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The MMFP (administered by the Foundation and Friends of the RBG Kew) enables Brazilian botanical illustrators to study in the UK.
Gustavo Marigo is one of the Margaret Mee Scholars - funded by the Margaret Mee Fellowship - who are taught at Kew by Christobel King. Marigo was the MM Scholar in Botanical Art in 2015. They are pictured in the Brazil - a powerhouse of plants exhibition at Kew in 2016 - see Christobel King and the Margaret Mee Artist Scholars
Banner Image: Gustavo Marigo with two of his paintings at Kew Gustavo Marigo is an award winning natural history and botanical illustrator (MM Scholar 2015). In 2016 he won 2nd prize in the Margaret Flockton Award and had three of his paintings (purchased by Shirley Sherwood) included in 'Brazil - A Powerhouse of Plants' exhibition at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery at Kew. Currently he works on illustration commissions for scientific articles and books and teaches via workshops at the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro plus classes, courses and private lessons. Margaret Mee Fellowship Programme Artist Scholars at Kew
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Artists in Residence |
This is about the new Botanical Artists in Residence Program (BAiR) offered by the Oak Spring Garden Foundation.
VENUE The residency will be at the Oak Spring estate in Upperville, Virginia - the former home of Rachel "Bunny" Mellon who was a philanthropist and patron and botanical art book and art collector.
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE (2020-date) The four botanical artists selected for the 2020 Residencies (of between 2 and 4 weeks) are:
THE 2020 RESIDENCY What was on offer
THE 2021 RESIDENCY The Call for Applications for 2021 will be published later this year.
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This is about the Call for Applications for the 2020 Residency Programme at the Denver Botanic Gardens
CLICK the "Learn More" button above to access the pdf which provides full details. ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE The SBAI at Denver Botanic Gardens has had a number of botanical artists participate in their Residency Programme including:
DURATION OF THE 2020 RESIDENCY
SCOPE OF THE RESIDENCY The scope of this residency features two key elements:
FUNDING AND RESOURCES The resident must provide their own art supplies and equipment, as well as their own travel, transportation, accommodation and related living expenses. However the Gardens offer:
ELIGIBILITY The residency is open to
The Royal College of Physicians in London has had a medicinal garden since 1965.
Between 2010 and 2015 it offered a one year residency for an artist. This involved an exhibition of the artwork produced at the end of the year. EXAMPLE: The artists who have become artist in residence are:
Since 2015, the RCP have had a group of artists who worked to produce a Florilegium Exhibition for the RCO's 500th anniversary - see my blog post about the Illustrated College Herbal Exhibition at the Royal College of Physicians I'm afraid I'm not aware of any proposals to resurrect the "artist in residence" scheme - however it is a useful model for others wishing to develop a similar proposal. |
Travel Scholarships |
Botanical artists have successfully applied for travel scholarships to paint plants in different parts of the world.
The Trust will NOT fund:
EXAMPLE: Caroline Frances-King was awarded a travelling fellowship to travel to China to paint plants discovered by the Irish plant collector Augustine Henry in the late 1800’s. |
Bursaries |
RHS - Dawn Joliffe Botanical Art Award
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This is the only RHS Bursary dedicated to botanical art.
The Dawn Jolliffe Botanical Art Bursary was established in in June 2005 to EITHER: assist a botanical artist to exhibit at one of the RHS shows, OR: to travel in order to paint and/or draw plants in their natural habitats. In terms of who can apply for the bursary:
RHS Bursary recipients produce reports from their experiences which are judged by the RHS Bursaries & Awards Committee. The best of these reports receive prizes
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