During the second half of the eighteenth century, the practice of using oil paint on paper while working outdoors became popular among landscape artists. Artists from Germany and Scandinavia often traveled to Italy and began making forays into the countryside to immerse themselves in nature and record their observations in small-scale studies in oil on paper.

Through thirteen works from the Thaw Collection of oil sketches, jointly owned with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this installation highlights the innovative approaches employed by northern artists documenting the varied sites and topography of their homelands.

The exhibition runs from December 11, 2018 through August 25, 2019 at the Morgan Library 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

To learn more about this exhibition, please click here. 

For more events, please visit the ARC Calendar.

With some 120 masterpieces, the show presents the groundbreaking artistic innovations at the birthplace of the Renaissance. A comprehensive selection of exquisite panel paintings, sculptures and drawings transports visitors back to the time of the Medici and traces the development of the art in the modern age, from its beginnings with Giotto’s work to Leonardo da Vinci’s creations.

The exhibition runs from Oct 18, 2018 - January 27, 2019 at the Alte Pinakothek Barer Str. 27, 80333 München, Germany.

For more about this exhibition, please click here. 

For more events, please visit the ARC Calendar.

Mysteries abound in Italian Renaissance drawings. Sometimes even the simplest question—“Who drew it?”—is up for debate. Featuring spectacular drawings from the Getty collection and rarely-seen works from private collections, this exhibition reveals the detective work involved. Explore how drawings by Michelangelo, Titian, and other Renaissance masters were created and the purposes they served. Discover what we know and don't know, what we'd like to know, and what we may never know about these intriguing works of art and their world.

The exhibition runs from Dec.11, 2018 to April 28, 2019 at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049.

To learn more, please click here.

For more events, please visit the ARC Calendar.

The painting that won Best in Show in the 13th International ARC Salon Competition, Ming Yu’s painting “In Bvlag”,  went missing just days before the launch of the traveling exhibition. The painting was allegedly taken, along with several other of the artist’s works, from Yu’s home, by his spouse, unbeknownst to him after a dispute between the two just days before the exhibition’s public opening event at the Salmagundi Club in Manhattan.

On December 11th,  News of Ming Yu’s Stolen Painting went viral across the art world in China. There were dozens of online media reports by the major art media there, such as Chinese Artists Network, China Gallery Network, China Oil Painting Network, China Contemporary Art Network, China Sculpture Network, China Auction Network, and more, all of which mention the ARC Salon competition and ARC. This has caused a huge sensation in the Chinese art world, hoping for the painting to be recovered so that it can still participate in the 13th International ARC Salon Exhibition’s final venue, the MEAM (Museum of European Art Modern), in Barcelona, Spain. The exhibition is scheduled to open at the MEAM on February 8th, 2019.

Here are a few examples of the press coverage surrounding the stolen work in China

http://news.meishujia.cn/?act=app&appid=4096&mid=64270&p=view

http://www.guohuajia.net/app/9-view-64270.shtml

http://www.youhuajia.cn/app/8-view-64270.shtml

http://www.dangdaiyishu.com/app/9-view-64270.shtml

http://www.banhuajia.net/app/9-view-64270.shtml

http://www.diaosujia.net/app/9-view-64270.shtml

http://www.5aipai.com/?act=app&appid=7&mid=64270&p=view 

https://m-news.artron.net/20181211/n1037792.html

The ARC Approved^SM Grand Central Atelier is holding their annual holiday party with silent auction, live raffle, and exhibition on December 14, 2018 from 6-10 pm.

Painted still life sketches by GCA Resident Artists Devin Cecil-Wishing, Sam Hung, Rodrigo Mateo and Dale Zinkowski will be auctioned off in a silent auction 6 - 8:30 pm.

Raffle drawings will take place at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm with over a dozen paintings to be won.

The show takes place at Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11th St, Long Island City, NY 11101.

To learn more about this event click here.

To view more exhibitions and events, please visit the ARC calendar.

ARC is pleased to welcome the Atelier of Fine Art as our newest ARC Approved^SM Atelier!

The Atelier of Fine Art, located in Los Angeles, CA, is devoted to the classical education of realism through oil paintings and charcoal drafting. They specialize in the placement of gifted high school graduates applying into art colleges, specialized art schools, and universities since 2012 with great success.  AOFA caters to all ages from 14 through 97. 

To learn more about the Atelier of Fine Art, please click here. 

The REAL Academy of Art is our newest ARC Approved^SM Atelier.

Based in Denver, CO, The REAL Academy's mission is to teach drawing and painting inspired by the methods of the Renaissance Masters and adapted to suit contemporary academic training.

To learn more about the REAL Academy of Art, please click here. 

The Chiaroscuro Atelier is holding their 4th annual Christmas Show and Party. This year the show is dedicated to Small works, which would be perfect for Christmas gifts.

There will be a musical performance, drinks and snacks.

The show begins at 5:00 pm and will be held at the Chiaroscuro Atelier located on 5961 NW 102nd Av., Miami, FL.

For more information, please click here.

For more events, please visit the ARC calendar.

ARC is pleased to welcome American Renaissance for the Twenty-first Century (ART) as our newest allied organization.

American Renaissance for the Twenty-first Century is a New York City 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to a rebirth of beauty and life-affirming values in all of the fine arts. ART champions only the highest quality contemporary art through art exhibits, publications, and performances of music, dance, literature, poetry and drama. 

To learn more about this organization and to read articles written by the president of ART, please click here.

The 13th International ARC Salon Exhibition is now open in Sotheby's, Los Angeles. 

The Grand Opening took place yesterday evening and approximately 300 guests attended the exhibition.

The exhibition runs from December 4 - 13, 2018 and is located at Sotheby’s Los Angeles, 2029 Century Park E. #2950, Los Angeles, CA. 

To learn more, please click here.