Resources for Art-Science Collaborators
From CoLab: a tool for fostering art-science collaboration in conservation and restoration, NACCR 2026, Milwaukee
Lisa Kahn Schnell, Creature Conserve Fellow, 2024-2026 (lisakschnell@gmail.com)
Derek Russell, Creature Conserve Mentorship Director (mentorship@creatureconserve.com)
Dr. Lucy Spelman, Creature Conserve Founder and Director (drlucy@creatureconserve.com)
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.
Society for Conservation Biology 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:
Articles
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
Early research on anther-smut disease: A fuller view of science? - Janis Antonovics and Helen M. Alexander
Books
Let’s Become Fungal - Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez
The Lichen Museum - Laurie Palmer
Field notes on Science and Nature - Michael R. Canfield, Editor
The Extended Mind - Annie Murphy Paul
Organizations and programs
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!)
Other
Scientist/artist Juniper Harrower (Note that Juniper Harrower and Jennifer Harrower are the same person)
Twig & Ink (Lisa’s Substack newsletter—essays and interviews from the intersection of science, art, and writing)
Please be in touch — I’d love to hear from you!