ASBA: Calls for Entries

March – May, 2011

The Inaugural New York Botanical Garden Triennial Exhibition
Green Currency: Plants and the Economy

The New York Botanical Garden
200^th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10458

JURORS OF SELECTION; Michael Balick, Director, Institute of Economic Botany;

Susan Fraser, Director of the Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden;

Katie Lee, Artist

AWARDS: Dr. Shirley Sherwood will be the juror to award gold, silver, and bronze medals.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all current individual ASBA members, (dues paid), worldwide.

SUBJECT: Botanical specimens.

THEME: ECONOMIC BOTANY. Included subject matter would be such plants as those used in medicines, food, clothing, building materials, and other plants with monetary value. Work may have appeared in regional or invitational exhibitions, but may not have been shown in another international juried exhibition of the ASBA.

MEDIA: Original two-dimensional botanical art and illustration.

SUBMISSIONS:

Digital files only: 300 dpi, image 8"high, jpeg

Submitted on CD labeled with artist's name and name(s) of artwork(s) in marker, no paper labels, please. Individual files on disk labeled with artwork title, size, and medium. CD will not be returned.

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ASBA Exhibits Entry Form

Send check for U.S. $25, payable to the ASBA, entry form, 1 – 3 images on CD to: American Society of Botanical Artists, Att: Carol Woodin, American Society of Botanical Artists, The New York Botanical Garden, 200^th St. and Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Submissions due August 27, 2010.

PRESENTATION:

Accepted artwork will be no larger than 48” X 40” framed.

Accepted artwork must have white or off-white matting.

Work is accepted for hanging only if under plexiglas, no glass is

allowed. The frame must be simple, light to medium brown, and a simple “L” (gallery frame) profile. Work must be wired for hanging, and framed to a professional standard. Artwork not framed in this manner will be brought into compliance at the artist’s expense, or it will not be hung.

SHIPPING ARTWORK and INSURANCE: Selected artwork must be wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard or plastic box that can be reused for return shipping. If using a wooden crate, screws, not nails, must be used. NO styrofoam "peanuts." Work shipped with styrofoam "peanuts" will be not be unpacked, and will be returned immediately.

Artists are responsible for cost of shipping and insurance to and from The New York Botanical Garden. Work may be shipped via UPS, Fed Ex, or U.S. Mail.

A prepaid, return shipping order and label from the artist must be included for the return of the artwork. Artwork is insured while at the New York Botanical Garden. Return shipping of work to non-US members will be handled individually with each artist.

THE ASBA RETAINS THE RIGHT TO NOT HANG ANY WORK WHEN RECEIVED, if the framing is inadequate, the work is packed in styrofoam peanuts, or the quality of the artwork differs greatly from that represented by the submission materials.

SALE OF WORKS: Works must be for sale, and may not be removed until the close of the exhibition. If your work is sold, 40% of the sale price will be retained (20% by NYBG and 20% by ASBA). If accepted, it is the artist's responsibility to be sure the artwork is available. If, after being accepted, the artwork is withdrawn before the exhibition, the artist will not be allowed to show in any ASBA exhibition for the following two years.

PUBLICITY: If accepted, your images may be used in publicity related to the exhibition.

CONTACT: Carol Woodin, email cjwoodin@me.com, or phone 866-691-9080.

Chapter Calls for Entries

October 27 – 29, 2011

“Small Works” 2011 ASBA Conference Exhibition

Boston Marriott Newton, Massachusetts

Each registered attendee at the 2011 ASBA conference may enter one “Small Work” for a non-juried exhibition in any two-dimensional original medium of any botanical subject. The exhibition will be open to the public and there will be a catalog. Artists will take their artwork home after close of conference on Saturday evening. Original packing material will not be available for taking the artwork home.

Framing will be as per ASBA standards with the maximum outside frame size – no exceptions – no larger than 9” in one dimension along outer edge and no larger than 12” in the other dimension along outer edge. Complete requirements will be published in the December 2010 TBA.

Submission Deadline: August 1, 2011

Contact: More information will be available on ASBA website soon or e-mail questions to: smallworks2011@nesbaartists.org

The World is Watching the ASBA!

Current members of ASBA are eligible to have a page in the Members Gallery. All of the pages can be accessed from the World Wide Web. If you would like to participate, send a brief bio of 250 words or less and contact information, as well as two digital images of your artwork. Digital images should be of excellent quality and corrected to eliminate unwanted color casts and backgrounds. Images should be JPEG files (.jpg), no more than 300 DPI and should not exceed a height or width of 600 pixels. Please include titles and media with the images.

Send completed package to Alice Tangerini via email to: tangerinia@si.edu

ASBA Exhibition Policy

All images should be of work executed by hand in traditional botanical media. The subject plant must be the prominent feature of the work. Though the Member Gallery is not juried, please note that all submissions will be vetted for appropriateness to the Mission and Definition of the ASBA:

The American Society of Botanical Artists, Inc. (ASBA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting public awareness of botanical art and to encouraging the development of this continuing artistic tradition. The botanical art tradition combines science and art. Botanical artists seek to understand the structure of plants and to communicate this knowledge to their audience in an aesthetically pleasing manner. While botanical art encompasses a range of styles, the focus of the ASBA is on work that conforms to the above definition, whether it takes the form of scientific illustration or realistic drawing and painting of botanical subjects.