Artists’
Reception for Lost in the Woods at Betty
Ford Alpine Gardens Education Center in Vail, Colorado, is set for Monday,
March 2, 2020, 12 – 2 pm. Please join us if you can.
Cannabis
& Medicinal Herbs. We happily announce an upcoming no-fee show-and-sale
exhibit! This serendipitous opportunity goes up in the venue on April 2. Maybe
you have an existing piece that fits with the theme, or you have a little time
to create something new.
La Cour French Bistro and Jazz Bar (AKA Denver’s Art Bar at 1643 South
Broadway) will display the pictures from our Cannabis show that recently closed in Durango during April
2020. Some pieces are no longer with the exhibit, and the Bistro is quite
large, so we seek other artworks focusing on medicinal plants to fill out the show.
We ask for artworks created in traditional botanical media and conforming
to standard botanical art criteria. They must fit into the theme by portraying
cannabis or any other medicinal herb. You may create a new piece befitting the
theme, or submit an existing work. No size or framing restrictions are imposed.
You can offer small prints and cards for sale.
Eligibility: Members of the Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists.
Fees: There is no fee for this exhibit.
Entering Your Images: Please send a .jpg (low res. ok) to Sharon Garrett or Dorothy DePaulo so that they might
determine if your image fits with the theme and into the space available.
Sales: Sales are encouraged; it will be a cash and carry exhibit. Artist receive
76% of the sale price; 19% goes to La Cour and 5% to a selected charity [501(c)3
RMSBA].
Calendar:
1.
Exhibit dates: April 2 to April 30, 2020.
2.
Instructions for delivery will follow upon acceptance.
3.
Install: April 2.
4.
Opening reception April 3. Members wishing to attend the reception must make reservations
with La Cour online, or call (303)
777-5000.
Presentation of
Artwork: Frames are expected to be good quality and
befitting a gallery setting. Selected entries must be:
• Framed and ready to hang.
• NO sawtooth or projecting eye screw hangers.
Use D-rings and picture wire.
Label the back of your artwork with your name, address, phone number,
email, title of artwork, sales status and price. Titles must include the Latin
name of the plant portrayed.
Accepted entries not conforming to these constraints may be refused at
the time of hanging.
All artwork will be transported in RMSBA Fleece Art Sacks. Other packing
material will not be stored by the RMSBA.
New
Show at Spark! Gallery.
Phillip Potter is a local artist whose work has botanical elements and themes
and who is among the aspiring artists participating in our From Platte to Peak opportunity. Try him out while you’re down the
Santa Fe Art District.
Upcoming
Lecture from
the Tesoro Cultural Center: This in from Heidi Snyder:
"The
Great American Desert: Major Stephen Long's Colorado Expedition of 1820"
Saturday, April
25, 4 pm Buck
Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave, Littleton
Sunday, April 26,
2 pm, Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Av. Pkwy, 5th floor, Denver
(limit 60, no
registration)
Sunday, April 26,
6 pm, The
Fort, 19192 CO-8, Morrison
Using images of
original paintings, sketches, and maps, John Steinle will discuss the Stephen
Long expedition of 1820 on its route through Colorado and other parts of
the west. He will illustrate the many "firsts" that this expedition
accomplished, and why the West was labelled the "Great American
Desert" in the expedition's aftermath.
Call the Tesoro
Cultural Center at 303-347-5999.
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| Limber Pine Herbarium Sheet |
RMSBA Exhibit. “From Platte to Peak” calls on us to illustrate plants collected
by Dr. Edwin James during the first actual scientific expedition to the western
High Plains, led by Major Stephen H. Long, during the summer of 1820. Many
plants are familiar and widely dispersed, and you may have some depictions of
them in your own existing portfolio that fit the size limits. The Call for
Entry is at Online Juried Shows, open now and closing August 15,
2020. Martha Narey is the contact for the James Plant List and supporting materials.
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| Alpine Clover |
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| Alpine Thistle |
We want your artwork!
