Exhibit CALL

Call for Exhibit Entries

BIENNALE OF BOTANICAL FINE ART 2013

BIENNALE OF BOTANICAL FINE ART 2013 :
Medicinal Plants in the Southern Hemisphere of South Africa
By Margaret Johnston

Location: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa
Exhibit Dates: August 20 - September 15, 2013
Submission Deadline: June 27, 2013

As new member of the GNSI, I was excited to travel to South Africa and found myself amazed by the wonders not only of The Cape Floristic Region, but also by the beauty of the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden.

The Cape Floristic Region lies in the Western Cape of South Africa; it is mainly a Mediterranean climate. The diversity of the fynbos (the natural shrubland or heathland vegetation...

HIV Visualization Challenge

Former GNSI member Graham Johnson has been focusing on molecular illustration tools the past few years. He has an illustration/animation challenge that is part of the rolling out of these new tools. The Contest is that is closing Monday. But if you have nothing to do this weekend and would like to enter some of the categories read on. This works with the major 3D packages as well as the free Blender, and a few more obscure packages:

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I'm a former GNSI member and long standing AMI member (just ran out of time to be involved with too many organizations over the years (last GNSI I attended was in Montana ~2007?), but I'm sure I'll be back some day.)

In my lab at UCSF and my former lab at Scripps, we have developed two software packages that...

16th biennial Juried Exhibition of the Illustrators Club

The Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia (IC for short) has issues their annual Exhibit Call. The show is open to all illustrators in the Mid-Atlantic region. If you would like to show your art to a wider audience this might be the opportunity for you. The group is well award of science and nature illustration. They even have a science/medical illustrator on the judging panel.

The announcement is below.

It’s our Sweet Sixteen!

The 16th biennial Juried Exhibition of the DC/MD/VA Illustrators Club will be held at PEPCO's beautiful Edison Place Gallery in downtown DC. The exhibition will run from June 10through July 13, 2013 and will feature works chosen by our group of eminent judges.

All the...

GNSI 2013 Member's Exhibit Call

All GNSI members in good standing are invited to enter their work in the 2013 Annual Members’ Exhibit!

CALL Deadline Extended!

ONLINE: by midnight, April 16

When Ready: ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM

BY MAIL: The April 11th deadline has passed

PRINTED REGISTRATION FORM (PDF)

This juried show will be exhibited at the Dorr Museum, on the campus of the College Of The Atlantic, Bar harbor, ME, site of the 2013 GNSI Annual Conference.

Members are invited to submit up to two entries; exhibit space is limited. Works up to 30” wide (framed) are prefered. There is limited space available...

Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

Entries are open to the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, a unique opportunity for talented artists to immerse themselves in the wonders of science.

It challenges them to use skills in their chosen media to interpret the natural world and contribute to the great environmental debates facing our planet.

The Waterhouse is a valuable fixture in the Australian art world and offers artists a platform to showcase their skills, and make a statement about the scientific issues affecting us today. Submissions are encouraged from artists from all over the world. The home of the prize - the South Australian Museum - continues to inspire artists with its world-class scientific research and collections.

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AOI Illustration Awards Call

The AOI Illustration Awards are the most comprehensive and highest profile illustration awards based in the UK. The AOI Illustration Awards will promote exceptional work by illustrators and present illustration as a major force in global visual culture. The awards are international and open to illustrators worldwide working across all sectors and in any medium.

There are two main awards:

NEW TALENT AWARD for work by students and new graduates
PROFESSIONAL AWARD for work by professional illustrators

There are eight categories - Advertising, Books, Children's Books, Design, Editorial...

GNSI Great Lakes Exhibit Call

Great Lakes Exhibit Opportunity

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 14, 2013 LOCATION: Fernwood Botanical Gardens, Niles, MI EXHIBIT DATES: February 28 -April 14, 2013 OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, March 3, 3:30-5:50 pm

The GNSI Great Lakes Chapter invites all GNSI members residing in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan to join their exhibit at the Fernwood Botanical Garden in Niles, Michigan. The title of the exhibit is Great Lakes Chapter of the Guild of Natural Scientific Illustrators Exhibit: Spring Botanicals.

Up to three images may be submitted. Please identify image files with your name, subject, size and medium. Only JPEG digital files will be...

Plants, Birds & Pollinators — Art Serving Science

Mark your calendar and plan an entry!

The Denver Botanic Gardens and the GNSI are pleased to announce a premier juried exhibition opportunity for GNSI members only, highlighting the subject matter of plants, birds, and pollinators. Subjects may include plants only or animals only (birds, mammals, insects, reptiles & amphibians, etc), but judging weight will be given to images that emphasize plants and their relationships with their pollinators.

Original art only (includes prints of digital works) in 2- or 3-dimensions. Jurying emphasis will be on both artistic excellence and scientific accuracy.

The GNSI is excited to co-host this excellent opportunity for our members to showcase (and maybe sell!) their...

Virtual Art Exhibit Call For Entries : Darwin

The website Science Art-Nature has posted a Call For Entries for a virtual art exhibit entitled Window On Evolution: An Artistic Celebration of Charles Darwin, commemorating Darwin Day, February 12, 2013. Each selected piece of art must portray a narrative about evolution. Visit the Science Art-Nature website for the entry form and detailed information.

A $15 donation will cover processing the first entry, and $5 is needed for each additional entry. Save 30% ($5) on your first entry by confirming your intention to submit your form, jpg, and donation by October 1st.

AWARDS: The jury will determine the Grand Prize award of $800; the first place award of $300 and the second place award of $150.

SUBMISSION...

Exhibit Call: Pollination: Evolving Miracles

Pollination: Evolving Miracles
April 19-June 7, 2013
Atrium Art Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College
51 Westminster Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240

Call-for-Entries
An all media exhibit on artistic interpretations of pollination including flowering plants, pollinators, and
the lively environment they intersect. Related topics can include seeds, flower anatomy, pollen grains,
chemistry, genetics, and other areas that relate to the pollination process. Pollen vectors (pollinators) can
include native bees such as orchard mason bees, miner bees, and bumblebees, beetles, flies (syrphid
flies, hover flies, etc), honey bees, butterflies, moths, wasps, and hummingbirds.

All...