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John Singer Sargent and Chicago's Gilded Age Published on 20 July, 2018

Presenting the full range of John Singer Sargent’s work — including his beloved portraits — “John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age” chronicles a never-told story about this celebrated American artist, tracing his Chicago connections and illuminating the city’s vibrant art scene at the turn of the 20th century.

The exhibition will be held at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60603 from July 1 - September 30, 2018.

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Fleurieu Biennale Published on 20 July, 2018

In the Fleurieu Biennale, ARC Associate Living Master™, Louise Feneley, received the distinction of 'Highly Commended' for her work 'The Wanderer's Lament'.

Her work will be on display at the Signal Point Gallery, 5 Laurie Lane, Goolwa, Australia until July 22, 2018.

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Stephen Gjertson Article Published on 19 July, 2018

ARC Living Master,  Stephen Gjertson, has recently been interviewed by Emilio Longo - Visual Arts Teacher and author of Skill-Based Art: A Learning Resource for Art Students and Artist-Teachers.

“In college I encountered hostility to representational art. My drawing instructors called it old fashioned and outdated. It was OK in the past, but serious contemporary artists created more expressive and relevant kinds of work. I had never been interested in so called Modern Art. It didn’t appeal to me because the representational element was either absent, distorted, or crudely rendered.”

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Bouquet - Natura Morte Published on 18 July, 2018

ARC Associate Living Master™ Louise Feneley's painting 'Bouquet - Natura Morte' has received a 'Highly Commended' distinction in the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize.

"The diverse, extraordinary forms of the underlying structure of leaves, seeds or flowers, of creatures like snakes, crabs, birds, mammals, and of shells, sponges, seaweed or wood, that remain when the force of life has departed, seem insignificant and of little consequence. But these intimate aspects of the natural world build soil and landscape in their own way, and who has not picked up a tiny skeleton, shell, unusual stone or withered flower, to marvel?"

Following the close of the exhibition, this work will form part of the tour to the National Archives of Australia in Canberra.

The exhibition takes place at the South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 from June 8 - August 5, 2018

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Frederic Church: A Painter’s Pilgrimage Published on 16 July, 2018

Frederic Church: A Painter’s Pilgrimage is the first exhibition to bring together Church’s highly detailed compositions of sacred terrain in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. A leading painter of 19th-century America and the Hudson River School, Frederic Church (1826–1900) was born in Hartford, Connecticut and had deep ties to the Wadsworth Atheneum, which maintains significant holdings of his early landscapes. This exhibition explores the artist’s journey to the other side of the world—not only to paint historical and biblical sites, but to also discover his faith and broaden his worldview.
  
Frederic Church: A Painter’s Pilgrimage runs from June 2 - August 26, 2018 at the Wadsworth Atheneum 600 Main St, Hartoford, CT 06103

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