This page is devoted to CALLS FOR ENTRIES for Exhibitions of Botanical Art and Illustration
I prefer to focus on OPEN CALLS FOR ENTRIES if possible.
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CONTENTS re. CALLS FOR ENTRIES
Deadlines for:​​

• OPEN Exhibitions - DEADLINES in 2023
• TIPS for those wanting to enter international exhibitions (in progress)
• NOTIFY a Call for Entry: Form to notify me of a Call for Entries - plus information about information required

All exhibitions and art competitions relevant to botanical art and illustration - and notified to me - are

• LISTED BELOW BY DEADLINE DATE 
• NOT by geographical area - because many open exhibitions are now international in terms of entries
• NOT by year of the exhibition - because some have deadline some way in advance of the date of the exhibition

TIP FOR SCAN READERS: Pay attention to the Yellow Summary Box at the start of every Call for Entries.

NOTES:
1) The banner image is three of the six works in the "Endemic Plants of Japan's Ogasawara Islands, A Unesco World Heritage Site" exhibit which won Best Exhibit at the RHS Botanical Art Show 2021 and an RHS Gold Medal for Kimiko Miyahara (Japan)  
2) This page replaces the previous two pages relating to calls for entries in the UK and North America.

OPEN Exhibitions - deadlines in 2023
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Hunt 17th International Triennial Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration
​(Fall 2024)
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The next exhibition celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of the International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration series in 1964.

Exhibition Dates: 2024 (dates to be confirmed)
Venue: Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation, 4909 Frew Street, PITTSBURGH - Gallery on the 5th floor of the Hunt Library building at Carnegie Mellon University.
Deadline for Entries:

• intention to submit: 2 February 2023
• entry: 15 June 2023​

This is my DEDICATED page for the  International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration every three years - which lists past exhibitions, exhibitors and catalogues

Part of the 16th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration (October 2019)

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Who: Eligible artists are all botanical fine artists and illustrators whose:

• work has achieved a standard of excellence and
• who have not yet been represented in the International series. 

What: excellent botanical artwork in any medium on paper or vellum (except photography) 

DEADLINES: Complete and send 

• the 17th International Intent to Submit Form via email or post by 2 February 2023. 
• the 17th International Submission Form via email or post by 15 June 2023.

Call for Entries DOCUMENTS : Links to all relevant documents

• 17th International Submission Guidelines PDF (you are recommended to read this carefully)
• 17th International Intent to Submit Form Text File
• 17th International Submission Form Text File​

DEADLINES IN 2023 NOW PASSED

Society of Botanical Artists - Plantae 2023
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Exhibition dates: 16th-20th May 2023
Venue: Mall Galleries in The Mall, London
Deadline for Entries: midnight on 4th March 2023

REFERENCE:

• Call for Entries for Plantae 2023 | SBA
• See my blog post Plantae 2023: How to exhibit at the SBA's Annual Exhibition

Who can enter: any visual artist, anywhere in the world, can enter if they produce botanical artwork in two or three dimensions - which meets the eligibility criteria (see below).
Eligible artwork: work you are proud of AND

• Predominantly of botanical content.
• Botanically accurate.
• Visually pleasing - with strong wall appeal.
• Up to five artworks
• For sale

In terms of type of artwork and size, artwork will be

• Original Paintings or Drawings - in any media
• or Original Fine Art Prints (all prints MUST be hand pulled and NOT giclee/giclee reproductions)
• or Original Ceramics / Glass / Jewellery - in any media
• Maximum dimension of all 2D and 3D arworks: 120cm on the longest side. 
• Presented in: simple plain mounts and wooden frames (to accommodate mirror plate fixings) ​

Call for entries flyer

The Society invites artists to submit their very best work to our open exhibition. Whether an artist working in watercolour, oils, gouache, graphite, colour pencil or pen & ink, a botanical illustrator, a printmaker, ceramic artists, sculptor, jeweller or glass artist, we are seeking work with a strong exhibiting presence to be part of our show at the Mall Galleries.

