CCeMMP Exit PhD Seminar – Minakshi Baruah – March 2026
April 9, 2026
Past Seminars
The Australian Research Council Centre for Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Membrane Proteins (CCeMMP) is holding their 3rd Annual ‘Bench to Art’ Exhibition to showcase the artistic flair of structural biologists in a virtual exhibition during National Science Week. Our goal is to share stories of exploration and discovery in structural biology with the broader community.
ART GALLERY
The art gallery will be live during National Science Week from 14th of August, 2026. Voting for People’s Choice will open when the gallery is live.
Prizes
Cash prizes totalling $600 AUD to be won!
Categories include:
First Prize
First Prize will be awarded by a judging panel composed of creatives in the scientific field and artists. Artwork will be evaluated based on their aesthetic appeal, not on the data they depict.
People’s Choice
People’s Choice will be awarded based on the voters’ choice. The community are encouraged to vote for their favourite artwork during the exhibition. Voting commences when the gallery is live.
Wildcard Prize
Details TBA.
Who and when?
Who can enter?
This is a free event during National Science Week to promote structural biology research. We welcome submissions from anyone:
- using the technique cryo-EM in their research, or;
- working on membrane proteins using other techniques (tomography, crystallography, fluorescence microscopy, biochemistry etc).
When
Creations will be exhibited from 14th of August, 2026.
Opening date for submissions is:
12:00 PM (AEST), 11 June 2026.
Closing date for submissions is:
5:00 PM (AEST), 3 August 2026.
Please ensure that you read and follow the guidelines below before submitting an entry.
This year, both still images (and photographs of creations) and short animations will be accepted.
Before submitting an entry, please ensure that you have read and acknowledge all of the following. Failure to do so, may result in disqualification:
- Art is submitted as image (e.g render, digital art or photograph) or short animation (no longer than 60 seconds) in landscape format (e.g. 1080×1920 resolution).
- The art is of original work/idea, and not solely produced using artificial intelligence (AI) tools (e.g. Midjourney);
- The art is created and owned by you. If required, ensure that you have secured the necessary permission to submit the image/animation;
- You warrant that you are entitled to submit the image/animation, and are not aware of any restrictions on the use of the image/animation;
- As owner of the artwork, you must grant CCeMMP an enduring, non-exclusive licence to use the artwork;
- You agree that the CCeMMP may publish your name and the artwork the on the CCeMMP’s social media channels, web pages, newsletter, printed or digital copies of the artwork for the general public to view;
- You have not submitted the image/animation to any other competition and have not previously published the artwork online;
- If you have previously received the first prize in the People’s Choice Award category in any CCeMMP Bench to Art exhibitions to date, you are not eligible to win in this category. However you may submit an entry and compete in the other categories.
Submission Form
Submissions are now open! Please submit your artwork here.
- Closing date for submissions 5:00 PM (AEST), 3 August 2026.
- The voting for the People’s Choice will commence when the exhibition opens on the 14th of August 2026 at 9:00 AM (AEST) and closes at 5:00 PM (AEST) on 31st of August 2026.
- Prize winners will be announced in September 2026.
Questions?
Please direct all questions and queries to CCeMMP Outreach Committee (ccemmpoutreach@gmail.com).