FLORA OF THE LAGUNA EXHIBIT
Botanical Illustrations by Sonoma County Artists
Opening Reception | Saturday, September 7, 2024 | 3:00 - 5:00 pm
On display through December 20, 2024
Opening Reception at Laguna Environmental Center
900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Featured Artists: Nina Antze, Janet Barocco,
Alice Condit, Mary Ellen Grimes, Cindy Holst,
Mary Ellen King, Elisabeth Knisely, Lynne Lyle,
Susan Mark Raymond, Kitty Ritz,
Ginny Ritama Spencer, and Christina Titus Vale.
Due to the multiple uses of Heron Hall, the gallery is
open by appointment only. Please contact:
gallery@lagunafoundation.org
Artwork by Lynne Lyle, Kitty Ritz and Mary Ellen King
NCalSBA Sketchbook Exchange Exhibition
September 16 – November 26, 2023 at Marin Art and Garden Center
The Marin Art and Garden Center is hosting the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists (NCalSBA) sketchbook exchange project.
MT. TAMALPAIS FLORILEGIUM EXHIBIT
College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery
September 23 , 2024 - October 18, 2024
The Mt. Tamalpais Florilegium will be on display at the College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery located at 835 College Avenue in Kentfield from September 23, 2024 to October 18, 2024.
If you haven't had an opportunity to view this amazing collection, or if you just want to see it again, take this opportunity, and bring a friend!
Gallery hours are M-F, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
And please join fellow members at the artist reception scheduled on October 6th from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
Image of Hounds & Tongue by Heather Kostrzewa
THE FOREST FLOOR
by Lucy Martin
Botanical paintings in gouache & watercolor featuring the mysterious beauty of fungi and lichens
October 4, 2024 - January 2025
Join us in celebrating the works of NCalSBA artist, Lucy Martin at her upcoming show at the Helen Crocker Russel Library at the Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park.
This exhibition is open from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Fri - Sun.
Artist Reception, Saturday, October 12, 2024, 3:00-5:00 PM
Helen Crocker Russel Library
1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco
Calls for Entries
We post Calls for Entries for Northern California exhibition opportunities which may be of interest to our members. For shows outside this area, you may want to check the
ASBA site as well as other groups listed on our
Links page.
Each exhibit has its own specific guidelines and requirements, but for general information about framing standards for NCalSBA members’ exhibitions please
check here.
To research whether a plant is a native of California, you may want to use the
Jepson Online Interchange California Floristics or the
Calflora Search for Plants. If you are specifically seeking California
natives, be sure to check that the plant is not listed as “naturalized in CA”.
Plants Illustrated 2025: Partners in Pollination
Botanical Art Exhibition by NCalSBA Members
UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
January 22 - February 3, 2025
Deadline for Entries December 1, 2024
The Northern California Society of Botanical Artists (NCalSBA) will hold its 16th annual exhibition at UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley from around January 22 to February 3, 2025. We are delighted to be able to hold this exhibition in the Julia Morgan Hall once again.
The theme for this year is about Pollination highlighting the relationship between flowering plants and their pollinators. Pollination is a mutually beneficial interaction involving nearly 170,000 plant and 200,000 animal species. Many plants can’t reproduce without pollen carried to them by foraging pollinators. Top pollinators include: bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds, and bats! These pollinators help carry pollen from the male part of the flower (stamen) to the female part of the same or another flower (stigma). The movement of pollen must take place for the plant to become fertilized and produce fruits, seeds, and young plants.
Depicting a pollinator in your artwork is optional. We ask for a description of a pollinator relationship to go with the artwork label. This gives you the broad area of flowering plants to consider. It doesn't have to have a 'special' pollinator relationship; a wildflower, for instance, might be visited by many "generalist" pollinators.
Please review our new Guidelines for Exhibitions - check here. Any artwork not conforming to these guidelines will not be accepted. Gallery sitting is required for members to participate. A donation of $50 will be requested for those who absolutely cannot gallery sit. Originals are sold with a 30% commission to benefit the Garden. Any sales shall be arranged directly with the artist.
Entries cannot be in the UC Florilegium nor have been in a previous Plants Illustrated exhibition.
If you have questions, contact the Exhibitions Committee: Catherine Watters, Laura Sawczuk, Kaye Herbranson, and Sally Petru.
Click here to enter.
Dwarf Checkerbloom and Friend by Catherine Dellor
Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture
The
Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture at the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum hosts exhibitions of paintings, prints, photographs and other art media in its reading room on an ongoing basis. They plan exhibits up to two years in advance.