Open to members only. The AGM will include an election to replace outgoing Secretary Colette Roberts. We're delighted to say that our guest speaker at this year's meeting is Zoë Devlin, who will give a talk and AV presentation on Irish indigenous plants. Zoë is of course the mentor for our new Botanical Art Worldwide […]
An opportunity for members to spend time painting together in a beautiful environment. At 10:00 on the Saturday, the artists pick plants of their choice from the Glebe garden and return to the studio to spend the next two days painting, breaking occasionally for coffee and lunch. Members make their own arrangements for accommodation available […]
Free event, open to both ‘friend’ and ‘artist’ members. No limit to the number of members attending, but bookings are required for lunch in the new Green Barn Restaurant. Lesley Fennell has very kindly offered the use of her studio for those wishing to paint. There is also a new art gallery. A sample menu […]
One-day workshop with Anne Bebbington of the Institute of Analytical Plant Illustration, author of Understanding the Flowering Plants. The workshop will include a lot of practical work and will consider which features of a plant are likely to be botanically important and need particular attention in an illustrated plant study. This workshop will be very […]
One-day workshop with Anne Bebbington of the Institute of Analytical Plant Illustration, author of Understanding the Flowering Plants. The workshop will include a lot of practical work and will consider which features of a plant are likely to be botanically important and need particular attention in an illustrated plant study. This workshop will be very […]
This workshop will focus on the Botanical Art Worldwide project, and Deborah will provide support to participants for work in progress, as well as more general assistance. The workshop limited to 12 participants. Artists may book for one day only. Fee (€35, to cover costs) is payable in advance before Friday 15th September.
This workshop will focus on the Botanical Art Worldwide project and Deborah will provide support to participants for work in progress as well as more general assistance. The workshop is limited to 12 participants. Artists may book for one day only. The fee (€35 per person to cover expenses) is payable in advance before Friday […]
This event is offered to all members and is free of charge. It takes place in the lovely Glebe House and Gallery, where members paint plants from the gardens for two days. Curator Adrian Kelly is very obliging and makes sure we have everything we need. Members make their own arrangements for accommodation and bring […]
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 10th of March at 1pm in the National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre Lecture Theatre. We have plenty to report and will cover the following: Membership renewals from 12 noon Update on Éireannach project: the Steering Committee will update us on progress Committee Elections - see below […]
**The workshop on Thursday 23rd is fully booked. A couple of places are still available for Friday 24th. ** We are delighted to welcome Christabel King to the National Botanic Gardens to provide two workshops in Botanical Illustration to ISBA members. Christabel King (GM FSBA, FLS) has taught many of today's contemporary botanical artists. She graduated in […]
**This workshop is fully booked out** We are delighted to welcome Ann Swan to the National Botanic Gardens to provide a workshop in coloured pencil techniques to ISBA members. Ann Swan is one of the UK’s leading botanical artists working in pencil and coloured pencil; well known for her fine detail, vibrant colour and strong contemporary […]
Well be holding our AGM in the Visitor Centre Lecture Theatre at the National Botanic Gardens. We'll be taking membership renewals before the official start of the meeting. As well as the normal business matters during the AGM, we'll have an update on our new project for 2019-20 from its Steering Committee. Following the meeting, […]
Our new project is underway! If you'd like an opportunity to find out more about how you can approach your work, how sketchbook pages can be created and later bound, join Noeleen Frain for a one-day workshop in Drumcondra, Dublin. As well as being an accomplished botanical artist, Noeleen is a skilled and experienced calligrapher, […]
This event is offered to all members and is free of charge. It takes place in the lovely Glebe House and Gallery, where members paint plants from the gardens for two days. It's a great chance to meet and draw/paint alongside other members. Curator Adrian Kelly is very obliging and makes sure we have everything […]
As part of our Sceitse project support, members only get a chance to join botanical artist and journal maker Claire Ward for a sketchbook workshop in the National Botanic Gardens on 17 May, from 10 until 4. Cost €35.
A get-together for members: meet up for coffee if you wish, and if you have questions about Sceitse, our Sketchbook Project, come meet Sketchbook Committee members and ISBA Committee members who'll be available for chat, discussion and advice. (Thanks to ISBA member Loredana Geninazza for her sketch which features here).
We'll be holding our AGM in the Visitor Centre Lecture Theatre at the National Botanic Gardens. We'll be taking membership renewals before the official start of the meeting. As well as the normal business matters during the AGM, it will be the hand-in day for our 2020 Sceitse/Sketchbook project. If you've any questions between now […]
**We regret that due to the current situation regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we have had to cancel this workshop** We're delighted to have Sarah Morrish provide two one-day workshops for members; they'll be held in the National Botanic Gardens. Sarah is a UK-based botanical and natural history artist who uses a variety of media for her work. Pen […]
Due to Covid restrictions, we'll hold our Annual General Meeting online (Zoom) this year and we hope that as many of you as possible can attend. We were unable to meet up last year and while an online meeting is a poor substitute, it is important for us to complete the necessary business of the […]
