On the evening of Friday, July 17th, members of the public and Kellogg Biological Station community will join us for an evening exploring the intersection of art and science. The Farmscapes to Forests event will take place at the Overlook Building in the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, and is the program’s first-ever group public exhibition, bringing together the three MSU College of Arts & Letters faculty artists who served as our 2025 Artists-in-Residence:
- Liv Furman is an Assistant Professor in MSU’s Department of African American and African Studies and an Assistant Project Director of the Quilt Index’s Black Diaspora Quilt History Project at MSU. Furman’s primary mediums include multimedia and digital collage, ceramics, quilting, and the written and spoken word.
- Blaire Morseau is an Assistant Professor and 1855 Professor of Great Lakes Anishinaabe Knowledge, Spiritualities, and Cultural Practices in MSU’s Department of Religious Studies and an affiliate faculty in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. A citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Morseau is a beadwork artist.
- Mikayla Thompson is a poet with Cherokee Nation descent who graduated from MSU in December 2023 with a B.A. in Linguistics and a minor in Indigenous Studies from Michigan State University. She is a Professional Aide for the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program and the Beal Botanical Garden.
The exhibition is scheduled for July 17, 2026, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary.
Attendees enjoyed refreshments, mingling, and a chance to meet with the artist and scientists. The works will continue to be on display through the month of August in the Overlook Building.
Register here to attend the event, which is free and includes access to the Sanctuary. For more information on the artists, check out our press release here.