Entries open 10 August for the #MicrobeArt2025 Competition
Our much loved Microbe Art Competition is back again this year from the 10 August, in support of International Microorganism Day on 17 September 2025. Help celebrate the wondrous world of microbes by getting creative and sharing your art.
Simply, post your creation on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn) with the hashtags #MicrobeArt2025 and #InternationalMicroorganismDay and tag @IntMicroDay
What categories are there in the Microbe Art Contest?
Your entry to the contest can be an image, a photograph, a painting, a video, an animation, a cartoon, a petri dish… Just make sure that the whole piece of art can be viewed well on a single smartphone screen!
There will be the following categories:
Best Agar Art
Best Cartoon
Best Illustration or Painting
Best Photography
Best Physical Piece
Best Writing
Grand Prize: Best Art Overall
The competition is open until 10 September 2025.
Winners will be chosen by the IMD team and announced on the IMD social media channels and website on the 17 September 2025.
FEMS will be involved in the selection process and winners will be recognised in the FEMS monthly newsletter.
Click here to explore previous entries and find inspiration.