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Master Class in Botanical Art to Focus on Composition

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on October 8, 2013|

The Florida Society of Botanical Artists (FSBA) will host a class with award-winning botanical watercolor artist Hillary Park in November.

Parker will teach the course, Deliberate Composition, November 8-10, 2013. In this course, she will lead botanical artists through exercises and assignments that will help them express their own voice in their work.

This master class workshop will be held at the Center for Arts and Humanity in Sarasota, Florida (map).
FSBA Members $250, Non-members $300

To register for this workshop, click on the image to download the course flyer.

This information can also be found at Classes Near You > Florida.

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Connected Educator Month at ArtPlantae

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, Technology on October 1, 2013|

The US Department of Education has declared October Connected Educator Month (CEM) aimed at broadening and deepening educator participation in online communities and networks while providing opportunities for educators and education leaders to work together to move the field forward.

Connected Educator Month will be celebrated with more than four weeks of online events and activities, including forums, webinars, guided tours, open houses, showcases, launches, exhibits, contests, projects, badges, and more — dozens of national education organizations, communities and companies will take part this year, the second annual CEM.

ArtPlantae is a participating organization this year and will begin this busy month reaching out to the local community.

Visit ArtPlantae at the UC Riverside Botanic Garden this weekend as it launches a Teacher Trunk Show dedicated to botany and botanical art education. On Wednesday October 9, the trunk show moves to ArtPlantae’s retail area at the Aurea Vista marketplace in downtown Riverside where it will remain through October 31, 2013.

Also occurring this week is the Riverside ArtsWalk. Stop by the store to doodle the colorful gourds of Fall. Here is more information about this month’s Botany Craft Bar.

Connected Educator Month is an online celebration and because of this, the ArtPlantae Twitter feed will be especially busy. This is why you see it listed as the Featured Platform on your right. If you are on Twitter, follow us to receive updates as they happen. If you are not on Twitter, please visit ArtPlantae.com often to view what is being discussed.

Thank you for joining us online.

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ArtPlantae to Participate in Garden Festival at UC Riverside

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, nature, Special Announcements, Special Events on October 1, 2013|

UCR Botanic Gardens
Celebrates 50 Years!
http://gardens.ucr.edu

The University of California Riverside Botanic Garden (UCRBG) is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a family garden festival. Demonstrations, lectures, a marketplace, and children’s activities are planned for this special event. The Garden is excited to announce the UCRBG Children’s Fund. Visit the festival to learn more about this new fund and how the Garden will begin its next 50 years as a teaching and educational facility promoting environmental sustainability.

Visit ArtPlantae in the garden as it kicks off a Teacher Trunk Show featuring children’s books about plants, instructional books about botanical art and exhibition catalogs showcasing the best of contemporary botanical art.

Teachers, what kind of resources about plants, nature and art do you want for your classroom? Stop by and let me know!

The UCR Botanic Gardens 50th Anniversary Festival is free and open to the public. Parking, $5. Hours: 10 AM – 4 PM.

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Theodore Payne Foundation Seeks Full-Time Executive Director

Posted in Special Announcements on September 25, 2013|

The Theodore Payne Foundation (TPF) is now accepting resumes for the position of Executive Director.

The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping others discover the beauty of California native plants. Its nursery, educational center and art gallery are located north of Los Angeles in Sun Valley, CA.

Here is a brief job description from the Theodore Payne website:

Executive Director – Theodore Payne Foundation

Job Summary/Position

Reporting to the Board of Directors and managing a current staff of 17 and overseeing management of a volunteer program consisting of over 250, the Theodore Payne Foundation Executive Director serves as the chief executive officer of TPF. The Executive Director’s primary responsibilities are to provide visionary leadership for TPF, manage strategic planning, fundraising and outreach efforts, and supervise operations and programs, including budgeting and finance, program development, staff supervision, and resource development.

TPF seeks an Executive Director who effectively engages the Board, staff, donors, members, and other stakeholders to build relationships that advance TPF’s long-term growth and sustainability. While remaining true to the Foundation’s mission and vision, the Executive Director works to increase TPF’s visibility and presence in the greater Los Angeles area, and builds strategic alliances within the native plant community and with other relevant public and private organizations. The Executive Director plays a key role in working with the Board to chart the direction of the Foundation and ensure its accountability to all constituencies.

View detailed job description at http://www.theodorepayne.org/jobs.html.

