Reminder:
Executive Board meeting on January 14, 2018, to review and preview
and make plans. The next member meeting is on March 25. What would you like to
see happening in 2018? Any member who wants to propose an agenda item, or who has suggestions
about the coming year, should contact a board member or plan to attend. We
gather at Noon on 1/14 at Hooked on Colfax.
Reminder: Membership dues for 2018 are due now. Please check the box for RMSBA when you go the ASBA renewal site.
Extended Exhibits! Through May
2018, “Cannabis: A Visual
Perspective” remains on display at the University of Colorado Natural History
Museum in Boulder, after which it will move to the Paquette Gallery
at the SteamPlant museum in Salida. Participating artists offering prints or
cards/postcards for sale at the Salida venue when the Cannabis exhibit moves in
June should package the inventory and deliver to Vanessa Martin before May 31,
2018, the installation date in Salida.
“Whimsy: Botanical Art & Illustration” remains at the Denver Botanic
Gardens through August 2018, after which the exhibition is expected to
travel to other venues, including museums, libraries and universities.
Call for
Entries: The RMSBA show “Lost in the Woods” will open for entries on January 15,
2018, as specified in excruciating detail at OnlineJuriedShows. Entry fee for RMSBA members is $20 per entry plus $5 for each additional
entry. Non-members entry fee is $30 per entry plus $5 for each additional
entry. May 15, 2018, is the deadline for entries and all fees. Get those
portraits prepared and send in images. We look forward to following those
breadcrumbs through the forests…
ASBA 21st International exhibit
is now accepting entries. The Preferred
Plant List is based on the collections of the Wave Hill public garden and
culture center in New York, but other species will be considered.
Holiday party
update: Terrific food and great camaraderie as always. Sharon Garrett received
a Sarah Simblet book from the board as a token of gratitude for her labors and
efforts with the RARE II exhibit over several years, from concept development
to completion of an extended tour. Many
thanks to Shiere for hosting in her beautiful home and Eileen for the food.
Reprise on
the ASBA 2017 Conference in San Francisco, a smoky event; we were all
reminded of how quickly our lives can change. Some ASBA members lost their
homes to the raging fires and more had to be evacuated. Several flights into
San Francisco International were delayed because of the smoke, etc. Despite all,
we rallied for a really good time. We visited Alcatraz, Golden Gate Park and
Filoli. We got to see the Florilegia at
both Filoli and Alcatraz. It was a great
conference and we look forward to next year’s conference in St. Louis – the Missouri
Botanical Gardens are wonderful.
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