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• CALL for Entries 2017 "Inspired by Nature" GRC Annual Exhibit

  • Start
    04 Aug 2017
  • End
    02 Oct 2017
  • Location
    submit entries NOW through Oct. 2

  This is the CALL for Entries for the Great River Chapter 10th Annual Exhibit, to be shown at the Ames Center, Burnsville MN.  This year, we ask that you deliver your artwork directly to the gallery on November 27 (the Monday after Thanksgiving).  If you are unable, please coordinate with a friend to bring your framed artwork and completed signed waiver form.  See instructions in downloadable documents below.

  SCHEDULE for this exhibit:
  

  August 4, 2017, Friday: first date to submit your entries.

  October 2, Monday: last date to submit entries.

  October 6, Friday: accepted entries notified by this date.
  

  November 27, Monday: deliver artwork to Ames Center in Burnsville between 11:00am – 5:00pm.

  Nov. 29, Wednesday: Opening reception 6:00 - 8:00 pm.  Exhibit up through December 31.

  January 2, 2018, Tuesday: Pick up artworks at Ames Center in Burnsville between 11:00am and 5:00pm.
  

  Current members of the Great River Chapter are invited to enter paintings or drawings in our 10th Annual Exhibit "Inspired by Nature".

  Artwork is expected to reflect the rich tradition of botanical art and adhere to the high standards of botanical accuracy and skilled use of media. Artwork is limited to two-dimensional original botanical art where the primary subject matter is plant or mushroom.
  

  Entry fee is  $20 for up to three artworks.  Your drawing or painting, including the frame, may be offered for sale during the exhibit; Ames Center will handle sales and collect a 25% commission.
  

  

  Download “Call for Entries” document for full details.

  
  

  Click here for Entry Form.

  
  

  Click here for Waiver Form.
  

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• Wildflower Seed Collection for Three Rivers Parks

  • When
    05 Sep 2017
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Savage MN 55378

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  Last year’s seed collection event was such a pleasure we decided to repeat it. You and your guests are invited to join a prairie hike and volunteer to collect native seeds for the Three Rivers Park District.  Help the Park District’s ongoing work to propagate and manage over 1200 acres of restored prairie. Learn about prairies and how to identify many plants.
  
  If this date is not possible for you, please know there are many other dates available to help the Park District on your own. Go to https://www.threeriversparks.org/page/prairie-seed-collection  and click on “Find a seed collecting event.”
  
  The Park staff provides training and seed collection bags at the start of each session, then the group drives or hikes to a remote area of the park to gather seeds. The seeds are donated to the Park. Collecting sessions are scheduled for 3 hours but our group is welcome to commit to just 2 hours. Then we’ll break for a bag lunch at the park center where there are restrooms and water, and optional sketching time if you want.

  
  

  Dress for the weather. Bring your lunch and something to drink; sketching materials optional.
  
  Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve is approximately 15 miles south of the intersection of I-35 & I-494 in Bloomington.

  NOTE: Driving directions will be at the bottom of e-mailed confirmation that we'll send when you register.

  Click here for general MAP
  
  Registration
  Registration opens August 4, 2017.  Please register at GRC website http://grcbotanicalartists.org/event-2588779, so we may give an accurate count to the Park staff and notify you of any last-minute changes. If you must cancel please notify a board member.
  

  
  Itinerary
  10:20 Arrive at Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
  10:30 Meet with staff (driving directions in confirmation e-mail) for instructions and hike/drive to collection site
  10:30 - 12:30 Collect prairie seeds for Three Rivers
  12:30 Return to park center for bag lunch and optional sketching
  
  Important Information – Please Read
  ·    Please be on time.
  ·    Training and collection bags are provided at the start time,   10:30 a.m.
  ·    Call the hotline at 763-694-7849 on the day of the collection to find out any last minute changes.
  ·    Collecting is done at a remote site in the park, away from restrooms and water.
  
  More about Three Rivers seed collection and Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
  https://www.threeriversparks.org/page/prairie-seed-collection
  https://www.threeriversparks.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/activities/seed-collection-info-packet.pdf
  https://www.threeriversparks.org/location/murphy-hanrehan-park-reserve

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• Annual Conference - American Society of Botanical Artists

  • Start
    12 Oct 2017
  • End
    14 Oct 2017
  • Location
    San Francisco CA

  Annual Conference - American Society of Botanical Artists   San Mateo Marriott and Filoli

  The 2017 ASBA Conference and Annual Meeting will be held October 12, 13, 14, near San Francisco.  Sessions and exhibits will be at the San Mateo Marriott and at Filoli, one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century including a spectacular 16-acre English Renaissance garden. Our host chapter is the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists.

  The complete 2017 conference schedule and registration information is posted on the ASBA website and will be an insert in the June issue of The Botanical Artist.  Registration will begin on July 22. Watch for e-mails with details.

  Enjoy three days of workshops, lectures, demonstrations, tours, exhibitions, portfolio sharing, personal and professional interaction and social events.  Educational activities during the conference will include exciting half- and full-day classes in various media, techniques and topics, by noted artists.  Participants may drop in on the all-day Open Studio, or choose a field trip.  Don’t miss the lively lecture by acclaimed nature artist and author John Muir Laws.

   

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• Annual Meeting - Great River Chapter ASBA

  • When
    04 Nov 2017
  • Location
    Minneapolis - St. Paul MN

  NOTE: new timing this year!  Saturday, November 4, 2017, is the date set for our 2017 annual meeting of all chapter members. 
  

  Please plan to join us, enjoy lunch and casually mingle with fellow botanical enthusiasts.  This will be your opportunity to catch up with friends you haven't seen lately, or meet new like-minded friends.
  

  Details to follow -- SAVE the DATE !
  

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• 2017 "Inspired by Nature"

  • Start
    29 Nov 2017
  • End
    31 Dec 2017
  • Location
    Ames Center, Burnsville

  Start planning and painting now!

  Great River Chapter of the ASBA has been showing members' botanical artworks in an annual show, "Inspired by Nature" since 2008.  Each year, the exhibit has grown in the number of participating artists, number of botanical artworks entered, and interest by the community. 
  

  In 2017, we enthusiastically announce our Tenth annual exhibit.  Members of GRC can enter up to three pieces in this exhibit.
  

  For details, click on the "Call for Entries" on the home page "Upcoming Events and Activities for You".
  

  
  

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