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.

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Solstice, Spring Blooms, and the Stanley Cup

 

Lord Stanley's (baseless) Cup




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ZOOM meeting on YouTube. The May 20 Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Educational Department talk “The Disappearing Alpine” about high elevation plants and how climate change is affecting these fragile plants is posted to YouTube at this link. Artists should have two growing seasons to examine the Alpine & Subalpine ecosystems for the upcoming exhibit at BFAG in 2023.



The “Wild, Wild, West” Call for Entries at Online Juried Shows is open through September 15, 2022. All botanical artists may depict wild plants, including trees, shrubs, wildflowers, cacti, and fungi that grow anywhere in the Western United States. This exhibit opens in October 2022 at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail. 


Alpine Field Trip! Save the date: July 21, 2022. BFAG Education are offering us a private guided tour of the wildflowers at Pass Lake at the PEAK of the blooming season. Please RSVP to Dorothy DePaulo’s June 16 email call for participants.

Alpine Paintbrush

Drylands Art. Dorothy DePaulo’s July show opens July 1. Stop by.


Reminder. First Friday Art Walks in RINO, on Santa Fe, WestFax, and other art districts are in Full Swing for summer! Enjoy one close to you.

ASBA Conference Registration. Any member without an appointment may still register during Open Registration July 31 - August 31. Registration for “Online in October” will run September 1 - October 10.