ARC is pleased to welcome Mark Heine as an ARC Associate Living Master^TM.

"I am a storyteller. My art is the expression of a carefully chosen moment, captured from a larger narrative. This story is constantly playing, moving forward and changing, as each painting alters the course of the narrative, igniting my imagination for the next. The road is never a straight line. I believe that artistic growth is directly bound to the challenge we undertake. The larger the risk, the greater the reward..."

To view his gallery on ARC, please click here. 

The Florence Academy of Art, one of the Art Renewal Center's first approved schools, has been advancing the training and techniques of classical painting and sculpture for 25 years. It has formed many skillful artists who are important members of the Realist Art movement of the 21st century. The Florence Academy recognizes the importance of the ARC Salon as an international showcase for classically trained artists, in particular now as the exhibition expands to a live venue. Through its sponsorship of the Figurative Category, the Florence Academy hopes to help ARC continue to cultivate the global audience of students, artists and patrons. Students who apply to The Florence Academy of Art seek the language used by Rembrandt, Velasquez, Titian, and the tools to convey their ideas with confidence through the oil or clay mediums. A common visual aesthetic draws them to the classical world (and its renaissance in Florence) to build an artistic vocabulary where beauty and humanity are intrinsic to art. To accomplish this, the Florence Academy’s methodology combines intense observation with advanced craft skills. The Florence Academy of Art is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) as an undergraduate certificate program. With three locations in the US and Europe, they encourage their students to take the opportunity to study in Florence, Sweden or New York.

The Barnes Atelier of Art teaches academic methods of drawing and painting to aspiring professional realist artists. The studio based in Barnes, in southwest London, provides an excellent learning environment with two studios, one with both natural and artificial light, and one with lighting set up for copy and cast work.

The studio set-up allows for a small number of students at any one time in order for the principle artist(s) to work closely alongside the students, demonstrating their own work and allowing them to provide one-to-one teaching to each student.

To learn more about the Barnes Atelier, please click here.  

The Florence Academy of Art is looking for an Administrative Manager for their NJ branch.

Contract: Full time Employment

Reports to: Jordan Sokol, Academic Director

Working Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Gross Salary: $ 50,000.00 & Health Benefits

Job Purpose: Ensure the efficient day-to-day operation of the office, support the work of faculty and students, and actively develop and implement recruitment strategies for new students.

For full details about this position please contact info@florenceacademyofart.com

ARC is pleased to welcome Denise Antaya as a new Associate Living Master. 

"We are surrounded by beauty. I often wonder if people see the world as I do. Do they see the magic that is all around us? I choose landscapes because I am rebelling against the fast paced world we live in. Often stresses of everyday problems keep us from enjoying what is around us. We take things for granted. As an artist, I work hard to create paintings that speak to me, and hopefully, to others, about the important things in life..."

To view her gallery, please click here.

Zimou Tan was born and raised in Canton, China and apprenticed to Chinese Master Artist Le, YiFeng at age 12. At age 14 he immigrated to America with his family. Mr. Tan graduated from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco in 2000.  There he earned degrees in both Traditional Illustration and Fine Arts. 

Zimou Tan was named “Chinese Master Artist” in December of 2007 by the Chinese government's Art and Culture department and in 2009 was selected as one of "The 50 Artists Who Impacted China".

To learn more and to view his gallery on ARC, please click here.

The International Guild of Realism has secured a top-ranking art gallery in Carmel, California to host their 12th Annual Juried Exhibition, which will be held from September 23rd through October 23rd, 2017.

Among the artists exhibiting are ARC Living Masters David Bowers and Duffy Sheridan, ARC Associate Living Masters, Don Clapper, Ed Copley, and John Rowe and ARC Living Artists Stuart Dunkel, George Hartley, and Debra Keirce.

The Winfield Gallery is located on Dolores between Ocean & 7th, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA.

To view more information about the 12th Annual Juried Exhibition, please click here. 

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