Botanical Illustration

Denver Botanic Gardens' Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate Program is designed to teach the skills necessary to portray plants accurately both for scientific purposes and for beautiful plant illustrations. The program is open for everybody, both for committed illustrator and enthusiastic amateur. The program can lead to a Certificate that is offered only a few locations worldwide. This Certificate Program was initiated and established in 1990 by Angela Overy.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Focus on Nature XI

Focus on Nature is a biennial exhibition of scientific, natural and cultural history organized by New York State Museum. Next exhibition will be April 29 – October 31, 2010. The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2009. All media are considered and the subject matter includes original works of natural science subjects – just perfect for Botanical Illustrators. Get more information and the entry form by clicking here (to download use the username: biprogram, password: student) .

The 2010 information is not yet on NYC’s website but you can read about the 2008 exhibit here, and about the Purchase awards here, you can also browse the previous awards by clicking here.