The University of Washington Botanic Gardens will host a botanical art exhibition and contest celebrating the native plants and plant communities of northwestern North America. The exhibition and contest will be held in conjunction with the conference Conserving Plant Biodiversity in a Changing World: A View from NW North America, March 13-14, 2012. The exhibition will be on view in the Miller Library at the UW Botanic Gardens from March 1-31, 2012. Conference attendees will vote for the winner in the botanical illustration category and the photography category.
Review of Requirements:
- Artists must send digital image of their work for consideration.
Deadline: January 1, 2012 - Digital image must be 300-800 dpi and must be sent to 2012plantconf.art@gmail.com. Include artist’s name, contact information, name of species, the plant’s native ecosystem and location.
- Artists will be notified by January 15, 2012 if their work has been selected. Further instructions will be provided at this time.
- Work must be framed and wired for hanging. No glass. Plexiglass only. Size limit: 20″ x 24″
- Send all questions to 2012plantconf.art@gmail.com.
Additional instruction (.pdf files) about submitting botanical illustration artwork and photography is available on the exhibition website.
Conserving Plant Biodiversity in a Changing World:
A View from NW North America
University of Washington Botanic Gardens
Seattle, WA
March 13-14, 2012
ArtPlantae Today 
Thanks for posting info about this art competition.
Too bad the subject matter is plants native to the Northwest.
Do you know if there is anything similar for artists working in the Southwest or Gulf Coast areas.
Wren,
I am always looking.
Exhibition planners…do you have an exhibition in these areas you would like to share with readers? Send your news to education@artplantae.com.