Exhibitions, Events and Courses
If you’re looking for courses, workshops or exhibitions in botanical art, we hope you’ll find what you need on this page. Some are hosted by BAC, others by our members or organizations similar to ours.
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.
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EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
Botanical Artists of Canada:
Native Plants of Canada 2, July 6 to August 17, 2008
The exhibition will take place at the Garden Gallery, Sherway Gardens Mall, Toronto (Etobicoke). On display will be a number of works originally shown at Todmorden Mills Paper Mill Gallery in 2007.For more information, contact Irene Hunchak, Exhibitions Coordinator.
HIGH PARK WALKING TOUR - SUNDAY, JULY 13
Nellie Sue Potter will be leading one of the free High Park Walking Tours.
The theme of the walk is learning about nature through art, so bring your sketch pad and pencils. The Walk will start at 10:30 am on Sunday, July 13 and finish about noon. Meet at the benches across the road from the Grenadier Restaurant patio.For more information about the tours, visit the High Park website.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS IN BOTANICAL PAINTING
Botanical Watercolour Workshop with Karen Taylor, Saturday, June 28 at the King Township Museum, 10 am to 4 pm
Workshop will focus on working with reds. Flowers will be supplied.Cost: $60
Materials required - white palette or plate, water container, 3 watercolour brushes (sizes 000, 1 and 4), HB pencil. Please bring any watercolour paints you have. Hot press watercolour paper will be available for a nominal fee.
King Township Museum, 2920 King Road, King City (just east of Jane St. on King Rd). To register, contact Karen Taylor at 905-773-1506 or email Karen Taylor.
Summer Botanical Painting Workshops with Julie Wilson
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Learn to capture the beauty of nature in watercolour in these five-day workshops in Plate Cove, Nfld.
July 21 to 25, 2008*
For more information, contact Julie by phone (902) 429-4932 or email Julie Wilson. Her website is Botanical Watercolors.
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Drawing in the Park with Celia Godkin in Brockville, ON
Learn to draw in chalk 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.
Monday, July 28 to Wednesday, July 30, 10 am to 5 pm; Cost: $143.10
Details and registration St. Lawrence College.
Tel: 613-345-0660, ext 3283; Toll-free: 1-888-838-0698, press 6; Fax: 613-345-0124
Botanical Art Classes with Kerri Weller in Ottawa, ON
Allgonquin College Summer Arts Program: Botanical Art in Watercolour
Course Number - MMA5003
July 14 - 18, 9 am to 5 pm, Tuition: $288.68
This hands-on-workshop introduces materials and traditional watercolour techniques to create detailed realistic portraits of botanical subjects. Sketching in the gardens at the college is combined with exercises in the classroom on colour and techniques. Demonstrations and painting practice of leaves and flowers enable participants to accurately portray a botanical subject of their choice.
Registration information is available at Algonquin College, Summer Arts Program.
You may also contact Kerri Weller by email.
Botanical Illustration course in Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts in Victoria, BC
Irish Churcher is giving a course in Botanical Illustration, June 30 through July 4, at the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific.
Cost is $375.00; accommodation (quad) is $330 for six nights with food. Transportation and supplies are students' responsibility.
For more information, visit missa@pearson college or email missa at Pearson College.
Red Deer College: Botanical Drawing and Painting Courses, Alberta
#81 EART 6246 - Drawing and painting flowers, July 14- 18, 9 am to 4 pm, cost $603.75.
#298 EART 6379 - Summer delights - Drawing and painting veggies and fruit, July 21-25, 9 am to 4 pm, cost $603.75.
Accommodation is available. For more informatio, visit the Red Deer college website.2008 Workshop Series with Tasira Strimban-Barishev, Scarborough
Botanical artist and BAC member Tasira Strimban-Barishev is holding a series of workshops from February to August at the Barishev Art School, 2965 Kingston Road, Suite 2A, Scarborough.
These two-day workshops are for a small group of no more than 7 students, allowing for plenty of individual attention.
The cost of each two-day workshop is $140 plus GST. If you register for the series of six, you receive a 15% discount for one workshop.
For more information, visit site. To register, email Tasira Strimban-Barishev or phone her at (416) 471-4731.
Workshop 5. Study of PURPLE for botanical artists
Weekend workshop: Saaturday and Sunday July 5-6, 10 am to 5 pm
Weekday workshop: Tuesday July 8 and Wednesday July 9, 10 am to 5 pm
Workshop 6. Study of WHITE for botanical artists
Weekend workshop: Saturday and Sunday August 16-17, 10 am to 5 pm
Weekday workshop: Tuesday August 19 and Wednesday August 20, 10 am to 5 pm
Classes with Karen Taylor in Richmond Hill, ON
Botanical artist and BAC member Karen Taylor is holding botanical watercolour classes for all levels of ability at her in-home studio in Richmond Hill, north of Toronto. Private instruction is also available. The studio is equipped with colour-corrected lighting and can accommodate small groups of up to five students. Please contact her by phone at (905) 773-1506 or by email, Karen Taylor, for more information.Fall Classes with Nellie Sue Potter in Toronto
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Nellie Sue Potter will be teaching Botanical Art classes in Toronto at the following locations. For more information, call her at (416) 797-5968 or email Nellie Sue Potter. Her website is Nature Art Studio.
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| Cedar Ridge Creative Centre | |
Wednesdays, 9 am to noon, October 1 to December 3
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| High Park Nature Centre | |
Thursdays, 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm, October 2 to December 4
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| The Royal Ontario Museum | |
Saturdays, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, fall term, dates TBA
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Exhibition Opportunities
"Trees" - BAC's 2009 Juried Exhbition at the Todmorden Mills Papermill Gallery
November 4 to 15, 2009. Details to follow.
Events
Hunt Institute, Pittsburg - 12th International Exhibition, September 30 to December 23. For more information, contact The Hunt Institute at (412) 268-2434.
