Australia’s leading contemporary botanical art exhibition Botanica returns to the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Over 50 contributing artists, including many preeminent botanical artists from Australia and beyond will be on show.A showcase of internationally recognised, new and emerging botanical artists. Exhibited works include both traditional and wider artistic interpretations of botanical art, in a broader range of mediums including painting, drawing, photography, ceramic, mixed media, paper and textile works. Entry is free. All work will be for sale with funds raised going towards the vital work of the Gardens.
Event Details
Botanica de Materia Medica: Plants X Healing
When: July 29 till August 13, 2023 Where: Lion Gate Lodge, The Royal Botanic Garden, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney
Cost: Free Entry to the exhibition. Launch and other events vary in pricing.
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Our Food with Friends Café, a Curators Tour, Botanical Art workshop (painting medicinal plants from your garden), and Plants to Medicine Tour with our Volunteer Guides will all be part of the accompanying exhibition programme.
We encourage the sale of all works of art, as proceeds support both the talented artists and Foundation and Friends of the Botanic Gardens.
Please contact botanica@botanicgardens.nsw.gov.au for images.
For more details about the artists or their works, organise and interview with the Curator, Judy Dunstan or any of the artists, or to arrange a complimentary media pass or press pack contactMeredith.kirton@botanicgardens.nsw.gov.au
