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Explore the Ripple Effect of a Tiny Grain of Salt

We interact with salt every day. It plays an essential role in cooking, medicine, and de-icing roads. Come explore salt as a powerful, accessible symbol for ecosystem awareness and the ongoing interactions between humans and their environment. Supported by the 2025 a2ru Emerging Creatives Challenge Grant in collaboration with the MSU Museum, this interdisciplinary workshop features sonic and visual storytelling where art meets geology. Through co-creation of an Indian salt painting and a crankie theater performance with music, explore the ripple effect of a tiny grain of salt.

Please register for this event through the registration link!

Presented by:

  • Luisa Chavarria, PhD Candidate, Earth and Environmental Sciences, MSU
  • Adina Shaikh, Bachelor's student, Integrative Biology, Mead Witter School of Music, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Jieun Lim, Master’s candidate, College of Fine Arts, Boston University
  • Carrie Wicker, Educator, MSU Museum, MSU

Suggested for ages: High school age, 18 years and above

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Archaeology and Geology
  • Arts, Culture, and Design
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For more information:

Read more about Explore the Ripple Effect of a Tiny Grain of Salt (external site)

Time and Location

  • 4/18/2026 2:00 - 3:30 PM

    Location: MSU Museum

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