Eligibility
Artists are encouraged to become members of the Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists, but national and international artists, may enter with tiered entry fees. The artwork submitted must not have been entered in a previous RMSBA exhibition.
Subject
Botanical specimens.
Media
Two-dimensional, original botanical art in any medium, excluding photographs and digital artwork.
Size
Framed size upper limit is 30" x 30"
Fee
RMSBA members: $25 for the first entry, plus $10 for each additional entry.
ASBA-only members: $35 for the first entry, plus $10 for each additional entry.
Nonmembers: $45 for the first entry, plus $15 for each additional entry.
Entry fees are nonrefundable. Acceptance is not guaranteed. Retain your Payment Receipt for future reference.
Number of artworks per entry: 2
Color Signup Due Date: January 1, 2026
Entry Deadline: November 2, 2026
Submissions
All entries will be made through OnlineJuriedShows beginning September 15, 2025. Images must be digital files only, at least 1920 pixels @72 dpi on the longest side, jpg, under 4 mb, and in sRGB colorspace *. Help in photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found at OnlineJuriedShows Image Help.
*If you need help entering your images, please email onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or call 888-666-1351.
At submission, artists will be asked for:
- Title (creative/artistic title OR common name of plant)
- Scientific name
- Dimensions of artwork unframed
- Medium
- Price
Upon being juried into the exhibit, artists will be asked to submit a bio and a brief description of their plant; without this information, the work will not be shown
Jurors
TBA
Jurying
All artwork will be juried using digital images, which must meet the criteria for OnlineJuriedShows as described above under "Submissions." Criteria for acceptance will include botanical accuracy, artistic presentation and skilled technical use of medium represented by high-quality digital images.
Venues
TBD
Notification
Artists will be notified by email once the results are ready to view in their OnlineJuriedShows artist profiles. Notifications will be sent by November 20, 2026.
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