ESCONI General Meeting June 2026 "At the Intersection of Art and Science"

"At the Intersection of Art and Science: Outreach in Natural History Museums" The ESCONI June 2026 General Meeting was held via Zoom at 8:00 PM on Friday, June 12th, 2026. Adrienne Stroup, Geological Collections, Vertebrate Paleontological Loan Manager, PaleoArtist/Scientific Illustrator from the Field Museum presented “At the Intersection of Art and Science: Outreach in Natural History Museums.” Adrienne will talk about the vertebrate paleontological collections at the Field Museum and how she has used her skills as an artist to reach different audiences at the museum. She will go into a brief history of paleoart as well, especially artists that have a connection to the Field Museum such as Charles R. Knight, Maide Webe, and John Conrad Hanson.