American Society of Botanical Artists - 25th Anniversary Annual International

ASBA 25TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
​Exhibition Dates: September 17 – November 26, 2023
Venue: he Studio, Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Frances Drake Blvd, Ross, CA 94957
Deadline for Entries: April 14, 2023

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Who: all ASBA members in good standing, worldwide.
What: ​Three works can be submitted.

• Botanical specimens.
  
• Work may have appeared in regional exhibitions, but should not have been shown in another international juried exhibition of ASBA.
  
• Media accepted Two-dimensional original botanical art. No photography, no digitally generated work, and no three-dimensional work will be accepted.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: DOCUMENTS

• Call for Entries: 26th Anniversary Annual International Exhibition
• ​Downloadable Call for Entries
• ASBA Exhibition webpage 

OPEN Exhibitions - DEADLINES in 2022
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RHS Botanical Art Exhibition 2023
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Exhibition dates: to be determined 2023
Venue: to be determined (Saatchi Gallery, London if the same as 2022)
Deadline for Entries: Tuesday 22nd June 2022
​Full information is set out in the RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show SELECTION MEETING FACTSHEET 2022

​See also the following pages on this website

• RHS Botanical Art Shows
• ARCHIVE: RHS Botanical Art Shows 2007-2021
• ​Tips from RHS Botanical Art Gold Medal Winners (in EDUCATION)

Botanical Illustration is a genre of art that endeavours to faithfully depict and represent the form, colour and detail of a plant, identifiable to species or cultivar level. The best botanical illustration successfully combines scientific accuracy with visual appeal. It must portray a plant with the precision and level of detail for it to be recognised and distinguished from another species. 
RHS Definition of Botanical Illustration 2022

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Applying to exhibit comes in TWO STAGES:

1. application to be approved to exhibit
2. application to exhibit at a specific RHS Botanical Art Show between 2023 and 2027

1. CALL FOR ENTRIES: PICTURE PANEL APPROVAL TO EXHIBIT
Who:  ​Artists who have not previously exhibited at a RHS show must first apply to be approved to exhibit (i.e. meet the standard of required artwork)
What: submit a portfolio to the Picture Panel, for assessment and approval.

• a sample of four pieces of work 
• NOTE: There is no submission form.
• Deadline: for all submissions of portfolios is Tuesday 22nd June 2022

Selection Guidelines: 

• Four pieces of work are to be submitted
• Each piece should be labelled in pencil on the reverse with the artist’s name and address, date produced, medium and the subject or title of the piece of work
• The pieces do not need to be presented on a theme

Selection criteria:

• Quality of botanical illustration
• Quality of the presentation
• Overall impression

The Selection Meeting is on 7th July 2022​

2. RHS BOTANICAL ART SHOWS 2023 - 2027: 
APPLICATION TO EXHIBIT 
Botanical illustration is exhibited at the London Art & Photography Show.  Applications for space to display exhibits of botanical illustration should be made using the online application form emailed by the RHS Shows Department. 

Who: ONLY artists who have

• EITHER been accepted by the Picture Panel are eligible to apply for space. 
• OR are eligible to apply for to exhibit at the RHS Botanical Art Show:
  
  • for 5 years following the date of acceptance,
    
  • or the date of the RHS Botanical Art Show at which they previously exhibited.

Form: online application form emailed by the RHS Shows Department ONLY to eligible artists (i.e. you cannot apply if not approved to exhibit)

This form is automatically sent by the RHS Shows Department following acceptance by the Picture Panel - so long as all address changes are notified to the dept.

