Education providers listed in the Classes Near You section on the ArtPlantae blog are for the benefit of members of our creative community. Their inclusion is not an endorsement. As with anything, please investigate your choices thoroughly. Then get outside and be inspired!
The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC)
www.emrc.org.au
Provides environmental services, waste and recycling services, and other management services in Perth, Australia. Host of Bush Skills for the Hills, free community workshops connecting people to their natural environment. View all workshops in the Bush Skills program.
Everything Botanical Pty Ltd
www.biba.com.au
Private company managing the Beechworth Institute of Botanical Art and the Canberra Institute of Botanical Art in Australia.
Beechworth Institute of Botanical Art
The Beechworth Institute of Botanical Art was established in 2007 and is located in the Beechworth region of northeast Victoria. Visit their website for current class information.
Canberra Institute of Botanical Art
The Canberra Institute of Botanical Art was established in 2005. Visit their website for current class information.
Leonie Norton
http://leonienorton.blogspot.com.au/
Australian botanical artist, Leonie Norton, teaches workshops in Australia and leads international tours. Leonie is the author of Women of Flowers: Botanical Art in Australia From the 1830s to the 1960s. Her botanical art website can be viewed at www.botanicalart.com.au.
David Reynolds
http://botanicart.wix.com/davidreynolds#!
David is a botanical artist based in Melbourne, Australia who specializes in Australian native plants and exotic plants. Go to Botanic Art TV to view the video for the Dookie Art Attack 2014 and to view David’s other videos.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
www.rbg.vic.gov.au/rbg-melbourne
This 36 hectare garden (88 acres) is home to over 50,000 plants and more than 50 species of birds. It is also home to an extensive botanical art program and frequent exhibitions of botanical art.