ArtPlantae Today

Sally Jacobs and fellow artists of The Artists’ Gallery co-op will host The Best of TAG 2010 group show at their new gallery located at Bergamot Station, an eight-acre art and cultural center in Santa Monica, CA.

View the work of all TAG artists at the group’s online gallery.

The Best of TAG 2010 will be held January 5 – 30, 2010. An evening reception is planned for Saturday, January 9, 2010, from 5 pm – 8 pm.

Related:

• Good For You: Fruit, Veggies & Flowers
• Notepads, prints, and cards by Sally Jacobs

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Juror, Wendy Hollender, has announced a new exhibition for 2010. The Smithtown Township Arts Council will host Of A Botanical Nature, an exhibition celebrating the unique beauty of plants. This event is scheduled for May 1-28, 2010 at the Mills Pond House Gallery. All artists age 18 and older are eligible to submit artwork for consideration. All media will be considered except photography and computer generated art. Artwork may be realistic or representational and must feature plants or some aspect of plant development such as seed pods, leaves, fruits, and flowers. Entry deadline is March 19, 2010.

Complete details and entry form are available here.

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California artist and educator, Julie Schneider Ljubenkov, lost her home, her studio, and a lifetime inventory of art in the firestorms that ravaged the San Diego area in October 2007. Since then, she has been busy rebuilding all aspects of her life literally from the ground up.

On Tuesday December 15, 2009, in conjunction with the San Diego chapter of the Native Plant Society, Julie will celebrate the holidays by celebrating native gardens and plants. At the holiday gathering of CNPS members, there will be live music and a selection of limited edition prints of botanical watercolor paintings available for sale, including a print of Julie’s painting of Munz’s Hedgehog Cactus (see image). This is a rare species of cactus threatened by off-road vehicles and cactus collectors. Six copies of this 17″ x 23″ print were donated by The Southern California Academy of Sciences and will be available for purchase (framed, $350; unframed, $250). Also available will be limited edition prints priced from $25 – $45 each.

Visit the website of the San Diego California Native Plant Society to learn more about them and the CNPS Holiday Program.

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Saturday is a big day for community.

On a national level, it is National Bookstore Day and we encourage you to acknowledge your favorite bookstores and booksellers on this day that celebrates the unique culture of bookstores. Thank you to Publisher’s Weekly magazine for launching this nationwide celebration.

On a regional level, there an event we think defines community in the best way possible. In northern California, Saturday promises to be a busy day for a town bookstore, local apple growers and one botanical artist. Artist Peggy Irvine will exhibit her botanical drawings and paintings at Eureka Books, an antiquarian bookstore located in Eureka’s historic district. Irvine’s colored pencil paintings of apples will be on display as the bookstore invites local apple growers and their apples into the store. Lucky bookstore customers get to enjoy not only books, but locally grown apples and locally grown art as well!

Read all about this wonderful community event and view one of Peggy’s paintings here.

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