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ELCOME. You have just entered the largest on-line Museum on the internet. A work in progress, steadily expanding with thousands of high quality images of the greatest paintings and sculpture in history, the Art Renewal Center is building an encyclopedic collection of essays, biographies and articles by top scholars in the field. ARC is the Eye of the Storm, at the core, hub and center of a major cultural shift in the art world. With a growing body of experts, we are setting standards to become ARC Approved™ for artists, art schools, systems of training, museum exhibitions and historical scholarship, to bring guidance, direction, goals and reality to an art establishment that has been sailing rudderless for nearly a hundred years. Additionally, the Art Renewal Center is a non-profit educational organization committed to reviving standards of craftsmanship and excellence. Only by gaining a full command of the skills of the past masters can we create the masters of tomorrow. This is a step forward for our culture. Experimentation and creativity can only succeed and prosper when built on a solid foundation of past accomplishments, with the tools which empower artists to realize their visions. Nothing has been more restricting and debilitating than the theories of modernism, which eliminated these tools, along with the skills to employ them. We are providing a forum for artists, scholars, collectors and the public to appreciate great art, and to recognize that they're not alone in their suspicions about the emptiness of modern and postmodern art. These suspicions are fully justified by the overwhelming body of evidence and historical facts.
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I wished to express gratitude and appreciation for all of your efforts
to renew the classical academic traditions of art. I know that going
against the grain, your institution must be the object of much
persecution from modernist "artists" and wanted to say that your
efforts are greatly appreciated. It is the exact thing that I myself
have longed to do. I also wished to propose a question: I am a
portrait artist who would like an MFA is painting. I have pursued a
free lance career and have done well, but have withheld applying to
graduate schools because of their obvious ties to modernism. Do you
know of any accredited universities offering an MFA, who maintain the
classical academic traditions?
Thank you for your time,
Rob Wilson
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New Gallery for ARC Living Master™ Dan Thompson |
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The Gallery for ARC Living Master™, Dan Thompson is now available for viewing on ARC.
In 2006, Dan Thompson co-founded the Grand Central Academy of Art in New York. He has also instructed privately at Studio 126 in New York and taught at Parsons the New School for Design, the New York Academy of Art and at the Art Students League of New York. He has taught workshops in Seattle, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, New Orleans, Washington, D.C. and in France. | 
Persian Archer
by Dan Thompson |
Dan's work can be found in the collections of Forbes Magazine, New York, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, and John Barth & Son, in Nuremburg, Germany, among others.
Visit the Dan Thompson Gallery |
posted at Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Art Renewal,
Thank you, thank you, thank you! It is so wonderful to have such an extensive website dedicated to such beautiful, moving pieces of true wonder. I stumbled upon your website and I have not been able to do anything else for the last three hours!
I have been moved to tears and awe by the beauty, truth and goodness of the art, es specially of Charity by William Bouguereau. I can not thank you enough for creating ArtRenewal.org.
Our world today has become so dull and ugly and we have completely lost our concept of true beauty. We have forgotten the power of art and its ability to move and inspire. But to those of us who are in dire search for truth, goodness and beauty, your website is an oasis.
Thank you,
Susanna L van den Heever
posted at Saturday, August 09, 2008
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2007 4th ARC Salon Catalogues Available |
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| 2007 ARC Salon Catalogues have been published and are now available. | The ARC Salon Catalogues, with their beautiful color reproductions of the ARC International Salon Winners, are eagerly awaited for each year and treasured as collections of today's masters.
The 4th Annual ARC Salon proved a difficulty for our judges as the quality was so impressive that their decisions extended weeks past the deadline. The judges decided to include 150 finalists instead of the usual 100, as it was impossible to eliminate any more items, when those remaining were of such high quality.
All 150 finalists are represented in this year's catalogue.
ARC Chairman, Fred Ross' Keynote Address to the Oil Painters of America, applauded as a definitive analysis of 19th century art history, is included in its entirety.
Order Now |
August 2008 Specials | | ARC Salon Catalogues make great gifts: Let your friends and colleagues know that masterworks are being created in the 21st Century. |
posted at Friday, August 08, 2008
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Tony Ryder will demonstrate at LIAFA August 7th |
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| ARC Approved Atelier, The Long Island Academy of Fine Art is happy to announce a portrait demonstration offered byARC Living Master Anthony Ryder . | Mr. Ryder, an internationally recognized artist, will demonstrate drawing the portrait and describe methods and techniques. Questions from those in attendance will be answered as well.
