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Where Science Meets Art: 30 Years of the Promega Art Showcase

Posted on by Promega

On September 17, 2026, the Promega Art Showcase opened its fall exhibition, the 14th PhotoMidwest Biennial Juried Exhibition. Sixty-five photographs by photographers in 13 Midwestern states are on display in the Promega BioPharmaceutical Technology Center (BTC).

This exhibition opening marked another notable occasion – the Promega Art Showcase is honoring its 30th anniversary. Since 1996, Promega has hosted the showcase to celebrate the intersection of art and science. Dozens of professional artists have displayed their work at Promega, connecting Promega employees and the Madison-area community with exhibits exploring the human condition.

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Celebrating STEM/STEAM Day with UW-Madison’s Cool Science Image Contest

Posted on by Riley Bell

November 8th is National STEM/STEAM Day. For 11 years, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Cool Science Image Contest has celebrated and embraced the art of science. The contest illuminates art in the STEM/STEAM field as students, faculty, and staff submit images and videos that capture science or nature and leave a lasting impression of beauty or wonder. 

This year’s 2021 submissions were created with point-and-shoot digital cameras, cutting-edge microscopes, and both backyard and mountaintop telescopes. Contestants captured the art of science from the massive to the minute. Winning entries showcased animals and plants, the invisibly small structures all around us, and stars and nebulae resting lightyears away from Earth.

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