The mission of the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) is to provide a thriving, interactive community dedicated to perpetuating the tradition and contemporary practice of botanical art.

ASBA has been organized to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including, but not limited to, the following:
1. To promote a continuing public interest in botanical art as a fine and applied art;
2. To awaken and sustain an interest in; and, to foster, stimulate, support and improve botanical art;
3. To provide assistance to individuals endeavoring to create botanical art; or,
4. To conduct any and all lawful activities that may be useful in accomplishing the foregoing purposes.