Conference Activities: Wednesday and Thursday

The links above will take you to class descriptions and conference activities for each of the three days.

Wednesday October 29, 2008

Registration in Hilton Lobby: 2-5pm

 

Thursday October 30, 2008

All Thursday activities at the Hilton except evening.

Registration in Hilton Lobby: 7-9am

 

ASBA Board of Directors' Meeting: 8am-4pm

Exhibitors' Hall:
9 am-4pm

Drop in and out of this all day event featuring booths by art supply manufacturers and dealers, botanical gardens, Pasadena Visitors’ Bureau and much more!

Portfolio Sharing:
10am-12pm

Ever popular! Please consider sharing your work. Each artist has a table to display their work and share ideas and camaraderie with others. We do recommend that you stay at your table. Last year about 60 artists participated – beginners to advanced! Open to all. You must register to participate (see check-off box in registration form).

Buffet Lunch and Chapter Posters on Display: 12-1pm

Art Papers Overview Presentation with Kathie Miranda:
1-2pm

Kathie will show various examples of paper and discuss paper selection based on media. No fee - Limit 30.

Chapter Posters in the Exhibit Hall:
1-4pm

These posters are great opportunity to see what chapters are doing to promote botanical art through exhibitions, workshops and other creative activities. Chapter representatives will be available from 1-2 PM to answer questions.

Technique Showcase:
1-4pm

Come observe and talk with this talented group of demonstrators. Irene Horiuchi will demo her etching techniques; Katura Reynolds focuses on scientific illustration; Ruth Arthur demos three different approaches to colored pencil; Gloria Whea-Fun Teng demonstrates Chinese brush painting techniques; Janice Sharp shares creating a full color book of your artwork from online services; and Bruce Wilson shares his subtle and dynamic graphite techniques. Drop in and drop out. No fee – open to all.

Small Works Exhibition Reception and Fireside Chat at
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens:
6-9pm

Coach buses will whisk you away to the beautiful Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, for this reception. Buses depart the hotel at 5 PM and return at 9 PM.

Anyone attending the 2008 Annual Meeting may participate in the Small Works Exhibition (see the Small Works Exhibition page on this site, or the Call for Entries in the ASBA newsletter The Botanical Artist for details).

In the twinkling lights of the lovely California evening, gather around Huntington’s large outdoor fireplace for an informal “Fireside Chat” with artists Anne-Marie Evans, Jenny Phillips, Lizzie Sanders, Pandora Sellars, Alexander Viazmensky and Carol Woodin.