CALL FOR ENTRIES
Eligibility: The exhibit is open for individuals graduated from the Denver Botanic Gardens Botanical Art and Illustration Program in 1990- January 2010.
Subject Matter: Colorado Native Plants, Colorado state-wide checklist (Catalog of the Colorado Flora by Weber and Wittman) is available online, link
You can also access detailed lists and information at the University of Colorado Museum site, link.
Following the CSU link (click here) you can retrieve information about any species in the CSU herbarium database and find out if they are native or not. Here you can also use common names if you search in the ‘Advanced’ mode.
Media: Two dimensional original art work. All media that is taught in the Botanical Art and Illustration Program (Graphite, Carbon Dust, Pen and Ink, Silver Point, Colored Pencil, Watercolor, Watercolor Pencil, Acrylics, Egg Tempera, Mixed Media, Scratchboard,) is accepted.
All artwork must have white background.
Size and Format: The piece must have the matted size of 16”x 20” (vertical or horizontal). The recommended maximum mat opening is 12”x 16” (which allows at least 2" matt all around).
Presentation: Frames will be 16”x 20”and provided. The artists will submit the matted artwork only upon acceptance to the exhibit. Mats must be 4- or 8-ply white or off-white, fitting exactly in a 16”x 20” frame.
Scale: All enlarged views must be clearly labeled with a bar scale, only metric units are allowed.
Jurors: Lesley Elkan, Australia; Stephanie Schrader, Pau J. Getty Museum, California; Susan Spackman Panjabi, CSU, Colorado; Ann Swan, U.K.
Submission: Artist may submit maximum of two pieces of original artwork. Giclee prints or reproductions of drawings and paintings are not allowed. All artwork must be submitted for jury selection. The work will be judged according artistic sensitivity, technical skill and botanical accuracy (ASBA criteria). Entries must be submitted digitally at 300 dpi, JPG format, 8” high on a CD labeled with artist’s name and title(s) of artwork(s). Individual files on the CD must be labeled with artwork title, size, medium and artist last name. CDs will not be returned to the artists. The entry form is available here, link. Entry fee is $40 for the first entry and $10 for the additional entry. Attach or send the check for your entry fee payable to Botanical Art and Illustration Program/Alumni Show 2010 (mailing address: Denver Botanic Gardens, 909 York Street, Denver, CO 80206).
Submission Deadline: November 30, 2009
Availability: All artwork must be for sale. Works may not be removed until the close of the exhibition. Denver Botanic Gardens will retain a 30% commission fee for all artwork sold. These profits will benefit the BI program.
Further Information: In order to exhibit the greatest diversity of Colorado native plants, and to avoid duplication, the Botanical Illustration program is keeping a list of plants the artists have chosen to portray. Please notify Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski of your plant choice.
Contacts: Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski, e-mail: bi.dbg@att.net or mervihj@botanicgardens.org, phone: 303-731-3448. Alternate: Kim Manajek, Exhibits Manager, e-mail: manajekk@botanicgardens.org, phone: 720-865-3526.