The Botanical Artists’ Society of Queensland

To enable the wider community to view and purchase botanical art, observe artists at work and to be informed about and discuss the art form, the Society holds annual exhibitions of members' work and participates in displays and information sessions with associated groups.

ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS

Two major annual exhibitions - 'Floressence' and 'Botanica' - are held over separate three day periods at venues in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha. Artwork sales are available at these exhibitions.

Botanica 2006 Exhibition 'Floressence', held in the Auditorium during the second half of the year, is open to all members and provides an opportunity for artists to present framed and unframed works as well as merchandise for sale. The works range from traditional to innovative and may be in a variety of media. A section of the exhibition may be allocated to individual or group projects.

Botanica Exhibition 2006 'Botanica' is held at the Queensland Herbarium in collaboration with the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha whose Artist-in-Residence also exhibits. The exhibition is open to all members, with a particular section being allocated to student work completed during the year at classes and includes the presentation of the Zillah Bunn Award to a student showing great promise. Works in this exhibition are unframed.

DISPLAYS AND INFORMATION SESSIONS

Since its inauguration, the Society has been involved in the following:

Queensland Winter Home Show (June 2004)
Queensland Herbarium (December 2004 "Botanica")
Brisbane City Council Community Initiative at Milperra High School (February - May 2005)
Brisbane City Council "Growing Brisbane" Indooroopilly Library (April 2005)
Hawkins Nursery, Carindale (May 2005)
Ormiston House, Ormiston (July 2005)
Society for Growing Australian Plants (September 2005)
Auditorium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha (October 2005 "Floressence")
Queensland Herbarium (December 2005 "Botanica" 2005)
Redland Museum, Cleveland (June - July 2006 "A Brush with History - A Historical Perspective")
Ormiston House (July 2006)
Newstead House "Salon Gardenesque" (August 2006)
Auditorium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha (August 2006 "Floressence")
Plant Appreciation Club Show (October 2006)
Queensland Herbarium (November/December 2006 "Botanica")
ABC Gardening Expo (April 2007)
Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery (May - June 2007 'Focus on Flora')
Auditorium, Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mount Coot-tha (September 2007 'Floressence')
Society for growning Australian Plants (September 2007)
Queensland Herbarium (November/December 2007 'Botanica')

2008 CALENDER

18th - 20th April
ABC Gardening Expo

30th May - 27th June
Hayes Inlet Awareness Exhibition at the Pine Rivers Heritage Musuem

25th July - 27th July
"Floressence" at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Auditorium

20th - 21st September
Society for growing Australian Plants.

5th - 7th December (tentative)
"Botanica" at the Queensland Herbarium Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens.