These are the dates that are coming up fast!
February Deadlines
Call for Entry
Local Annual Exhibits for Botanical Art
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RTBA Annual Exhibition
RTBA meet monthly at Reed-Turner Woodland, Long Grove, Illinois. RTBA has an exhibition annually at various venues for its members.
RTBA Annual Plant and Art Show/Sale
Long Grove Kildeer Garden Club and members of the Reed-Turner Botanical Artists have a weekend in spring to show and sell artwork and plants at Reed-Turner Nature Center.
Contact us for information on RTBA membership HERE
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Spring/Fall Members Exhibition
Nature Artist Guild operates in close association with Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, Illinois
Nature Artist Guild has a spring and a fall/autumn exhibition for its members held at the Arboretum.
Information on membership HERE
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Brushwood Center has various exhibits with nature themes throughout the year.
Request to be on their mailing list HERE
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Bogs in Art is the annual exhibition with a nature theme for fundraisering at Volo Bog State Natural Area Interpretive Center, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road in Ingleside, Illinois.
Request to be on their mailing list HERE
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Danada Nature Art & Photo Show, hosted by Friends of Danada, at Danada House, 3S501 Naperville Rd, Wheaton, IL
A weekend exhibition celebrating nature through art and photography featuring hundreds of works in three categories: Animals, Plants, and Landscapes. Traditionally held in the fall, 2026 exhibition is in March.
Information on entry is not apparent on either Danada House or Friends of Danada websites.
2026 Information and application HERE
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Oak Park Art League, 720 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois, has had nature and botanical themes among their many exhibitions.
OPAL has both members exhibits and open submissions.
Information and application HERE
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Adler Arts Center, 1700 North Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, Illinois has an annual art exhibition for its members across a wide range of disciplines, media, and styles.
Information on becoming a member HERE
These are venues that regularly exhibit botanical art
International Exhibits for Botanical Art
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American Society of Botanical Artist (ASBA) Annual Exhibit
Each year, ASBA has a juried international exhibitions for its members hosted at various venues usually in New York or California.
American Society of Botanical Artist (ASBA)in partnership with the New York Botanical Garden Triennial
Each year, ASBA has a juried international exhibitions for its members with a theme that travels throughout the United States.
Review current Call for Entry HERE
Spring Symposium Virtual Exhibit
This non-juried virtual exhibition is open to all registered attendees of the Spring Symposium. Each attendee may submit one original botanical artwork. The exhibition will be featured on opening night of the Spring Symposium.
Review current Call for Entry HERE
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Each year, SAB has a juried international exhibition usually held at Mall Galleries in London has recently had some online exhibitions. It is not necessary to be a member to enter the exhibition.
Review their website on exhibition information and subscribe to get notification of exhibitions HERE
Background artwork: Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840
Lake County Audubon Society, Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art, Lake County, IL
Through the Eyes of the Piping Plovers: The Flora, Fauna & People of the Lake Plain
Submission Deadline: February 2, 2026
Exhibit Dates: February 27 – March 31
Information and application HERE
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, 1332 S. Halsted St. Chicago, IL
Seeds of Resilience
Submission Deadline: : February 22, 2026
Exhibition Dates: April 11–May 9, 2026
Information and application HERE
March Deadlines
Danada Nature Art & Photo Show, hosted by Friends of Danada, at Danada House, 3S501 Naperville Rd, Wheaton, IL
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2026
Exhibition: March 14-15, 2026
Opening: March 13, 2026
Information and application HERE
2026 Spring Symposium Virtual Exhibition: Best Botanicals
Submission Deadline: March 14, 2026, at 11:59 Eastern
Information and application HERE.
April Deadlines
Oak Park Art League, 720 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL
BLOOM: Art of Flowers, Foliage & Fruit /Juried Exhibition
Submission Deadline: April 30, 2026, midnight
Exhibition dates: June 12 - August 2, 2026
Botanical artist, Kathleen Garness is the juror!
Information and application HERE
29th Annual International American Society of Botanical Artists and Society of Illustrators
Submission Deadline: April 24, 2026
Exhibition: September – December, 2026
Botanical specimens. Work may have appeared in regional exhibitions, but may not have been shown in another international juried exhibition of ASBA.
Information and application HERE
September Deadline
ASBA Orchids: Jewels of the Plant World / The Sixth New York Botanical Garden Triennial
Submission Deadline: September 11, 2026
Opening February 2027
The theme for The Sixth New York Botanical Garden Triennial is all about orchids, whether terrestrial or epiphytic, found nearby or anywhere in the world. The diversity of orchids is incredible; there are over 30,000 species and over 100,000 hybrids.
Information and application HERE