Resources for Art-Science Collaborators
From CoLab: a tool for fostering art-science collaboration in conservation and restoration, NACCR, Milwaukee, 2026
Lisa Kahn Schnell, Creature Conserve Fellow, 2024-2026 Derek Russell, Creature Conserve Mentorship Director Dr. Lucy Spelman, Creature Conserve Founder and Director
Creature Conserve:
Mentorship Applications now open for artists, scientists, and writers to join the 2026-2027 cohort!
Creature Needs Christopher Kondrich, Lucy Spelman, Susan Tacent, Eds. A polyvocal call to arms that harnesses the power of literature and scientific research to move us and stir our hearts and minds toward action and change.
SCB Art, Science, and Conservation Working Group:
Learn more and apply to become a member!
Mentioned in the presentation:
Cerulean – This restoration-themed stop-motion animation video was a collaboration between Lisa Kahn Schnell and two land stewards/artists at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Brandie Garner and Noah Alan Rauch.
Tree School - Sandi Hilal and Alessandrop Petti
Additional resources for art-science collaborators:
Bridging worlds: exploring synergies between the arts and biodiversity conservation - Ivan Jarić, et al
Learning scientific creativity from the arts - Johannes Lehmann and Bill Gaskins
Let’s Become Fungal - Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez
The Lichen Museum - Laurie Palmer
Early research on anther-smut disease: A fuller view of science? - Janis Antonovics and Helen M. Alexander
Scientist/artist Juniper Harrower (Note that Juniper Harrower and Jennifer Harrower are the same person)
The Nature Record (and Substack written by Director Phillip Levin, especially this post, What the Data Leave Out)
Biophilium: Science School for Artists (run by Alexis Williams, a CoLab alum!)