Flora of South East Asia

Exhibition dates: 15 November 2022 - 15 February 2023
Venue: Singapore Botanical Gardens
Deadline for Entries: 15 April 2022

This regional exhibition has been organised by four art societies operating in South East Asia and collaborating on this joint exhibition.
​The botanical art societies are:

• ​Botanical Art Society (Singapore),
• Indonesian Society of Botanical Artists,
• Thai Botanical Artists &
• Philippine Botanical Art Society

Please read the Call for Entries document & Information Pack (on Google Drive) 

Alternatively, for a better view follow these steps:

1. Mouseover the PDF on this page and click on the 'pop-out' symbol displayed in the top right corner of the image
2. This will open the PDF document in a separate browser tab
3. You can now download the document to your device by clicking on the 3 dots symbol for More Actions in the top right corner and selecting download

Cover of the Information (in PDF) about the Call for Entries for Flora of South East Asia 2022-2023

TIPS for botanical artists re. entering OPEN exhibitions
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BELOW are links to articles I've written in the past about things artists need to consider when entering an open exhibition or art competition.

If you're considering entering an open exhibition

• EXPENSES: How to calculate the cost of entering a juried art exhibition - it's so exciting creating work for an art competition and hitting all your deadlines. So much so that artists often forget to look at the options and costs of getting their artwork to a competition - and back again if unsold. You can download my free spreadsheet if you need a checklist of what to think about and how to cost out how much an entry actually costs - see A Making A Mark Guide: Analysing the cost of entering a juried art exhibition
• VAT: VAT for non-UK artists and UK exhibition organisers relates to the changes in the VAT rules for INTERNATIONAL artists wanting to enter UK open exhibitions and art competitions but living outside the UK
• WEBSITES: The Websites of Contemporary Painters in the UK - to maximise the benefit of being selected you really need get your website sorted BEFORE you enter a juried art competition or miss out on the traffic when the names of selected artists are announced! (This was written back in 2010! It needs updating - but you might like to reflect on what I was saying then about websites!)

Framing

• Framing for art competitions and open exhibitions - this page on my Art Business Info website provides lots of tips and useful links about:
  • how a frame can help your work get selected
  • how to avoid elimination - due to framing
• This is my list of recommended picture framers - please let me know if you'd like to add yours to my list

Shipping

• This is my page about how to ship art to exhibitions. You might also find the following useful:
  • How to wrap and pack artwork for shipping if you are using post or a courier
  • My advice about packaging materials - for internal and external packing - to avoid artwork being damaged
• The most popular page on my Art Business Info for Artists website - by a long way - is my page about International Art Shipping:How to ship / export art to other countries - If you want to ship art from your country to another but don't know what an EORI number is or what the Customs tariff code is for art you need to read this page!

What stage are you at?

• Pre-selected, selected, long listed, shortlisted, prizewinner - what's in a phrase? - I regularly come across artists who use the wrong terminology to describe the stage they've reached - so here's a short explanation.

You're selected - now what?
You need to tell people generally and also tell those you are trying to get your work in front of e.g. art galleries. 

• How to write a press release ​for an artist or exhibition helps you get your name in your local paper and other journals and/or websites which might be interested.
• How to create a Private View Invitation that works! is about making sure that your invitation to the Private View gets read

NOTIFY a Call for Entries
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ALL Calls for Entries need to relate to OPEN EXHIBITIONS 
​(i.e. not just restricted to members of your art society)

If you want a Call for Entries listed on this page
​you need to provide me with:

• name of reputable organisation organising the exhibition
• state venue and exhibition dates
• state deadline for submissions 
• include a URL for more information: this must link to the website page which is the home to the Call for Entries (do NOT send me to the Home Page of the website - I need the URL for the SPECIFIC PAGE)
• indicate clearly any limitations on entries
• provide an image for the Call for Entries (I will ask for this when I respond to your notification)
• details of the Call for Entries - including ALL relevant info. and advice
  • Entry forms
  • pricing re entry fees
  • Terms and Conditions
  • URL for a digital entry (if applicable)
  • info for international entrants
• precise and useful information in your Call for Entries document about:
  • what the exhibition organiser will provide
  • what the artist entering the open exhibition / competition will provide

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