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Society Of Botanical Artists: The Linguistic Communication Of Flowers - Telephone Hollo Upwards 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 close how to submit an entry for those non familiar amongst the process.  It's likewise a reminder for me - in addition to 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 inwards the Exhibition.  
  • links to previous posts on this spider web log which include images thus you lot tin come across the type in addition to lineament of operate 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 conduct maintain to submit operate which complies amongst the theme - all the same works which create brand for a to a greater extent than interesting Exhibition.

Reasons for choosing the theme of The Language of Flowers include:
  • flowers conduct maintain traditionally had symbolic meanings in addition to tin hold out used to patch out messages - which volition doubtless appeal to the cryptographer cross give-and-take puzzlers amid the botanical creative somebody fraternity.  I'm agog to observe out who volition conduct maintain the best suite of works - inwards words every bit good every bit art!
  • it likewise offers orbit to submit artwork close plants which conduct maintain odd names - either inwards Latin or every bit mutual vernacular or nicknames - the telephone band for entries wonders whether the SBA volition come across a Miss Wilmott's Ghost in Apr  (I couldn't resist a pocket-size diversion - here's 2 articles on this constitute - The Essay: Miss Willmott's ghost (1999) from the Independent is close the background to Miss Wilmott in addition to the second Miss Willmott's Ghost (2005) is past times Christopher Lloyd in The Guardian prior to his death)
How to larn inwards the Exhibition

The Society of Botanical Artists has an informative in addition to accessible webpage
The Conditions of Exhibition data canvas for 2013 is downloadable every bit a PDF file here.

Who tin submit work
Botanical Artists living all over the footing submit operate to this Exhibition - in addition to are exhibited.  Many is the fourth dimension I conduct maintain taken a photograph for somebody who lives thousands of miles away.

(If you lot alive overseas in addition to your operate is accepted delight create brand it impact if you'd similar your operate photographed inwards the exhibition).

What variety of operate tin hold out entered?
  • Eligible work: pictures, sculpture, miniature work, drinking glass engraving, ceramics, jewellery, carving, metal-work
  • Eligible Media: watercolour, pencil, coloured pencils, pastel, petroleum gouache, mixed media etc  (photography in addition to digital works are non eligible for the fourth dimension being)
  • Subjects: may hold out life-size, reduced or enlarged.  
    • Traditional botanical example in addition to constitute portraiture; (DNA query has revealed that fungi conduct maintain no biological connecter amongst the constitute kingdom just the historical associations hateful that the SBA has decided to tumble out on to present works close fungi separately inwards the show.)
    • works reflecting habitat in addition to environment. 
  • Originality: all operate must hold out master in addition to executed past times the creative somebody who signs the submission form. Copies of whatsoever operate past times whatsoever other artists, living or dead, could effect inwards prosecution. 
  • Size of subject: plain of written report affair may hold out life-size, reduced or enlarged
  • Size of work: 
    • maximum size of operate of 48" on longest length
    • multiple works intended to hang together must non tumble out 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 hold out plain of written report to alternative in addition to for sale
    • Non members seeking associate membership must submit 5 works
    • a maximum of 4 works past times non members volition hold out hung

What is the creative somebody responsible for?

 The creative somebody is responsible for:
  • identifying whatsoever exceptional characteristic of the operate or explanation of it amongst honour to the theme to the SBA
  • copyright of the artwork - all operate must hold out the master operate of the artist
  • the payment of whatsoever importation charges or duties
  • all payment of VAT if the creative somebody is liable in addition to registered (no VAT is charged past times the Society on whatsoever sales)
  • making certain those delivering the artwork create thus on the correct 24-hour interval in addition to at the correct time
  • arranging for the unpacking of artwork on delivery in addition to packing of operate on collection
  • insurance of the artwork inwards transit in addition to during the exhibition
  • distribution of individual stance invitations to their collectors
The Receiving Day: 

IMPORTANT: The entry schedule is four-part self-carbonised in addition to exclusively available from the Executive Secretary by post on receipt of a self-addressed envelope (use A4 or A5).  Check that you lot purpose an appropriate pen to consummate this thus that the carbonisation works on all 4 copies

To have the exhibition entry schedule you lot bespeak 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 in addition to really good organised!

Receiving 24-hour interval is xviii Feb 2013 - at the Aldersgate Room inwards the basement of Westminster Central Hall. 
  • Framed in addition to properly labelled artwork in addition to sculpture needs to hold out brought to the basement of Westminster Central Hall together amongst the completed four-part exhibition schedule (entry form), artworks in addition to a jibe or cash for the submission fees.
  • You bespeak to attach an extra canvas for your explanation of your submission if it complies amongst the theme of "The Language of Flowers"
  • The nearest undergound stations are Westminster in addition to St James Park
  • There is a machine commons inwards Abingdon Square in addition to metred parking - all the same this is a really busy business office of London for parking in addition to you lot may observe no places available thus should non assume you lot tin commons nearby.  Unloading should hold out possible exterior the Hall just exclusively for a really brief menstruation just this is dependent on the traffic warden.  
  • If coming from exterior London it's in all likelihood ameliorate to commons on the outskirts of London in addition to grab a subway for the balance of the journey.
Postal / Courier Submissions: The Society does NOT bring works past times post or carriage
  • You tin all the same submit works via a carrier/courier 
  • ONLY artwork arriving on the receiving 24-hour interval ONLY volition hold out accepted. Couriers are expected to unpack the work.  
  • Overseas artists tin brand arrangements to submit operate for framing inwards the U.K. - all the same you lot bespeak to contact Pam close just how these arrangements work.
The Exhibition

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

More close this Exhibition in addition to Botanical Art

Below you lot tin observe links to:
  • past posts close this exhibition on this blog - amongst photographs of the operate 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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