Visiting Exhibition: From the Mountains to the Sea: Plants, Trees, and Shrubs of

Visiting Exhibition: From the Mountains to the Sea: Plants, Trees, and Shrubs of New England

September 14–December 1, 2013

Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vermont, welcomes visitors to the first traveling exhibition of The New England Society of Botanical Artists (NESBA) September 14 through December 1, 2013. From the Mountains to the Sea: Plants, Trees, and Shrubs of New England celebrates the beauty and diversity of New England's native plants through the artistic, scientific and technical aspects of botanical art and illustration.

This juried exhibition of more than 60 plant portraits is designed to promote public appreciation of the art and science of botanical art and illustration and to celebrate the diversity and beauty of plants from our own backyards

New England is home to over 3500 species of plants, which come in all shapes and sizes. Today, some 400-plus species are listed as rare or endangered. Botanical art has documented the plant species of New England for centuries. Some species have disappeared, while others have moved recently into the region, following ever-shifting climates.

Visitors to From the Mountains to the Sea: Plants, Trees, and Shrubs of New England will be exposed to a wide variety of images of plant species as well as a large variety of artworks in several media by skilled illustrators who are members of The New England Society of Botanical Artists. Botanical illustration is part art and part science, and this exhibition features world-class illustrations of native New England plants by experts in their field.