Join the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station for an evening exploring the intersection of art and science — a first look at the works by the 2025 KBS Long-Term Ecological Research artists-in-residence—Blaire Morseau, Liv Furman, and Mikayla Thompson. The artwork was inspired by the time spent at the Station in May 2025.
The exhibit is set for 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 17, in the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary's Overlook Building. Enjoy refreshments, conversation with the artists and local scientists, and beautiful views of Wintergreen Lake. The event is free and open to the public, and includes admission to the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Register by July 16.
About the artists-in-residence
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.
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.
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. She is a professional aide for the American Indian and Indigenous Studies program and at the Beal Botanical Garden.
To learn more, visit kbs.msu.edu.
