The Botanical Art Society of Newfoundland and Labrador (BASNL), in Canada’s most easterly province, was officially formed in December 2016 as a registered not-for-profit arts organization. Its aim is to promote and grow a sustainable, vibrant, and interactive community of individuals and groups sharing a common interest in botanical art.
We are grateful for the continuous support of Memorial University Botanical Garden.
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BASNL 2025 exhibitions
Deep Roots: Crop Diversity of Newfoundland and Labrador
Keeping with the current worldwide theme of Crop Diversity, our organization’s exhibition, “Deep Roots: Crop Diversity of Newfoundland and Labrador”, will open on October 2, 2025 at Memorial University Botanical Garden and in November, 2025 at the O’Brien Farm Interpretation Centre, St. John’s, NL. The exhibit will bring focus to and celebrate crops of our province.
Check back here and on our social media for times and dates of exhibitions and programming open to the community.
BASNL is thankful for support for this project from ArtsNL and Memorial University Botanical Garden.
Botanical Art Worldwide 2025
May 18, 2025, International Day of Botanical Art, is a special day for botanical artists worldwide. In this particular year the second Botanical Art Worldwide will open with exhibitions in more than 30 countries around the world.
We are delighted that four of our BASNL members will have their work representing Canada in the exhibition which will open online on May 18, 2025. Congratulations to our members Eileen Gear Bragg, Kathie Chalker, Julie Duff and Margaret Walsh Best who will represent Canada in this 2025 exhibit.
On May 18, 2025 the exhibition pieces from the 30+ countries will be accessible on the Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 website: https://www.botanicalartworldwide.info. You may go to the “Participants" tabs and find the particular country exhibition that interests you. With this website all can enjoy the artwork which links people and plants around the world.