This page is devoted to CALLS FOR ENTRIES for Open Exhibitions of Botanical Art and Illustration

​Calls for Entries listed on this page are limited to OPEN EXHIBITIONS ONLY
(i.e. not just restricted to members of your art society)
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CONTENTS re. CALLS FOR ENTRIES
Deadlines for:

• OPEN Exhibitions - Deadlines in 2021
• OPEN Exhibitions - Deadlines in 2022 
• 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 OPEN exhibitions and art competitions relevant to botanical art and illustration are LISTED BY DEADLINE DATE - and not by geographical area or year of the exhibition

This is because many open exhibitions are now international in terms of entries

NOTE: This page replaces the previous two pages relating to calls for entries in the UK and North America.

OPEN Exhibitions - deadlines in 2022
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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

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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Hunt 17th International Triennial Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration
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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​

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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