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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...
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Tonight continues a series of speakers from Massachusetts Audubon on "The Art of Birds." With three speakers left in the series, check out their website for more information and to sign up for the free online talks!

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November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This Friday is the deadline for the Drexel Academy of Natural Sciences' Don and Virginia Eckelberry Endowment Fellowship for field-based nature art projects!

For more details and the application:
bit.ly/eckelberryapp

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025
October 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Join the GNSI Northwest Chapter for a special Sketch Meetup in Port Townsend, Washington!

Their next chapter meetup will take place on Saturday, November 8th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center.
October 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hope everyone has fun meeting the artists today at the reception for the GNSI Great Plains chapter's "The Glories of Nature" #SciArt exhibit! Stop by the Langworthy Art Gallery in Seward, NE from 2 - 4pm today for the reception, or visit at your convenience through October 31 to view the exhibit.
September 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Online viewing of the exhibition will begin October 1.

The Arcadian Gallery is hosting an opening reception for the in-person exhibit on Friday, October 3 from 6-8 p.m. in Cumberland, Maryland. It's free and open to the public!

For more information, visit the gallery's website: arcadiangallery.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tucson, AZ: Join GNSI member Linda Feltner for Watercolor for the Love of It! on December 5, 6, and 7, 9am - 3pm. Learn advanced watercolor techniques and embrace its many unique qualities.

$195 for Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum members/$245 nonmembers

www.desertmuseumarts.com/product-page...
September 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
GNSI member Linda Feltner will lead “Nature Sketching/Journaling at Ramsey Canyon” on October 4, 8am-4pm at Ramsey Canyon Preserve in Hereford, AZ. Discover the beauty of Ramsey Canyon Preserve through the art of nature sketching and journaling. $89

registration.xendirect.com/cochise/cour...
September 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts is hosting a virtual presentation on the basics of trademarks and IP on Tuesday, September 16 at 11am US ET.

$12.51 if purchased before Sept 9; $20 after.

www.eventbrite.com/e/wala-trade...
September 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Center for Art Law is hosting a virtual workshop on Moral Rights in Practice on Monday, September 15, at 12pm US ET. Hear about the scope and limits of moral rights as they apply to artists in the US. $17

www.eventbrite.com/e/art-law-wo...
September 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hey 2025 Visual SciComm Conference attendees! We'd love to hear your feedback about your experience. We sent out a form shortly after the conference and it will soon close! If you haven't yet answered it, please search your inbox for "Post-Conference Survey". Need the email sent to you again? DM us!
September 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Looking for a little #SciArt challenge? Liz Butler and Lucy Gem Poley have released the 2025 #SciArtSeptember list. Artists are invited to create a piece daily (or at their own pace) based on the day's word. This year's word list highlights conservation. Use the tag #SciArtSeptember to join in!
August 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Join the GNSI-DC chapter for a free museum field trip! Meet Sunday, September 7th to enjoy the "Frida: Beyond the Myth" at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia. Meet in the main lobby ("the Atrium,” next to "BEST CAFE" entrance) at 11:30AM for lunch before the exhibit at 1:00PM.
August 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Applications are now open for the Donald B. Sayner scholarship! This scholarship provides one student each year with a yearlong GNSI membership (including all of its perks—event and product discounts, #SciArt job boards, and more).

www.gnsi.org/grants-and-s...
August 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 2025 Margaret Flockton Award winners have been announced! Our own Alice Tangerini received a Highly Commended distinction—congratulations! #SciArt

You can view the exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney until August 28 or online any time: www.botanicgardens.org.au/our-science/...
August 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Learn about the Japanese art of fish printing from certified Master Gyotaku printmaker & Tanuki Cape Cod Artist-in-Residence Stephen Mutsugoroh DiCerbo! The event will be hosted at Tanuki Cape Cod in Brewster, MA on Friday, September 12, 9am - 6pm.

www.clubtanuki.com/store/p/gyot...
August 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Middletown, CT: Join GNSI member Kalliopi Monoyios @eyeforscience.bsky.social on Sat August 9 at 4pm for "Hope in the Plasticine", a discussion of her #SciArt with salvaged plastics as a way to visualize waste and consider the role plastic plays in our lives.

www.wesleyanpotters.com/events/2025/...
August 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Last call! Tonight is the deadline to enter the inaugural American Wildlife Art Competition & Exhibition, highlighting wildlife from anywhere in the Americas from Alaska to Argentina. More info in thread. #SciArt

artist.callforentry.org/festivals_un...
July 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Oh, one more thing! Predictably, our nerds bought out all of Dr. Barrett Klein's @pupating.bsky.social books that he had brought for the whole week...in 15 minutes. But we can order signed copies from his local bookstore, Pearl Street Books in La Crosse, WI! Call them: www.pearlstbooks.com/contact
July 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
And with that, our 2025 Visual SciComm Conference posting wraps up. We have enormous gratitude for our 3 co-chairs—Virge Kask, Wendy Chadbourne, & Stephen DiCerbo. This would not have been possible without you & we are so grateful for the many (MANY) hours you put into this conference for us all. 🧵
July 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
- Stacy Ann Seale (pen & ink)
- Stephen Mutsugoroh DiCerbo (gyotaku fish printing)

And many thanks to Emerson Harman for all the photography!
July 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
- Mary Jameson (marine botanicals & seaweed)
- Scott Rawlins (tradigital techniques)
July 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
- Dorie Petrochko (mixed media for scientific illustration)
- Frances Topping ("on the go" sketching)
- Kristin Gjerdset (nature journaling in mixed media) @kgjerdset.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
- Carol Schwartz (gouache)
- Carrie Carlson (linoleum block printing)
July 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
- The GNSI Journal team (Fiona Martin, Jenn Lucas, Julianne Snider, Britt Griswold)
- Allisa O'Brien (pyrography)
- Betsy Barry (colored pencil)
July 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM