BASNCR-Sponsored Exhibits
Heirloom Apples and Their Companions
Exhibit Dates: April 4 - May 30, 2023
Opening Reception: April 16, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: Historic House at Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, Virginia
Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9:00-4:30; Sunday, noon-4:30
For interested artists: Call for Entries
Botanica 2023: The Art and Science of Plants
Sponsors: Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration, and the Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region
Theme: Edible Plants - Beautiful and Healthy
Exhibit Dates: June 12 - July 10, 2023. Open daily 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: June 18, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallen Avenue, Wheaton, Maryland
For interested artists: Call for Entries
Plants & Pollinators featuring the plant/pollinator connections
Exhibit Dates: November-December, 2023
Opening Reception: TBA
Location: The Public Library, Dumfries, Virginia, Prince William County
(The artwork will be displayed in their pollinator gardens.)
For interested artists: More information to come
Partner Exhibits & Projects
The Spirit in Bloom 2023
Washington National Cathedral Spring Invitational Exhibition
Sponsor: All Hallows Guild, Stewards of the National Cathedral Gardens and Grounds
Exhibit Dates: April 15 - May 19, 2023
Location: Garrett Lounge and Folger Court exhibition space in the National Cathedral
tower, 7th floor observation deck, 3101 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC
For interested artists: Call for Entries
Brookside Gardens Greenfest
BASNCR will partner with Brookside to provide a childrens' activity at Greenfest, helping teach about plants and botanical art. Our booth will be a watercolor painting station for kids ages 2-10, using watercolor pencils, water brushes, and brush markers. Our neighbor booth will be a flower dissection activity, so educating about plant parts will be part of our focus.
We'll be providing simple line drawings of native plants for kids to paint, and would welcome new ones, especially any that feature plant dissection or plant structure.
Sponsor: Brookside Gardens
Date: April 22, 2023
Location: Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallen Avenue, Wheaton, Maryland
For interested artists: Contact Anne Clippinger 
to volunteer.
Botanical Artists' Table at Flower Mart
This year, as an education and outreach activity, BASCNR is invited to provide information and demonstrate botanical art during All Hallows Guild’s Flower Mart on the grounds of the National Cathedral. This spring festival, which also includes gift vendors, a plant sale, food, entertainment, kids’ rides and games, and an international floral display, benefits the Cathedral gardens and grounds and provides a great opportunity to reach out to young and old about botanical art.
Sponsor: All Hallows Guild
Date: May 5-6, 2023, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: As Flower Mart falls in the middle of the run of "The Spirit in Bloom," the Guild's invitational art exhibition in which some of our members will be participating, our table will be upstairs in the Cathedral tower at the exhibition.
For interested artists: Contact Anne Clippinger to volunteer.
Information about ASBA-sponsored exhibits can be found on the ASBA website 
.