The fabrics were created as part of a Curious Minds art and science community collaboration between the Dunedin School of Art and the University of Otago zoology department.
McKinlay, who works at the Dunedin School of Art, said the project featured native New Zealand bees (ngaro huruhuru) that she photographed, screen-printed and added to colourful recycled fabrics supplied by Stitch Kitchen. The panels were then turned into a calendar that included facts about local bee species.
"There’s 28 species of native bee — 27 threatened and one is on the extinction list," she said.
Schools that participated in workshops created and kept their own panels, while community-based sessions helped people learn how to spot and protect bees in their backyards.
The fabric panels were shown during the NatureDome event on Sunday as part of the Wild Dunedin Festival of Nature.