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Natural Science Illustrator Sets Sail on New Adventure

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling, Special Announcements, Special Events, Technology, travel, Watercolor on September 24, 2013| 1 Comment »

Two years ago we learned from U.S. Coastguard licensed Captain Suzan Wallace during National Environmental Education Week. The 2011 theme for EE Week was Ocean Connections and back then she shared with us how she brought the ocean into her classroom.

Well, Captain Wallace is retired now and is enjoying retirement to its fullest. I am happy to report that she set sail yesterday and is sharing her journey via a video feed on the Ustream.tv channel she created. Please join me in congratulating Captain Wallace on her retirement and on embarking on her next big adventure!

What do video feeds from the ocean look like?

Visit Captain Wallace’s video log on the Ustream page, Voyages of the Sparrow.

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New York’s Premier Showcase of Botanical Art Opens Today

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on September 20, 2013|

ASBA_HSNY_16thAnnual_2013 16th Annual International American Society of Botanical Artists
The Horticultural Society
of New York
Sept. 20 – Nov. 22, 2013

The annual exhibition of the
American Society of Botanical Artists opens this evening with an opening reception and awards ceremony at
The Horticultural Society of New York.

The exhibition will be open to the public Monday through Friday, 10 AM – 6 PM.

A full-color catalog featuring an essay by art historian, Caroline A. Wamsler, and reproductions of the 45 works accepted into the exhibition can be purchased at the gallery of the Horticultural Society of New York and at ArtPlantae Books.

Artists accepted into the 16th Annual International exhibition are:

Rosalind Allchin (Canada)
Bobbi Angell (Vermont)
Deb Chirnside (Australia)
Carrie DeCostanzo (New Jersey)
Rosemary Donnelly (Australia)
Beverly Duncan (Massachusetts)
Jean Emmons (Washington)
Akiko Enokido (Japan)
Ingrid Finnan (New York)
Patricia Giebutowski (New Hampshire)
Monika E. deVries Gohke (New York)
Cherie Ann Gossett (Arizona)
Asuka Hishiki (New York)
Wendy Hollender (New York)
Yuko Inujima (Japan)
Joan Keesey (California)
Heeyoung Kim (Illinois)
Ku-mie Kim (Illinois)
Karen Kluglein (New York)
Kay Kopper (Massachusetts)
Lucy Martin (California)
Joan McGann (Arizona)
Carrie Megan (Massachusetts)
Sharron O’Neil (Idaho)
Tomoko Ogawa (Japan)
George Olson (Illinois)
John Pastoriza-Piñol (Australia)
Lynne Railsback (Wisconsin)
Dick Rauh (Connecticut)
Sarah Roche (Massachusetts)
Betsy Rogers-Knox (Connecticut)
Lizzie Sanders (United Kingdom)
Mitsuko Schultz (California)
Mary Ann Scott (Italy)
Elaine Searle (United Kingdom)
Julia Trickey (United Kingdom)
Denise Walser-Kolar (Minnesota)
Catherine Watters (California)
Kerri Weller (Canada)
Carol Wooding (New York)
Fatima Zagonel (Brazil)

Three botanical art classes and a gallery tour will be offered during the exhibition. Save these dates on your calendar:

Capturing Nature’s Color
A Botanical Art Workshop with Asuka Hishiki

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Master Class with John Pastoriza-Piñol
A 3-Day Botanical Art Workshop
October 16-18, 2013
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Autumn Branches and Leaves
A Botanical Art Workshop with Beverly Duncan
November 15, 2013
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Last Look Walkthrough with Featured Artists and Jurors
November 20, 2013
6-8 PM
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Botanical Art at The Kampong in Coconut Grove, Florida

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on September 18, 2013|

Kick-off the new year with a tropical adventure!

Here is what’s new on the Classes Near You pages for Florida and Massachusetts.

Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens at The Kampong
Certificate Program in Botanical Art and Illustration
http://www.wellesley.edu/wcbg/wcbg_friends

Botanical Art at The Kampong with Sarah Roche
Wellesley College Botanic Garden in collaboration with
The Kampong, National Tropical Botanical Garden
January 20-24, 2014
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Cost: WCBG Friends or Kampong Members, $495; Non-members $595

Fee includes class instruction, two half-day visits to local botanical gardens, and a Thursday evening lecture by Sarah Roche.

Travel, accommodations, food and other expenses are not included. Dormitory accommodations at The Kampong may be arranged on a first-come basis. For those arriving on Sunday, January 19, 2014, a get-acquainted gathering will be arranged. Contact the WCBG Friends office for more information.