Mission Statement

The Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists is an open and diverse group of artists, collectors and admirers who share a love for the practice and perpetuation of botanical art and illustration with a fond focus on plants in the Rocky Mountain Region.
We encourage and participate in educational outreach, juried and non-juried exhibits, lectures, workshops and regular chapter meetings. The RMSBA is proud to be the very first chapter affiliation of the international organization, the American Society of Botanical Artists.

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Hearts & Flowers, Actual Snowfall, Bitter Cold, Springlike Warmth…

ArtCozy assemblers needed to finish up the task! We have gotten most of the bags up to the Velcro stage. The last batch will need top and Velcro and side seam top stitched. All will need to be finally inspected for quality (threads clipped, seams straight and ready to go).

We also need: all pockets cleaned with alcohol to remove tape residue; promotion material inserted into pocket; ArtCozies folded, put into clear plastic envelopes, and set up for sale. You do not need to have any sewing experience to volunteer!

We have the needed supplies. Any questions just call.

Thursday March 1st from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Lunch offering: sandwiches, salad and beverages. Oh, and dessert!

Please RSVP to Judy at redbudart@gmail.com  303-375-7718

‘Lost in the Woods’ is open for entries at OnlineJuriedShows.  Deadline for entry is May 15, 2018. The show will open at the Valkarie Gallery in Lakewood. Installation is on Monday, June 18, with an Opening Reception on Saturday, June 23. First Friday event on July 7! Artists will be implored to attend, to mingle and discuss…

Member Meeting March 18. Location TBD (a week earlier than usual: the 25th is Palm Sunday)

The Kirkland Museum of Fine Art and Decoration will open its new building at 12th Avenue and Bannock Street in Denver with an exhibit of Colorado prints on March 10.

Reminder: March will be the Month of Printmaking. Events include a studio tour on Saturday, March 24 from 10 to 4, and Carol Till’s studio will be among those open. Carol will also host an open house on Sunday, March 25, from 10 to 4.

Cannabis Exhibit. 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 exhibit moves in June should package the inventory and deliver to Vanessa Martin before May 31, 2018, the installation date in Salida.

Call for Entries: 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. Deadline for entries is March 30, 2018.


ASBA announces a search for a new Executive Director, Diane Batson-Smith having left. Robin Jess, Past ED, will take up the slack until the MotherShip is re-staffed.