view THE #MicrobeArt2025 WINNERS
Our much loved Microbe Art Competition in support of International Microorganism Day took place on 17 September 2025, in celebration of the wondrous world of microbes, by getting creative and sharing art.
Click here to explore the 2025 entries and find inspiration for 2026.
What categories where 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
Keep an eye out for the open date in 2026.
Winners will be chosen by the IMD team and announced on the IMD social media channels and website on the 17 September 2026.
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.