Can the pipette be a paintbrush? Learn how this foundational tool enables researchers to work with the microscopic building blocks of life. Next, fill in mandala-like templates for a meditative experience or test your creativity by designing your own pipette masterpiece. This workshop is perfect for fans of adult coloring books, experimental artists, and everyone in between.

Please note: Micropipette art will be made with water and food coloring and captured via photography. This introductory workshop serves as a prerequisite for the UV Resin Micropipette Art workshop.

Refreshments will be served.

This is an 18+ workshop series.

Explore the micropipette as an artistic tool and immortalize your creation using UV resin. Fill in mandala-like templates for a meditative experience or test your creativity by designing your own masterpiece of tiny droplets. Learn how to use low-viscosity UV resin to cure a more permanent version of your pipette art to take home.

Please note: Participants must have either attended an introductory Micropipette Art session at the museum or have prior experience using a micropipette. Art will be made with UV resin. Personal protective equipment must be worn. Instruction will center on use of resin.

Refreshments will be served during workshop break.

This is an 18+ workshop series.

Create ephemeral, moving art using one of the most important tools in molecular biology and genetic engineering. Gel electrophoresis uses electrical currents to analyze DNA, RNA, and proteins. And now it's in your hands to make art with! In this two-part workshop, you'll learn how to "run a gel" to separate dyes and design gelatinous creations reminiscent of abstract expressionism.

Session Dates:
May 12
May 26

$80 per person for 2 sessions | $60 with valid college ID. Participants must be available for both sessions.

Can the pipette be a paintbrush? Learn how this foundational tool enables researchers to work with the microscopic building blocks of life. Next, fill in mandala-like templates for a meditative experience or test your creativity by designing your own pipette masterpiece. This workshop is perfect for fans of adult coloring books, experimental artists, and everyone in between.

This workshop is sold out.

To better study the cellular environment, biologists create devices containing chambers and tunnels through which fluids flow, mix, or are trapped. You'll use these same design principles to create interactive fluid structures inspired by the MIT Media Lab's Venous Materials project. Mimic the veins of plants and animals or create geometric designs that flow in response to the press of a finger.