Botanica Scotia is the Scottish contingent of the Botanical Art Worldwide Day which will take place on 18th May 2025
We are holding an exhibition at
The Custom House Gallery
65 – 67 Commercial St, Edinburgh EH6 6JE
15th – 21st May 2025
Heritage crops, diversity & sustainability
This exhibition will focus on celebrating biodiversity in the crops that have been closely associated with the human species over thousands of years, specifically; Heritage Crops, Crop Wild Relatives and Ancient Crops. Please download the guidelines to find more in-depth information on these categories and how to enter.
If you know of other botanical artists resident in Scotland who may be interested in the above event, please do share this information with them.
Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 Scotland – featuring Bloody Ploughman apple by Mhorag McDowall
Resources
Please check out our resources section for Guidelines, Submission, Illustration Size and Framing Requirements, and Plant Lists
Please note that guidelines and resources have changed over time and have been updated on this site, so please double check Image definition, Key dates and Submission details in the Guidelines and also Illustration sizes and framing requirements.
Funding
We are delighted to announce that we have received a grant of £2,000 from the William Syson Foundation.
The William Syson Foundation was established in 2012. An enthusiastic and long-time supporter of music and the visual arts, particularly in Scotland, William Syson’s objective in setting up the Foundation was to help provide opportunities for practice and enjoyment of the arts, and to assist and encourage the country’s next generation of musical and artistic talent.
The support provided by the Foundation will help us secure and provide the exhibition facilities for botanical artists across Scotland and the public access to the World Wide Day of Botanical Art and the Botanical Scotia exhibition in 2025.
