Create Living Art with Microbes!

Join us for a fun afternoon of creating art with glowing microbes! This event is co-sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology.

Using a rainbow of engineered bacteria you will craft living art in a petri dish!

Step 0: Spark your creativity with our agar art templates (emailed to you). You can sketch out your design and bring it to class.
Step 1: Paint with microbes and learn about biotechnology in our community lab space.
Step 2: Sit back and wait for the science to happen. Your microbe art will take a few days to develop and grow to full brightness. While you wait, the microbes will be hard at work making colors for your painting.
Step 3: Three- four days later, your microbe art will be ready for its premiere! We'll send you digital photos of your masterpiece, or you can stop by to see your art in person!

Love your masterpiece...submit your entry into the 2022 ASM Agar Art Competition!