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    The 2010 Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale will focus on rare, endangered, and narrowly endemic plant species indigenous to Southern Africa. The exhibition aims to highlight the plight of threatened plant species and stimulate public interest in conservation efforts. It will feature botanical artworks in various media, including paintings, ceramics, tapestry, and embroidery. A youth art competition and sales of ceramic pots and artworks will also be part of the exhibition.

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    The 2010 Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale will focus on rare, endangered, and narrowly endemic plant species indigenous to Southern Africa. The exhibition aims to highlight the plight of threatened plant species and stimulate public interest in conservation efforts. It will feature botanical artworks in various media, including paintings, ceramics, tapestry, and embroidery. A youth art competition and sales of ceramic pots and artworks will also be part of the exhibition.

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    The 2010 Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale will focus on rare, endangered, and narrowly endemic plant species indigenous to Southern Africa. The exhibition aims to highlight the plight of threatened plant species and stimulate public interest in conservation efforts. It will feature botanical artworks in various media, including paintings, ceramics, tapestry, and embroidery. A youth art competition and sales of ceramic pots and artworks will also be part of the exhibition.

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    The 2010 Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale will focus on rare, endangered, and narrowly endemic plant species indigenous to Southern Africa. The exhibition aims to highlight the plight of threatened plant species and stimulate public interest in conservation efforts. It will feature botanical artworks in various media, including paintings, ceramics, tapestry, and embroidery. A youth art competition and sales of ceramic pots and artworks will also be part of the exhibition.

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    Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale 2010 focuses on rare and

    endangered species

    Chiliza S.B._Kalancsoe luciae subsp.luciae


    Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale 2010 focuses on rare and endangered species
    Now in its tenth year the established Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale has become a
    well loved and attended show, drawing diverse and enthusiastic crowds to the gardens.
    The 2010 exhibition, the sixth since inception in 2000, will run from 5 to 24 September
    at the Old Mutual Conference Centre at Kirstenbosch and is sponsored by Old Mutual.

    The main focus this year will be on rare, endangered and narrow endemic species
    indigenous to southern Africa.

    The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) recently launched the
    new Red List of South African Plants, an evaluation of the conservation status of
    species and the risks of extinction to species. Their Threatened Species Programme is
    endeavouring to help conserve South Africa’s flora by assessing the conservation status
    of all 20 456 plant species and, through the Botanical Art Biennale, SANBI intends to
    highlight and stimulate interest about the plight of these plants to the public.

    The theme provides an invigorating artistic challenge and encourages artists to build
    relationships with conservation organisations, scientists, artists and horticulturists

    The exhibition, which was the brainchild of Merle Huntley, wife of previous SANBI
    Director Professor Brian Huntley, has become one of the highlights on the Botanical
    calendar and without doubt this year’s theme will provide a thought provoking
    conservation message.

    Botanical art works are intricate in the extreme and aim to mimic the full glory of our
    natural heritage. Whilst the paintings are complex the viewer is drawn into the simple
    beauty of the plants that surround us and visitors will appreciate the detail that the artist
    has to render.

    Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens has long been a centre for the study and
    appreciation of plants and, through its national and international affiliations, artists have
    been assisted with material, (where possible) lists of growers and flowering times of
    chosen plants to ensure the greatest degree of accuracy.

    This year’s exhibition promises to be as invigorating as previous events and curator


    Nicki Westcott has endeavoured to broaden the event as far as possible by introducing
    ceramics, tapestry and embroidery and the work of renowned artists working on the
    themes of conservation and destruction of the environment.

    The selection process of the botanical art submitted is rigorous and the panel of judges
    is well versed in this field. They are Vicki Thomas, a world renowned botanical artist
    with the distinction of having her work in Prince Charles’ personal collection, SANBI
    botanist Professor John Donaldson, Irma Stern Museum director/curator Christopher
    Peter, John Manning, botanist at SANBI and Professor Keith Dietrich, Head of Visual
    Arts at Stellenbosch University.

    There has been a distinct revival of interest in Botanical art in recent years which is
    reflected in contemporary trends in interior décor and art collections.
    The Biennale provides a space where the public and collectors can view the best
    examples of botanical art and where the individual artists’ contributions can be
    assessed and acknowledged. This show is an important opportunity to create
    awareness of Southern Africa’s endangered species whilst also showing the
    extraordinary work of top botanical artists.

    The curator’s idea is to simultaneously create awareness of the threats and dangers to
    biodiversity and to celebrate the magnificence of the natural world through the use of
    different artistic media.

    New to the Biennale is a youth programme encouraging high school pupils to enter an
    art competition and the public will be able to view and purchase beautifully made
    ceramic pots made by the ceramicists from Light from Africa (a non profit organisation
    based at Constantia Nek) and filled with succulents. In addition,
    Ardmore Ceramics from KwaZulu Natal are preparing an exquisite range of their highly
    original pieces for the occasion which will include beautiful evocations of local flora and
    associated pollinators.
    Finally, the artists from the Keiskamma art project who produced the tapestry now
    hanging in the Constitutional Court, will be making unique wall hangings featuring the
    rare and endangered plants of the Eastern Cape and including the flora found in the
    different regions of the Eastern Cape such as the estuaries and wetlands.

    http://www.baasa.co.za/

    Barbara Pick - aloe Dichotoma (Vulnerable)


    Carol Reddick - Nymphaea nouchali var caerulea Kruger Park
    Barbara Pick - Ochna Pulchra
    Chiliza S.B. _Aloe arborescens Mill
    Chiliza S.B._Gasteria bicolor var.liliputana
    Chiliza S.B._ Plectranthus oertendahlii
    Ebraime Hull_Haemanthus canaliculatus
    Ebraime Hull_Liparia splendensssp comantha
    Ebraime Hull_Mimetes hirtus
    Ebraime Hull_Witsenia maura
    Garth McQuillan - Conophytum fulleri
    Gillian Condy - Erythrina Acanthocarpus (Narrow Endemic)
    Gillian Condy - Erythrina Decora
    Gillian condy - Erythrina Latissima NFS
    Linda Hampson
    Lynda de Wet - Protea cynaroides
    Pat Bowerbank1

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