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May 2015

Only 2 Days Left To Enter the ARC Scholaship Competition!

5 May, 2015


2013 ARC Scholarship Competition
2nd Place Winner
Teresa by Sarah Margaret Gibson
As a final reminder, we will be accepting entries for the ARC Scholarship Competition through May 31, 2015.

At ARC, we view our Scholarship program as one of the most important. In order for future generations to produce great art, we must not lose the accumulated knowledge of the last several centuries. At our ARC Approved™ atelier schools, we know these methods are still taught by some of the greatest artists alive today and the students who are the recipients of these scholarships will receive the training necessary to create great works of art and carry the knowledge to the next generation.

For an application for your students to enter the scholarship competition and for more details, please click here.

GCA Student Exhibition

5 May, 2015

The Grand Central Atelier is holding their End-of-Year Exhibition on May 29, 2015 from 6:30-9:30pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Curated by the students, the show will feature cast, portrait, figure, still life and landscape paintings, drawings and sculptures.

Selected works for sale.

Dance party will begin after 9:30p.m.

Grand Central Atelier- 46-06 11th Street, Queens, NY 11101

For more information, please click here.

ARC Approved™ LAAFA Now Accredited

4 May, 2015

ARC Approved™ Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art is now accredited by National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). International students are welcomed - SEVIS approved for M-1 and F-1 Visas. LAAFA is also approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for Educational Benefits.

Elyse Fulcher - Fine Art Student
Students are encouraged to submit applications and documents for Fall 2015 Intensive Fundamental Art Programs, Fine Art and Entertainment Art Degree and Certificate Programs. Students who submit all their documents by June 15th will benefit by receiving: 2014/2015-tuition rate of $4900 per quarter ($800 annual saving), scholarships, work-study and financial aid opportunities. LAAFA is a rolling admissions institution and applications are accepted until all spots are taken. LAAFA accepts a limited number of students for each start group.
Click here to learn more and apply.

Enjoy a FREE Online "Drawing the Hand" Lesson with LAAFA Faculty Rey Bustos!

The Critique of Reason: Romantic Art, 1760-1860

3 May, 2015

The first major collaborative exhibition between the Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art, this exhibition offers an unprecedented opportunity to display together treasured works from both museums' collections. The show comprises paintings, sculptures, medals, watercolors, drawings, prints, and photographs by such iconic artists as William Blake, Géricault, Goya, and Turner.
The exhibit will be held at The Yale University Art Gallery - 1111 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT until July 26, 2015.

For more information, please click here to visit the events page.

Drawing Show

2 May, 2015

Curated by artist Colleen Barry, NUDE convenes twenty-five leaders of contemporary realism for a drawing show that celebrates the human form. Exhibited works will display a cross-section of styles, representing some of the world’s foremost art academies: The Gage Academy, The Florence Academy of Art, Studio Incamminati, Grand Central Atelier, The Art Students League, and the Repin Academy. Celebrating the human body as the shared origin of inspiration, these works present a dazzling synthesis of technical skill and personal vision.

The exhibition will be at Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101 from May 9 to June 6, 2015. Open Monday through Saturday by appointment only.

For more information, please visit our Events Page.

ARC Salon Catalog and DVD Pre-Order

5 May, 2015

The 2014-2015 ARC Salon Catalogue and Art Renewal Center Series DVD featuring Cesar Santos are available for pre-order in the ARC Store.
The 2013-2015 Catalogue features 789 color artworks, approximately 300 pages, an introduction to the ARC Salon and our first live exhibition including an essay on the top winners and their winning works.

The Art Renewal Center Series DVD - Figure Painting with Cesar Santos is produced by Streamline Art Video and will showcase master artist, Cesar Santos's technique with a painting demonstration, an interview with the artist, and a profile of the artist's oeuvre.
To pre-order both at a discounted rate, please click here.

Congratulations to Max Ginsburg

4 May, 2015

ARC Living Master™ Max Ginsburg has recently won the Grand Prize at the Portrait Society of America Painting Competition for his painting “Pat-Shirtless”.

To read the entire Fine Art Connoisseur article about the competition, please click here.

MEAM Competition

3 May, 2015

The MEAM is still accepting entries for their 8th Figurativas Painting and Sculpture Competition, Figurativas 2015, through May 30th. The ARC Salon’s works for the live exhibit will be mounted at the same time the MEAM mounts its 8th Figurativas Painting and Sculpture Competition. The MEAM competition is organized by the Foundation of the Art and the Artists, which is, along with the ARC Salon, the other most important competition for representational art. The 8th Figurativas Painting and Sculpture Competition, Figurativas 2015, will run between November 17th and January 10th. The Official Awards Ceremony of ARC Salon and Figurativas 2015 winners will take place as one tremendous event on November 20th, 2015 at 19:00 hours at the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) in Barcelona and a Forum of American and European representational artists will take place the following day on Saturday the 21st.
Registration is free. To register and find the competition rules, click here.

Congratulations to Debra Keirce

2 May, 2015

ARC Living Artist™ Debra Keirce has won Best in Show at the 2015 Prairie Winds 16th National Annual Miniature Show for her 2.5 inch high painting titled “Vanilla”.

The work will be on display at the Prairie Winds Art Center - 112 West 3rd St., Grand Island, NE 68801 from May 1- 31, 2015.
To see more about this and other events, please click here.

TRAC Conference Early Bird Registration

1 May, 2015

The Representational Art Conference 2015 (TRAC2015) will take place from November 1 – 4th. It is the premier international art conference focused on the philosophical underpinnings of representational art in the 21st Century. This year TRAC will explore the roots and principles of representation as they emerge after postmodernity.

TRAC provides a platform for discussion. It does not aspire to establish a single monolithic aesthetic for representational art, but seeks to identify commonalities, to help to understand the unique possibilities of representational art, and perhaps provide some illumination about future directions.

To learn more and to register to attend, please click here.

ARC Living Master™ Robert Liberace Show

5 May, 2015

ARC Living Master™ Robert Liberace will be having a dual exhibit with Theresa Oaxaca.

The show runs from May 12 – June 2, 2015 at the Principal Gallery on 208 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314.
There will be two in-gallery demo nights along with the exhibition of new works. Both Teresa and Robert are to paint alla prima portraits from a live model.

Teresa’s live demo will be held at Principle Gallery on Friday, May 15, 2015 at 6:00 PM.

Robert’s live demo at Principle Gallery will be Friday, May 29, 2015 at 6:00 PM, featuring E. Hunt Burke, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Burke & Herbert Bank as model.

For more information, please click here.

James Van Fossan Exhibition

4 May, 2015

ARC Associate Living Master™ James Van Fossan will be making a grand debut of his painting entitled, Drama Magnifico, which will be accompanied with an original score written and performed by Van Fossan himself.
The exhibition, “Realism in the Raw”, will showcase works by Van Fossan and New York-based artists Brandon Soloff and Jennifer Gennari. The show will open with a reception on Thursday, May 14 from 6pm – 10pm. An additional public reception will be held Saturday, May 16 from 6 to 10pm.

The exhibition will take place at 9 Great Jones Street in New York City. Complimentary wine and cheese will be served to all the guests attending.

For more information, please click here.

Cesar Santos Exhibit

3 May, 2015

ARC Living Master™ Cesar Santos will be displaying his work at Art Miami-New York Pier94 12th Avenue at 55th Street New York, NY 10019.

His work will be on display form May 14th to the 17th at the Waltman Ortega Fine Arts booth #B3.

For more information, please click here.

Congratulations to Sergio Roffo

2 May, 2015

ARC Associate Living Master™ Sergio Roffo has recently won the Award of Merit in the Annual Juried Exhibition held by the Guild of Boston Artists.

The exhibition of works opened May 9th and will continue through June 6th , 2015 at The Guild of Boston Artists located on 162 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.

