2026 Online Programs with the Biophilium

We are inviting any artist who has studied with us online or in person to come back in 2026 and bring a friend. No need to make a new application, if you’ve previously been accepted you’re in. This year alumni can invite a collaborator to join you in any of our 2026 10-day webinars. We trust you to choose an artist who will benefit from the program. (There's no need to make an application for them.)
2 artists for the price of one.
Give it as a gift or split the fee. Just fill out the form for each of you and send to ArtLovesScience@gmail.com

In addition to lectures by research scientists, each program includes a thematic talk on live organisms in contemporary art and a lecture on opportunities and resources for research-artists relevant to your topic.

BIRD NERDS

A Course on Birds:
Their biology and behavior

With lectures by research ornithologists on:
The history of Pigeons, bird vision and feather color, navigation and migration, Corvid intelligence, birdsong and communication, wild bird identification, Cowbirds & brood parasites and Sparrow mating styles.

10 webinars in May, 2026

Applications due February 15, 2026

SWEET NOTHING

A biology course on sex for artists.

With lectures by research biologists on:
Love songs, mating dances & courtship rituals, pollination & seed spreading, sexual selection, social structures, gender roles, mating styles and sexual identity in the wild. With focuses on a broad range of organisms including, fungi, birds, slugs, plants and microorganisms.

10 webinars in June, 2026

Applications due Feb. 22, 2026

LOCOMOTION

A Course on Movement and Navigation in Ecology for artists.

With lectures by research biologists on:
Great animal migrations, tracking, biogeography, flight, hitch hiking beetles, assisted migration, fungal navigation, the spread of disease, invasive species and sensory orientation. With a focus on a broad range of species including, Monarchs, fungi, trees, birds and beetles.

10 webinars in July, 2026

Applications due March 15, 2026

REWILD

Rethinking the Wild:
Understanding Conservation and Ecological Restoration for Artists

With lectures by conservation ecologists on:
Rescuing native plants, restoring seabird populations, protecting Vultures, keystone species and trophic cascades, embracing invasives in the symbioscene, bioremediation with plants and fungi, Beaver inspired restoration practices, Wolves in Yellowstone Park, deep rewilding with proxy species.

10 webinars in August, 2026

Applications due April 1, 2026

MYCOPHILIA

Fungal Appreciation:
A Mycology course for artists to learn about mushrooms and fungi

With lectures by research mycologists on:
Wild mushroom identification, working with myco materials in the studio, lichens, Ghost Plants and the wood wide web, fungal farming insects, mushroom medicine & poison, zombie fungi, farming dung loving fungi, Ergotism and endophytes and fungal DNA barcoding.

10 webinars in September, 2026

Applications due May 1, 2026

GERMINATE

For artists to learn about the Plant Kingdom

With lectures by research botanists on:
Plant intelligence, pollination, studio propagation, horticulture, botanical gardens, herbariums, seed libraries and arboretums, wild plant identification, single celled photosynthesizing organisms, foraging for edible and medicinal plants, gorilla planting for DIY wildlife conservation.

10 webinars in October, 2026

Applications due June 1, 2026

MORTEM

For artists to learn about death and mourning ritual

With lectures on:
Green Burial, Death doulas and home funerals, Historical body disposition practices, grave goods, bog bodies, relic veneration, the personification of death in art history, mourning ritual in contemporary art and Victorian cemetery symbolism.

10 webinars in November, 2026

Applications due June 1, 2026

We are flexible and forgiving with application formats and deadlines.

BRAIN CLUB

First Thursday of every month

Free meeting about mental health and neurodivergence for artists.

Sing up for info and meeting links.