News and Events
As most people are able to attend the Tuesday and Wednesday painting sessions.
We are having some workshops throughout the year - teh new programme will be published shortly.
The Society for Botanical Artists

Some serious concentration with members busy painting sunflowers
The Society for Botanical Artists currentt exhibition "Plantae 2024" is online. The invitation to submit paints for their 2025 exhibition is open. The exhibition is on-line only. Please visit their website to access the exhibition. https://www.soc-botanical-artists.org/exhibitions/plantae-2024/
Association of Botanical Artists
The Association of Botanical Artists (ABA), formally ABBA, has its latest exhibition online.
Their latest exhibition "Plants for Pollinators" is available to view on-line-
https://www.assocbotanicalartists.com/post/the-aba-gallery-5. This is available until May 2025.
Botanical Art Worldwide exhibition 2025, is an international juried exhibition, open to all botanical artists.
On the 18th May 2025 Botanical Art societies from around the world are coming together to celebrate the medium of botanical art with a truly international exhibition.
Details of the theme "Crop Diversity". Dates for submission have now closed. and how to submit your artwork is on the ABA website.
2025 BPAB Workshops
Dates Subject Speaker/Tutor
11 Feb Botany of plants Annie Morris
12 March Under construction
15 April
14th May
10th June
15th July
12th August
17th Sept
14th Oct Seeds and nuts
17th Nov
16th Dec Christmas scenes
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All workshops, start at 10:30 unless stated otherwise - this is to give you time to order your coffee and settle down. Details on equipment requirements will be sent out prior to the workshops.
It is proposed we oirganise some Taster Days for beginners to try their hand at botanical art.
Botanical Painters at Brackenwood AGM
The next Annual General Meeting is being held on 15th January 2024 at 10:30.
The current committee comprises:
Annie Morris as Chair
Helen Grandy as Secretary
Sheila Liddle as Treasurer and Webmaster
Andrea Pomroy
Lin Merchant
Sheila Murray