For more information , please click here.

ARC Salon Update

1 May, 2015

The winners of the 2014-2015 International ARC Salon will be announced on May 18, 2015.

This year ARC has more competitors and more outstanding works to be shown than ever before.

Please visit us next week to view the final results of our 11th annual competition.

To preorder the 2014/2015 international ARC Salon catalogue, please click here. The price will increase once winners are announced.

ARC Scholarship Competition Reminder

5 May, 2015

The 15th Annual ARC Scholarship Competition has begun!

2013 ARC Scholarship Competition
Fourth Place Winner
The Kettle by Jake Posey
At ARC, we believe the ARC Scholarship Competition is one of the most important programs we offer. ARC scholarships have been helping some of the most talented emerging realist artists in the world continue their studies at ARC Approved Atelier and Academy Schools™.

Entries will be accepted May 1 - 31, 2015.

For complete competition rules, please click here to visit the scholarship application page.

For general scholarship questions, please visit our Scholarship FAQ page by clicking here.

IGOR Masterworks Museum Exhibition and Competition

4 May, 2015

The International Guild of Realism (IGOR), an ARC Allied Organization, is holding an exhibition scheduled from May 19 - July 26, 2015 at the prestigious R.W. Norton Art Gallery in 4747 Creswell Ave Shreveport, Louisiana.

This will be an IGOR members-only exhibition with an emphasis on museum-quality artwork. Among the artists exhibiting are ARC Living Masters™ David Bowers, Ardith Starostka, and Vala Ola and ARC Associate Living Masters™ Don Clapper, Ed Copley, and Sivananda Nyayapathi.

For more information about this and other events, please visit our Exhibition page.

Girl with Pearl Earrings by Vala Ola

New ARC Approved Atelier™

3 May, 2015

We are happy to announce the addition of a new ARC Approved Atelier™.

Wrapped Silver Goblet by
Instructor Sadie Valeri
The Sadie Valeri Atelier offers art classes in traditional realistic painting and drawing techniques, both Online and at their beautiful San Francisco studio. The Atelier offers the opportunity for both Part Time and Full Time study, including a discounted-tuition scholarship program. Workshops with nationally known guest artists, and short term, full time Intensives for students who want an immersive experience are also offered at the atelier.

To learn more, please click here.

Chiaroscuro Studio Workshop

2 May, 2015

ARC Approved™ Chiaroscuro Studio is hosting a Figure Sculpture Workshop with award winning artist Alicia Ponzio.

The 5 day intensive workshop runs from July 8-12, 2015 from 9:30 - 4:30pm.

Limited to 10 people. Fee: $700. To secure your place a deposit of $200 is required at least a month in a half in advance.

For more information, please click here.

First Place Sculpture
2011-2012 ARC International Salon
Alicia Ponzio - The Lingering Shadows

New ARC Living Master™

1 May, 2015

We are pleased to welcome Shane Wolf as our newest ARC Living Master™.

Educated in the cradle of the Italian Renaissance, in Florence, Shane Wolf (originally from Cincinnati) attended the prestigious Angel Academy of Art to pursue intensive studies of traditional, academic drawing and painting. Beginning his studies as an auspicious student in 2005, he later became one of the Academy's professors of drawing and painting for his remaining 2 years.

To view his gallery on ARC, please click here.

Image Shown: Soumission by Shane Wolf

New ARC Living Artist™

5 May, 2015

ARC is pleased to welcome Elaine Hahn as an ARC Living Artist™!

Cinque Terra by Elaine Hahn
Elaine Hahn is a Signature member of the American Women Artists, the American Society of Marine Artists, the Paint America Association Signature Society, and the Florida Plein Air Society. She is a member of the Oil Painters of America, the International Guild of Realism, and is a Signature member of the American Watercolor and the National Watercolor Societies. Her paintings have achieved prominence through acceptance and awards in major national juried exhibitions.
To view her new gallery on ARC, click here.
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