
www.desertmuseumarts.com/exhibits-1/a...
2026 Artists for Conservation
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January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is hosting their annual Artists for Conservation exhibition through February 22, 2026! This gallery is able to be viewed in-person, where they will have a reception on January 23, or online at the link below.
www.desertmuseumarts.com/exhibits-1/a...
www.desertmuseumarts.com/exhibits-1/a...
The Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts has organized an online event to discuss the basics of copyright law tomorrow, January 20 from 6-8 p.m. EST. This is a great opportunity to learn what copyright is and how it affects you as an artist!
WALA Copyright “Basics” w/ Darden Betts
Interested in learning about copyrights? Come learn about the basics of copyright at this presentation and Q & A session.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts has organized an online event to discuss the basics of copyright law tomorrow, January 20 from 6-8 p.m. EST. This is a great opportunity to learn what copyright is and how it affects you as an artist!
A week from today, the Parrhesia Program for Public Thought at the University of Chicago will host Carl Zimmer for a lecture on science journalism and science communication. This event is free and open to the public!
Carl Zimmer: Science in Flux and Under Siege: Reporting in All-Too-Interesting Times
The Parrhesia Program for Public Thought and Discourse and the Minor Program in Science Communication and Public Discourse (SCPD) invites you to th...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A week from today, the Parrhesia Program for Public Thought at the University of Chicago will host Carl Zimmer for a lecture on science journalism and science communication. This event is free and open to the public!
The School of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Denver Botanical Gardens released their lineup of lectures and classes for Winter/Spring 2026. With online and in-person options, these classes are a great way to learn new techniques or advance your current skills for artists of all skill levels!
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The School of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Denver Botanical Gardens released their lineup of lectures and classes for Winter/Spring 2026. With online and in-person options, these classes are a great way to learn new techniques or advance your current skills for artists of all skill levels!
Looking to start a new hobby or learn a new skill this year? The Aldo Leopold Foundation is hosting a free and virtual event with John Muir Laws tomorrow on how to start your own nature journal!
To register for the event, visit www.aldoleopold.org/news-and-events/upcoming-programs.
To register for the event, visit www.aldoleopold.org/news-and-events/upcoming-programs.
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Looking to start a new hobby or learn a new skill this year? The Aldo Leopold Foundation is hosting a free and virtual event with John Muir Laws tomorrow on how to start your own nature journal!
To register for the event, visit www.aldoleopold.org/news-and-events/upcoming-programs.
To register for the event, visit www.aldoleopold.org/news-and-events/upcoming-programs.
Last Thursday, the first Journal Issue of the year (Vol. 57 No. 2) was sent out!
This issue highlights the breadth of contemporary natural science illustration—from personal sketchbook practice to anatomy education, climate-science communication, art history, and bioarchaeological reconstruction.
This issue highlights the breadth of contemporary natural science illustration—from personal sketchbook practice to anatomy education, climate-science communication, art history, and bioarchaeological reconstruction.
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Last Thursday, the first Journal Issue of the year (Vol. 57 No. 2) was sent out!
This issue highlights the breadth of contemporary natural science illustration—from personal sketchbook practice to anatomy education, climate-science communication, art history, and bioarchaeological reconstruction.
This issue highlights the breadth of contemporary natural science illustration—from personal sketchbook practice to anatomy education, climate-science communication, art history, and bioarchaeological reconstruction.
This amazing opportunity to match donations is only available through the end of the year. Make sure to take advantage of this opportunity while you can!
The GNSI Matching Gift Opportunity is Here!
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators is doing a year-end fundraising campaign. If you are interested in giving charitable contributions, consider helping support the Guild's mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art!
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators is doing a year-end fundraising campaign. If you are interested in giving charitable contributions, consider helping support the Guild's mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art!
2025 Griswold Matching Gift (GNSI Future Fund)
GNSI 2025: Fundraising for the Future The GNSI Mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art has never been more important. Beautiful art conveying accurate information…
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December 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This amazing opportunity to match donations is only available through the end of the year. Make sure to take advantage of this opportunity while you can!
