'Our Plants - Past, Present and Future'

O Tātou Tipu o Mua - o Ināianei me te Āpōpō' 

'Botanical Art Worldwide' is happening again! 

After the huge success of the inaugral exhibition in 2018, we are doing it all again.

New Zealand is one of 30+ countries taking part and we are looking for artists to submit botanically accurate 2D work to this juried exhibition. 
We wish to help people understand the problems associated with monoculture of the food and other crops we rely on so the theme this time is ‘Crop Diversity’ and covers heritage crops, their wild relatives, ancient crops as well as useful crops grown in NZ.

The goals of this exhibition are:

• To link the world’s people with plants through botanical art

• To build partnerships between artists, institutions, scientists and the public

• To increase appreciation and understanding of the world’s precious plant diversity by encouraging people to think about the problems associated with monoculture of the food and other crops we rely on

• To acknowledge and build upon the increasing connections between botanical artists worldwide

Who can enter - Anyone resident in NZ or NZ citizens living abroad are welcome to enter any 2D work which fits the theme – read more about the theme here.
This will be a juried exhibition, but we are hoping for a diverse range of subjects and mediums used. Unfortunately digital work, AI generated and photography will not be considered. 

Terms and conditions - read them here.

Submissions for artwork are now open and close 5pm 22^nd November.

The exhibition will open March 2025 in Auckland then travelling until December to Wellington and Ashburton.

‘World Day of Botanical Art’ is on 18^th May 2025 and there will be a range of talks, artist demonstrations and workshops over that weekend, yet to be arranged.

You can find out more on our website and about the global aspect of the exhibition here.