The demonstration will be held at: Thursday, August 7th: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at
LIAFA (Riverhead Location)
127 East Main Street.
Call 631-603-5514 to RSVP.Tony Ryder studied at the Art Students League of New York, the New York Academy of Art, and at the Ecole Albert Defois, in France, with master oil painter Ted Seth Jacobs. He was chosen by Mr. Jacobs to be his substitute at the New York Academy in 1986. He subsequently taught at the Art Students League, and has since taught painting and drawing in France and in many parts of the United States. His work is based on a synthesis of observation and traditional painting theory. Mr. Ryder exhibits in art galleries and museums in both the U.S and Europe. | 
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| The Long Island Academy of Fine Art is Long Island’s oldest and largest classical art school, offering classes for adults, teens, and young adults in drawing, painting, and sculpting. To learn more about classes at LIAFA or about other art events, pleased call 631-603-5514 or go online to www.liafa.com. |
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ASCR brings the Baroque to Oakland's Temescal Fair |
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ARC Approved™ Atelier, Atelier School of Classical Realism brought it's Baroque drawing program to the streets of Oakland, CA at the Temescal Fair.
The Atelier, ASCR , in northern California maintains a focus on Baroque drawing and painting technology with an emphasis upon the needs of the individual student.
Fine figure drawing and anatomy courses are offered, as well as a certificate drawing course featuring sight size measurement construction.
The impressive quality of both faculty
(including director, ARC Living Master™
David Hardy) and student artwork were a wakeup call to those attending the fair:
Classical Training is available in the the 21st Century
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Accredited Drawing Course through Ashland Academy |
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ARC Approved™ Atelier, Ashland Academy of Art has launched an accredited drawing course in conjunction with the art department of Southern Oregon University.
University students will be able to take a serious drawing program and get credits at the same time. It is a rare opportunity to share academic drawing methods accumulated through the centuries, with modern university art students.
For more information on this breakthrough opportunity:
October 2008 ART 199 SS/Intro to Academic Drawing
which will be taught on-site at the
Ashland Academy of Art
email: info@ashlandacademyofart.com
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posted at Tuesday, July 01, 2008
To All Our Devoted Visitors
Museum and Atelier images were not available during a sceduled maintenance on
June 27 and finishing up early June 28.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
As all have noticed, the ARC Website is now many times faster and you can expect continued improvements in the coming months.
Please continue to visit the largest on-line Museum on the internet. A work in progress, steadily expanding with thousands of high quality images of the greatest paintings and sculpture in history, the Art Renewal Center is building an encyclopedic collection of essays, biographies and articles by top scholars in the field.
posted at Saturday, June 28, 2008
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ARC Living Master™ Igor Babailov at LAAFA |
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Master the Portrait Workshop
with ARC Living Master™ Igor Babailov at
ARC Approved™ Atelier LAAFA
Dates and Times: Wed.-Sun., Aug.6th-10th, 10am-5pm
Days 1-3 Include: A three hour Master Demonstration by Igor Babailov | Day 1: Solid Drawing - as a Fundamental for Strong Painting
Day 2: Pastel - from Leonardo da Vinci to the Impressionists and beyond
Day 3: Oil Painting - the Medium of the Masters
Day 4: Working with the life model and completing the paintings/drawings. Highly individual instruction
Day 5: Working with the life model and completing the paintings/drawings. Highly individual instruction.
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ARC 2008 Scholarship Competition Deadline Has Passed |
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ARC Scholarship Competition
$30,000 in Scholarship Grants This Year
The 2008 ARC Scholarship Competition Deadline has passed and the competition is now closed.
ARC Scholarship winners will be contacted by mail as soon as a decision has been made. The names of winners will be announced on the ARC Website.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Applicants who have not been chosen to receive an ARC Scholarship will not be contacted individually.
The ARC Scholarship Competition is a yearly event:
Click here for more info- see the FAQ's and get ready for
the 2009 ARC Scholarship Competition
posted at Monday, June 23, 2008
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Last Week to Preorder 2007 ARC Salon Catalogs |
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2007 ARC Salon Catalogs will be shipped next week.
The ARC Salon Catalogs, with their beautiful color reproductions of the ARC International Salon Winners, are eagerly awaited for each year and treasured as collections of today's masters.
This is is the last week for preorders.
Order before June 25, 2008 and take advantage of preorder benefits.
The 4th Annual ARC Salon proved a difficulty for our judges as the quality was so impressive that their decisions extended weeks past the deadline. The judges decided to include 150 finalists instead of the usual 100, as it was impossible to eliminate any more items, when those remaining were of such high quality.All 150 finalists are represented in this year's catalog.
ARC Chairman, Fred Ross' Keynote Address to the Oil Painters of America, applauded as a definitive analysis of 19th century art history, is included in its entirety.
