CALL TO ARTISTS

PNBA 8th ANNUAL ELISABETH C. MILLER LIBRARY EXHIBIT AND SALE

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE

Where:       
Elisabeth C. Miller Library
University of Washington, Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street
Seattle, WA  98195

WHEN:          
Friday, April 3 to Saturday, May 2, 2015

 WHO:            
Members of the PNBA are invited to supply art and inventory for this exhibit and two sales: one in conjunction with the library’s annual book sale on April 3 & 4, the other during the Master Gardener annual plant sale on May 2 & 3.

Note: GNSI members are welcome to participate. GNSI members are required to pay an entry fee of $10.00, payable to PNBA. Please include a check with the Art & Inventory Registration Form.

 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Volunteers are needed to assist with:
·       Receiving and hanging artwork on Thursday, April 2.
·       Staffing the sales table at the book sale on Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4.
·       Setting up the booth at the Master Gardener plant sale on Friday, May 1.
·       Staffing the sales table at the Master Gardener plant sale on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3.
·       Taking down the exhibit artwork on Monday, May 4.

                           Please contact Margaret Trent at mgtpnba@mgtrent.com to volunteer.

Margaret Davidson, artist and GNSI-NW member, at the SISKO GALLERY

Don’t miss Margaret's new show "The Mark and the Surface" at Sisko Gallery, 3126 Elliott Avenue in Seattle. 

More information at SiskoGallery.com

Annual Member Meeting and Potluck

Where: GNSI-NW president, Susan Pope's house

When: December 6, 2014 - 12 to 3 pm

RSVP Susan Pope at sjpope@iname.com or 206-734-8076 and you will get directions

More info: GNSI-NW Winter 2014 newsletter

GNSI NW Members will be at the Burke this Saturday to demonstrate natural science illustration techniques for drawing fur, eyes, and paws of mammals. Come say hello!

Meet the Mammals
Burke Museum
Sat., Nov. 16, 2013 | 10 am – 4 pm 
Included with museum admission; FREE for Burke members

Ever wanted to touch a bat? Or get close to a tiger? Meet hundreds of specimens from the Burke Museum’s extraordinary mammalogy collection.

Meet the Mammals is the only opportunity of the year for visitors to see hundreds of specimens from the mammalogy collection on display. There will be hands-on activities for the whole family; many of the specimens can be held or touched. Mammal experts are on hand all day long to answer questions and talk about the amazing diversity of mammals!

More info here

GNSI NW member, Sharon Birzer, invites you to view her work at North Seattle College Gallery. The opening reception for the show, The Scientific Eye: Science & Art, begins Tuesday, November 4th.

Birds at the Burke
Saturday, October 18, 10 AM – 4PM
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Flock to the Burke for a fabulous day filled with all things feathered! Discover more about the birds in your backyard and around the world with the Burke’s ornithology collection and visit live birds on the Burke lawn. Explore the museum with a unique indoor bird watching experience and afterwards make your own bird feeder! Information will be available for birders of all ages and experience.

Special programs:

• Get “up-close and personal” with owls, hawks and eagles during live bird shows with Yakima’s Raptor House Rehab Center at 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:30 PM. 
• Revel in the beauty of owls and woodpeckers with two talks by award-winning photographer and author Paul Bannick. Venture into the secret lives of owls at 11:30 a.m. and learn more about North America's woodpeckers at 1:30 p.m.

All-day activities:

• Examine hundreds of bird specimens, including rare and delicate bird’s eggs with their nests.
• Make your own bird feeder and more hands-on activities.
• Learn the basics of birding during a special indoor bird watching experience.
• View Burke collections of Owls, Penguins, Woodpeckers and other specimens.
• Learn how you can be involved with Citizen Science Projects.
• Watch as scientists prepare birds for research.

Information for birders of all ages and experience levels will be provided by the Burke Museum Ornithology team along with our community partners--Seattle Audubon, Seward Park Audubon, Puget Sound Bird Observatory, and the Washington Ornithological Society. Birds at the Burke is made possible by a generous gift from Robert and Mary Louise Barden, passionate birders and friends of the Burke Museum. 

Birds at the Burke is made possible by a generous gift from Robert and Mary Louise Barden, passionate birders and friends of the Burke Museum. 

Photo by Rachel Crick.

Don't miss your chance to own a masterpiece from a top contemporary wildlife artist featured in the 27th annual Western Visions Show & Sale!

Check out these great pieces from the Western Visions Wild 100 artists available for purchase and many more like it online at www.WesternVisions.org

To make a purchase, please contact us by phone or email:
Becky Kimmel
CFRE Director of Programs & Events
307-732-5424