IRISH SOCIETY OF BOTANICAL ARTISTS

Vibrant Flowers – Botanical Art Workshop, Bantry House

Bantry House and Gardens Bantry, Cork, Ireland

Learn how to capture the vibrant colours of flowers in watercolour. This class will teach you how to mix colours to create an array of lush hues, and simple watercolour techniques used by botanical artists to paint realistic flowers. Price €50 Paper and paints supplied All levels welcome

€50

Talk by Dr E. Charles Nelson

National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland

We were honoured and delighted to have Dr Charles Nelson FLS VMM write the foreword to Heritage Irish Plants - Plandaí Oidhreachta last year. Dr Nelson's article provided an insightful and comprehensive overview of the history of botanical illustration and of uniquely Irish garden plant cultivars on this small island. We're equally delighted to say that […]

Free

An Evening Celebration of Orchids in Botanical Art

National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland

Hosted by the ISBA in association with the Dublin Orchid Fair. The RHS Orchid Committee and its artists: a history of the RHS orchid award paintings A talk by Clare Hermans, Chairman of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Orchid committee, author of many articles and co-author of Orchids of Madagascar and a research fellow of the […]

Free

An Introduction to Botanical Illustration

Schoolhouse for Art The Square, Enniskerry, Wicklow, Ireland

Botanical Illustration is the art of depicting plants for scientific purposes and has been practiced for centuries. Mostly executed in watercolour, botanical paintings highlight beauty & detail, while often creating beautiful artwork. In this practical workshop participants will be guided throught the stages of drawing and painting a chosen subject, while learning about the history of this […]

€180

Éireannach – Botanical Art Worldwide – Ireland Exhibition

National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland

Running from 06 to 27 May, this exhibition will provide a chance to see beautiful depictions of Ireland's native plants by Ireland's botanical artists. Running in tandem with exhibitions all over the world, it will provide a chance to see, on 18 May (Worldwide Day of Botanical Art), digital displays of native plants painted by artists […]

Free

Botanical Art with Jane Stark

Burren College of Art Ballyvaughan, Clare, Ireland

This workshop is designed for those who have some experience in the basics of botanical art and flower painting and would like to further develop their skills through an intensive five days of drawing and painting. Emphasis is on individual tuition and allowing students to work at their own pace and level of experience. Handouts on […]

€385

Éireannach – Worldwide Day of Botanical Art – Exhibition and ISBA Open Day

National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland

To coincide with Éireannach and the Worldwide Day of Botanical Art,  we will be hosting an open day that will include a tour of the exhibition at 3.00pm with wildflower author Zoe Devlin (Wildflowers of Ireland), painting demonstrations throughout the day and a chance to meet the artists involved.  On this day we will start […]

Free

6th Annual Botanical & Floral Art in Bloom Exhibition

Phoenix Park Visitor Centre Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland

The sixth annual Botanical and Floral Art in Bloom open submission exhibition will take place as part of Bloom 2018 from Thursday 31 May to the end of June 2018 at the Visitor Centre in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Please note the new extended exhibition time. The OPW Visitor’s Centre have kindly offered us the exhibition […]

Free

Botanical Illustration workshops with Christabel King

National Botanic Gardens, Curvilinear Room National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Ireland

**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 […]

€35

Coloured Pencil workshop with Ann Swan

National Botanic Gardens, Curvilinear Room National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Ireland

**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 […]

€35

Connections: Oregon, Ireland, UK … artists, native plants and collectors

National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland

Aislinn Adams, an Irish botanical artist based in Oregon, US, will talk about the connections between native plants in Ireland, the UK and Oregon. The talk will feature paintings from the Oregon contributions to Botanical Art Worldwide.

Free

Sceitse – Sketchbook Support Workshop

Drumcondra 40 Lower Drumcondra Road, Dublin, Ireland

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, […]

Free

Donegal Painting Weekend

The Glebe Gallery, Churchill, Co Donegal Churchill, Donegal, Ireland

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 […]

Free

Vienna School of Botanical Illustration Get Together

Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria

ISBA member and artist Margareta Pertl is a founding member of the Wiener Schule der botanischen Illustration (Vienna School of botanical Illustration) and she has asked us to let all our members and friends know about the Vienna School's upcoming Get Together: The newly founded Wiener Schule der botanischen Illustration (Vienna School of botanical Illustration) invites you for […]

€70

Sketchbook Workshop with Claire Ward

National Botanic Gardens, Curvilinear Room National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Ireland

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.

€35

Drawn from Nature: Irish Botanical Art

National Gallery of Ireland Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, Ireland

**Due to the situation regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), this exhibition is currently closed** Drawn from Nature: Irish Botanical Art opens at the National Gallery of Ireland on 7 March 2020 and runs until 21 June 2020. Admission is free. George Victor Du Noyer (1817-1869)Engl. King. King. Musk. Turnip. Black annat. Winter Rose, 1837Courtesy of the National Botanic […]

Free

Talk & Tea: Irish Botanical Art

National Gallery of Ireland Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Join Patricia Butler, author of Irish Botanical Illustrators and Flower Painters and guest curator of Drawn from Nature: Irish Botanical Art, for her talk about the exhibition and botanical art at large. This talk--sponsored by the Irish Society of Botanical Artists--will be followed by a cup of tea/coffee and an opportunity to ask questions and […]

€5

Irish contributions to Curtis’s Botanical Magazine

National Gallery of Ireland Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, Ireland

**Due to the current situation regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), this talk has been cancelled** Join Seamus O'Brien, Head Gardener at the National Botanic Gardens, for this free Sunday lecture at the National Gallery of Ireland, part of a series of events in the gallery to mark their exhibition Drawn from Nature: Irish Botanical Art. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, […]

Free

Pen and Ink Drawing Methods in Botanical Art

National Botanic Gardens, Curvilinear Room National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Ireland

**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 […]

€35

Online Launch of SCEITSE – Irish Botancial Sketchbooks

In COVID times, we cannot gather in person to launch our latest publication, but 20 November marks the day we launch it online! This exciting new publication celebrates the complex journey of botanical artists as they collect information and prepare to illustrate a particular plant. This includes ‘visiting’ plants in their habitat or in gardens, […]

Free