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Worldwide Day of Botanical Art 2025 - come and help us celebrate

03 May 2025
Come and celebrate Worldwide Day of Botanical Art 2025, free artist demonstrations and talks over the weekend of 17 and 18 May

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Botanical Art Society of New Zealand
May 3, 2025

 

Sunday May 18 2025 is designated Worldwide Day of Botanical Art. 

COME ALONG AND JOIN IN THE CELEBRATIONS:

  • ALL WEEKEND AT THE AUCKLAND BOTANIC GARDENS
  • Botanical Art Worldwide exhibition showcasing 47 stunning artworks by 30 New Zealand artists
  • See a slideshow of over 1000 botanical artworks from the 30 countries taking part - showing all day on a big screen
  • Meet artists in the gallery or drawing in the gardens - why not bring your sketchbook and join them!
  • View beautiful botanical art books in the gardens library

 

Find out more about the exhibition HERE

SATURDAY 17 MAY

ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS
in the Library Foyer 10am - 4pm
10am – 11.30am:
Jennifer Duval-Smith watercolour
Megan Lockwood watercolour

11.30am - 1pm:
Lesley Alexanderpen & ink
Val Cuthbert lino and geli plate printing

1pm - 2.30pm:
Sandra Morris Plant printing
TBC

2.30pm - 4pm:
Sandra Morris colour pencil
TBC


 

SUNDAY 18 MAY

9am - we start the day with a Powhiri. If you wish to come along, be outside the visitor centre at 8.45am

ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS
in the Library Foyer 10am - 1.30pm
10am - 11.15am
TBC

11.15am - 12.30pm
Lesley Alexander Watercolour on vellum

12.30pm - 1.30pm
Erin Forsyth gouache

 

2pm - ‘Te korowai o Papatuanuku – the Cloak of the Earth Mother’, 
a talk by Dr Nick Roskruge. Free to attend but numbers are limited. Please RSVP with numbers attending to friendsofabg@gmail.com by Thursday, May 8th

Watch the powhiri and artist demonstrations for the inaugral Botanical Art Worldwide in 2018 below - 

 

 

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