Exhibitions, Events and Courses
If you’re looking for workshops or exhibitions in botanical art, we hope you’ll find what you need on this page.
All BAC members are welcome to list their botanical art exhibitions, courses and workshops here. If you’re not already a member, please join us. Your announcements will reach a wide audience that shares your passion for botanical art. Scroll down for classes and workshops in Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and the United States.
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Exhibitions
The BAC 2nd Annual Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, October 27 to November 7, 2010
TODMORDEN MILLS PAPERMILL GALLERY
Important Details for Entrants:
July 28 Deadline for submission of entry fee cheques to Treasurer, Sherry Mitchell*
Aug 16 Deadline for submission of images for jurying to Sherry Mitchell**
Sept 6–14 Jurying
Sept 18 Artists to receive notification of acceptance
Oct 15 Deadline for shipped artwork to be received by shipping volunteers
Oct 25 Delivery of artwork to Todmorden Mills, Papermill Gallery, from 12:30 to 4 pm
Oct 27 Opening reception and juror’s walk-through
Oct 27–Nov 7 Exhibition dates
Nov 8 Pick-up of artwork from gallery 9:30 am to 12 noon
* Please make Exhibition and Workshop cheques payable to BAC and send them to:
Sherry Mitchell, 1147 Wedgewood Close, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1C6
** E-mail your application information and images to BAC's CD Compiler, Sherry Mitchell at: serendipitystudio@shaw.ca.
Digital files must be JPEG format, full colour, 72 dpi, showing only the image to be juried.
Download the Call for Entries and Entry Form
You will need Adobe Acrobat to download these files.
Workshops and courses
TORONTO – KERRI WELLER AT WYCHWOOD BARNS, TORONTO
The Fall Harvest: Mastering Form in Botanical Art
$225 for BAC members, $250 for non-members.
Registration:
Sherry Mitchell, 1147 Wedgewood Close, Qualicum Beach,
BC V9K 1C6; serendipitystudio@shaw.ca
With selections of fruit and vegetables from the fall harvest, join artist Kerri Weller in this weekend workshop, which explores techniques to emphasize the illusion of three dimensions in your drawings and paintings.
HALIFAX – WORKSHOPS WITH JULIE WILSON
Botanical Drawing and Watercolor, Hammonds Plains, NS
July 31 to August 28, 9 am to 12 noon, $150
Julie Wilson will be offering a five-week course for 6 participants on Saturday mornings from 31 July to 28 August, in her studio in Hammonds Plains. Two lessons will be devoted to detailed botanical drawing and three to watercolour technique.
Time: 9.00 to 12.00 noon. Cost: $150.
For more information, contact Julie Wilson at julie@jgeldenhuys.com
OTTAWA – 2010/2011 CLASSES WITH KERRI WELLER (www.kerriweller.com)
Please visit BAC's Professional Directory for Kerri Weller's profile.
NEPEAN VISUAL ARTS CENTRE • Botanical Art Courses 2010/2011
Wednesdays in the fall, winter and spring
Details and registration in August posted at www.ottawa.ca/residents/arts/courses_workshops/nepean_visual
FALL 2010 • October 6 to December 8
Botanical Art 1 - Drawing Wednesday 9:30 am to noon
Through practical exercises, master fundamental drawing skills necessary to create true to life drawings and paintings of botanical subjects. Beginners to intermediates. Returning students continue to improve skills and develop personal style.
Botanical Art 2 - Watercolour Basics Wednesday 1 to 4 pm
Introduction to materials and watercolour techniques for botanical studies. Exercises on colour and techniques will be combined with demonstrations and painting practice of a variety of plant material.
WINTER 2011
Botanical Art 2 - Watercolour Basics Wednesday 9:30 am to noon
Botanical Art 3 - Watercolour Wednesday 1 to 4 pm
Participants work on accurately portraying botanical subjects of their choice in watercolour. Learn additional techniques through instruction and practice as personal style and confidence develop. Create paintings for exhibition. Intermediate/advanced students.
