To mark the upcoming International Microorganism Day, celebrated on 17 September, the Palace of Science – Miodrag Kostić Endowment, in collaboration with the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering (IMGGI), University of Belgrade, invites students, children, artists and everyone passionate about science and creativity to join the global Microbe Art Contest 2026.
This international contest uses art to reveal the beauty, diversity and importance of the microscopic world. Whether you create agar art, draw, paint, take photographs, make videos, write or produce three-dimensional pieces, your work can become part of a worldwide meeting of science and creativity.
Microorganisms support our health, shape our microbiome, help produce food and sustain life on Earth. Choose a category and show us the microscopic world as you see it.
Entries may take the form of an illustration or painting, photograph, cartoon, video, animation, agar art created in a Petri dish, physical artwork or written piece.
How to enter
1. Choose a category and create an artwork inspired by microorganisms.
2. Photograph, scan or record your work in high resolution and prepare a short description.
3. Share your entry on Instagram, X, Facebook or LinkedIn by 10 September 2026. Include the official hashtags #MicrobeArt2026 and #InternationalMicroorganismDay, and tag @IntMicroDay.
To share your work with our local community as well, add #TvojMikroSvet and #PalataNauke. On Instagram, tag @palatanauke and @_imggi_.
4. If you do not have a social media account, you can submit your artwork and a short description by email to info@internationalmicroorganismday.org.
4. Pošaljite svoju prijavu direktno putem zvaničnog formulara na sajtu: www.internationalmicroorganismday.org/microbe-art-contest.