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.
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Art Materials Fair Published on 2 December, 2022
Free and open to the public! Meet the manufacturers who make your favorite art materials. Ask questions about the materials and archival processes. The art materials will be on sale at highly discounted prices. There will be lectures and demonstrations with an evening panel discussion on Saturday December 3 from 6-7:30 pm.
The fair runs from December 3 - 4, 2022 11 am - 5pm at the Salmagundi Club, 47 5th Avenue@ 12th Street, New York, NY 10003.
For more information click here.
For more events, visit the ARC Calendar.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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December 2, 2022
Added Art Materials Fair to the ARC Blog.
Added AME Bale Art Prize Exhibition to the ARC Blog.
Added a new image of The Birth of Venus from the Sea Foam by Gustave Moreau.
December 1, 2022
Added Henry Alexander.
Added Fred Leist.
Added In the Laboratory by Henry Alexander.
Added Gammel Strand by Paul Gustave Fischer.
Added The Bridge by John Lavery.
Added Robert Bridges by Charles Wellington Furse.
Added View of the sea in Cornwall by Fred Leist.
Added The Morning Dip by Fred Leist.
Added The Guitar Player by Fred Leist.
Added Mouquet Farm, Pozières by Fred Leist.
Added The Taking of Lone Pine by Fred Leist.
Added The Shoemaker by Fred Leist.
November 30, 2022
Added Foundation Course in Painting and Drawing to the ARC Blog.
Added Crossing Realities to the ARC Blog.
Added AME Bale Art Prize Exhibition to the ARC Calendar.
Added Art Materials Fair to the ARC Calendar.
Added John Campbell Longstaff.
Added Dr Alexander Leeper by John Campbell Longstaff.
Added Henry Lawson by John Campbell Longstaff.
Added The Artist's Wife by John Campbell Longstaff.
Added The Young Mother by John Campbell Longstaff.
Added Lady in Grey by John Campbell Longstaff.
Added Breaking the News by John Campbell Longstaff.
Added The Sirens by John Campbell Longstaff.
Added Amy Johnson by John Campbell Longstaff.
Added Plaza de la Merced, Ronda by Childe Hassam.
Added Young Woman in a Studio by Edward Hopper.
Added Figure Study by Edward Hopper.
Added The Pole Star by Luis Ricardo Falero.