Samuel Fisch, Artist-in-Residence at the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium, shares an enchanting and immersive artist talk where art and nature beautifully collide! Sam shared his participatory art practice, inviting us to create our own butterfly wings and antennas before stepping into the magical butterfly house. Blending creativity with nature, Sam also introduced us to his unique practice of making art with food-treating us to candied flowers and delicious nectar-inspired drinks crafted from hand-harvested ingredients.
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About the Artist:
Samuel Ezra Fisch is a participatory artist whose work moves beyond the object world into the subjective. After receiving his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015, Fisch co-founded Fat City Arts, an artist co-op in Chicago, and Ground Level Platform, a Chicago-based interactive art venue. Fisch has shown his work in the Mary R Koch Art Center, Brattleboro Museum, Woodstock Artist Association Museum, Chicago Sculpture exhibit, Public Sculpture Initiative, Invisible Dog Art Center, the ChaShaMa Gala and Art Party, and The Marin Museum Of Contemporary Art.
Visit Samuel’s Website Here:
www.samuel-ezra-fisch.com/
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About the Site:
The idea for the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium (MBHI) started in 2005. For over 7 years, Jennifer Marangelo (Executive Director and founder) worked with Dr. Douglas Emlen, running his research lab at the University of Montana on the often unappreciated but essential dung beetle. With a growing love for insects and insect education, Jen transitioned from staff to student and graduated in 2008 with a master’s degree in Museum Exhibit Design and Curriculum Development. MBHI was launched in February 2009 with a long-term goal of building a tropical butterfly house and insect museum in Missoula, MT. In June of 2015, MBHI opened the Missoula Insectarium, housing field trips, exhibits and education programs that stimulated learning and curiosity through hands-on, interactive experiences with amazing animals - introducing visitors to the incredible world of insects and leaving them with a deep and lasting impression and a desire to learn more.
To reach their long-term goal, in 2019, MBHI began a capital campaign to open a new, larger facility featuring a tropical butterfly house, set to open in 2023.
MBHI features a 2300 sq. ft exhibit space featuring live arthropods, a 2500 sq ft immersion greenhouse filled with tropical plants and free-flying butterflies, and a 900 sq ft classroom.
Butterfly House Website:
www.missoulabutterflyhouse.org/
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About Open AIR:
Open AIR is a place-based Artist-in-Residence program that connects artists from all disciplines and origins with culturally, historically, and ecologically significant locations through collaborative partnerships in Montana.
With innovative opportunities available in places such as remote wilderness areas to historically significant sites closer to town, artists have the opportunity to draw inspiration from a regional community dedicated to preserving place, environment, and the arts.
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