Art Under the Microscope

Microscope Demonstrations
Tuesday, November 6 and Thursday, November 29
11:00am - 1:00pm
Building 10, first floor (next to quilt exhibition)

This exhibition of sixteen art quilts features scientific photography taken through the microscope - BioArtography. The Society for the Arts in Healthcare has partnered with the University of Michigan Health System's Gifts of Art program and the University of Michigan Center for Organogenesis to showcase this fascinating combination of art and science. This unique collection of twenty art quilts, created by the group Fiber Artists @ Loose Ends, is inspired by the beauty of scientific photographs taken through microscopes.

As a compliment to Art Under the Microscope, the educational satellite exhibition Under the Microscope will highlight tissue staining techniques similar to those illustrated in the quilts. This will be on view in Building 10, first floor (next to quilt exhibition). Microscopes and special stains are used to examine tissues for alterations in structure or function that are characteristic of health or disease.

The exhibition of quilts aims to honor scientific research efforts, enrich community spaces by bringing the arts into everyday life, and raise public awareness about the importance of the arts in healthcare settings.

*Microscopes made available courtesy of Mager Scientific
*Demonstrations courtesy of Mager Scientific, BioArtography staff and the Microscopy & Image-Analysis Lab