ARC Living Master Ana Schmidt has been announced finalist at the Sunny Art Prize London 2020 and will exhibit her work at the Sunny Art Centre, London, a prestigious art institution with an extraordinary collection of old masters and artworks by leading contemporary artists.

The Sunny Art Prize is one of the UK’s largest international art competitions. The scope of this contemporary art prize is about sourcing the most talented artists from all over the world, both established and emerging ones, who produce ground-breaking and innovative artworks. The Sunny Art Prize selects artists who work with a wide range of media.

The exhibition runs from October 1 - 30, 2020 at the Sunny Art Centre, 30 Grays Inn Rd, London, UK.

To learn more, please click here. 

ARC is pleased to welcome Anil Surendran as an ARC Living Artist!

"The thought process prior to sculpting a portrait or figure I find the most creative aspect. How does the person see himself or herself? How do I view them? Then, chemistry happens whilst sculpting and getting to know the person."

To see his gallery on ARC, please click here. 

Principle Gallery is hosting IGOR’s 15th annual exhibition, which will feature a blend of contemporary and classical realism and styles such as trompe l’oeil, magic realism, contemporary realism and photorealism. The exhibition will feature 111 artworks from 107 IGOR artists from around the world.

The exhibition is being held at the Principle Gallery, 125 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401 from October 2nd to October 31st with an opening reception on October 2nd.

To learn more, click here.

ARC is pleased to welcome Nathan Bertling as an ARC Living Artist!

Nathan Bertling studied under American master Benjamin F. Long, IV at The Fine Arts League of the Carolinas in Asheville, NC. Learning the methods and materials of the Old Master tradition, he taught portrait drawing for two years as a member of the faculty.

To see his gallery on ARC, please click here. 

A group exhibition being held at American Legacy Fine Arts exploring the revival of Realism by American and international artists, selected from the Art Renewal Center 14th Salon

finalists. The exhibition of more than 20 works unveils online on Friday, October 2, and will be on view through November 8.

A video conference and in-person private gallery appointments will be available. Featuring artists include Eirik Arnesen, Rubén Belloso, John Buxton, Casey Childs, Michelle Dunaway, Kathleen Dunphy, Natalia Fabia and David Griffin.

View online, October 2 – November 8 at americanlegacyfinearts.com.

Please call 626.577.7733 for your personal appointment.

ARC is pleased to welcome Edi Matsumoto as an ARC Living Artist^TM!

Edi Matsumoto was born and raised in Japan. Her maternal great-grandfather was a traditional Japanese artist who painted birds, flowers, and snow-capped mountains using an ink brush technique. She grew up in an environment where art was valued. Her interest in art was cultivated at an early age.

To see her gallery on ARC, please click here. 

This October, Rehs Contemporary in New York City will open their doors to the public for Taking Flight, a socially distanced exhibition, by RSVP only. The group show is the gallery’s annual event partnering with the Art Renewal Center, showcasing the Rehs Galleries Award winners from the 14th ARC Salon.  ARC and Rehs have also partnered with the American Bird Conservancy to help raise awareness regarding threats to bird populations and the effects their dwindling numbers have on our ecosystems. The participants include seven supremely talented artists who each have their own unique style, though all the featured work will include a feathery friend.

Featured artists include: Josh Tiessen, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Lucia Heffernan, Adam Matano, Rob Rey, Jon Burns, and Natalie Featherston. 

The exhibit will run from October 15th through November 12th with viewing by appointment only. There will be a special socially distanced preview October 15th through October 18th. Contact Rehs Contemporary now for opening event availability and to schedule your viewing now! Info@Rehscgi.com

The Dacia Gallery is holding a 10 year anniversary exhibition. This exhibition embodies an eclectic mix of contemporary artists that focus on representational art through painting and drawing. Among the artists will be ARC Living Master Patricia Watwood.

