BioArtBot is an open-source initiative that enables users to create playful pixel designs using colored bacteria on agar plates. We aim to inspire broader community engagement by incorporating locally-sourced pigmented bacteria into BioArtBot’s color palette. This will involve developing a new workflow, accessible curriculum resources, and piloting an open workshop format that utilizes these local palettes, making BioArtBot more adaptable, relevant, and empowering to different communities.