An exhibition by the Wales Society of Botanical Illustrators
Sponsored by Lynne Neagle MS
Dates: 17 April – 28 May 2025
Location: Pierhead Futures Gallery
As part of Botanical Art Worldwide (BAWW) Day on 18 May 2025, the Wales Society of Botanical Illustrators (WSBI) is proud to present this exhibition celebrating our local heritage plants.
This exhibition aims to promote botanical art and illustration, and encourage a greater interest in botany.
By celebrating the biodiversity of crops that have been associated with the human species for thousands of years, we aim to highlight the amazing variety of heritage plants used for food, medicine, textiles, and dyes.
The emphasis on food species underscores how important heritage plants are for our health and environment.
Currently, many heritage species and varieties are grown only in small quantities by specialist growers. Of course, there are also many wild plant species that are used for food and there has been an increase in foraging in recent years.
This exhibition is one of four being held in the UK, with the others in Birmingham; the Eden Project, Cornwall; and Kew Gardens, London.
The international and UK exhibitions will be available online and displayed on screens at the Wales exhibition.
