A Panel Discussion on Botanical Art

Join for an engaging afternoon with four acclaimed botanical artists as they explore their chosen genre and its unique combination of artistic beauty with the rigours of botanical science. Learn about the history, motivations and techniques behind their works in a wonderful introduction to the forthcoming exhibition, The Art of Botanical Illustration. Hear Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens botanical art tutors, Dianne Emery, David Reynolds and Jessie Rose Ford in conversation with natural history artist Anita Barley. Anita recently returned from Kew Gardens and is a former botanical Illustrator at the National Herbarium of Victoria. Refreshments from 3.30pm.