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Roath Botanic Garden Artists” was formed in 2010 by Cardiff artists Helen Lush and Louise Young. The idea was to celebrate the plant life of Cardiff's parks and wild places through paintings and drawings, including both traditional botanical illustration and more contemporary work. The group has now expanded to include Dale Evans, Sue Hunt, Jill Schoenmann and Christine Wilson. They held their first exhibition, "Wild and Cultivated" in Oriel Makers in December 2011, and are touring the show to a new venue in Bute Park, Cardiff - Bute Park Education Centre, which opened in October 2011 as part of the Bute Park Restoration Project funded by the Heritage Lottery fund and Cardiff Council.
The artists aim to show the general public the diversity and wealth of beauty amongst the plant species within Cardiff's environs. “Our exhibition will be treating the plants themselves as the stars of the show. Each artist has their own project and chosen plants.” says Helen. “We want to include all the parks' authorities, scientists and organisations involved with local conservation and biodiversity, in order to highlight concerns and issues of importance relating to Cardiff flora.”
Roath Botanic Garden Artists' exhibition, “Wild and Cultivated 2”, started on Saturday 28th January 2012 at Bute Park Education Centre, to coincide with the event, "The Big Garden Bird watch", organised by the Friends of Bute Park.
For further information please email helen@helenlush.com.
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