The exhibition takes place from September 14 - October 2, 2020 with the opening reception on Thursday, September 17, 5:00 - 9:00pm at the Dacia Gallery 53 Stanton St., New York, NY 10002

To learn more, please click here. 

A solo virtual exhibition of ARC Living Master^TM Max Ginsburg's work will be available to view on the Dacia Gallery's website from September 1-30, 2020.

 To view the show, please click here. 

A group exhibition being held at American Legacy Fine Arts exploring the revival of Realism by American and international artists, selected from the Art Renewal Center 14th Salon finalists. The exhibition of more than 20 works unveils online on Friday, October 2, and will be on view through November 8.

A video conference and in-person private gallery appointments will be available. Featuring artists include Eirik Arnesen, Rubén Belloso, John Buxton, Casey Childs, Michelle Dunaway, Kathleen Dunphy, Natalia Fabia and David Griffin.

View online, October 2 – November 8 at americanlegacyfinearts.com.

Please call 626.577.7733 for your personal appointment.

The Dutch Museum Møhlmann, founded 22 years ago, is unique in showing nearly exclusively contemporary realism. Every year it organizes an exhibition with works of about 100 artists.

The exhibition features "Branches and Flowering Bulbs" by ARC Associate Living Master^TM, Gezien van de Riet.

The show runs from October 2 - December 20, 2020 at Museum Møhlmann, Westersingel 102-104, 9901 GK Appingedam, The Netherlands.

For more information please click here.

Forbes magazine has recently published an article about the ARC Select: Taking Flight exhibition that will be taking place next month at Rehs Gallery, New York City.

The group show featuring works by seven artists, initially scheduled for May, is the gallery’s annual event collaborating with the Art Renewal Center showcasing the Rehs Galleries award winners from the 14th ARC Salon Competition. Rehs Contemporary and ARC have also partnered with the American Bird Conservancy to boost awareness of the threats to bird populations and the effects their dwindling numbers have on our ecosystems. A proceed of sales will benefit the not-for-profit membership organization charged with conserving native birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.

The show will be on view from October 15 - November 12, 2020 , with viewing by appointment only. A masked, socially-distanced preview from October 15 through October 18 is limited to groups of five or fewer.

To read the article, please click here. 

Image shown: 'Bioluminescence – Question, Hypothesis, Experiment'  by Rob Rey 

The Insight Gallery is hosting a Fall Group Show featuring the works of several artists including ARC Associate Living Master Mary Buchholz, and ARC Living Masters Tony Pro and Hsin-Yao Tseng.

The show runs from September 4 - 25, 2020 at the Insight Gallery 214 West Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624.

To learn more, click here. 

In this 40 minute lecture, Professor Miano will take you back in time to the origins of the western art tradition. He will give you a taste of the upcoming art historical workshop series which will describe where the Southern Atelier tradition came from.

The lecture takes place virtually on Friday, September 11th – 10am-11:30am.

To sign up for the lecture, please click here. 

ARC is pleased to welcome Evgeniy Monahov as an ARC Associate Living Master^TM.

Evgeniy Monahov is a Russian painter whose works have been featured in exhibitions and collections in the US, Spain, Russia and China. He sees his style as sitting at the intersection of realism and expressionism, and focuses on representing the pure beauty of everyday life: shadows on hair in sunlight, the glow in a person's eyes, the silvery light of morning. Monahov values the incompleteness and imperfection of impressionism; the hint of a masterpiece, the expectation of a miracle.

To view his gallery on ARC, please click here. 

We have now officially concluded accepting entries to the 15th International ARC Salon Competition. We have received 4,941 entries from 83 countries representing a 14% increase in total entries from last competition. We are excited to see such a large number of high quality works competing. Please stay tuned to the ARC website for updates as the adjudication process progresses. A list of the semi-finalists will be posted on November 4th, 2020. A list of the finalists will be posted on December 9th, 2020, and winners will be posted on January 13th, 2021. We are looking forward to presenting the results of the 15th ARC Salon Competition in the coming months.