CALL FOR ENTRIES - CONTEMPORARY TRADITIONS November 17, 2012 February 3, 2013 Venue: Gates Garden Court Gallery,

, Denver Botanic Gardens You are cordially invited to submit work to the jurying process for the annual Botanical Illustration Art Show. Your dedication to mastering the skills of botanical art and illustration makes us extremely proud and we would like to showcase your success in a public exhibit. We welcome artists who have participated in Denver Botanic Gardens Botanical Art and Illustration Program from July 2010 through summer 2012. Artworks of all levels and in any media taught in the program are welcome. RECEPTION AND CELEBRATION FOR THE 2012 GRADUATES: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1-3 P.M. Eligibility: Open to artists enrolled in Botanical Art and Illustration courses July 2010 through summer 2012. Media: All media taught in the Denver Botanic Gardens Botanical Art and Illustration Program is accepted: Carbon Dust; Colored Pencil; Drypoint; Egg Tempera; Graphite; Pen and Ink; Scratchboard; Silverpoint; Transparent Acrylics; Watercolor; Watercolor Pencil and Mixed Media. All artwork must be original. No photography or digitally generated work will be accepted. No gicle prints or offset lithographs considered. Three-dimensional work related to courses taught within program is acceptable; including hand bound books, sketchbooks, pop-ups, pysanky eggs, etc. Scale: If scale is included on the plate, only metric units are allowed. Submission Method: Each artist may submit one two-dimensional entry and one three-dimensional entry. All artwork must be submitted electronically via e-mail for jury consideration to Exhibits@botanicgardens.org with Contemporary Traditions in the subject line of the e-mail. A complete submission includes a completed entry form and digital image for each entry. Each artwork entry must have its own entry form one for 2D and one for 3D. Images must be submitted at 300 dpi JPEG or TIFF format (5 longest side) with artists name and title of artwork as the file name (e.g., LastName_Planta communis). Keep in mind that attachments to an e-mail must be less than 10MB total; each entry needs to be submitted in a separate e-mail. Only electronic submissions provided in this way will be considered. Do not send a disk with hard copy form.

Juror: Ann Swan, UK The work will be judged according to the standards of the media, typically composition, technical skill, and botanical accuracy. Submission Deadline: 11:59pm, September 3, 2012, Mountain Daylight time. Notification Acceptances and regrets will be sent via e-mail by October 5, 2012. Presentation, Size and Format: Upon acceptance to the exhibition, artists will submit matted artwork only; no frame. Mats must be 4- or 8-ply white rag, fitting exactly into a 16 x 20 frame (interior measurement). Artists juried into the exhibition will receive detailed information and requirements upon notification. Delivery and Insurance: Delivery requirements will be detailed with acceptance notices. While on site, artwork is insured by Denver Botanic Gardens. For insurance purposes, a valuation of your piece MUST be on file, even if your work is not for sale. Please complete this portion of the entry form accurately upon submission. Further Information and Contacts: Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski, Manager of Botanical Art & Illustration Programs: Mervi.Hjelmroos-koski@botanicgardens.org Kim Manajek, Associate Director of Exhibitions, Art & Library Collections Kim.Manajek@botanicgardens.org