Microbe exhibit opens in Homer on June 4
June 1, 2021
A new exhibit, “In a Time of Change: Microbial Worlds,” will open at the Pratt Museum
in Homer on Friday, June 4.
Fourteen artists and writers will magnify the microbe in the collaborative exhibit,
helping people discover the wonders of the microbial world. University of Alaska Fairbanks
microbiology professor Mary Beth Leigh directed the project.
The exhibit will be on display until Sept. 25. It includes original art works and
writings by Alaskan artists Susan Campbell, Annie Duffy, Nancy Hausle-Johnson, Jessie
Hedden, Eric Henderson, Mariah Henderson, Margo Klass, Debbie Clarke Moderow, Jennifer
Moss, Ree Nancarrow, Gail Priday and Sara Tabbert, as well as San Diego artist Charlotte
Bird and Brooklyn, New York, artist Stepanie Rae Dixon.
The opening reception will be held from 4-6 p.m. Friday, June 4. Leigh will give an
introductory talk from 5:15-5:25 p.m.
“Microbial Worlds” is the fifth major art-science project presented by the In a Time
of Change program. ITOC was founded in 2008 by artists and scientists in Fairbanks
with support from UAF and the Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research Program.
The Alaska Branch of the American Society for Microbiology also provided funding for
the "Microbial Worlds" exhibit.