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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

  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 exhibition opening will be at 3pm on Sunday 5 July 2026. All welcome.

  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.

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• Guided Tour of the Hinterland Regional Park, Mudgeeraba

  • When
    15 Jul 2026
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Hinterland Regional Park, Mudgeeraba

  In conjunction with the Flora: Nature's Gift exhibition:

  Guided Tour of the Hinterland Regional Park, Mudgeeraba

  Guides: Beth and Graham McDonald

  Free

  Register at: Native Plants Qld. GoldCoast: goldcoast@npq.org.au

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• Guided Walk - Native Bees in the Gardens

  • When
    17 Jul 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens

  In conjunction with the Flora: Nature's Gift exhibition:

  Native Bees in the Gardens - Guided Walk

  Meet at sign near Friends Centre

  Free

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• Guided Tour of the Federation Coastal Reserve

  • When
    19 Jul 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    The Spit on the Gold Coast

  In conjunction with the Flora: Nature's Gift exhibition:

  Federation Coastal Reserve. Replanted by volunteers, has a variety of habitats and birdlife.

  Guide: Friends of Federation Walk & Native Plants Qld.

  Free

  Register via email at Native Plants Qld. GoldCoast: goldcoast@npq.org.au

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• Nature Journaling in the Gardens

  • When
    21 Jul 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens

  In conjunction with the Flora: Nature's Gift exhibition:

  Nature Journaling in the Gardens - Tutor: Kerry Warnholtz

  Meet at sign near Friends Centre

  $35 per person

  Register at: https://www.trybooking.com/DLQRV

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• Drawing Botanical Subjects in Coloured Pencils

  • When
    25 Jul 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Royal Qld Art Society Gallery Broadbeach

  In conjunction with the Flora: Nature's Gift exhibition:

  Drawing Botanical Subjects in Coloured Pencils - Tutor: Florence Joly

  at Royal Qld Art Society Gallery Broadbeach

  $75 per person

  Register by email at: florence_art@icloud.com

  
  

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• BASA Annual General Meeting 2026

  • When
    25 Jul 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom
  • Spaces left
    80

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  The BASA Annual General Meeting for 2026 will be held via Zoom on Saturday 25 July 2026 at 2pm. The following documents for the BASA 2026 AGM are available to download and read beforehand:

  AGM Agenda for 2026

  Minutes of 2025 AGM

  Audited Financial Report

  Members can register to attend the meeting by clicking the Register button. 

  A Zoom link to the meeting will be sent on the morning of the 25th. Members need to register by Friday July 24 to recieve the Zoom link. If it hasn't arrived by 11am please check your spam folder. 

  The meeting 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.

  Guest  Speaker

  The guest speaker is Anna Voytsekhovich. Anna was a recipient of a BASA Grant and will talk about her project Connections: Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub. The aim of this project was to celebrate and raise awareness of the critically endangered Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub (ESBS), a unique ecological community of Sydney’s coastline. Over 12 months, Anna created a body of highly detailed botanical artworks that capture both the character of individual species and their intricate symbiosis within the ecosystem. By painting and exhibiting these works, the project aims to draw public attention to the urgent issues of conservation, regeneration, and the interdependence of native flora.

  
  

  If you have questions about the AGM please contact Sandra I'Anson via president@botanicalartsocietyaustralia.com 

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• Nature in Bloom - colour and realism in acrylics with Xiaochen (Fiona) Bao

  • Start
    2 Sep 2026
  • End
    23 Sep 2026
  • Location
    NatureArt Lab Studio, M16 Artspace, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith

  Each Wednesday 9:30am to 12:00pm

  For more information please click the following link:

  https://natureartlab.com.au/collections/workshops/products/nature-in-bloom-colour-and-realism-in-acrylics
  

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• Wattles in Watercolour with Dr Anna Voytsekhovich

  • Start
    5 Sep 2026
  • End
    6 Sep 2026
  • Location
    NatureArt Lab Studio, M16 Art Space, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith

  For more information click the following link:

  https://natureartlab.com.au/collections/workshops/products/wattles-in-watercolour-with-dr-anna-votsekovich-new
  

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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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