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Canberra Botanical 2008
Special opening night event on Friday 3rd October
Exhibition runs from Friday 4th October to Sunday 12th October 2008
Location
CSIRO Discovery, Black Mountain Laboratories, Clunies Ross Street, ACTON ACT 2601, Australia
for more information click here
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Artists For The Ocean
The nonprofit Art and Science Collaborations Inc. has posted an open call for an online exhibition and perhaps coffee-table book project and is soliciting documentation from artists around the world. The mission of this project is to demonstrate how the arts can be an effective tool in raising public awareness and inspiring ocean stewardship by creating a visceral reaction to the critical state of our ocean and its many endangered species. more information
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The Art of Botanical Illustration Exhibition 2008
The Ninth Biennial Exhibition, presented by the
Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
will be held in Domain House,
Dallas Brooks Drive,
South Yarra
8 to 23 November 2008
open daily from 10.00am to 5.00pm
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A warm welcome to new member Anne O'Connor
Anne is best known for her Vireya Rhododendron paintings, she has been painting for over fifteen years and in 2000 she was awarded a coveted Royal Horticultural Medal in London.
Her first solo public gallery exhibition will be held at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
10 September – 2 November 2008
For more information click here
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Flora: The Art & Science of the Plant
The annual award exhibition of the Botanical Art Society of Australia (BASA) members.
Paintings and drawings for sale.
When: Thurs 28 Aug – Mon 8 Sept, 10 am-4 pm daily
Where: Palm House Art Exhibitions, Royal Botanic Gardens, NSW
Cost: Free entry, donations welcome
Enquiries: 0417 485 803 or 0415 078 954
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UBS Art Gallery
UBS has a longstanding and ongoing commitment to the support of the arts and culture. UBS sponsors four exhibitions each year in The UBS Art Gallery, located in the lobby of its building at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York City.
Implant
On view from August 7 through October 31, 2008 and organized by The Horticultural Society of New York, Implant will present the work of 45 artists, including Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Pipilotti Rist, Peter Coffin and Tacita Dean. Ranging from botanically accurate sculptures and paintings, to abstract gestures inspired by flora, to conceptual works suggesting artist/plant collaborations, each work is furthered by the artist’s personal connection with plants.
Organized by The Horticultural Society of New York and sponsored by UBS website
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A warm welcome to new BotanicArt members
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Volunteers wanted to assist with this website.
We are expanding and need help in all states of Australia.
Your help is need with the following tasks.
* Attend botanical related events as a representative of this website.
* Take photos of things of interest to this website.
* Assist with news articles.
* Proof reading
If you are interested in botanical art this is an exciting opportunity.
We look forward to hearing from you. Email us
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Australian Biological Resources Study
The Aim of ABRS is to provide, through strategic partnerships, the underlying taxonomic knowledge necessary for the conservation and sustainable use of Australia’s biodiversity.
Some of the renewed grant projects for 2008/2009 are listed below.
Fungi
Project Title: A taxonomic revision of lactarioid truffle-like fungi and their allies in the Russulaceae
Institution: Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Lichens
Project Title: The lichen family Trypetheliaceae, a treatment for the Flora of Australia (lichens volume 5)
Institution: Adviesbureau voor Bryologie en Lichenologie
Fauna
Project Title: A taxonomic revision of Australia’s mangrove and intertidal crab fauna with production of interactive keys, and a field guide
Institution: Queensland Museum
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BGANZ NSW Conference 2008
Botanic Gardens of Australia and New Zealand (BGANZ)
Sat 6 - Tues 9 September
Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens - 5 kms south of Batemans Bay
Every two years BGANZ NSW holds a conference hosted by one of the regional Gardens. The theme of this conference, Accentuate the Positive will concentrate on success stories from around the State. This program will appeal to workers, paid and unpaid, who will be encouraged to share their experiences. Everyone with an interest in botanic gardens is invited.
Guest speakers will include Dr Tim Entwistle, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney and Rodger Elliot, author, botanist and Board member of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.
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What is a bryophyte
The word bryophyte is the collective term for mosses, hornworts and liverworts and bryology is the study of bryophytes. While there are marked differences between these three groups of organisms, they are related closely enough to warrant a single term that includes all three. So a moss is a bryophyte, a liverwort is a bryophyte and a hornwort is a bryophyte.
There are estimated to be between about 12,500 and 15,000 bryophyte species known in the world, with about 2,000 from Australia. Australian Bryophytes
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Understanding Mulga
Learn the fascinating story of the Mulga, one of Australia's most common but elusive wattles. Find out about this project to describe the bewildering variety of this plant and its close relatives and the factors that contribute to their diversity across arid Australia. Join us at the Australian National Botanic Gardens for this special wattle day talk to commemorate the first day of spring. In the theatrette.
