Farmscapes to Forests
July 17, 2026
4-7 p.m. ET
W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary
Overlook Building
12685 East C Ave.
Augusta, MI 49012
Please join us Friday, July 17th, 4-7 P.M. for the first-ever group public exhibition, bringing together the three MSU College of Arts & Letters faculty artists who served as 2025 Artists-in-Residence with the Kellogg Biological Station's Long-term Ecological Research program. The 2025 artists are:
- 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 event will be held in the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary's beautiful Overlook Building, light refreshments will be served. This is an open house style event. Please come within the posted time to enjoy the art exhibition and the Sanctuary grounds.
Accommodations
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Contact Information
For information, contact the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary at birdsanctuary@kbs.msu.edu or 269-671-2510.