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Invitation to the Northeast Natural History Conference 2012

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on January 16, 2012|

Naturalists, field biologists, natural resource managers, faculty and students are invited to participate in a regional forum about the natural history of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. The 2012 conference will be held at the OnCenter Convention Center in Syracuse, NY on April 15-19, 2012.

Session topics include: invasive species, field research methods, urban ecology, biodiversity, fish ecology, wetland restoration and conservation, avian ecology, amphibian conservation, ethnobotany and plant ecology. View all topics here.

Registration for this event is now open. Proposals for presentations, organized sessions, workshops, field trips and special event are still being accepted. Proposal deadlines are fast-approaching, so presenters and organizations should act quickly.

View complete details about this regional forum on the website of the Humboldt Field Research Institute.

Visit the Northeast Natural History Conference 2012

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: Arizona SciTech Festival

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on January 11, 2012|

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Entry Deadline:
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Botanical Drawing & Illustration Exhibition
West Valley Arts Council
Glendale Arts Commission
Arizona SciTech Festival
February 3 – March 6, 2012

Botanical art bursts into bloom during the Arizona SciTech Festival, a state-wide event showcasing Arizona’s leadership position in science, technology and innovation. More than 200 organizations in industry, academia, the arts, community services and K-12 education, will introduce Arizona residents to inventive concepts in science and technology occurring within their home state.

The West Valley Arts Council will hold its first botanical art exhibition in historic downtown Glendale, AZ. This exhibition is open to all artists 18 years or older who feature botanical subjects in their work. Lichen, fungi and plant pollinators can also be included. Work must be original and completed with the past two years.

Exhibition Awards: $200 First Place, $150 Second Place, $100 Third Place

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‘Plants Illustrated’ Exhibition Opens This Weekend

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on January 11, 2012|

The 3rd Annual Plants Illustrated exhibition opens on Saturday at the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley. The annual exhibition featuring the botanical paintings and drawings of artists from the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists will be on view through February 3, 2012.

The UC Botanical Garden hosts many botanical art classes throughout the year. Their current schedule of classes is listed below. Be sure to visit
Classes Near You > Northern California to view the Garden’s complete schedule that includes walking tours with horticulturists, a workshop about how to make jams and preserves, and information about the upcoming exhibition about plants, fibers and natural dyes.

University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu
This 34-acre garden was established in 1890 and is now a non-profit research garden and museum. The botanical art classes below are taught by Lee McCaffree and Catherine Watters. View a detailed schedule and register on the Garden’s website.

Plants Illustrated Exhibition – January 14 – February 3, 2012;
10 AM – 4 PM. The Garden is pleased to announce its third annual botanical art exhibition, Plants Illustrated. The exhibition, held in conjunction with the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists, invites viewers to explore the relationship between scientific study and fine art. The exhibit presents original artworks in watercolor, graphite, colored pencil and pen and ink and explores the many styles, forms and approaches unique to botanical art and illustration. Free with Garden admission.
Botanical Art for Youth & Young Adults – Saturday,
January 14, 2012; 10 AM – 12 PM. In this workshop, young artists will be introduced to botanical art and tour the Plants Illustrated exhibition. Students will learn how to draw plants and have fun making impressive works of art to take home. An online gallery will be created to display artists’ work. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Registration required.
$20 non-members, $15 members.
Botanical Art Through the Ages – Friday, January 20, 2012;
2:00 – 3:30 PM. Botanical artist Catherine Watters will discuss the rich history of botanical art. View prints, slides and other media. Learn about Pierre-Joseph Redoute´, Maria Sibylla Merian and significant historical events such as Tulipmania and the Age of Exploration. $10 non-members; $5 members, UCB students, staff and faculty.
Botanical Illustration: Introduction to Botanical Art with Catherine Watters – Friday & Saturday, March 16-17, 2012; 10 AM – 4 PM. Catherine Watters will teach you to observe, measure and draw plants in great detail and with botanical accuracy. Students will work with graphite, colored pencils and watercolor. All levels are welcome. Cost: $160 non-members, $150 members. Registration required.

