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We list exhibitions that we sponsor, as well as other exhibitions and events of interest to our members and supporters plus Calls for Entries for botanical art exhibition opportunities in Northern California.


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16th Annual NCalSBA Member Exhibition at
UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

Plants Illustrated 2025 – “Partners in Pollination”, January 22 – February 3, 2025 at Julia Morgan Hall

The University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley is pleased to present the 16th annual Plants Illustrated Exhibition. This year’s exhibition theme is “Pollination”. This exhibition continues the Garden’s partnership with the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists.

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.


“Dwarf Checkerbloom and Friend”  by Catherine Dellor

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

An exhibit showcasing the unique beauty of Mt. Tam’s Flora
November 6, 2023 through January 8, 2024

 

California Poppy
Fairfax Library
2097 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax, CA
Marin County 415-453-8151
Website

We have 34 participating artists in this exhibit showing 61 works of art.

SPECIAL PROGRAM Thursday November 28, 2023 6:30pm
Fairfax library Community Room
Mt. Tam Botanical Art in Action: How you can make a difference

An interactive and hands on discussion with community Leaders who will offer many opportunities to become engaged –from discussing and demonstrating how botanical artist work in the field and in their studios to how artistic decisions are informed by science.

Our presenters will answer questions and provide opportunities to learn more about the preservation and restoration of Mt. Tam’s natural resources as well as ways to become involved through on-going volunteer and artistic opportunities.

Our Program features:
Kristin Jakob, California Native Plant Society Fellow and NCalSBA Mt. Tam Florilegium artist and juror
Mia Monroe, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin Community Liaison
Susan Mark-Raymond, NCalSBA representative and Mt. Tam Florilegium artist
Suzanne Whelan, Marin Municipal Water District Volunteer Coordinator
"California Poppy" by Mary Gilardi


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”.


University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley Florilegium Exhibition

at the Julia Morgan Hall, November 1 -21, 2024
Deadline for entries August 20, 2024

Mathiasella I by Leah Kaiser
Florilegium Curators and UCBG Board members will oversee the project: Gina Barretta, Laura Sawczuk and Catherine Watters

UCBG Florilegium Staff Advisors will oversee the plant list and collection.
Holly Forbes – Garden Curator
Christine Manoux – Director of Education and Public Programs

The UCBG Florilegium is a 4-5 year project started in 2021.
Background:
The University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley Florilegium was launched in 2021. Members of NCalSBA are documenting the plants growing in the beautiful 34-acre Garden. This 5-year project is overseen by UCBG Board Members and NCalSBA Artists, Gina Barretta, Laura Sawczuk and Catherine Watters, under the guidance of UCBG Curator Holly Forbes.

The property is one of the most diverse landscapes in the world, with over 10,000 types of plants including many rare and endangered species.  Organized geographically, the Garden features 9 regions of naturalistic plantings from Australia to South Africa, along with a major collection of California native plants.   The Garden was established in 1890 and its living collections are invaluable resources for international research and conservation.

"Mathiasella I" by Leah Kaizer

Check here for UCBG Florilegium Guidelines. Please review them carefully as some changes have been made.

Exhibit entrants are required to gallery sit for this exhibit. Those exhibit entrants who are unable to gallery sit will pay a $50 fee.

Plant List
Here is a list of the Top 40 Plants that represents iconic plants in the garden that haven't been selected yet.

UCBG has updated the list of over 200 plants to be illustrated check here.

To reserve a plant, please contact Holly Forbes (hforbes@berkeley.edu) and Gina Barretta (gina.barretta@me.com).

Plants highlighted in yellow have already been reserved.
Plants highlighted in blue have been illustrated and included in the Florilegium.
*If you have already reserved a plant, please double check that it is highlighted in yellow.

The piece you submit to the UCBG Florilegium must not be in another florilegium collection.

Click here to enter exhibition.


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.


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