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ASBA Exhibits: January 16 – April 4, 2010 Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World is now on view at Chicago Botanic Garden, where a reception celebrating its opening was held in Joutras Gallery on Jan. 23. The reception was timed to coincide with the Garden’s half-day symposium featuring Dan Pearson, noted garden designer, and many people attended both events. Greg Mueller, Vice President, Science and Academic Programs, gave opening remarks, linking education with conservation and highlighting Chicago Botanic Garden’s efforts on behalf of endangered plants. Carol Woodin, ASBA Exhibitions Coordinator, followed with remarks reflecting on the background and goals of the exhibition, and its educational and artistic qualities. Carol thanked Sophia Siskel, President, and Harriet Resnick, Vice-President, Visitor Experience, who both supported the exhibition from its early days, and David Hanke, Exhibitions and Programs Production Manager, who installed the show beautifully. |
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Chicago Botanic Garden featured a course with Derek Norman, one of the exhibition curators and an ASBA Board member, entitled “Rare and Endangered Species”. Derek’s course served as an introduction to gaining access to plants when drawing and painting native species while adhering to the ASBA Code of Ethics for Botanical Artists Working in the Field. From the beginning, the ASBA Board of Directors has enthusiastically supported this project, committing substantial seed money to launch the project. Our partners have been the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, whose help in producing the exhibition and signage cannot be overstated, and the Center for Plant Conservation, which provided technical assistance from the beginning, and was a catalyst for the opening events at Missouri Botanical Garden. The book features several erudite and informative essays, as well as a substantial amount of educational text about each plant and the artist’s efforts in capturing it. Adding these interpretive materials to our exhibitions and publications can expand the influence and educational value of our artworks, and we hope that this project engenders many more like it. We also expect that the new relationships developed between artists, scientists, horticulturalists, and conservationists will produce continuing documentation of today’s at-risk plant life and a broader understanding of the role of botanical artists in today’s world. The show remains on view at Chicago Botanic Garden through April 4, then will travel to The New York Botanical Garden. An opening reception will be held there on May 6, and all ASBA members are welcome to attend. The exhibition will remain at The New York Botanical Garden through July 25, then travel to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, where it will open on August 14. Contact info: ASBA: Carol Woodin, Exhibitions Coordinator 866.691.9080, ASBA@aol.com Chicago Botanic Garden: www.chicagobotanic.org, 847.835.5440
ASBA Institutional Member Exhibits
Botanicals: Environmental Expressions in Art – The Alisa and Isaac M. Sutton Collection Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, PA This exhibit represents one of the finest private collections of contemporary botanical art in America – 54 artworks that are expressions of the purely aesthetic forms found in nature, a reminder that we are stewards of our natural resources for future generations. For more information, please see The Botanical Artist, Vol. 15-3, September 2009, or go to our website amsocbotartists.org. Contact: Lugene Bruno, PH: 412.268.2434; Email: huntinst@andrew.cmu.edu; Website: huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/HIBD/Exhibitions/Exhibitions.shtml
ASBA Chapter Exhibitions
RARE, Imperiled Plants of Colorado Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, Colorado 81301 The Rare, Imperiled Plants of Colorado opened in the third location of its four stop tour on October 10, 2009 at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Forty works by members of the Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists are showing rare plant portraits in the galleries of the Center of Southwest Studies through May of next year. The Center of Southwest Studies (CSS) features innovative educational programs and research opportunities that promote a greater awareness of the deep connections between people and natural systems. The CSS is working with the Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists and their partners in the Colorado Rare Plant Conservation Initiative to provide lectures, workshops and field trips to complement the exhibit's goal of preserving rare plants. Nearly half of the plants featured in the exhibit are from the southwest 'Four Corners' region of the state and are endangered by explosive growth in energy extraction development. Many campus visitors, parents, families and students visited the exhibit on its opening day which was planned to coincide with Homecoming weekend. Members of the Colorado Native Plant Society were in attendance at the reception on Sunday, October 11 to answer questions and talk to visitors about rare plants. Center of Southwest Studies website: http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/exhibits.shtml Contact: Carol Till, Exhibits RMSBA 303-423-2687, caroltill@mindspring.com
Photo by Gregory Kingsley RARE exhibit seen at the Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, CO
ASBA Member Exhibitions
January 5-28, 2010 Botanical Explorations Newton Free Library, Main Hall, 330 Homer Street, Newton, MA A solo exhibit of watercolors of fruits, vegetables & plants by Carrie Megan. Contact: Newton Free Library, PH: 617.796.1360:
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Exhibitions are central to the ASBA's mission. They contribute to our professional development, both as individuals and as a group; they serve as an important educational tool, and they are the way in which we spread the word about botanical art. The ASBA's Exhibitions Coordinator provides assistance, consistency, support, professionalism, and guidance for those who are organizing international, national, regional or local exhibitions. The Exhibitions Coordinator is a part-time position. An ideal exhibition is one developed by participants from any area of the nation. Members identify themselves to the Exhibitions Coordinator as interested in and willing to work on an exhibition in their region. Our goal is to mount three shows annually in diverse regions of the country. The Exhibitions Coordinator will provide the necessary information and support to make your exhibition a success. The ASBA has published a set of Exhibition Guidelines which provide a comprehensive how-to guide for planning and holding an exhibition. We have a great deal of experience in mounting exhibitions, and we all benefit from that experience. If you think you'd like to hold an ASBA exhibition, and you have a venue in mind, the ASBA would like to encourage you. Please look over the Exhibitions Guidelines to learn how to go about it, and contact: Carol Woodin, Exhibitions Coordinator at cjwoodin@me.com or Jean Emmons, Exhibitions Chair at jean.emmons@gte.net.
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