Monday 1 September, 12.30 pm
Australian National Botanic Gardens
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Australian plants as bonsai.
Sixth national exhibition of Australian plants as bonsai.
See Australian plants grown as living sculptures using the ancient art form of bonsai.
Australian National Botanic Gardens
22 and 23 November Saturday and Sunday
Crosbie Morrison Building. Entry fee applies.
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David Mackay, Botanical Artist
One of David's paintings (Eucalyptus macrocarpa, Mottlecah) has been selected for inclusion in the inaugural exhibition to be held in the Shirley Sherwood gallery in Kew Gardens, London, titled 'Treasures of Botanical Art; Icons from the Shirley Sherwood and Kew Collections', to be opened by Sir David Attenborough on 17th April 2008.
Another of his works (a triptych, 'Snow Gum, Eucalyptus niphophila') has been chosen for inclusion in a 2009 exhibition of selected pieces from the private collection of Isaac Sutton in USA. This exhibition has been organised through the Hunt Botanical Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Replant straddles the boundaries between science and art.
30 October 2008 to 18 January 2009
Working with the Northern Territory Herbarium, artists explored the scientific, cultural and social aspects of Indigenous plant species with traditional knowledge custodians from the Daly River region. Images were then developed as 26 limited edition etchings.
The exhibition reinvestigates botanical drawings through its six diverse and renowned Australian artists: Fiona Hall, Judy Watson, Winsome Jobling, Deborah Wurrkidj, Marita Sambono and Irene Mungatopi with assistance from photographer Peter Eve.
Curated by Angus and Rose Cameron. Presented by Artback NT. More information
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Fernbrook Garden & Botanical Art Gallery Presents
"Australian Botanical Artists "
August 2008
During the month of Autumn, Fernbrook Botanical Art Gallery is pleased to present works by prominent Australian Botanical Artists including Beverly Allen, Deirdre Bean, Annie Hughes, Fiona McGlynn and Elaine Musgrave.
Exhibition hours 10am – 5pm Thurs, Fri Sat Sun & Mon
[Closed Tuesday & Wednesday]
Location - 2 Queen Street Kurrajong Heights NSW 2758
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Hi to all at BotanicArt
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Sue McLean
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I am finally recovered from my last trip to UK. It was a very successful trip participating in two Botanical exhibitions and visiting my family.
I was awarded two Silver-Gilt Medals. The first was from The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society at BISCOT Botanical Art Exhibition held within Gardening Scotland Event, Edinburgh. I was the top awarded artist with a new series of watercolour paintings of Victorian terrestrial orchids.
Following on, I travelled to BBC Gardeners World Live held at National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. Here I was awarded a Silver-Gilt Medal for my collection of Australian fungi found in the area where I live.
It was good to meet and connect with Sandra Sanger and admire her work, a well deserving Gold Medal.
Time now to edge my way back into painting.
Warm regards,
Sue McLean
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Winter Workshop
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Photo by Don Phipps
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Ten students from Mali Moir's classes at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne got together at the Centre for Ecology and Spirituality at Glenburn, for a few days of documenting nature away from every day concerns. The Centre is in attractive bush and farmland, about halfway between Yarra Glen and Yea, and is run by three Christian brothers.
Participants ranged from beginners, with varied experience of drawing and painting, to accomplished botanical artists.
At this time of year, early July, many fungi were fruiting, especially along the creek. It was not long before, guided by Ian, we seemed to find fungi wherever we looked. At other times ground orchids, Eucalypts and Acacias feature.
Four teaching sessions included guidance on identifying specimens, rendering gills using masking fluid and fine pen, making spore prints, and finally, ideas about framing. Some of us dissected specimens and used microscopes. Some students brought their floral specimens and incomplete projects with them, and worked on those as well as fungi.
Since few have the luxury of a home studio where unfinished work can be left, it was greatly appreciated that it was possible to work at any hour of the day or night.
In addition to walking, talking, painting and drawing, some of us went sky-watching. We were soon joined by Trevor and his telescope, through which we looked at Jupiter’s moons and the double star pointing to the Southern Cross. Others saw wombats, wallabies, and various birds.
The meals were excellent and featured fresh, home grown produce. The hospitality was warm and welcoming. The accommodation fees were very reasonable, and reflect this style of accommodation, more like being at a friend’s place than at a hotel. In keeping with this theme, we helped serve meals, washed up and generally behaved more like house guests than patrons of a business. Leonard was in charge of hospitality and cooking, and his efforts were much appreciated. Some of us especially enjoyed the rare experience of being cared for by men: - we spend so much time looking after others.
Sharing rooms, car-pooling, and being tolerant of others in a crowded studio, as well as eating and painting together were good ways to get to know fellow students and our teacher better.
All who replied to a feedback questionnaire said that they would definitely come to something similar again and suggested a longer duration.
Roslyn Glow
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Photo by Don Phipps
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Photo of Natalie by Janet Tiller
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Silver/Gilt Medal
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Lindy Price with Italian Gold Medal winner Sylvana Rava
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Congratulations to Lindy Price who won a Silver/Gilt Medal, a second place award in the Grenfell range at the RHS Show in Febuary. Lindy said "The theme of my eight paintings was Australian Native Foods, all sourced from "Tarnuk" an organic native foods farm in Gippsland."
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Flowers for Freo
An exhibition of recent work by Jeremy Holton titled 'flowers for freo' will be opened by John Longley on Friday the 30th May 2008. The exhibition will open at 6:30pm with wine from Watershed Premium Wines in Margaret River and food from L2 Eat Cafe. A film crew from CTV Perth will be there to film the event for the show Gallery Watch.
30th May 2008 - 20th June 2008 More information
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Botanical Art Society of Queensland, BASQ
5-day Masterclass, Mt Coot–The Botanical Gardens, 7 -11 April 2008.
John Pastoriza-Pinol has just returned from conducting a Masterclass with a group of highly skilled BASQ artists. During the 5 day workshop, the students learnt many applications and uses for masking fluid and how to obtain wonderful textures using a NEEF taklon comb. Subjects which we re-examined during the workshop included Flindersia australis seed-pods and Magnolia fruits & leaves. John would like to thank all the students who participated and would also like to thank Dr Marcelle Stirling, who arranged this amazing teaching opportunity.
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The Melbourne exhibition
Hidden in plain view is currently at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra (13 March - 9 June 2008) and then the exhibition will travel to Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Launceston (16 August - 16 November 2008).
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The 2008 Margaret Flockton Award
BotanicArt wishes to congratulate the winners of the 2008 Margaret Flockton Award for scientifically accurate botanical illustration, which was announced recently.
First prize of $5000 was awarded to Lesley Elkans for her lovely, and scientifically accurate ‘Blechnum nudum’ and second prize to Lesley Randall, University of Davis, California USA, for the beautiful ‘Hibiscadelphus distans’. (see pictures)
Lucy Smith, RBG Kew, England, Catherine Wardrop, RBG Sydney and a second work by Lesley Randall were all Highly Commended. The judges were very impressed with the fabulous standard of work, so well done to all who entered, and remember that this competition is open to all. You do not have to actually be employed by an institution in order to enter. Entries are due late January/February each year.
More information is available on the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens website
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First prize - Lesley Elkans
for ‘Blechnum nudum’
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Second prize - Lesley Randall
for ‘Hibiscadelphus distans’
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Botanica 2008 Opening
Was a great success, Lindy Stuart curator, says over 50% of paintings sold and that the Friends of Sydney Botanic Gardens raised funds beyond their expectations at this years exhibition. A number of paintings sold prior to opening and steadily sold throughout the show. This show was the first national botanic art exhibition Botanica has put on, nearly all Australian States were represented.
Pictured here is Maggie Beer with Melbourne artists who traveled up to Sydney for the opening. Many of us were lucky to arrive at the opening on time as Sydney airport was closed down to one landing strip due to strong winds. Maggie arrived late also but was her usual enthused and cheery self. It was a really great night. We look forward to seeing next years exhibit.
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FRUITION ARTS FESTIVAL - Janet Tiller
Montsalvat Barn Gallery, Eltham, April 1 – 13, 2008.
Janet began painting at the Beginners class at the Royal Botanic Gardens on Monday Mornings. Prior to her lessons Janet had no history of drawing or painting. She had never held a paint brush, and so was delighted to find that she could create something that was realistic and brought pleasure to others.
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Northern Territory Herbarium
30 October 2008 to 18 January 2009
Replant straddles the boundaries between science and art.
Working with the Northern Territory Herbarium, artists explored the scientific, cultural and social aspects of Indigenous plant species with traditional knowledge custodians from the Daly River region. Images were then developed as 26 limited edition etchings.
The exhibition reinvestigates botanical drawings through its six diverse and renowned Australian artists: Fiona Hall, Judy Watson, Winsome Jobling, Deborah Wurrkidj, Marita Sambono and Irene Mungatopi with assistance from photographer Peter Eve. Website
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Pittsburgh - USA - Edward Donovan
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation presents the exhibition "Edward Donovan: Naturalist Artist, Author and Collector" from 27 March to 29 June 2008. Created in the period 1823-1830, these botanical watercolors by the early 19th-century British naturalist Edward Donovan depict exotic plants introduced to the British Isles.
The exhibition is open to the public free of charge.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
(except 18 and 25-26 May).
