The Irish alphabet comes into focus at the inaugural exhibition of the ISBA in the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, writes Alexandra Caccomo
The recently formed Irish Society of Botanical Artists ISBA will hold their inaugural exhibition in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin in May. The Society was established in response to the revival in popularity that botanical art has experienced in recent times. The group’s mission is ‘to facilitate interaction amongst botanical artists in Ireland, and to foster and inspire their creative development.’ That is just what they have done in unifying the Irish alphabet with native Irish plants in the group exhibition entitled ‘The Irish Alphabet in Botanical Art – Aibítir √âireannach i Ealaíon Luibheolaíoch’.
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