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Brand New!! Lodge Of Botanical Artists: The Linguistic Communication Of Flowers - Telephone Phone For Entries

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The Language of Flowers is the championship of this year's Annual Open Exhibition past times the Society of Botanical Artists (SBA).  This post is nearly how to submit an entry for those non familiar amongst the process.  It's every bit good a reminder for me - as well as others - that the SBA deadline for entries to the 2013 Annual Exhibition is 18 Feb 2013!

Below you lot volition find:
  • the cardinal points for those wanting to larn into the Exhibition.  
  • links to previous posts on this weblog which include images thus you lot tin meet the type as well as character of travel which is accepted for exhibition and/or wins prizes
  • links to my resources for botanical artists
Social of Botanical Artists - Annual Exhibition 2013
"The Language of Flowers" - theme for the 2013 Exhibition

You don't get got to submit travel which complies amongst the theme - even thus works which exercise brand for a to a greater extent than interesting Exhibition.

Reasons for choosing the theme of The Language of Flowers include:
  • flowers get got traditionally had symbolic meanings as well as tin endure used to while out messages - which volition doubtless appeal to the cryptographer cross give-and-take puzzlers amid the botanical creative mortal fraternity.  I'm agog to notice out who volition get got the best suite of works - inwards words every bit good every bit art!
  • it every bit good offers orbit to submit artwork nearly plants which get got odd names - either inwards Latin or every bit mutual vernacular or nicknames - the telephone remember for entries wonders whether the SBA volition meet a Miss Wilmott's Ghost in Apr  (I couldn't resist a minor diversion - here's ii articles on this institute - The Essay: Miss Willmott's ghost (1999) from the Independent is nearly the background to Miss Wilmott as well as the second Miss Willmott's Ghost (2005) is past times Christopher Lloyd in The Guardian prior to his death)
How to larn into the Exhibition

The Society of Botanical Artists has an informative as well as accessible webpage
The Conditions of Exhibition data canvass for 2013 is downloadable every bit a PDF file here.

Who tin submit work
Botanical Artists living all over the footing submit travel to this Exhibition - as well as are exhibited.  Many is the fourth dimension I get got taken a photograph for somebody who lives thousands of miles away.

(If you lot alive overseas as well as your travel is accepted delight exercise brand it affect if you'd similar your travel photographed inwards the exhibition).

What variety of travel tin endure entered?
  • Eligible work: pictures, sculpture, miniature work, drinking glass engraving, ceramics, jewellery, carving, metal-work
  • Eligible Media: watercolour, pencil, coloured pencils, pastel, crude gouache, mixed media etc  (photography as well as digital works are non eligible for the fourth dimension being)
  • Subjects: may endure life-size, reduced or enlarged.  
    • Traditional botanical instance as well as institute portraiture; (DNA enquiry has revealed that fungi get got no biological connecter amongst the institute kingdom simply the historical associations hateful that the SBA has decided to proceed to demonstrate works nearly fungi separately inwards the show.)
    • works reflecting habitat as well as environment. 
  • Originality: all travel must endure master as well as executed past times the creative mortal who signs the submission form. Copies of whatsoever travel past times whatsoever other artists, living or dead, could consequence inwards prosecution. 
  • Size of subject: dependent area affair may endure life-size, reduced or enlarged
  • Size of work: 
    • maximum size of travel of 48" on longest length
    • multiple works intended to hang together must non plough over 48" assuming a 1" gap betwixt hung work
    • size constraints for miniatures are 7" x 5" for miniature paintings; 
    • Sculpture 8" inwards whatsoever dimension.
  • Number of works: 
    • Up to 5 works - ALL must endure dependent area to alternative as well as for sale
    • Non members seeking associate membership must submit 5 works
    • a maximum of iv works past times non members volition endure hung

What is the creative mortal responsible for?

 The creative mortal is responsible for:
  • identifying whatsoever exceptional characteristic of the travel or explanation of it amongst honour to the theme to the SBA
  • copyright of the artwork - all travel must endure the master travel of the artist
  • the payment of whatsoever importation charges or duties
  • all payment of VAT if the creative mortal is liable as well as registered (no VAT is charged past times the Society on whatsoever sales)
  • making certain those delivering the artwork exercise thus on the correct twenty-four hr menstruum as well as at the correct time
  • arranging for the unpacking of artwork on delivery as well as packing of hap collection
  • insurance of the artwork inwards transit as well as during the exhibition
  • distribution of individual stance invitations to their collectors
The Receiving Day: 

IMPORTANT: The entry schedule is four-part self-carbonised as well as alone available from the Executive Secretary by post on receipt of a self-addressed envelope (use A4 or A5).  Check that you lot work an appropriate pen to consummate this thus that the carbonisation works on all iv copies

To have the exhibition entry schedule you lot involve to ship a stamped, addressed envelope to Pamela Henderson, Executive Secretary SBA; Tel: 01747 825718 Email: info[at]soc-botanical-artists.org.  Pam is extremely helpful as well as real good organised!

Receiving twenty-four hr menstruum is xviii Feb 2013 - at the Aldersgate Room inwards the basement of Westminster Central Hall. 
  • Framed as well as properly labelled artwork as well as sculpture needs to endure brought to the basement of Westminster Central Hall together amongst the completed four-part exhibition schedule (entry form), artworks as well as a banking concern friction match or cash for the submission fees.
  • You involve to attach an extra canvass for your explanation of your submission if it complies amongst the theme of "The Language of Flowers"
  • The nearest undergound stations are Westminster as well as St James Park
  • There is a machine green inwards Abingdon Square as well as metred parking - even thus this is a real busy work of London for parking as well as you lot may notice no places available thus should non assume you lot tin green nearby.  Unloading should endure possible exterior the Hall simply alone for a real brief menstruum simply this is dependent on the traffic warden.  
  • If coming from exterior London it's likely ameliorate to green on the outskirts of London as well as grab a underground for the residual of the journey.
Postal / Courier Submissions: The Society does NOT bring works past times post or carriage
  • You tin even thus submit works via a carrier/courier 
  • ONLY artwork arriving on the receiving twenty-four hr menstruum ONLY volition endure accepted. Couriers are expected to unpack the work.  
  • Overseas artists tin brand arrangements to submit travel for framing inwards the Britain - even thus you lot involve to contact Pam nearly just how these arrangements work.
The Exhibition

 The Annual Exhibition is slightly before this year.  It's existence held every bit common at Westminster Central Hall, Storey's Gate, London SW1H 9NH as well as is opened upward to Earth - admission FREE - betwixt Friday, 12 Apr to Sunday, 21 Apr 2013 (Daily from 11am to 5pm including Sundays).

More nearly this Exhibition as well as Botanical Art

Below you lot tin notice links to:
  • past posts nearly this exhibition on this blog - amongst photographs of the travel inwards the exhibitions courtesy of the SBA.
  • my websites which render "resources for botanical artists"
2012 exhibition
2011 exhibition
2009 exhibition
2008 Exhibition
2007 Exhibition
2006 Exhibition
My botanical fine art 'resources for artists' websites

[August 2016 - updated]


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