I recently discovered a new artist that I want to share with you guys.  I realize that there are a multitude of amazing environmental and visual artists out there, but being rather new to the whole field myself, I’m not familiar with many of them aside from the artists who contributed to the South Carolina [...]

Patrick Dougherty, the artist behind the SCBG’s Sittin’ Pretty and Spittin’ Image , is currently working with the Palo Alto Art Center in Palo Alto, California on a site-specific installation.  Dougherty, whose work is both inspired by and centered around the environment, mainly saplings, told spectators at the Palo Alto Art Center that his sculpture would [...]

Check out the LAND/ART: A WEB EXHIBITION to see some awesome nature-based art!

What is it? During the summer and fall 2009, a group of New Mexico arts organizations joined together to present LAND/ART, which explored relationships of land, art, and community through exhibitions, site-specific art works, lectures, and a culminating book. The collaboration focused on [...]

For the past year, Dylan Wolfe’s Visual Communication class at Clemson University has been working with the South Carolina Botanical Garden’s Nature Based Art Program as a service-learning project.  As a member of that class, I will admit that I was not aware of the SCBG’s NBA Program until this semester, but I am glad [...]

The South Carolina Botanical Garden Nature Based Art Program is holding an art competition. Here are the details courtesy of Courtney Adair, one of the Clemson students who helped organize the event.

The Nature Based Art Program is hosting the eARTh competition!

Who? YOU! Artists are encouraged to submit their original renditions of one the [...]