Just six weeks to go
and the excitement is growing!
Artists are busy
completing their framing; the fliers are being printed; the catalogue is in
production; plans are coming together for the Worldwide Botanical Art Day;
speakers for the Thursday Evening lectures are finalized; artists from outside
Gauteng have booked their flights; advertisements and articles placed in
magazines.
Venue
We are proud to be
linking with the Everard Read Gallery in Rosebank, Johannesburg, one of the
country’s oldest commercial galleries having celebrated their Centenary a few years
ago. It is many years since we have held a botanical art exhibition at this
prestigious gallery.
Opening
The exhibition will be
open to the public from 18.00 on the opening night Thursday 17th May
2018. The exhibition will run for three weeks, 17th May – 9th
June. All artworks are for sale as will a catalogue.
Worldwide Botanical Art Day
Worldwide Botanical Art Day
will be celebrated across the globe on Friday 18th May, by all 25
participating countries. In Johannesburg we have arranged two guided walks:
10.00 led by Cape botanical artist Vicki Thomas and 14.00 by Elsa Pooley
renowned author of SA wild flower books.
10-30 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 17.00
there will be demonstrations by some of south African’s top botanical artists,
using different mediums.
Saturday 19th
May
At 10.00 there will be
a guided walk by local artist Jennifer Hyde Johnston, followed by
demonstrations by a couple of
artists between 10.30 – 12.30.
Private groups
School groups and
interest groups are welcome to make contact and book a private guided tour
Card sales
Participating artists will have available blank greetings cards for sale 17 -19 May. They will be
cash sales only.
Evening lectures
Three Thursday evening
lectures have been arranged. Booking
will be essential as limited searing available, by order of preference.
24th May –
Prof. Bob Scholes, title to be confirmed
31st May –
Reinier Terblanche, “Butterflies and their sense of place in South Africa”
7th June –
John and Sandie Burrows, “The art and botany of drift seed”.
The exhibition is
hosted by the Botanical Artists Association of Southern Africa who will
celebrate their 20th birthday next year. We thank our two main
sponsors: Freshfields Insurance Brokers and Ace and Pearl Fine Wine bar for
their generous sponsorship which has enabled this exhibition.
