Art Renewal Center

Leading the Revival of Realism

Leading the revival of realism in the visual arts, the Art Renewal Center (ARC), a 501(c)(3), non-profit, educational foundation, hosts the largest online museum dedicated to representational art and includes works by the old masters, 19th century, and 21st Century Artists as well as articles, letters and other online resources. The ARC is the foremost and only vetting service for representational art schools ensuring that the teaching curricula and quality of teacher and student work meet our strict standards to become ARC Approved™. The ARC also runs the ARC Salon Competition, which is the largest and most prestigious competition in the world for realist artists painting, sculpting and drawing today with eleven categories and thousands of works competing, culminating in a traveling live exhibition of many of the winning works. The ARC works with other ARC Allied Organizations™, artist groups, museums, and publications to become a central news hub for the 21st Century Representational Art Movement. Read the ARC Philosophy written by ARC Chairman, Frederick C. Ross, to learn why ARC is so passionately dedicated to representational art.


Most Recent Blog

New ARC Living Master Published on 6 September, 2019

ARC is pleased to welcome Juan Carlos Martinez as an ARC Living Master™.

Juan Carlos Martinez is an award-winning artist, an art educator, and a specialist in traditional portraiture and figurative artwork, as well as landscape and still life. For nearly two decades his work has been featured in various publications and exhibitions around the world, and has garnered numerous awards and commissions. His work hangs in private and public collections in Canada, the US, and in Europe.

To view his gallery on ARC, please click here.

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The ARC Museum is the largest online museum dedicated completely to realist art work. It contains tens of thousands of images by thousands of artists and includes works by 19th century and old master artists through our general search pages, as well as 21st century realist works by our ARC Affiliated Artists™.

Our news section consists of two parts, the first being our News Blog where we post daily to keep our viewers informed on relevant topics about realist art and the second is our Events Calendar which is an interactive calendar listing of all the exciting realist art events taking place around the world including: exhibitions, lectures, open houses, competitions, artist demonstrations, video and podcast releases, publication releases, enrollment dates and more. The calendar can also be viewed in three ways, as a calendar, a general listing, or as a world map.

Education

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As a non-profit educational foundation, education is one of our primary goals. Here is where you can find our ARC Approved™ School listing, ARChives where we have our articles, letters and more, The Da Vinci Initiative which focuses on skill-based learning in K-12 classrooms, artist interviews, artist demonstrations, podcasts, self help books and more.

About Us

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Find out more about the ARC and its staff. Learn about our mission and ARC philosophy. Find information on ARC Allied Organizations and how to contact us.

Competitions

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View the results of past and current ARC competitions or submit your entries here. The ARC holds two types of competitions. The ARC Scholarship Competition, held every May, gives thousands of dollars in direct financial aid to students attending ARC Approved Schools. The International ARC Salon, the most prestigious realist art competition in the Americas and perhaps the world, offers over $100,000 in cash awards and International recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, museum exhibitions, and a strong online presence.

Help support the ARC by purchasing fine art prints, books, DVDs, or more. Here you will also find information on image usage and advertising rates.

Recent additions to the website

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September 6, 2019

Added Anna Ancher.
Added Grief by Anna Ancher.
Added a new image of Cottage by a Stream by Frits Thaulow.
Added a new image of Den syge pige by Michael Peter Ancher.

September 5, 2019

Added a new image of Companions in Misfortune by Briton Riviere.
Added a new image of An Exile of the '45 by Briton Riviere.
Added a new image of Requiescat by Briton Riviere.
Added a new image of Sympathy by Briton Riviere.
Added a new image of The Game of Lotto by Charles Chaplin.

September 4, 2019

Added Hans Thoma.
Added April by Hans Thoma.
Added August by Hans Thoma.
Added The Cat by Hans Thoma.
Added Earth by Hans Thoma.
Added Hell by Hans Thoma.
Added January by Hans Thoma.
Added July by Hans Thoma.
Added June by Hans Thoma.
Added Jupiter by Hans Thoma.
Added March by Hans Thoma.
Added Mars by Hans Thoma.
Added May by Hans Thoma.
Added Mercury by Hans Thoma.
Added Moon by Hans Thoma.
Added October by Hans Thoma.
Added Saturn by Hans Thoma.
Added Siesta by Hans Thoma.
Added Spring by Hans Thoma.
Added Summer by Hans Thoma.
Added Sun by Hans Thoma.
Added Venus by Hans Thoma.
Added a new image of Leonora by William Clarke Wontner.

September 3, 2019

Added a new image of Musketeer by Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier.

September 2, 2019

September 1, 2019

Added a new image of A Bather by Jean-Jacques Henner.
Added a new image of Jesus at the Tomb by Jean-Jacques Henner.

August 30, 2019

Added City of Shards to the ARC Blog.
Added a new image of The Farmer's Children by Theodore Gerard.

August 29, 2019

Added Rolla by Henri Gervex.
Added a new image of The Love Birds by Joseph Caraud.
Added a new image of Satyr and Bacchante by Henri Gervex.