GNSI member Gretchen Halpert has a few upcoming classes through her Scientific Illustration Distance Program! Build your skills and learn how to take your work from sketches to an accurate, full-value rendering in a virtual classroom setting.
www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com/upcoming-cla...
www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com/upcoming-cla...
December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
GNSI member Gretchen Halpert has a few upcoming classes through her Scientific Illustration Distance Program! Build your skills and learn how to take your work from sketches to an accurate, full-value rendering in a virtual classroom setting.
www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com/upcoming-cla...
www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com/upcoming-cla...
Space Center Houston has an open job opportunity for an Experience Graphic Designer!
Are you looking for more job, internship, exhibition, or artist-in-residence opportunities in visual sci-comm? Become a GNSI member today to get access to this resource.
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Are you looking for more job, internship, exhibition, or artist-in-residence opportunities in visual sci-comm? Become a GNSI member today to get access to this resource.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Space Center Houston has an open job opportunity for an Experience Graphic Designer!
Are you looking for more job, internship, exhibition, or artist-in-residence opportunities in visual sci-comm? Become a GNSI member today to get access to this resource.
jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/myschd...
Are you looking for more job, internship, exhibition, or artist-in-residence opportunities in visual sci-comm? Become a GNSI member today to get access to this resource.
jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/myschd...
A week from today, GNSI member Erica Beade will be presenting "Drawing on Nature: an Artist and Educator Explores Art, Science and the Natural World." This is a free online lecture hosted by the Museum of American Bird Art and Mass Audubon on December 17 at 7pm EST.
December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A week from today, GNSI member Erica Beade will be presenting "Drawing on Nature: an Artist and Educator Explores Art, Science and the Natural World." This is a free online lecture hosted by the Museum of American Bird Art and Mass Audubon on December 17 at 7pm EST.
Get ready—the GNSI Virtual 2026 Visual SciComm Conference is on the horizon! While final dates are still being set, we’re gearing up for early August 2026 and a weekend packed with inspiration, artistry, and global connection. This is your time to help shape one of our most energizing events!
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Get ready—the GNSI Virtual 2026 Visual SciComm Conference is on the horizon! While final dates are still being set, we’re gearing up for early August 2026 and a weekend packed with inspiration, artistry, and global connection. This is your time to help shape one of our most energizing events!
On Monday, gnsi.org will be getting a glow-up!
Please expect a disruption of service to the GNSI website on Monday the 8th, and check back on the 9th for a revamped, more intuitive, and easy-to-use website.
Please expect a disruption of service to the GNSI website on Monday the 8th, and check back on the 9th for a revamped, more intuitive, and easy-to-use website.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
On Monday, gnsi.org will be getting a glow-up!
Please expect a disruption of service to the GNSI website on Monday the 8th, and check back on the 9th for a revamped, more intuitive, and easy-to-use website.
Please expect a disruption of service to the GNSI website on Monday the 8th, and check back on the 9th for a revamped, more intuitive, and easy-to-use website.
This Giving Tuesday, consider a donation to support the future of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators! Check out the generous donation matching opportunities from the Griswold Fund below.
The GNSI Matching Gift Opportunity is Here!
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators is doing a year-end fundraising campaign. If you are interested in giving charitable contributions, consider helping support the Guild's mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art!
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators is doing a year-end fundraising campaign. If you are interested in giving charitable contributions, consider helping support the Guild's mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art!
2025 Griswold Matching Gift (GNSI Future Fund)
GNSI 2025: Fundraising for the Future The GNSI Mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art has never been more important. Beautiful art conveying accurate information…
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December 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This Giving Tuesday, consider a donation to support the future of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators! Check out the generous donation matching opportunities from the Griswold Fund below.
Join the GNSI - D.C. Chapter on Wednesday, December 10th for their annual Holiday Party! 5:30 - 8:00 PM at the National Museum of Natural History (1000 Constitution Ave NW).
If you're interested, please RSVP to lizsiskillustration@gmail.com by Dec 8th for badging via security.