Preorder Now |
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Florence Academy Awards Best Painting 2008 |
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posted at Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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Andreeva Summer Workshops in Santa Fe, NM |
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posted at Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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When ARC Chairman, Fred Ross Spoke at the Met |
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On June 7, 2001-- Fred Ross, Chairman of the Art Renewal Center, addressed a crowd of over 700 portrait artists, gallery owners and members of the press at America's premier institution of art, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, at the American Society of Portrait Artists (ASOPA) Conference. Mr Ross was interrupted at least 10 times to thunderous applause or peals of laughter, as he blasted Modernism and its chief icons, Picasso, Mattisse and DeKooning, with some of the most biting, yet truthful satire that has ever been heard in those sanctified halls.
This memorable plea for sanity in the arts is a 'must read'
for art lovers and scholars alike:
Good Art Bad Art: Pulling Back the Curtain
by Fred Ross
posted at Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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ARC Living Master: Juliette Aristides at BACAA |
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Eight Day Intensive Portrait Painting Workshop
The ARC Approved™ Atelier BACAA, The Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier is very proud to host this master workshop with
ARC Living Master™, Juliette Aristides, gifted artist and author:
8 Day Portrait Painting Workshop July 7-15, 2008
Location: Barrett Hall, Belmont California
(in the San Francisco Bay Area)
Working from life and from the masters, you will follow traditional ideas and techniques of portrait painting as you develop vital tools for creating skillful portrait paintings.
You will explore varied working methods through master copies, lectures and group discussions, spending a portion of each day working on topical issues such as drawing, composition, value, color and color theory, as you study the way the master artists of the past have handled such challenges.
Over the eight days, you also create one longer painting that develops from drawing to under painting through full color. Class discussions, slide lectures and instructor demonstrations focus on building skills for successful independent work and illuminate ways to solve problems when you return to your own studio.
Application Form – Click here to Apply |   
Author of: Classical Drawing Atelier, Watson-Guptill, 2007
Classical Painting Atelier, Watson-Guptill, 2008 |
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ASCR Offers:The Life and Times of the Great Baroque Masters |
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 | Reservations are now being accepted for the ARC Approvedâ„¢ Atelier, The Atelier School of Classical Realism 2008 SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE GREAT BAROQUE MASTERS
Saturday Mornings 9AM: JULY12-AUGUST30 (8 sessions) | The instructor will be Greg Flood, art history specialist. Get acquainted with Vermeer, Rembrandt, Van Dyke, Rubens, Velasquez, Carravagio and some of their friends. Discover what they were like before the museums collected and hung their paintings. Full color reproductions of their artwork will accompany each lecture adventure.
Enrollment size will be limited.Tuition paid in advance is $320.00.
Tuition paid after July 1 will be $360.00.
For more information, contact David Hardy at (510) 407.1336 or dnshardy@yahoo.com |
posted at Monday, June 09, 2008
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LIAFA and NYAA Offer Landscape Painting Classes in the Hamptons |
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ARC Approved Atelier, Long Island Academy of Fine Art with locations in both Riverhead and Oyster Bay, has recently affiliated the ARC Approved Atelier, The New York Academy of Art, to offer landscape-painting classes in the Hamptons, Long Island, NY.
The New York Academy of Art, located in Manhattan's TriBeCa district, is a not-for-profit educational institution dedicated to the advancement of figurative painting, sculpture, and drawing, and is the first graduate school in the United States devoted exclusively to the human figure. The NYAAs distinguished faculty has historically included many of the nations most respected artists; among them today is LIAFAs own founder and director, Robert Armetta. Mr. Armetta, a graduate of the NYAA, has been teaching there for three years in addition to his classes at LIAFA, which he expanded in November of 2007 due to an increasing demand for classical studies on Long Island.
Starting on June 14th, the New York Academy of Art, in conjunction with the Long Island Academy of Fine Art will offer Landscape Painting in the Hamptons; courses taught by LIAFAs staff of professional artists.
Register through NYAA at www.nyaa.edu or call 631-603-5514 for more information.
Visit the Long Island Academy of Fine Art at: www.liafa.com |
posted at Monday, June 09, 2008
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ARA Summer Classical Painting Classes in Toronto, Canada |
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ARC Approved Atelier, Academy of Realist Art in Toronto, Canada -about one hour's drive from Buffalo, NY. is offering Classical Painting Classes this Summer with Award-Winning Realists from their Full-time Atelier Program.
ARA Summer workshops: |
 | Sketching in Oil From the Nude Figure: learn to paint directly from the live model in this oil painting workshop.
Instructor: Fernando Freitas
June 16 - 27, 2008 |  | Paint Your Own Masterpiece: learn oil painting by copying an 'old master'.
Instructor: Fernando Freitas
July 7 - 18, 2008 |  | Still Life Painting Workshop: The illusion of three dimensions in oil painting.
Instructor: Juan Martinez
August 18 - 29, 2008 |
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LAAFA Accepting Applications for Summer 2008 Term |
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