GNSI-CA's regular meeting locations include a joint show at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and the Science Illustration Program at California State University, Monterey Bay. We offer our members lectures, demonstrations, workshops and field trips, as well as opportunities for group exhibitions. Anyone interested in scientific illustration is welcome to attend our meetings.
OFFICERS
President: | Emily Coren (Em) emilycoren@gmail.com | Secretary, Website: | Christine Elder (831) 227-6996 christine_elder@yahoo.com |
Museum Coordinator: | Diane Sands gnsi.ca@gmail.com | Treasurer: | Larry Lavendel |
For more ways of staying in touch with your Guild Members, please check out...
The GNSI-CA Guild Website
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And our brand new GNSI-CA Meet-up Group
Announcements/Events/Reports
GNSI-CA May Meeting
GNSI-CA May Meeting
May 5th, noon-4pm. Department of Energy
Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek
Among the activities of the day will be to meet as a community to hear and see a JGI "lay of the land" by JGI Public Affairs Manager, David Gilbert, a tour of the facility by scientific staff, including two different DNA sequencing platforms and an emerging single-cell genomics pipeline.
NCSWA Spring Dinner: Resetting the Aging Clock
Hello Californian Illustrators!
In the interest of building a stronger more collaborative science communication community, the Northern California Science Writers Association (NCSWA) has graciously invited us to join them at their Spring Dinner. If you are interested in attending the details are as follows: (if you are coming please also let me know, so I have some idea of how many of our members are there)
~Em
GNSI-CA April: Copyright and Internet
GNSI-CA April Meeting: Everything you ever wanted to know about copyright and the Internet but didn't know to ask Saturday April 21st 6-9pm Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114, (http://www.randallmuseum.org/)
GNSI-CA Chapter Hike
Hiking and Sketching at Muir Woods http://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htmMarch 11th, 2012 at Noon.
Meet at the plaza (wide open area) in front of the visitor center. We will take a one hour hike out to Cathedral Grove and back, with 1hr. stops to sketch at bridge #2 and the 2nd boardwalk. There is $7 park fee, and is otherwise free to members, $10 for non-members. Bring a sit-upon, a lunch and your sketching materials. Permit parking only, strictly enforced, please carpool as much as possible. A park naturalist, Marvin Craiger will join us for the first hour.
I Love Science Illustration Party
Our next meeting will be our annual Holiday Party:
I Love Science Illustration Party
Feb 11th, 2012 at Em Coren's house in Santa Cruz, at noon.
The address is 514 Barson Street Apt.C, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
Come and visit with other local-ish science illustrators! This is our semi-annual, non-traditional holiday party. Bring your portfolio, sketching materials in case the weather is nice, and a smile.
Please RSVP by Feb 8th to emilycoren@gmail.com
SCMNH Art of Nature Deadline Approacheth
Hi All.
Don't forget to send me your images for entry to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History show Art of Nature before the deadline of January 31st! The show runs 4/7-6/3 and already has tours booked to see it! Be a part of this beloved show!
Diane T
gnsi ca exhibits coordinator
Rare Books - Northern-CA GNSI May Meeting
On Sunday May 15, 11 a.m. Northern-CA GNSI members will get a tour of the California Academy of Sciences Library, and visit rare books of early natural history illustrations. Catesby, the Temple of Flora, Frances Willughby's Ornithology, Audubon, flowers, birds, engravings... special requests welcome! No tickets needed!
We'll meet inside the rear entrance at 11 a.m., then go up with the librarian as a group. Note the Bay to Breakers may affect parking/traffic, come early. Consider sketching in the museum afterwards. See you there!
GNSI-Northern CA News
Calls for Entry into the Art of Nature Show: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, April 9–June, 2011 were sent to chapter members. The exhibit will emphasize land plants, animals, fungi and habitats fitting the museum’s focus on terrestrial inhabitants of California, and images of specific animals are desired.
Leadership Opportunities: Our chapter needs enthusiastic people to plan activities (exhibits, field trips, workshops, lectures).
GNSI-CA: Autumn Meeting in Monterey
WHEN: Saturday, October 16th, 10:30 AM
WHAT: Our featured speaker : Nancy Barr
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Web/Print Project Manager (www.mbari.org)