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The Lloyd Library Warms Up Winter with Pepper Exhibit

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Photography, Special Announcements, Special Events on January 9, 2012|

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Peppers in Image and Word
Lloyd Library and Museum
January 14 – April 13, 2012

The Lloyd Library and Museum in Cinncinnati, OH celebrates Capsicum annuum (the chili pepper) in an exhibition that will feature books from the 16th through 21st centuries, the photography of Eduardo Fuss and the work of Jean Andrews, David Carangilo, Amal Naj, Jeff Schickowski and W. Hardy Eshbaugh.

An opening reception will be held this Saturday, January 14, from 4-7 PM.

Arrive early to learn from pepper expert, W. Hardy Eshbaugh, who will discuss the chili pepper in a special presentation titled,
Some Like It Hot: The Little Known World of Chili Peppers.

Eshbaugh’s lecture begins at 4:30 PM.

Map to Lloyd Library and Museum

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Exhibition Celebrates the Art of Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, gardening, general botany, Special Announcements, Special Events on January 9, 2012|

Wild Green Things: The Art of Anne Ophelia Dowden
Andersen Horticultural Library
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
January 18 – May 2, 2012

Anne Ophelia Todd was born in Denver and grew up in Boulder, Colorado spending her early years roaming the foothills of the Rockies. Dowden says, “I collected and drew any living thing that came my way, especially insects and flowers, and the study of nature was my absorbing hobby.”

After graduated with an art degree from Carnegie Institute of Technology, the artist moved to New York City in 1930, and taught drawing for more than 15 years. During that time, she married fellow artist Ray Dowden. Dowden began her botanical illustration work in the early 1950s, when magazines began to use her artwork on their covers and in their articles. She was in her 50s when she wrote, designed and illustrated her first book, Look at a Flower.

After 60 years in New York City, Dowden moved back to Boulder in the early 1990s to be near family and her beloved mountains. She set up her studio and published her last book, Poisons in Our Path: Plants That Harm and Heal, in 1994, when she was 87 years old. Dowden died in 2007 at the age of 99.

Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden’s artwork will be on view in the Andersen library, the Snyder Building lobby and the skyway ramp between the Visitor Center and Snyder Building. There also will be works in an Oswald Visitor Center display case.

A special insiders look at the art of Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden by exhibit curator, Lucie Taylor, will occur when Wild Green Things opens next week. Visitors will have the opportunity to view Dowden’s books, original sketches and original paintings during a one-hour presentation scheduled for Wednesday January 18 from Noon – 1 PM in the Snyder Building. Limit: 30. Cost: $7.50 members, $10 non-members. Register Online

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is located in Chanhassen, Minnesota on State Hwy 5, nine miles west of the intersection with I-494. The largest public garden in the Upper Midwest, the Arboretum is part of the University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. Open 363 days a year, admission is $9 adults; free for members and ages 15 & under.

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REMINDER: Botanical Art Exhibition Deadline January 1

Posted in botanical art, Photography, Special Announcements, Special Events on December 27, 2011|

Sunday, January 1, 2012

This is the deadline for the botanical art and photography exhibition to be held during the conference about plant biodiversity at the University of Washington. Time is running out!

Here again is information and links for participating artists:

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

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Holiday Wishes

Posted in botanical art, Special Announcements on December 23, 2011|

Dear Readers,

Before we take time off to spend the weekend with family and friends, I would like to take a moment to thank you for your continued interest and support of ArtPlantae, its educational objectives and the learning opportunities it provides each month. I appreciate the feedback you have provided through surveys and through personal email. Your contributions help to make ArtPlantae a better resource for everyone.

I would also like to thank the feature artists, authors and educators who shared their work with us and who taught us so much this past year: Jane LaFazio, Mally Francis, Kandis Elliot, Margaret Best, Elaine Searle, Mindy Lighthipe, Niki Simpson, Anna Knights, Helen Allen, the Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists, Hazel-West Sherring and this month’s featured guest, John Muir Laws, who is discussing the use of nature journals in the classroom. Guests work with me well in advance of their feature month and I am extremely grateful for their time, enthusiasm and generosity.

There were big changes this year with a new store and the exciting addition of exhibition catalogs by the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA), the ASBA’s new coloring book Colorful Edibles, Google eBooks and mobile apps for Android and iOS. Store proceeds keep this website and ArtPlantae’s outreach activities going and I thank you for visiting and using the new store. I hope you find it to be a useful and informative resource.

Wishing you all good health, good company and forward movement beyond your wildest dreams in 2012,

Tania