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Escape Velocity Exhibition Published on 18 April, 2018

Greg Hildebrandt is happy to be a part of the Escape Velocity Exhibition, held at the Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City. 

This SciFi theme exhibition curated by Edjo Wheeler opened on Friday April 13, 2018. A wide-ranging curated group exhibition, it brings together contemporary artists from across the NYC Tri State area inspired by science fiction’s capacity to imagine new realities, both utopian and dystopian. Works on view depict unique artistic landscapes exploring parallel universes, alternative realities and perspectives surmising on the past and the future; artists utilize science fiction to suggest diverse modes of existence and represent everything "out of step" and alien to our ways of being in the world.

The exhibition runs from April 12 to May 13, 2018 at LiC-A/Plaxall Gallery, 5-46 46th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101.

Gallery Hours are Thursdays 6-10 PM (life drawing with live nude) and Saturday and Sundays, 12 PM to 6 PM.

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ARC Salon Winner featured in Scottsdale Independent Published on 18 April, 2018

We are pleased to announce an article featuring  Alex Bauwens, the Art Renewal Center’s 13th ARC Salon Fine Art Connoisseur Award winner, has been published in the Scottsdale Independent.

"'Evoking emotion is paramount. As an oil painter, I strive to capture not only a subject's likeness but its unique essence,' Ms. Bauwens stated. "On a daily basis, I draw inspiration from nature, my time spent riding horses and recollections of creating my own world as a child.'"   

To read the full article visit: https://www.scottsdaleindependent.com/neighbors/scottsdale-artist-wins-international-award/

Daniel Gerhartz: The Continuum of Beauty Published on 13 April, 2018

ARC Living Master tm Daniel Gerhartz is holding an exhibition of thirty-one paintings. It is the artist's first major retrospective. It includes many new, never before seen works.

"His subjects hover between traditional figurative painting and portraiture; only about five percent of his production is true commissioned portraiture.

Gerhartz often depicts an interrupted moment, as if the sitter has just realized the artist’s presence. In the majority of his paintings, he relies on his wife, children, or a friendly farmer as models. These paintings are not portraits per se but rather vignettes, archetypes of maternal love, childhood simplicity, or grandfatherly affection; they often evoke an earlier and more humble way of life."

The exhibition runs April 14 - July 29, 2018 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, 205 Veterans Ave., West Bend, WI. The opening party will be held on April 14, 2018 from 2:00–5:00pm.

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As Life Happens Exhibition Published on 12 April, 2018

ARC Living Artist ^TM Debra Keirce is holding a solo show called "As Life Happens".
  
The show runs from April 6 - June 11, 2018 at the Ellis-Nicholson Gallery located on 1 Broad St, Charleston, SC.

"Artist Debra Keirce originally from Detroit, Michigan now makes her home in Ashburn, VA, where she creates works that share stories of joy, desire, challenge and encouragement. Her art is influenced by classical and Trompe L'oeil techniques. Painting in miniature and small formats the artist says,  'Imagine the magic in your reality. This is what I paint.'"
  
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2018 ARA Boston Figure Painting Competition Published on 11 April, 2018

At ARA Boston, an ARC approved Atelier, their academic training allows students to render what they see to a great degree of truth. ARA Boston is an enthusiastic exponent of the atelier's method and techniques. 2017 was a year of upheaval. A renewed political awareness led to massive protests not seen in decades.  The 2018 Boston Figure Painting Competition seeks to join that conversation.
   
This year's pose will be taken directly from a nineteenth century work by an academic master. It will be up to the competitors to give the pose a new context that will alter its original meaning and make it relevant to a contemporary audience.
   
Deadline for application is April 15th.
    
The competition runs from July 30th to August 4th, 2018.
   
For more information, please visit: http://www.araboston.com/2018-boston-figure-painting-competition/
   
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