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Carnegie Mellon University
Hunt Library, 5th Floor
4909 Frew Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Phone: 412-268-2434
Website
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Botanical Art Society of Australia Exhibition 2008
Thursday 27th August to Monday 8th September
Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens
Palm House, Mrs Macquaries Road
Sydney NSW 2000
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The Australian Masters of Botanical Art in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens.
Friends of The Gardens media release November 2007
Botanica 2008: The Fruits of Our Labour
An unprecedented national exhibition by Australia’s leading botanical artists
4 – 20 April 2008, from 10am – 4pm daily
Lion Gate Lodge, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Recognised as Australia’s foremost annual exhibition of botanical art, the Friends of The Gardens’ Botanica exhibition will, for the first time since its inception, present a national showcase of works by some of Australia’s best and most-respected botanical artists.
Twenty-nine artists from around Australia have been invited to submit their work together with more than 50 botanical artists from NSW & the ACT. Botanica 2008: The Fruits of Our Labour welcomes such internationally renowned botanical artists as Celia Rosser whose work documenting Australian banksias over the past thirty years has earned her a number of significant awards including recognition from the Linnaean Society of London, an Order of Australia and an honorary Masters and doctorate from Monash University.
Exhibiting with Celia will be a select number of highly awarded and internationally respected names including fellow Victorian artist Jenny Phillips, South Australian Herbarium illustrator Gilbert Dashorst, Queenslander Betty Hinton with Lauren Black and Jenny Wilkinson from the Apple Isle. They will be joined by distinguished artists and NSW invitees Beverley Allen, Susannah Blaxill, David Mackay, Elaine Musgrave, Diedre Bean and Fiona McGlynn to name but a few.
Kew Gardens’ illustrator and Australian ex-pat Lucy Smith will be welcomed as the 2008 Botanica guest artist.
Botanical art can be described as a marriage of art and science, with the challenge for botanical artists to explore the range of aesthetic possibilities within each botanical subject. Their contemporary interpretation of this traditional fine art, which combines great artistic skill, attention to fine detail, and technical botanical knowledge, results in the artist creating highly sought-after and collectable artworks of extraordinary beauty and scientific accuracy.
Botanica 2008: The Fruits of our Labour exhibition will be held from 4 – 20 April at Lion Gate Lodge, Mrs Macquaries Road, inside the Royal Botanic Gardens. The exhibition is open from 10am – 4pm daily. Entry is free. All works are for sale with proceeds going to support the work of the Friends of The Gardens and the Botanic Gardens Trust.
OPENING NIGHT WITH MAGGIE BEER
Botanica 2008: The Fruits of Our Labour
Opening Night - Thursday 3 April 2008, 6pm – 8pm
Lion Gate Lodge, Royal Botanic Gardens
Join Australia’s favourite cook Maggie Beer for a delicious evening of fine art and fine fare in the beautiful surrounds of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Be amongst the first to view this extraordinary exhibition and meet the talented artists whose works are exhibited. For information on the 2008 Botanica exhibition as well as details on how to purchase your tickets to the opening night contact Friends of The Gardens on 02 9231 8182 or go to www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/friends. Opening night tickets: $45 ($35 Friends of The Gardens members)
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Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
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Pam Hamersberg painting a horn beetle,
photo and article by Jan Rosenberg.
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Three great days of insect illustration with Kate Nolan at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
The classroom was buzzing with enthusiasm as we shared our passion for illustrating insects. Many of us had collections of insects in various states of decay so we received Kate's tips for killing, preserving, pinning and storing insects eagerly. As botanical artists know it is often difficult to paint your specimen immediately so these tips will be so valuable for our painting in the future.
Classes are a wonderful venue for meeting like minded people and this class was no exception. With us all sharing the same interest we were able to exchange tips and resources which many of us will explore in the future. Martin from Butterfly World brought in the most exotic beetles and butterflies for us to purchase. (good for all, especially for those whose collection was is in decay).
Although we are all keen insect observers, we were stunned by the beauty and diversity of the specimens especially when viewing them under the microscope and with the Camera lucida. Kate demonstrated the Camera Lucida, and we were able to experience drawing a specimen using this amazing microscope. However I think it is something to be mastered over some time.
Our excitement diminished as Kate set us onto the task of doing our basic drawing. Heads down, pencils sharpened, rubbers at the ready.
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The Botanical Art Society of New Zealand Inc
Annual Member's Exhibition 2008 - February 23rd and 24th and March 1st and 2nd
Location - Historical home of Kate Sheperd 83 Clyde Road, Fendalton.
Workshop - Susan Worthington April 5th and 6th Location - Avice Hill Centre, Memorial Ave, Burnside.
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Hi New Zealand great to have you on board with us.
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