Plankton in Our Midst: The Unseen Citizens of the Sea and Our Breathing Planet

The exhibit Plankton in Our Midst: The Unseen Citizens of the Sea and Our Breathing Planet explores the exquisite beauty of plankton and its crucial role not only in ocean ecosystems, but in how ocean health is critical to our survival and elemental to all life on our planet. The work of artists Krisanne Baker and Julie Crane and conservation writer Liz Cunningham converge to create an engaging offering of glass installations, paintings and sculptures which amplify the intricate beauty of plankton and show how it is vital to the survival of larger creatures such as blue crabs, harbor seals, terns and whales.

We humbly acknowledge that where we dwell, what is now called Maine, is home to the sovereign people of the Wabanaki Confederacy. We exist on their unceded homelands.

The exhibit will be at the Rockport Public Library in Rockport, Maine from November 2 through November 30, 2024. An exhibit catalog, with a foreword by Michael Lomas, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences, is available free to the public now as a PDF and the hard copy will be available at the end of November at the Rockport Public Library.

To learn more about the artists, visit https://www.lizcunningham.net/plankton-in-our-midst/