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The Symbolic Language of Plants

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, History, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Inspired by artists’ use of plants as symbols across cultures and throughout history, the botanical artists of Studio 155 have created an exhibition dedicated to symbolic subjects in nature. The exhibition Beyond Words: The Symbolic Language of Plants includes works in watercolor, oil, tempera, and colored pencil. This exhibition opens Saturday at the Delaware Art [...]

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Chocolate & Botanical Art at Arizona SciTech Festival

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Art and chocolate go together. This weekend, they are paired yet again at the Arizona SciTech Festival. The Arizona SciTech festival is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see, hear, taste, and experience first-hand, the best Arizona offers in science, technology, innovation. There is something for everyone from three-years to 103! In historic downtown Glendale, botanical art [...]

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Seminar to Address Evolution & Scientific Illustration

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The second session of the lecture series, Images in the Service of Science, will be held this week at the University of Burgundy. Presenting will be Richard Somerset from the University of Nancy 2 (France). Somerset focuses on the relationships between science and literature and the history of ideas in the 19th century. On Friday, [...]

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Exhbition of Edible Botanicals Opens Tomorrow

Posted in botanical art, gardening, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , , , on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Colored pencil paintings and drawings of edible plants, both wild and cultivated, are the focus of Botanical Edibles…Wild and Cultivated, a new exhibition featuring the work of SUNY ULSTER Artist-in-Residence, Wendy Hollender. Tomorrow’s opening festivities will include a special slide presentation by Wendy that will be followed by an opening reception in the Muroff Kotler [...]

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Winter Exhibition Features Portraits in Bloom

Posted in botanical art, gardening, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , , on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Portraits in Bloom January 3 – March 28, 2012 Westport Public Library McManus Room Forty-one floral portraits by Connecticut artist, Mary Ann Neilson, are now on view at the Westport Public Library in Westport, CT. Mary Ann’s work has been featured in publications about art and illustration, including the Splash series of books published by [...]

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It’s All About Mushrooms at the LA Arboretum

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

First, learn about mushrooms… Mushroom Identification Saturday, February 4, 2012 10 AM – 12 PM Learn how to identify mushrooms and which mushrooms are safe to eat with mycologist and plant pathologist, Dr. Jerrold Turney. Participants will also look for mushrooms on the grounds of the Arboretum. Cost: $25 members, $30 non-members. View Details/Register Then, [...]

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Hunt Institute Hosts Botanical Art Exhibition Dedicated to Pennsylvania’s Wildflowers

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, History, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , , on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Native Pennsylvania, A Wildflower Walk Hunt Institute Carnegie Mellon University March 2 – June 29, 2012 The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation and the Botany department at Carnegie Museum of Natural History will celebrate the native wildflowers of Pennsylvania in a collaborative exhibition opening in March. Native Pennsylvania, A Wildflower Walk allows visitors to take [...]

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Invitation to the Northeast Natural History Conference 2012

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Naturalists, field biologists, natural resource managers, faculty and students are invited to participate in a regional forum about the natural history of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. The 2012 conference will be held at the OnCenter Convention Center in Syracuse, NY on April 15-19, 2012. Session topics include: invasive species, field research methods, [...]

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: Arizona SciTech Festival

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

LATE-BREAKING NEWS Entry Deadline: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Botanical Drawing & Illustration Exhibition West Valley Arts Council Glendale Arts Commission Arizona SciTech Festival February 3 – March 6, 2012 Botanical art bursts into bloom during the Arizona SciTech Festival, a state-wide event showcasing Arizona’s leadership position in science, technology and innovation. More than 200 organizations [...]

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