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ANNOUNCING OPEN FUNG’S ARTIST IN RESEARCH PROGRAM

November 2025

Open Fung is thrilled to announce the launch of our Artist-in-Research program, a new core element of our Art Program created to further our ongoing commitment to directly support artists working at the intersections of art and science.

Learn about the Artist in Research Program

MEET LAURA SPLAN, OPEN FUNG’S INAUGURAL RESEARCH RESIDENT

September 2025 - April 2026

AquaFung exlores the ways that fungi and water come together, exploring and investigating ecology and nature as well as the material possibilities of fungi.

Learn more about Laura

ICONOLOGIES
October 2024

Open Fung’s infographic series on how we’re working to open fungal utility.

Iconologies

AQUAFUNG

2024 - Ongoing

AquaFung exlores the ways that fungi and water come together, exploring and investigating ecology and nature as well as the material possibilities of fungi.

Aquafung Projects

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Open Fung in the Community:
Mycopreneur Live Round Table Discussion

Listen to the archived Discussion here

DATE: Friday, September 26, 2025, 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET
LOCATION: Zoom
Archived Discussion

Mycopreneur is hosting Open Fung & Fungaria for a live round table discussion on fungi conservation, ethics, genetics, and sustainable use in a global context.

Please get in touch via email or DM for a Zoom link!

Open Fung in the Community:
Maker Faire Bay Area

“Lots o’ Rots! Making materials from fungi for fashion, packaging and building on Earth and beyond”
with Rachel Linzer and Rolando Perez

DATE: Saturday, September 27, 2025, 1:00 - 1:30 PM
LOCATION: Mare Island Naval Shipyard: 560 Nimitz Ave, Vallejo, CA 94592.
LIVE STAGE

There is a wave of interest in using fungi to grow materials for building, textiles, packaging, and remediation to address some of our most pressing global challenges. Fungal materials are easy to create at home, unlike many other contemporary biotechnologies. Rolando Perez and Rachel Linzer from Open Fung – a scientist- and artist-led nonprofit building accessible tools for applied mycology – will talk about the possibilities of fungal materials on Earth and beyond, and how you might begin making mycomaterials of your own.

Open Fung in the Community:
BioFab UK

DATE: September 16, 2025
LOCATION: London

The Biofab Fair is a visionary celebration and call-to-action for the global design community, hosted by Biofabricate during the London Design Festival, to explore a future built with biology.

AquaFung Workshop, Los Angeles

DATE: April 12, 2025, 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
LOCATION: OXY ARTS, Los Angeles, CA

AquaFung Workshop, Oakland

DATE: February 1, 2025, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Port Labs, Oakland, CA