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• Online Demonstration by Kate Nolan - Eucalypt leaves

  • When
    18 Apr 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Online
  • Registered
    38 registrants

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  Kate Nolan is a well-known botanical art teacher. She has agreed to do an online demonstration for BASA members of techniques for eucalyptus leaves on Saturday 18 April at 2pm.

  Single leaves, particularly eucalypt leaves, offer a great opportunity to get into colour and detail with your watercolours. Luckily no two are the same so there is sometimes a welcome latitude available in composition and execution. There can be opportunities for wet in wet as the colours sometimes merge. Look for one with interesting shape and colour.

  Members can register to attend the demonstration by clicking the Register button. Cost is $10.

  A Zoom link to the meeting will be sent on the morning of the 18th to those who have registered. If it hasn't arrived by 11am please check your spam folder.

  The demo will start at 2pm but the Zoom link will be open from 1:30pm to allow participants to connect. Information on using Zoom is available here.

  The demonstration will be recorded and available later from the website to those who have registered.

  
  

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• Flora: Nature's Gift - a BASA Exhibition

  • Start
    5 Jul 2026
  • End
    30 Jul 2026
  • Location
    RQAS 'Red Wall' Gallery, 25 Broadbeach Blvd, Broadbeach QLD

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  Flora: Nature’s Gift is a BASA exhibition, being held for the first time on the Gold Coast. BASA will hold the exhibition jointly with the Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS), at their gallery in Broadbeach QLD. The opening will be at 3pm on Sunday 5 July 2026.

  It is a special event, as it brings together three organisations with BASA - the Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS), the Friends of the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens (GCRBG) and Native Plants Queensland (NPQ). The support of these organisations will greatly enhance the profile of botanical art in the local community, as well as attracting the attention of interstate and overseas visitors.

  The 2026 Flora Information for Artists is now available and we have also compiled a general Exhibition Guidelines for Artists.

  Entries will close on 22 May 2026.

  To enter please complete the Artwork Submission Form and then click the Register button to register and pay.

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• The Art of Botanical Illustration

  • Start
    19 Sep 2026
  • End
    4 Oct 2026
  • Location
    Domain House Gallery, Dallas Brooks Drive, Melbourne

  The premier Botanical Art exhibition held every 2 years at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.

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• Flora: the Art and Science of the Plant

  • Start
    4 Dec 2026
  • End
    14 Feb 2027
  • Location
    Mildura Arts Centre

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