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An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art explores the work of 16th- and 17th-century artists who captured nature’s miniature marvels, displaying it alongside specimens from the National Museum of ...
“Chefs are showing the culinary diversity of insects.” Wade and EII co-founder Alex Carlin, an environmental studies major, have organized the Edible Insect Art Show (April 1–5) to be held in the ...
Kamala Peevy brings preserved insects to life through her taxidermy art, sharing her journey as a small business owner in Taft. TAFT, Calif. (KERO) — Kamala Peevy breathes life into preserved ...
Cronk Art and Curiosities aims to engage even more Coloradans in insect-centric conservation via art, conversation, and insect pinning classes following a recent move in Downtown Colorado Springs.
Lots of insects had lost their heads — and legs and wings — over the years and they had to be meticulously reattached. Once they were mounted, she and her colleagues wheeled them “on these ...
Insects have long provided artists with material for their work. Shellac, derived from the resinous secretions of the female lac bug, has been used for more than 3,000 years.
A show based on Levon Biss’s work that is opening at the American Museum of Natural History in June will spotlight insect decline, displaying insects that are extinct or severely threatened.
Drawer demonstrations are done daily at 1 p.m. and there’s always something different for viewers to see. Also check out the vintage typewriter cases with insects illustrating the Seven Deadly Sins.
“By getting the science and art world to come together there’s a chance of seeing an insect or art in a different way. Maybe they’ll see that their field isn’t totally unrelated.
A concerned University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee art instructor challenged her students to construct insect motels out of natural, untreated materials. Each motel must provide an appropriate habitat ...
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera. Their front pair of wings is hardened into wing-cases, called elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. They include more ...
During this end-of-the quarter art showing, more than 50 undergraduate students will display what they created when they took a hard look at both insects and art in a UC Davis course believed to be ...