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Rhs Exhibitions: Guidance In Addition To Regulations For Submitting Botanical Fine Art & Botanical Photography

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The Royal Horticultural Society late gave its website a massive overhaul. URLs receive got changed too about things went missing for a piece - including the Guidelines too Regulations for submitting Botanical Art to an RHS Exhibition!

I wrote too asked what had happened and, equally a result, the data has forthwith been loaded. It's also been relocated out of the Shows expanse too into a department on Education too Learning too a subsection on Libraries. This is inwards component because the Picture Committee is no to a greater extent than too the component previously carried out past times that Committee is forthwith undertaken past times the Picture Panel nether the auspices of the Lindley Library too Arts Committee. So the website follows the organisational cast of the RHS.

For those of yous who desire to motion into your botanical fine art or botanical photography into the RHS Exhibitions I've detailed below where yous tin forthwith discovery the information. You receive got until 25th June to submit operate for assessment to the side past times side coming together of the Picture Panel.

RHS Exhibition of Botanical Art

You receive got until 25th June to apply to live on assessed to submit operate for a hereafter exhibition of 
Botanical Art inwards the RHS Lindley Hall
This is one-half of the 2014 Exhibition too the winner of the Best Exhibit inwards Show is inwards the foreground
(see RHS Botanical Art Show 2014 - Medal winners)
A rattling high criterion of operate is required inwards the exhibition of botanical illustration.

Emphasis is placed primarily on botanical accuracy amongst aesthetic appeal.

Individual artists or grouping exhibitors are allocated infinite at each show.

Exhibits must comprise a minimum of 6 pieces of art, preferably presented on a theme.
Interestingly the exhibition is referred to equally existence well-nigh botanical fine art whereas the introduction to the plain of report references it equally existence well-nigh botanical illustration. As botanical artists good know in that location is about considerable compass for fighting well-nigh the differences betwixt botanical fine art too botanical illustration!  It's sure enough the instance that Gold Medals awarded of belatedly receive got had a rattling potent botanical theme.

This is the link for submitting botanical artwork to the Exhibition of Botanical Art.

Submissions are moderated. You cannot submit operate for exhibition until your skills inwards botanical fine art receive got been assessed.
  • To submit your operate for assessment, yous demand to ship 4 master examples of mounted botanical illustration (unframed) should live on sent to the Secretary of the Picture Panel, RHS Lindley Library, lxxx Vincent Square, London SW1 2PE . 
  • Artists from overseas should ship actual-size unmounted prints of their work.
  • The deadline for submissions for consideration at this coming together is Midweek 25 June 2014.
  • The appointment of the side past times side pick coming together is ix July, 2014.
After yous receive got been accepted equally eligible for exhibition, yous too thus receive got to apply for a space.

I cannot recommend also strongly that yous produce NOT apply until such fourth dimension equally yous receive got got your themed projection underway too receive got made sure yous receive got  sufficient fourth dimension to consummate all 6 works prior to the appointment of the exhibition. You ever desire to brand a adept outset impression - too yous cannot afford to receive got whatever weak work.  Also live on rattling careful well-nigh accepting an offering of infinite because someone else has pulled out.  Do NOT under-estimate the amount of fourth dimension required to position on a adept presentation.  Gold Medallists ever expect similar Gold Medallists - fifty-fifty from a distance!
Exhibitors who receive got infinite just neglect to phase an exhibit without giving the Society at to the lowest degree 3 weeks' notice volition non live on considered inwards the next 2 seasons, unless adept reasons are given.

Click the link inwards the headings below to access the pdf files which yous tin download.

Guidelines for botanical artwork 


People receive got lost out on Gold Medals for failing to discovery exactly aspects which are regarded equally positive features of the artwork.
The next may live on regarded equally positive features inwards assessing an exhibit:
  1. Good draughtsmanship and, when applicable, adept painterly skills
  2. That the depiction of plants or constitute textile is botanically accurate
  3. That each moving epitome is good composed 
  4. That the infinite allocated inwards which to hang the pictures is well-filled without existence overcrowded
  5. That the exhibit has an overall unity 
  6. That whatever written data is accurate too good presented too includes the Latin name 
  7. That whatever frames, mounts or other accessories used are appropriate inwards style, scale too condition 
  8. That the pattern of the display enhances the appearance of the drawings or paintings

Regulations for botanical artwork 


These are much to a greater extent than detailed equally to the processes for application for infinite at an exhibition too how exhibits demand to live on presented - too what else yous tin receive got on your stand.
Consideration volition exclusively live on given to works that are primarily of botanical interest, too paintings too drawings should live on at to the lowest degree life-size.

Particular credit is given for botanical accuracy, exact color reproduction too attending to detail. Higher awards tend to live on given to exhibits illustrating a especial subject or constitute family. Pictures are judged equally a consummate exhibit thus that if i or 2 works are of a lower criterion than the others amongst which they are shown, the degree of observe volition live on affected.

Gold Medals are exclusively awarded to exhibits of outstanding too consistent excellence.
Interestingly the RHS comments well-nigh its ain collection of Botanical Art that
Over the past times 400 years approaches to the depiction of plants has altered according to latest scientific understanding, the buyers’ asking too the intended audience. These variations inwards vogue are represented inwards our collection.
See also my weblog posts:

RHS Exhibition of Botanical Photography


Gold Medal (2013) for a fix of photographs of Lichens past times January Cassidy Photograph
The procedure is rattling similar for the Exhibition of Botanical Photography which takes house annually at the October London Flower Show.

See my weblog ship service RHS Gold Medal winning Botanical Photography for an representative of about other Gold Medal winning exhibit.
Exhibits must comprise a minimum of viii photographs presented on an horticultural theme. These tin live on constitute portraits or scenes of garden
Clay Perry amongst his Gold Medal Winning exhibit inwards 2012
This is the link for submitting botanical artwork to the Exhibition of Botanical Photography.

Those wanting to exhibit must outset submit to an assessment of their operate too must also apply to exhibit. The outset mensuration is to contact the Secretary Lucy Waitt at the RHS Lindley Library, 80 Vincent Square, London SW1 2PE. Assessments too judging are made past times the Photographic Advisory Panel.

There are detailed Guidelines too Regulations for Botanical Photography.  For farther data see
All exhibitors must supply written information, which volition also live on judged for its accuracy too presentation. All constitute names should live on inwards Latin.
Whether or non yous acquire the constitute cite right - too write the Latin correctly - truly matters a lot!

More Resources for Botanical Artists too Art Lovers


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