SPRING 2011
Botanical Art - Nature Journal Wednesday 9:30 am to 12 noon
Combine drawing and watercolour studies to create your own botanical nature journal. Some classes will be held off site. Sketching and field studies at the Fletcher Wildlife Gardens and Ornamentals Gardens add to the enjoyment spring! Suitable for all levels.
Botanical Art - Open Studio Wednesday 1 to 4 pm
Enjoy an afternoon of botanical painting with instruction geared to your level. Develop your own style and confidence as you work on subjects of your choice. Perfect for beginners needing more practice or for those needing guidance to bring their paintings to a higher level.
DRAWING AT THE CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE
Fall 2010 September 30 to December 2
Winter 2011 February 3 to April 7
Thursdays 5 – 8 pm
Combine your love of nature and art! Sketching in the galleries will be combined with lessons in drawing fundamentals. The museum’s new galleries on Birds, Mammal and Fossils will serve as inspiration and instruction as you draw directly from the wonderful dioramas and exhibits. Whether you’re refreshing old skills or learning for the first time, this class will give you the tools to master drawing techniques necessary to create realistic drawings of our natural world. Offered through Algonquin College, School of Part time Studies. Course details and registration will be posted in August at www.algonquincollege.com/PartTimeStudies. Course code : MMA0365.
BROCKVILLE – CELIA GODKIN
Drawing in the Park, July 26 to 28, 10 am to 5 pm
Thousand Islands Summer School of the Arts, Lt. Lawrence College, 2288 Parkedale Ave., Brockville ON K6V 5X3.
Learn to draw in soft pastels, a versatile medium that can look like paint. Starting with simple studies, you will develop confidence to tackle large-scale subjects such as trees, landscapes and flowerbeds. Weather permitting, classes will be held out of doors in a beautiful park beside the St. Lawrence Seaway. Join us in discovering the beauty of the Thousand Islands region.
Details and Registration:
www.stlawrencecollege.ca/summerarts
TEL: 613-345-0660, ext. 3283,
Toll free: 1-888-838-0698 (press 6)
FAX: 613-345-0124
TORONTO – 2010 CLASSES WITH NELLIE SUE POTTER
Botanical Art 101, Saturdays, 1 to 4 pm, at the ROM
Focus on the beauty of natural botanical forms as you refine your drawing skills. Develop your ability to see shapes, judge angles, draw in proportion and represent form through tonal value. This course is appropriate for all levels and can be taken multiple times at increasingly higher levels.
Fall term, October 16 to November 27, excluding October 30, 6 weeks
Botanical Art, Individual Instruction at Swansea Town Hall
Individualized instruction is given in graphite, ink, coloured pencil and watercolour in this class, and you will work in the medium of your choice.
Fall term: Mondays, 1- 4, October 18-December 6, 8 weeks, please register by September 15
Registration
To register for the ROM course,, please contact the ROM, http://www.rom.on.ca/programs/index.php.
To register for the courses held at Swansea Town Hall, please contact Nellie Sue at
416-797-5968 or nelliesue[at]NatureArtStudio.ca
VANCOUVER – 2010 SUMMER CLASSES AT THE EMILY CARR MUSEUM OF ART
CEL 210 Botanical Illustration II: Painting Studio
July 11 to August 15, 6 sessions
Sunday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, $165
This course picks up where Botanical Illustration I leaves off, further developing painting skills and a deeper understanding of colour as it applies to Botanical Illustration. You will learn the finer points of this exacting art form through 12 hours dedicated to painting and detailed finishing of their chosen botanical subjects.
For more information, see: Emily Carr Botanical Illustration II.
UNITED STATES – 2010 CLASSES WITH MARGARET BEST
Filoli, San Francisco – Painting with Purple
October 19th to 21st
A practical exploration of the importance of the colour purple to the botanical artist's palette
www.filoli.org.