It’s time for a Change We have a new Association, a new website and a new blog for you to follow. In the next few weeks we will be closing the blog you are currently reading. As of the 21st of March all our blogs can be found on our new website. https://www.britishbotanicalartists.com/ To make… Continue reading It’s time for a Change
It was interesting learning about ABBA at the RHS Plant and Art Fair last July. As a participant of the exhibition it was inspiring to meet so many enthusiastic artists, see exquisite artworks and I didn’t want to miss the stands at the show! It was lovely meeting Gaynor Dickeson and we ended up also… Continue reading Pricing my artwork – Esmée Winkel
Really surprised was the response from Helen Cavalli when she was informed that her entry had been voted as the new ABBA logo. Helen’s design was a clear winner from fifteen other submissions that ranged from simple hand drawn images to computer designed graphics. Over 120 votes were lodged from approximately fifty percent of the… Continue reading A conversation with our logo competition winner – Helen Cavalli
We (Martin Allen and Lesley Edmondson) were at the AGM of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) to raise awareness of ABBA amongst their members and to discuss ideas and options for work we could do in the future (and also let them know how the Worldwide Exhibition went as ABBA had promoted… Continue reading ABBA at the BSBI meeting
It’s time to say goodbye to our oak design. We are sad to see it go but we feel it’s time to move on with a fresh new start. To this end we are now calling for submissions of designs for a new vibrant logo. This will be a competition where the winner will receive… Continue reading The ABBA Logo Competition
Well here they are. We have taken onboard the survey results, many conversations and the experiences of the World Wide Day of Botanical Art to produce a set of founding principles. We believe we are faithfully reflecting your ideas in the following principles and we will be using these to formally establish the Association of… Continue reading ABBA – The Founding Principles
The myABBA survey has now closed and the results have been collated. Over 100 respondents completed the survey which represents 40% of the people polled. This is a fantastic result and we would like to sincerely thank all those who completed this vital feedback. This is the raw data with no comments as we are… Continue reading The Survey Results Are In
It’s nearly here. The myABBA survey data is flowing in and the results are certainly revealing. We are just collating the data and we will publish these on the website by September the 17th. If you have not submitted your thoughts then this is your chance to complete the survey by midnight on Friday 7th… Continue reading It’s all in the Words
It’s been a few weeks since the highly successful Lancaster Exhibition “ In Ruskin’s Footsteps” and our promotion stand at the RHS Plant & Art Fair. The hard work put in by the steering committee members underpinned the success of both events. The interest shown by botanical art enthusiasts has ensured that ABBA will continue to grow… Continue reading Its your ABBA have your say
In May this year ABBA organised the British contribution to the first ever Worldwide Day of Botanical Art, joining 25 other countries in this amazing event. ABBA’s main exhibition in Lancaster, ’In Ruskins Footsteps’ was a great success as were our partner events in London, at the Shirley Sherwood gallery, Royal Botanic gardens Kew, Chelsea… Continue reading ABBA – Success at the RHS
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