Botanical Art Network
The Botanical Art Network brings together around 100 artists and journalists who are passionate about plants. Since 2014, we have been organizing annual meetings in different locations in Germany, including visits to exhibitions and discussion groups. An integral part of each meeting is a portfolio sharing session, where anyone who wishes to do so can show their own work.
Network meeting
For the tenth meeting in Erlangen in 2024, a team of four organized a wide-ranging program with technology demonstrations, special tours of the botanical garden, the university library, and the Faber-Castell factory, as well as workshops with Janie Pirie and Lucilla Carcano.
The network was founded in 2014 by Sylvia Peter and Verena Redmann. Both are members of the international committee of the exhibition project “Botanical Art Worldwide” and organized the German-Austrian contribution in 2018 and 2025 with a dedicated team of organizers. The main purpose of the network is to establish connections between botanical artists, from beginners to professionals. Guests from Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Slovenia often attend the meetings.
Join us
The Botanical Art Network welcomes anyone who is seriously involved in botanical art or botanical illustration, whether as an artist—regardless of whether you are a beginner, advanced, or professional—or as an interested journalist.
If you are interested, please send us an email with a few lines about your connection to botanical art. We will then add you to our mailing list and you will receive invitations to our network meetings. Joining is free of charge.
Please send emails to: netzwerk@botanische-kunst.de
Artists' meeting 2026 in Bamberg
During the artists' meeting in November 2026, we will visit the "Heavenly Garden" on the ceiling of St. Michael's Monastery in Bamberg. Completed in 1617, the richly painted vault is considered one of the most impressive works of art of its time. It depicts over 580 medicinal, useful, and ornamental plants from around the world.
Network members will highlight various aspects of the Heavenly Garden. (In German language; printed English translations will be handed out). Portfolio sharing and, optionally, a social dinner and breakfast will provide time for personal exchange and networking.