If you're interested, please RSVP to lizsiskillustration@gmail.com by Dec 8th for badging via security.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Join the GNSI - D.C. Chapter on Wednesday, December 10th for their annual Holiday Party! 5:30 - 8:00 PM at the National Museum of Natural History (1000 Constitution Ave NW).
If you're interested, please RSVP to lizsiskillustration@gmail.com by Dec 8th for badging via security.
If you're interested, please RSVP to lizsiskillustration@gmail.com by Dec 8th for badging via security.
Looking for some inspiration for your next botanical illustration? Discover what inspires the artists showcased in the Association of Botanical Artists' 2025 Open Exhibition!
www.assocbotanicalartists.com/inspiration
www.assocbotanicalartists.com/inspiration
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Looking for some inspiration for your next botanical illustration? Discover what inspires the artists showcased in the Association of Botanical Artists' 2025 Open Exhibition!
www.assocbotanicalartists.com/inspiration
www.assocbotanicalartists.com/inspiration
This year marks the 50th annual "Birds in Art" exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin! This internationally renowned exhibition includes 112 new pieces and thirty works from the museum’s collection.
www.lywam.org/exhibitions-archive/birds-in-art-exhibition-in-wausau
www.lywam.org/exhibitions-archive/birds-in-art-exhibition-in-wausau
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This year marks the 50th annual "Birds in Art" exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin! This internationally renowned exhibition includes 112 new pieces and thirty works from the museum’s collection.
www.lywam.org/exhibitions-archive/birds-in-art-exhibition-in-wausau
www.lywam.org/exhibitions-archive/birds-in-art-exhibition-in-wausau
Calling all artists! Pollinator Partnership is seeking an artist to create the 2026 Pollinator Poster titled "Life on a Leaf: Celebrating Host Plants and Caterpillars.” This theme is an opportunity to show the life cycles of butterflies and moths and highlight the plants that support them.
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Calling all artists! Pollinator Partnership is seeking an artist to create the 2026 Pollinator Poster titled "Life on a Leaf: Celebrating Host Plants and Caterpillars.” This theme is an opportunity to show the life cycles of butterflies and moths and highlight the plants that support them.
There is one more month to see the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation's exhibition "The Art and Science of Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero" at Carnegie Mellon University! This exhibition celebrates the work of Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero, Costa Rican botanist, artist and educator.
The Art and Science of Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero | Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation promotes the history of botany through its collections, research, exhibitions, publications, and services.
www.huntbotanical.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There is one more month to see the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation's exhibition "The Art and Science of Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero" at Carnegie Mellon University! This exhibition celebrates the work of Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero, Costa Rican botanist, artist and educator.
The Society of Wildlife Artists has an open call for The Natural Eye Bursary! Awards are given to artists for independent projects that focus on wildlife. Application guidelines can be found on their website linked below, and the deadline to submit is November 30th.
swla.co.uk/bursaries/na...
swla.co.uk/bursaries/na...
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Society of Wildlife Artists has an open call for The Natural Eye Bursary! Awards are given to artists for independent projects that focus on wildlife. Application guidelines can be found on their website linked below, and the deadline to submit is November 30th.
swla.co.uk/bursaries/na...
swla.co.uk/bursaries/na...
The GNSI Matching Gift Opportunity is Here!
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators is doing a year-end fundraising campaign. If you are interested in giving charitable contributions, consider helping support the Guild's mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art!
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators is doing a year-end fundraising campaign. If you are interested in giving charitable contributions, consider helping support the Guild's mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art!
2025 Griswold Matching Gift (GNSI Future Fund)
GNSI 2025: Fundraising for the Future The GNSI Mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art has never been more important. Beautiful art conveying accurate information…
secure.gnsi.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The GNSI Matching Gift Opportunity is Here!
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators is doing a year-end fundraising campaign. If you are interested in giving charitable contributions, consider helping support the Guild's mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art!
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators is doing a year-end fundraising campaign. If you are interested in giving charitable contributions, consider helping support the Guild's mission to promote science education through the creation of accurate art!