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For more information and to sign up for the lecture, visit the link below.
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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.
10.12.2025 18:04 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Have a great topic in mind? Know someone who would make a fantastic speaker? Use the same form to point us in the right direction! Share your voice. Share your vision. Help bring together the 2026 GNSI global community. Submit your ideas at the link above!
09.12.2025 16:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Whether you have a fully formed idea or just the seed of one, we want to hear from you. Complete our Expression of Interest form, and the Program Committee will gladly collaborate with you to shape your session or explore possibilities.
09.12.2025 16:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We are seeking:
• Presentations that enlighten, challenge, and inspire
• Panel discussions that spark conversation
• Workshops that build skills and confidence
• Virtual field trips that take attendees somewhere new
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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!
09.12.2025 16:45 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Our web team has been working diligently all year to not only identify the site's shortcomings, but also recognize the elements that work well. We hope you'll be impressed and patient with us as we fill in remaining gaps and temporary pages, and add new features throughout 2026.
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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.
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.
02.12.2025 18:38 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Bring your portfolio, some recent works, and a dish to share! Open to all GNSI members, family and friends.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Congregate in the Constitution Ave Lobby, and they will send down an escort every 15 minutes until 6:30 p.m. to bring folks up to the Kerby Cathy room. If you will not be able to arrive by 6:30pm, let Liz know so she can get you a phone number to contact someone to come to the Lobby.
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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.
Image of the online gallery for the Association of Botanical Artists. Shows multiple illustrations and paintings done by ABA member artists.
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
The exhibit includes new paintings, sculptures, and works on paper all focused on the artist's interpretation of the avian world.
Explore the website to get information on visiting the museum, watch videos from featured artists, and browse archives of work from throughout the exhibition's history.
Promotional graphic for the Birds in Art exhibition. The background is a painting of two eiders with the name of the exhibit (Birds in Art Fiftieth Annual Exhibition) and the dates (September 6, 2025 through January 4, 2026).
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
The deadline for the poster concept and draft sketch is December 10, 2025. For details on the submission requirements, visit pollinator.org/careers#poster.
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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.
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The exhibition ends December 17th—check out the website to learn more. www.huntbotanical.org/exhibitions/...
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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.
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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...
There are opportunities for 1:1 and 2:1 matching, and all donations are tax deductible in the USA as the GNSI is a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit. Use this opportunity to help the Griswold Fund support GNSI!
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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 @gnsiart.bsky.social is doing a Fundraising! Tax-deducatable
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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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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
Whether you couldn't make the event in the spring or you want to watch the presentations again, the Science Art Summit has made their sessions available on YouTube! Check out this playlist to watch the recordings.
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Artist and staff member Carolyn Woods will give a presentation and demo, followed by an opportunity to sketch in the exhibit hall and draw from marine specimens provided by the center.
It's $15 to attend and nonmembers are welcome! Registration can be found at gnsinwporttownsend.eventbrite.com
A graphic of the Townsend Marine Science Center with text saying "Sketching at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center! November 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m."
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.
For those who became fans of Dr. Barrett Klein at the conference, here is the paper he wrote with GNSI member and fellow entomologist Dr. Tierney Brosius! They examine how visual artists use insects to respond to environmental topics. Cool findings & open access! ✨ 🦋
www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13...
