Fly Agaric

Residents visit the Mushrooms Culture Lab at Agriculture Canada

Inky Caps

Residents dye wool with Dyer's Polypore

Honey Mushrooms

Residents look at lichen

Destroying Angel

Residents visit the Canadian Fungorum

Turkey Tail

Residents hunting for mushrooms

Red Banded Polypore

Residents finding reishi in the cemetery

Fungal Rust spores under the Scanning Electron Microscope

Mycology is the study of mushrooms.
Mycophilia is the love of them.

Two weeks in October, 2025
Apply before August 24

This ten day research residency is an online mycology course for artists to learn about mushrooms and fungi that will offer opportunities to learn from experts in their research labs and to develop ideas with other artists around the world. The program will give insight into the experiences of mushrooms from a wide range of perspectives.

Science:
Artists will learn about the lives and ecology of wild fungi directly from mycologists and naturalists. The program features daily live video lectures with international mycological researchers on a range of mushroom related topics. Artists will have oportunities to ask questions, make conversation and connect with people working on cutting edge mycology projects around the world. We will focus on ecological relationships, fungal behaviour and physiology, foraging and studio/lab techniques.

Artists:
Biophilium residencies are designed to facilitate research that will enrich visual and conceptual artists' practice within a small group of like minded creative people. Artists, writers, musicians, film makers and dancers are encouraged to apply. The jury will select eight international artists based on their portfolio rather than how they fit into any description of an artist. We will enjoy many short one-on-one meetings with artists who make art related to mushrooms and their experiences. Built in to the 2 - 2.5 hours of daily programming are discussions, recommended assignments and show and tell.

Artist Talks – You are invited to introduce yourself and your practice to the group in a 10-15 minute presentation

Mycophilia 101: What is a mushroom, what is mycology?

Mycodiversity: Wild mushroom identification using keys, books and apps with the Mycological Society of Toronto

Fabrication with Fungal Materials with Genspace

Symbiosis: Fungi-Plant partnerships: Lichens, Ghost Plants and the Wood Wide Web with Kew Gardens

Symbiosis: Fungal Farming Insects with Cornell University

Mushroom Medicine & Poison with the Maine Mycological Association

Urban Lichen with the New York Mycological Society

Cordyceps and other Zombi Fungi with the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

Dung Loving Fungi: Coprophiles are the most beautiful mushrooms with the New York Mycological Society

Ergotism and Endophytes with Agriculture Canada

Artist Collaborating with live Mushrooms Artist talk and Opportunities and Resources

Cost 
$600 USD

We are offering a buy one, trade one deal to alumni, and to Canadian residents this year.

Participation is limited to 7 - 10 selected artists

For more images of past Mycophilia adventures see our Facebook albums:

Mycophilia 2019, Chelsea, Quebec

Chaos Fungorum 2018, Toronto, Ontario

Biophilia Aug 2017, Chelsea, Quebec

Biophilia Sept 2016, Chelsea, Quebec

Biophilia Sept 2015, Chelsea, Quebec

Biophilia Sept 2014 Wakefield, Quebec