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by Caitlin Thompson, sent by Nina Antze, posted by Deb Shaw
El Dorado Arts Council, located in Placerville, is currently seeking artists for a gallery exhibition entitled Native Roots, which will open Friday, March 16, 2018, and run through Sunday, May 20, 2018.
El Dorado County is located in the Sierra foothills, between South Lake Tahoe and Sacramento.
The exhibition will feature botanical artworks representing plants that are native to El Dorado County, with a special focus on the rare and federally listed plants in the Pine Hill Ecological Preserve. A full color catalogue will also be created depicting all artworks in the show.
The only requirement for artwork is that the plant(s) depicted must be native to El Dorado County, and preferably be a rare species or variety found within the Pine Hill Preserve. Pine Hill Preserve’s rare plants are a collection of eight species, three of which are endemic to the Pine Hill region and found nowhere else in the world. Another two species are nearly endemic, with only a few small colonies of the plants found elsewhere.
El Dorado County has more than 7,000 native plant species:
- http://calflora.org/cgi-bin/specieslist.cgi?namesoup=&countylist=ELD&plantcomm=any&format=photos&orderby=taxon
- https://www.inaturalist.org/places/1795#taxon=47126
- https://www.eldoradocnps.org/
More information on the ecology of El Dorado County:
- https://www.eldoradocnps.org/plants/ecology
- Information on Pine Hill: http://www.pinehillpreserve.org/
Pine Hill Preserve and the El Dorado chapter of the California Native Plant Society are enthusiastic about this project and have committed to partnering with us. Both organizations would be able to help guide the artists towards images and names of plants within the preserve, or the county as a whole.
Deadlines for participating in this exhibition:
Intent to enter artwork: Thursday, December 21, 2017
- On or before this date, email Caitlin Thompson at caitlin@eldoradoartscouncil.org, with “Native Roots Artist” in the subject line.
- Include your name (first and last), phone number, the best method to contact you, and the number of artworks you anticipate entering. If possible also include the sizes of the pieces.
Deadline for artwork submission: Monday, February 5, 2018
- High resolution digital images of your artwork must be provided to the El Dorado Arts Council to be included in the catalogue.
- Not all pieces are guaranteed to be accepted.
Notification of acceptance for the exhibition: Friday, February 9, 2018
Deadline for artwork drop off: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
- If you have questions or concerns regarding getting your artwork to the gallery do not hesitate to send an e-mail.
At the end of the exhibition, individual arrangements will be made for artwork pickup.
If you wish to be part of Native Roots or have any questions, contact Caitlin Thompson at caitlin@eldoradoartscouncil.org or call (530) 295-3496.
For more information about El Dorado Arts Council, visit www.eldoradoartscouncil.org
by Ted Tegart, Education Manager at the LA Arboretum and Deb Shaw
In May, 2018, BAGSC will be exhibiting an adjunct exhibition of trees in public places, in conjunction with the exhibition of “Out of the Woods: Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens: The Third New York Botanical Garden Triennial.”
Trees at the LA Arboretum. © 2016, LA Arboretum.
If you are currently working on a tree painting, Dr. Jerrold Turney, plant pathologist, certified arborist, and general tree wizard will be giving a lecture and tour about “Tree Identification” at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden on:
Saturday, December 9th, 2017
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
$25 Members / $35 Non-Members (includes Arboretum admission)
To Register please call the Education Department at 626.821.4623 or pay at the class
Familiarize yourself with one of the most diverse urban forests in the United States. Get to know the trees of Southern California! Get to know your local trees! This two hour lecture covers 15 – 20 popular tree species, and is followed by a walk in the Arboretum to meet the trees you’ve just learned about.
Dr. Turney will cover how to identify trees, their growth habit, their native country, how they should be cared for, any common diseases or insect pests that attack them, and the best place in the Southern California garden to plant them.
About Dr. Jerrold Turney
Dr. Turney has served as the curator of the camellia gardens at the Huntington Library and Botanic Gardens, a research horticulturist at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, and is currently the plant pathologist for the Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures for the County of Los Angeles.
The LA Arboretum is located at: 301 North Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007, 626.821.3222.
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